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A.4. Linux Mint

Linux Mint is a (partly) community-maintained distribution, supported by donations and advertisements. Their flagship product is based on Ubuntu, but they also provide a “Linux Mint Debian Edition” variant that evolves continuously (as it's based on Debian Testing). In both cases, the initial installation involves booting a LiveDVD.
这个发行版的目的是可以简化访问先进技术,在通用软件之上提供特定的图形用户界面。例如,尽管Linux Mint依赖GNOME,但是它还是提供了一个不同的菜单系统;同样,包管理界面,虽然是基于APT的,但是也提供了一个特定的的评估软件包升级风险的接口。
Linux Mint包括了大量的用户可能用到的用于提升用户体验的专有软件。比如:Adobe Flash 和多媒体编解码器。