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Linux Mint 1.0 "Ada" [27/08/2006]

Ada screenshot

Linux Mint 1.0 codename "Ada" is based on Kubuntu 6.06 and uses a home-made installer. The desktop is KDE 3.5.4 and the kernel is 2.6.15.

Multimedia

Ada comes with the Flash 7 plugin. Support for MP3, Windows and various codecs, and encrypted DVDs is installed by default.

Software

Ada comes with Koffice 1.5.2 instead of OpenOffice. The default web browser is Firefox 1.5.0.3.

Artwork

The default artwork was significantly changed:

  • "Pure Technology" Color Scheme
  • "nuvoX" Icon Set
  • "Polyester" KDE Style
  • "Borealis" Sound Theme
  • "LoveKDE" KDM Theme
  • "Gears" KDE Splash Screen
  • "Crystal/Vista" Window Decorations
  • "Polar" Cursor / X11 Mouse Theme
  • A wallpaper from Brad Mering showing the Peruvian Alpamayo
  • A customized version of the Kubuntu Boot Splash

Installer Notes

The installer works fine but has some limitations:

  • It is not user-friendly.
  • It installs Grub to (hd0) and does not detect other operating systems. If you plan to install Ada on hda1 things should be fine; otherwise, make sure you know how to recover a broken boot sequence.
  • It is minimal in terms of features — many settings default to system values (language, keyboard layout, user configuration, etc.).