Finally installed a fresh one Xubuntu,but after seeing what features is has I was feeling that I should left the old Linux Mint 8 Helena XFCE (based on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala).
The first thing Xubuntu lacked was the dial-up connection tool like KPPP or Gnome-PPP so I have to download Gnome-PPP and WVDial on mobile phone and install it on PC. The Network Connections utility doesn't worked for mobile broadband connection. :)
The Installation CD is almost same as Linux Mint 8 ~690Mb,but comparing what you will get with Linux Mint 8 it should be few times smaller. The LinuxMint included most software what Xubuntu had plus Sun Java 6,OpenOffice,Chestnut PPP dialer,audio and video codecs,Firewall configuration,Compiz Vision.
The Xubuntu had just basic software:
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Pidgin Internet Messenger
- Transmission (BitTorent client)
- XChat IRC
- Abiword
- The Gimp
- Evince PDF Viewer
- Ristretto Image Viewer
- Exaile Music Player
- Totem Multimedia Player
- Gigolo (HDD Mounting tool)
If you would love to have a Windows hard disk mounted on desktop you need to download MountManager.
I would recommend to wait for Linux Mint 9 XFCE based on Ubuntu 10.04 instead of using Xubuntu. :)
You should also check for Linux Mint repositories.
They comes handy when you need a good PPP dial-up utilities like GRPSEC (GPRS Easy Connection) and Chestnut.
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