Linux Mint 16 OEM is finally out [1,2] and it also takes Cinnamon further [3]. Following this celebrated release [4,5] it has been dissected [6] and reviewed [7], sometimes in conjunction with other distributions [8].

"Linux Deepin has something called the Depth Desktop Environment, yet another alteration of GNOME."Little is being said about Linux Deepin, which is a Chinese derivative of Ubuntu with a lot of potential. Now that China is moving towards independence from Microsoft and other US companies complicit in NSA surveillance we should really pay a lot more attention to Linux Deepin, which is also being dissected [9] and its community expanded on the face of it [10]. Linux Deepin has something called the Depth Desktop Environment (or Deepin Desktop Environment), yet another alteration of GNOME.

Of course there are other independent derivatives of Ubuntu -- ones that use Enlightenment, KDE, etc. Those too are needed to ensure diversity and suitability to more potential audiences. ⬆

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1. Linux Mint 16 OEM Has Been Officially Released





2. Mint OEMs, Zenwalk's Return, and Knopper Interview





3. Linux Mint 16 Improves Cinnamon Desktop

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4. Linux Mint 16 Released





5. Linux Mint 16 Has Been Officially Released

   Clement Lefebvre proudly announced a few minutes ago that the final bits of the highly anticipated Linux Mint 16 operating system were available for download.





6. LINUX MINT 16 'PETRA' RELEASED [SCREENSHOTS]

   Linux Mint 16 "Petra", based on Ubuntu 13.10, was released recently and is available as usual in two editions: MATE and Cinnamon. Let's take a look at what's new.





7. Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon Review

8. Linux Top 3: Fedora 20 Beta, Linux Mint 16 RC and Scientific Linux 5.10

   This past week the final release candidate (RC) for Linux Min 16 debuted, with both Cinnamon and MATE desktop editions.





9. Linux Deepin 2013 Available For Download [Video, Screenshots]

   Linux Deepin 2013 has been released with various improvements and enhancements as well as two new applications: Deepin Terminal and Deepin Game Center.





10. Linux Deepin needs your help with the Deepin Localization Project

    It is a Chinese distribution and one of the very few Linux distributions that’s actually bringing something new to the table: From custom apps to a new desktop environment built atop GNOME 3 technologies called the Depth Desktop Environment.