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1. The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 13 (Maya)
   1. 1 Preliminary Note

The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 13 (Maya)

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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 13 (Maya)desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e.that has all the software that people need to do the things they do ontheir Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a securesystem without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, andthe best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

The software I propose as default is the one I found easiest to useand best in their functionality - this won't necessarily be true foryour needs, thus you are welcome to try out the applications listed asalternatives.

Linux Mint 13 is available in two flavors - one with the Cinnamondesktop and one with the MATE desktop. I will download and use theCinnamon version (if you change your mind about what flavor you want touse after some time, you can still download the packages of the otherone, install it and select it on the login screen).

I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!

1 Preliminary Note

To fully replace a Windows desktop, I want the Mint desktop tohave the following software installed:

Graphics:

• Pinta - open source drawing application modeled afterPaint.NET
• KolourPaint - paint application withelemental functions
• MyPaint - paint application with alarge variety of brushes
• The GIMP - free software replacement for Adobe Photoshop
• Shotwell Photo Manager - full-featured personal photomanagement application for the GNOME desktop

Internet:

• Firefox
• Opera
• Chromium - Google's open-source browser
• Thunderbird - email and news client
• Evolution - combines e-mail, calendar, address book, andtask list management functions
• Deluge - free cross-platform BitTorrent client
• Transmission BitTorrent Client - Bittorrent client
• Vuze - Java BitTorrent client
• qBittorrent - free alternative to µtorrent
• Marble - desktop globe similar to google earth
• GoogleEarth - Google's desktop globe
• Flash Player 11
• FileZilla - multithreaded FTP client
• Pidgin IM Client - multi-platform instant messaging client
• Skype
• Dropbox Client - cloud storage
• Gwibber Social Client - open-source microblogging client(Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

Office:

• Adobe Reader
• Evince - document viewer
• Okular - document viewer
• LibreOffice Writer - replacement for Microsoft Word
• LibreOffice Calc - replacement for Microsoft Excel
• GnuCash - double-entry book-keeping personal financesystem,similar to Quicken
• Scribus - open source desktop publishing (DTP) application

Sound & Video:

• Banshee - audio player, can encode/decode various formatsand synchronize music with Apple iPods
• Amarok - audio player
• MPlayer - media player (video/audio), supports WMA
• Rhythmbox Music Player - audio player, similar to Apple'siTunes, with support for iPods
• gtkPod - software similar to Apple's iTunes, supportsiPod, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod photo, and iPod mini
• Sound Juicer CD Extractor - CD ripping tool, supportsvarious audio codecs
• Nightingale - audio player similar to Winamp, but not yet as feature rich (Songbird fork)
• XMMS - audio player similar to Winamp
• Clementine - Amarok 1.4 fork
• Exaile - audio player
  
• VLC Media Player - media player, plays all kinds of videos (video/audio)
• Totem - media player (video/audio)
• Xine - media player, supports various formats; can playDVDs
• Winff - free video converter
  
• SoundConverter - free audio converter
• Soundkonverter - free audio converter
• XFCA - free video/audio converter and ripper
  
• K3B - CD/DVD burning program
• Brasero - CD/DVD burning program
• Audacity - free, open source, cross platform digital audioeditor
• Kino - free digital video editor
• dvd::rip - full featured DVD copy program
• Multimedia Codecs

Programming:

• KompoZer - WYSIWYG HTML editor, similar to MacromediaDreamweaver, but not as feature-rich (yet)
• Bluefish - text editor, suitable for many programming andmarkup languages
• Eclipse - Extensible Tool Platform and Java IDE

Other:

• VirtualBox OSE - lets you run your old Windows desktopas a virtual machine under your Linux desktop, so you don't have toentirely abandon Windows
• TrueType fonts
• Java
• Read-/Write support for NTFS partitions
• gedit - simple text editor
• gdebi - package installer taking care of dependencies

Lots of our desired applications are available in the Ubuntuand Mint repositories, and some of these applications have been contributed bythe community.

The software provided in the above list covers most of the basictasks one may need to do on their desktop computers, sometimes thereare multiple choices for same functionality. If you know which one youlike best, you obviously don't need toinstall and test the other applications, however if you like choice,then ofcourse you can install more than one.

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2 Installing The Base System

The installation of the base system is easy as 1-2-3 because theMint installer doesn't offer a lot of options to choose from, so youcannot go wrong.

Download the Mint 13 DVD iso image from http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php,burn it onto a DVD, and boot your computer from it (four options aregiven in 32 bit and 64 bit versions - they differ in their desktopenvironment and in the packages that come preinstalled. I will use theCinnamon 64 bit DVD with codecs, which is slightly larger than the onewithout. If you choose to get an image without codecs, you can laterupgrade the system by installing the missing packages from the welcomescreen):

You will boot directly into the live environment where you caneither test Linux Mint or install it. Install by double-clicking Install Linux Mint:

Select your language and click the Continue button to start the installation:

On the next screen you see a few requirements for the Mint 13installation (the system should have at least 5.3 GB available drivespace and should be connected to the Internet). Click on Continue:

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Now we come to the partitioning of our hard disk. Usually Erase disk and install Linux Mint is a goodchoice, unless you need custom partitions and know what you're doing. Erase disk and install Linux Mint will create onebig / partition for us (all installed operating system and all other files present on the disk will be deleted if you proceed):

Select the hard drive that you want to use for the Linux Mintinstallation:

Then choose your time zone:

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Change the keyboard layout, if necessary:

Type in your real name, your desired username along with a password,and click on Continue:

Afterwards, Linux Mint is being installed. This can take a few minutes,so be patient:

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After the installation, you will be asked to reboot the system.Click on Restart Now:

At the end of the shutdown process, you are asked to remove theLinux Mint installation DVD from the drive. Please do this now andpressENTER:

Your new Linux Mint system starts. Log into the desktop with theusername and password you provided during the installation:

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This is how your new Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop looks like (on this welcome screen you can choose to Upgrade to the DVD Edition or to Add Multimedia Codecs if you have installed one of the versions without codecs. If you disabled the welcome screen, it is still available under Menu > Preferences > Welcome Screen):

Now the base system is ready to be used.