Linux Mint 12 LXDE RC is out and available for download

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I've just booted the live ISO in VirtualBox, and the default desktop is clean, slick, and fast. I've got an Ubuntu 11.10 VM on this machine as well, which took much longer to boot and is all around less responsive. Linux Mint GNOME3 is a step in the right direction IMHO, my is still heavy to run on my four year old Dell XPS. Because GNOME3 uses the GPU directly, my poor old mobile series nvidia gets extremely hot and slow to respond when using GNOME3. I'm currently running ArchLinux+awesome on my laptop, but I might switch to Mint12 LXDE since I'd rather have something non-rolling release on my laptop since I never use it, and LXDE might be something nice to try.

Recommended especially if you run propietary ATI drivers. Also, stock Linux Mint (Gnome) really doesn't fit multiple screens. The top bar and menu are fixed to the main screen, even if you place it below the extra screen. Really a PITA to use on multiple screens, way over-engineered IMO as it's the trend in both Gnome and KDE world lately.

I had Ubuntu 10.04 gnome on my EEE pc 901 (Celeron, 1G ram, 16 G flash disk), I just installed this on it, it's definitely peppier, also Flash is smoother on youtube. It's a keeper.

Linux/LDXE is almost weightless on this six year-old Dell laptop.