Linux Mint 7 “Gloria”
Written by Clem on
Sunday, January 11th, 2009 @ 5:04 am | Main Topics
Linux Mint 7, based on Ubuntu 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope”, and planned to be released in May 2009, will be codenamed “Gloria”.
Question to Linux Mint users: In Mint 6, mintMenu was labeled “Menu” instead of getting the traditional release codename (“Felicia”). Do you think it should remain “Menu” in future releases or would you prefer us to use the codenames again?
Edit: Thanks for all your comments. It looks like the right thing to do is to name the menu “Menu” but to also have a tooltip on it showing not only the codename but also the version and edition of Linux Mint. Since the text is easily configurable I don’t want to add that choice to mintAssistant. I released an upgrade in Romeo for mintMenu to show that information in the tooltip.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Well, if I remember correctly, “Menu” was adopted to make mintMenu more appealing to other distributions. I still think that’s a good idea, but if the change is easy, I’d rather see the codename in Mint. Especially “Gloria” – awesome word to decorate the menu (glorious).
January 11th, 2009 at 5:33 am
I think the menu should be just an icon, with no text.
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January 11th, 2009 at 5:48 am
I think you should leave it at menu, people would know what distro they install on their own computer. And if it means just a little bit less coding you guys have to do, then all the better.
Mik
January 11th, 2009 at 5:52 am
“Menu” or “start” or anything along those lines sounds better when referring to it with someone else.
January 11th, 2009 at 6:09 am
I agree with Bubba, I prefer the codename in the Mint release.
January 11th, 2009 at 6:16 am
I second that — Mint sounds good.
Also, please please please, post full content to RSS feeds. Non full content are EVIL. And you’re not EVIL, are you?
January 11th, 2009 at 6:35 am
I’d go with “Menu”. It ‘remove’ the confusion between the differents codenames on the new users (or newbies, or average user).
January 11th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Fantastic Felicia was an awesome release. Really looking forward to Great Gloria
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As for mintMenu, what if mintmenu defaulted to “Menu”, but then “mintdesktop” switched it to the distribution name on install? Either one works for me. To be honest, I’ve been removing the menu text in there and just having the Linux Mint graphic to save taskbar space. KDE does the same, they don’t have any text beside the menu graphic….
January 11th, 2009 at 6:50 am
please change the network manager with the quick resolving speed
January 11th, 2009 at 6:56 am
I think “Menu” is much better. It provides a level of consistency, professionalism, and ease of use. When, for example, I need to walk my father (an extreme newbie) through a process over the phone, it’s a lot easier to train him that that is the “Menu” button to get to his menu, rather than having it change names on him every time we upgrade his OS. “Menu” explains what the button does so newbies don’t have to guess “What does the Felicia button do?” If the goal is winning over Windows users and newbies, “Menu” is much friendlier to help get them going. I realize that for us, the computer literate, this may seem trivial and takes all of 5 seconds to change, but newbies may not always have someone available to help them with these things. So I think defaulting to the simplest option is best, and those of us who prefer the codename instead will know how to change it.
Thank you so much for all your hard work! All the best.
January 11th, 2009 at 6:56 am
I don’t care.
John
January 11th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Make it the codename. Menu is too generic. We like unique
January 11th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Stay with menu, it adds simplicity and removes confusion
January 11th, 2009 at 7:47 am
def stay with menu. makes it easier to know what it is.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:06 am
i think menu will be much better.. since we are mostly targetting the first time users.. it avoids a lot of confusion
January 11th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Gloria is a great name for Mint7!!
for MintMenu, I prefer the Distro Code Name, but I understand the arguments to keep Menu as name.
My Idea is to add an 3-point-Option in mintAssistant to make the Choice of the name:
-Menu
-Distro-Code-Name
-or place free to type a own Name
Why mintAssistant? because it run directly on the first boot of LinuxMint (and it can be consider as new feature in Mint 7)
January 11th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Please just leave it menu. Just keep it simple.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:32 am
I liked “Menu” as the text better than the codename; I think it looked more professional as well as more appealing to new and potential users.
But I also think “Mint”, “LinuxMint”, or just plain “MintMenu” would look nice too.
I really like the idea of giving choices for the menu text in mintAssistant!
January 11th, 2009 at 11:20 am
For me prefer the word “Menu” coz it makes it look more like the menu.. Its more simple and straight forward rather than the codename itself.. The codename could be placed somewhere else.. I dont think it should be shown in the taskbar itself..
January 11th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Definitely leave it as “menu”.
January 11th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I’d vote for “menu” too, using codename may be a bit confusing.
January 11th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Definitely change back to code names.
January 11th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Yep, codenames have been confusing my friends, since most of them are windoze users.
Stay with the Menu label.
January 11th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I agree with Herman in comment 2 that it looks best with just the icon. However, from a usability standpoint, especially for newbies, I think “Menu” is best. It makes it obvious what the mintMenu is from the start, whereas when I first started using Linux Mint with Elyssa, I was a bit confused at first about what the button was all about.
Great work with Linux Mint, definitely the best out-of-the-box distribution I’ve seen thus far!
January 11th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Menu. But if a more complex solution is alright, I prefer having a mintAssistant option for it.
January 11th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Prefer codename. The first thing I changed in Felicia was renaming the menu to Felicia. Other distros can change it easily, and the codename is a part of the identity of the release.
January 11th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Vote: “Menu”
January 11th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I think just an icon would be the best!
January 11th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
I think using “menu” adds a touch of professionalism to the system. Mint is a highly recognised distribution and I am reading a great number of posts where people are saying that Mint is more attractive solution over OpenSuse. In my opinion, we must be doing something right! Other distributions are taking a serious look at the tools we use and some are looking to adapt them and this reflects well on us.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
“Mint” sounds good.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Menu. “Start” would also work.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I liked what Logan said: MintMenu might be interesting… Otherwise just “Mint” works too…
And keep up the awesome work! We’re all really excited and we love Mint much! (I even got a shirt with it to “spread the love”.
January 11th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Thanks Clem for the Name.
I had the same idea as knuckles.with the mintAssistant its nice to change it and with a mouse hoover that describe the menu like “MintMenu to start Aplications…” or so ? like the other progis in the panel.
i prefer the Distro name.
January 11th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I prefer MintMenu.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I think we should stick with Menu. A couple friends I have converted to Linux were confused with the names on the menu.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Menu or Mint or MintMenu is fine.
We can, after all, change it ourselves by right clicking the icon and choosing preferences then the main button tab…!! Can’t we..??
And I am sure you CLI giants can change it from the terminal too.
I for one don’t want a females name on the menu button (Don’t mean to sound sexist or anything) but having Gloria on the menu button aint gonna impress anyone I know who wants to make the switch to GNU/Linux.
Why try to ruin a very good Distro with a stupid code name on the button.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
just start a poll about that…
January 11th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Personally, I prefer the codename. Just “menu” looks equal to any graphic interface or any operating system. The codename would be more peronal.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Hey folks! I would also stick with the simple Menu label. Your codename could certainly be shown somewhere else in boot screen, boot sequence or default wallpapers. I’m sure everyone would get the message its Gloria.
Menu is more conventional and user friendly, less confusing as some have already mentioned. Although, permitting to choose either one or the other would also be fine.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
“Menu” makes more sense. I never saw the point in calling the menu by the distro code name… It doesn’t belong there.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Stay with “Menu”, this is definitely the mature choice… Release name is too geeky for the general public, it doesn’t mean anything for non-geeks… “Menu” is the only way to go… It really says what it is…
An icon (without any text) would have been nice, but it is still not as straight-forward as “Menu”…
January 11th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I like having the name on the button … reminds me of what the heck I’m using LOL
No seriously … I’m for real. I like the name.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
It is very EASY to change it to your own preferends…but I like the codename. So, in Mint 6 I changed it promptly from menu to Felicia.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I always rename it to “Linux”.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Menu is fine….but I like the option that is available by right clicking ‘menu’ and choosing ‘preferences and changing the name so instead of ‘Elyssa’ it brings up the name “Glynnux” instead of menu which makes me look dead posh.
So menu as default with the option still available…very sorted! ..a nice option.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I myself always switch mine to having only an icon & no text, however I feel that for new users ‘Menu” would be the best as it does save them from confusion. I have had a few friends say “Who is Elyssia?”, & “why is this woman’s name on my Operating system/Computer?” So then I told them, & they said “well I don’t like it, is there anyway I can change it? Because if I cannot I do not want this on my computer.” Then I told them how to change it & they was happy & they changed it to just the icon or to their own name. So when Falcia changed it to ‘Menu” I was very happy & none of my friends complained about that one. So yes keep it as ‘Menu’ it apparently is a deal breaker for some new users.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Also I wanted to mention that Gloria is my mother’s name
She is going to be very excited about having a Linux distro’s version codename being the same as hers, though she prefers KDE desktops :p .
January 11th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
I have changed “menu” with “Felicia” immediately!
January 11th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I’d second the proposal to let the user decide in mintAssistant.
January 11th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Put the release name. Differentiates(sic) you from the rest. Awsum distro by the way!
January 11th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
oh, “menu” is such a neutral, boring word. “felicia” just makes me feel cooler. …or to put it in minty words, more elegant.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
I run a multiboot system, including Elyssia and Felicia distros and sometimes also Linux Mint community editions as well. labelling the menu button explicitly helps in distinguishing which Linux Mint I’m running, and “humanises” Linux Mint as well. The placement of the menu button at the bottom left of the display should implicitly attract uninformed users to just select it at the beginning.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
I am new Linux convert and Linux Mint 6 adopter (as in yesterday) which is basis for my opinion: I prefer leaving it as “Menu” with the icon next to it by default. It really makes it easier and less confusing for new people to navigate around. If it’s also easy for the user to relabel to their own tastes, all the more better.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
I use 6 computers with Mint. Some have Nvidia GForce2Ti garphic cards and 3D runs smoothly with Mint 5 but i’m unable to get 3D working with Mint 6.
So some computers run Elyssa and others Felicia.
It’s very usefull to know wich version is installed on each computer.
If you decide to keep the Menu button you should let an icon with the code name.
Thanks for the job.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
I like the idea of giving the user a choice in mintAssistant. But might I also suggest labeling it ‘Mint’ as another alternative. Thats what I changed mine to. It fits the Distro not just the release. And I don’t think new users would be overly confused. After all, most people who have used a computer are familiar with having an icon in the bottom-left where they Start all their programs. So I don’t think its NECESSARY to label it Menu, but you could go ahead and offer anyways.
P.S. I just started using LinuxMint the other day, and I love it. I will be recommending it to new users interested in checking out linux. Thanks guys.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:03 am
How about set it to the computer’s network name, or give some options during install on what to name it.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:10 am
I prefer version’s codename.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Add the option to choose in mintAssistant then it would be perfect for everyone
January 12th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Far more professional if it’s called menu. Keep it simple – press the menu button and guess what – up pops the menu.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:36 am
“Menu” works just fine…
January 12th, 2009 at 12:42 am
I would like to have the option to decide through mintassistant (great idea). After installing Felicia, I removed the word “Menu” and left only the icon.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:56 am
I vote to either include the option in mintAssistant or leave it as “Menu”, which looks professional and will not risk discouraging new users.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Menu is too plain. I like the idea of Gloria or just the LM icon. I teach two Linux courses at the local community college. I have my students download and install Mint onto their hard drives primary for the simplicity for winblows… excuse me, windows users. They have never asked me where the “start button” was. I don’t like the idea of calling it “Start” as adam and aircave suggested. It reminds me too much of MS. Ninety percent of the OS’s, Linux, Apple and MS have the “menu”, for lack of a better word, in the same place. People will understand what it is.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:27 am
I like the codename as “Startbutton”. But as someone before said, maybe it’s too geeky for general public.
So personally, I would make a users-choice during install (with two previews of each startbutton or taskbar).
January 12th, 2009 at 1:29 am
“Menu” is much better and stand for the MENU is
January 12th, 2009 at 1:33 am
The codename as the menu text was much better imo. I feel it gave the distro some character. “Menu” is just too horribly bland and generic for my tastes.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:54 am
I vote for “Mint”.
That’s what I always change mine to.
January 12th, 2009 at 1:59 am
Linux Mint,
That is great that Jaunty is coming up. Just one note if I may.
Older monitors are not being recognized with the new tool being
used to recognize the monitors. Fairly modern one’s have no
problem. I have kept to Elyssa version and Hardy Heron because
of that fact for uniformity for all our computers at home and
at work.
I’d have the older Hardy Heron display tool available or make
sure the tool is better designed.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:13 am
I would like to see the code name come back. The first time I loaded Mint I knew it was different in the first moments of use. Not Menu,or start but Daryna. And I have stuck with it ever since. It is for me the right distro and I like the different approach. Thanks for asking Mike
January 12th, 2009 at 2:36 am
I miss the codename of the edition. Put Gloria there!
January 12th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Menu is for restaurants. Call it Gloria and keep the option to change to Menu for those who so wish. I love it ! Thanks.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:45 am
MINT in BOLD letters, or just a slightly larger Linux Mint logo should suffice.
January 12th, 2009 at 3:50 am
Like “noharddrive” said, you only have to right click on the icon, go to preferences then the main button, and choose the name or words we want, or to have an icon or not.
January 12th, 2009 at 4:07 am
codename plz
January 12th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Just an icon would be enough. Maybe the icon for menu should be redesigned to make it stand out.
January 12th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Menu – definitely. Why? Because that’s what it is… it’s a “MENU”. It isn’t a “GLORIA”.
Always label GUI items with dead-on accuracy. The menu button will probably be the very first interaction new users will have with Mint – so it’s not a good place to be cute. Those who prefer something different can change it in 2 seconds.
Branding can go on the wallpaper. GUI labels should always be as clear as it is possible to make them.
January 12th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Doesn’t really matter to me as I can always change it. But I would like to see the Mint version and 32 or 64 bit somewhere on the menu.
January 12th, 2009 at 4:48 am
Menu should remain as the default as Lisa points. For newbies is easier to understand what it does…. I prefer to have the release name but I can always change it. I guess all the others which prefer the name can do it themselves, contrary to the newbies which may not find that intuitive to change the name of the button.
January 12th, 2009 at 5:13 am
I would leave it as menu, which perfectly describes what it is.
January 12th, 2009 at 5:51 am
Stick with menu
January 12th, 2009 at 6:29 am
My girlfriend once asked me who Elyssa was and why her name was on my computer.
Since it’s easy for the more advanced users to change it to what they prefer why not keep it simple for the “newbies”. Ans besides, less to explain to the girlfriend.
January 12th, 2009 at 6:48 am
Doesn’t really matter. Only takes a second to change anyway.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:01 am
I like “Menu” The title is the function, very straightforward.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Menu or an Icon.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Menu or an Icon. Better yet maybe we can make it customisable.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Mint Menu; Mintu? It is a matter of taste; my personal hierarchy of solutions to this issue is as follows (with most preferred method at the top):
MENU — makes it easier for noobs
MINT — keeping it real with the branding
(icon) — understated and classy
MINTU — to coin a phrase which would merely evoke more chaos.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:38 am
I have used Mint since Bea. I always change the Menu Button text, so I don’t personally care. “MENU” in all caps would be the user friendly and professional choice. The first thing my father asked me once I installed on his PC was how to get rid of the woman’s name on the Menu button.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Comment #10 above said it best, giving very valid reasons for her vote. Though I’m convinced the option to choose during installation is best, if that won’t be available I vote for “Menu.”
Using the codename as the label may be a nice sentimental touch for some of us, but serves little purpose beyond that. A menu labeled as “Menu” is professional and practical.
Thanks for a truly great Linux Distro.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:55 am
“Menu” should be the default. It’s easy to change it if need be to suit one’s own taste.
January 12th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Actually, “Mint” means “Lie” in Romanian – as in telling lies. I don’t know if “Menu” means anything bad in some language but it’s a generic name, it really means what it says and having one word throughout the versions is a good thing considering some of us also offer technical support and it’s easier to say: “Click the Menu button” rather than “Click the bottom-left button named Bianca or Daryna or Elyssa or Gloria”.
“Start” is not a good name. It’s strage to click start to stop your PC, ain’t it?
If we’re talking about a graphical button without text we should consider something that can easily be described in a word or two, not more, also for technical support reasons. How would you describe Mint’s logo except for “the cute green thing”? Linut Mint has green stuff almost everywhere so it can get a little confusing.
So far I would go for the “Menu” version.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:02 am
MENU
January 12th, 2009 at 10:10 am
I originally argued in the forums for “Menu”; also being impartial with having “Mint” or “Gloria”. BUT People above have mentioned that its easy for newbies to understand “Menu”, some say its more professional. I respectfully disagree posed by comparing the following two situations.
Situation 1:
Command from Administrator: Click on Menu
Interpretations from newbie: Click on the LM Menu / The menu which I recently told you to click on (ie File Menu) / Taskbar (could be misinterpreted on exact differences on where Menu ends… the menu)
Situation 2:
Command from Administrator: Click on Gloria / Start ™ / LM leaf icon
Interpretations from newbie: Only the Actual menu which we are refering to. Not Rightclick menu, or file menu, or a list of files on your computer misinterpreted as a menu.
If you don’t get where I’m getting to, google “Disambiguation”
January 12th, 2009 at 10:11 am
I would like to see “Mint Menu” as the default. Cheers!
January 12th, 2009 at 11:35 am
i’d say, u make a poll Clem..and i’ll vote for the codename..
January 12th, 2009 at 11:47 am
It should be nice if you have the word ‘Menu’ and when you move the mouse over it change to “codename” or maybe ‘Mint’.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I prefer “Mint”, and showing only the icon it’s a good idea.
Also, my girlfriend gets gealous if she sees a woman’s name at compute xD
January 12th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
i think only icon is best option..there is one theme in gnome-look naming glass..is best made menu button i m using that on my current mint..check out pls
January 12th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I think you should leave it at menu, people would know what distro they install on their own computer
January 12th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
‘Menu’ might be better for newbies, but the release name is more original and unique. I think that might be a possible option to choose from mintAssistant.
January 12th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
I would prefer the code name, as its the only place thats always visible & highlights what you are running. Also it gives vlaue to the code name (As long as the code name is short).
January 12th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
I agree with “diego1188″, it may be a good iidea to put the option in the assistant, and the user choose his favorite.
In the oher side, Iĺl prefer only the buton o “Mint” in artwork
January 12th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I like the codename, though I can see the arguments for menu and it is probably a better choice for newbies .I really like the idea of being given the choice in mintassistant
January 12th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
MintMenu is the clearest and best for every new Mint distro, i thing. By the way, you made well by fixing the “Filter” in MintMenu
January 12th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
My vote: Use “Menu” as the default, but offer the codename as an option to switch to. (It’s already been suggested, but I thought I’d add my agreement….)
January 12th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I understand both sides of this, but I agree that menu/programs/start will be more familiar to new users, I like the idea of having a choice in mint assistant, but I would really like to see the button redisigned with changable text intigrated into the button rather than next to the button.
January 12th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I prefer the codename (dare to be different, and it also helps me remember which version of Mint I’m running on each machine), but a choice would be good. In Bianca it was fairly easy to rename it to anything you wanted, which was nice.
I also liked the start-up screen in Bianca better than any other version.
January 12th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
I like a little individuality between releases. Even if it is something as small as a little label. JMO
January 12th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
I rather like the codename but I can also see why many would prefer it to be descriptive of what the button is for. The only extra reason I can think of for using the codename is that it makes it easy to find out which version the newbie at the other end of the phone line is using.
January 12th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I prefer the version name instead of menu
January 12th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I like the idea of asking the user to choose in mintAssistant.
“Menu”
distro name
custom name
otherwise, I think the idea of making “Menu” the default label is good for newbies, but it should be more unique to Mint, “like MintMenu” or “MintStart”.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I’ve always changed the default name on the MintMenu to just the icon with no text. I’d prefer it that way, but honestly, whatever gets done, the tweak is an easy one for me!
January 12th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Menu makes it easy for everyone. And if your preference is for the code name then it is easy enough to change. Thanks for your excellent work guys, you efforts and Mint made me a Linux convert forever!
Damian
January 12th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Make it the “Clem” button, hardwired in forevermore! We can tell everyone to “just click Clem” and that it stands for “Complete Linux Entry Menu”. And maybe it could sport a leprechaun on the button?!
But, more seriously, I agree “Menu” would be better for a default.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Just an icon (like KDE) would be nice to have, but users should still have the option to add a name.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:02 am
i think the name should be left at menu, however i have two suggestions,
1) in the settings the user can choose what to display, either “menu” or “gloria” and
2) if you wish to maintain only the “menu” you could add a wallpaper with “gloria” written on it
January 13th, 2009 at 12:56 am
I would say use “Menu” as it’s a good default. Please do not use “Start”.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:56 am
vote: a simple and nice icon instead of menu
if I have to choose from text, I’s prefer codename
January 13th, 2009 at 1:16 am
Hi,
yh stick with menu imo, makes it easier for everyone
also totally random and off the topic, but could you bundle JRE v.1.6 with version 7, as i cant seem to get it installed
January 13th, 2009 at 1:38 am
I like the Clem button idea. A nice graphic that spelled CLEM would work too. Fire up Gimp and lets come up with one!!!!
Someday Linus and Clem will share the same OS!!!!
Maybe change the acronym to “Customizable Linux Entry Menu”…
January 13th, 2009 at 1:57 am
definitely keep the “menu”. It is the first thing I always did when firing up Mint and I have used it since its first week’s launch. It is more accessible to those who haven’t used Linux and I don’t always like to look at the names all of the time. I was thrilled to see the change. Thank you,
Keith
January 13th, 2009 at 3:36 am
I like “Menu” better than distroname. Cooler still, would be if I could figure out how to change it to username – whichever one of us is logged in at the moment.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:23 am
Leave it Menu. Put a nice graphic of the name at the top of the menu when it opens.
January 13th, 2009 at 6:32 am
The reasons I switched to Mint were that my wireless card just worked, and the little touches like Elyssa (my favorite name so far) as the menu name. It adds to that minty personality everyone seems to love.
January 13th, 2009 at 6:56 am
i vote for Mint logo+Menu – standard
January 13th, 2009 at 7:42 am
I say keep it as menu, this distro is geared towards noobs. But also if someone wants to change it, or even take it off and put an icon, that option should be available too.
January 13th, 2009 at 9:15 am
all is good!我喜欢linux mint！！！希望能有更好的中文支持！i hope a better support for chinese!
January 13th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Cyanide: Sun’s JRE 1.6 comes pre-installed in both Mint 5 and Mint 6.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Thank you for your releases.
My wife believes that Daryna and Elyssa are my secret girlfriends. So I prefer ‘Menu’.
Regards.
January 14th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I prefer the code name instead of Menu, its kind of a reminder of which Mint I’m using.
January 14th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I think that it should say what version…By Name….Elyssa Daryna and such. 2 reasons.
1. Helps people identify what version they ahve easy. For easier help.
2. Unique…..Just cause winblows uses 1 word on all….That to me is enough to keep changing it……
If you keep using Menu M$ will try to get you saying you took their idea, lol(Joke).
But on the Real. I think that it should have the Name of the version in Use….If they don’t like it they can always change it with a simple right click….
January 16th, 2009 at 2:06 am
I suggest miñtu. The tilde over the n makes for a pronounceable combination of the word mint and menu.
January 16th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
MoonForce: Thanks, I’ll make sure to give it a try.
January 16th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I prefer Menu, it is easier for newbies
January 17th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Keep it as Menu
January 19th, 2009 at 2:10 am
An elegant OS like Mint, should have the name of the lovely lady on the menu. I changed mine from menu to “Felicia” that is a pretty name.
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
use “mintMenu of (codename)” for distinguishment. And let users set between in mintAssistant, and MintMenu Options. Thanks.
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
GiggleGut: It is customizable you very, very silly boy
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 pm
make the Menu customizable – give option to allow or deny movement. And plz program a MintMenu for XFCE and K Desktop Environment!
January 29th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Linux Mint 7, ditunggu diIndonesia
salam dari Indonesia
January 29th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I think it is time to make the 64bit edition of Linux Mint 7 “Gloria” as main edition and 32 edition separately as an option to old computers. It is almost impossible to buy 32 bit computer nowadays and 64 bit software, as we can see, gets to be usable already.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I renamed my menu button Billgates in honor of the man who inspired Linux development. Without Billgates, we’d all be using OS/2 or some other operating system that never crashes, and Linux would be residing on the abandoned old hard disk of some unknown Finnish grad student.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
As long as it can be changed to whatever I dont mind. But I think its a nice little Mint tardition to have the Codename there. In 6 I changed it to Felicia too.
As for my parents I changed it into “start”
February 7th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I prefer the Menu/Start label. Another text could lead to confusion for new users/switchers.
February 10th, 2009 at 3:05 am
I agree with [i]Daniel aka knuckles[/i]. The perfect solution would be to allow individual users to choose. That being said, if it [i]had[/i] to be one way or the other, I would opt for “menu”
February 11th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Menu is fine for the… Menu
Otherwise my girlfriend gets jealous…
February 12th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
menu or start is the past and the obvious, putting gloria here it’s more fresh like mint style.. or a cool icon or the user decid what the heck says: the user decide with an option like knuckles+Steve says.
February 13th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I just started with Mint 6 “Felicia,” and wasn’t aware that the old menus used to have the code names. I actually prefer having the term “Menu” listed.
One thing I noticed is that I’m given a choice to either keep or hide the LM icon next to “Menu”. Great option, so would it be feasible to offer the user a choice between “Menu” and the code name?
February 17th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Hi,
Just adopted Mint a week ago, after going through >Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10 and accidentally stumbling upon Mint when googling “fastest Linux”. Lucky for me. Best distro I’ve come across for ease of install and ease of use, even compared to Ubuntu. GUI is beautiful and elegance is an appropriate description. Don’t even want to change the default desktop settings cause they are so nice.
As a Linux newbie I think Menu is a better choice as anything that makes the conversion from W*****s easier is a good thing and your menu layout in Gnome (haven’t tried the XFCE layout cause it wants to uninstall the Gnome desktop) is simplicity and clarity exemplified. Took me all of 15 minutes to figure out how to configure just about everything I needed to on the system. I see that the Preferences option gives users the ability to customize the text as well as choose between the icon and text or both. I think leaving the default “Menu” and letting users change it if they want is the best option for Linux newbies and W*****s converts.
On a different note, will it be possible in the future to install both the Mint-Gnome desktop and the Mint-XFCE desktop and choose between them at log-in the way Ubuntu lets you?
Thanks,
Chris
March 1st, 2009 at 7:25 am
“Mint” sounds good !
March 6th, 2009 at 11:31 am
I think it’s intuitive enough with the placing of the button, everybody understands that it’s a menu just by the placement. Thus the text “menu” is redundant.
If any text should be besides the menu I think it should be the codename. Codename or nothing I say (preferably nothing).
Looking forward to Gloria!
March 13th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Leave it with menu…….. or a larger LM symbol with no text
March 22nd, 2009 at 2:09 pm
man your distro is top notch and the best availiable man. I personally reccommend it to all and sundry. Please everyone use mint now. I said now dammit. NOW !!!!!
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
DEFINITELY USE MENU
Just use menu, its more professional than a name, its supposed to be a user friendly distro so keep it simple for the end user by having the environment resemble what they are used to (Start).
March 24th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
keep it menu!
March 27th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I like the idea of being able to pick your own option. Maybe have a default of ‘menu’, with the option of changing either on a custom options install or in a preferences location. But if that is way to much work, I would go with just an icon.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:38 am
very good!
April 9th, 2009 at 5:02 am
My opinion is the simpler the better. Perhaps some shadowing when clicked instead of highlighting in blue, or a simple animation. Pizazz is nice, but the main key to elegance is simplicity!
April 15th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Felicia is a nice release. =) Looking forward to the Gloria release. It’s also nice to change the name “Menu” to “Gloria” =).
Just a suggestion: Should shrink the desktop icons a little bit maybe 32×32?
April 21st, 2009 at 1:09 pm
“Go” or “Go to”
April 21st, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I think the text should be “Start”. People who want something unique can change it. Strange names appeal to the geeks in us but does not make it easier for the general masses. Little things like these matter. If something is configurable anyway, it is better for the defaults to side with the common people. We geeks can always change it if we want.
Also, pressing the Super button should start the mintMenu.
April 23rd, 2009 at 5:44 am
codenames
April 25th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I hope any problems, with ATI drivers, are to be solved. I cant use
compiz desktop cause of that… its a shame. Other than that, GREAT
JOB YOU GUYS !!! (ATI X600 PRO 256MB)
April 26th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Why not have it be user choice?
April 27th, 2009 at 7:57 am
I really like the simplicity of “Menu”. Perhaps there could be some radiance in the OS? Brighter colours and sharper lines in the panes and panel. Perhaps a new theme to project the glory of Gloria?
April 28th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Hey, I just think that the people who make opensource software are so worried about such little things! The MintMenu, as it is, can be renamed as you wish. It is just one more option to make your own look to the system. I personally hate the visual of Mint, although I love this system, and I always change it radically. We should remember that we’re having a great advantage in having this option! Winblows users can’t modify much of the look of their boxes, and we can! Producing look patterns, in this sense of view, is a bullshit.
LET’S NOT WASTE TIME WITH POOR AND SMALL THINGS! THINK BIG, PEOPLE!
April 29th, 2009 at 1:34 am
I think using “menu” adds a touch of professionalism to the system. Mint is a highly recognised distribution and I am reading a great number of posts where people are saying that Mint is more attractive solution over OpenSuse. In my opinion, we must be doing something right! Other distributions are taking a serious look at the tools we use and some are looking to adapt them and this reflects well on us.
May 2nd, 2009 at 8:10 am
I nice ICON would be nice and simple.
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:22 am
Well it’s so easy to change… you can put whatever you want… right clic, settings and there we go… Well maybe «Mint Menu» by default is good… well me I changed it for “minto” lol… the name of my local domain… ^^
May 3rd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Personally, I think it would be pretty cool if you could get it to dynamically display the hostname of your machine … imagine that on a network …
May 5th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
New user will surely be confused by the code name. Experienced users will surely know what version they have installed. So it must be “Menu” for sure.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I can’t wait to see the 64 Bit version of Gloria, I’d like Mint more if you could just upgrade distributions from the Update option like in Ubuntu. Instead of having to install over my old system and have to re-do all of my changes I like to make. But overall Mint keeps getting better and better with each release.
May 9th, 2009 at 11:44 am
NOT keeping things simple (i.e. the names of Linux programs etc…) is keeping newbies from diving in and trying the O/S. It did for me, example, Windows Media Player and Kaffeine? Huh? Do I want to watch videos or make coffee?
May 10th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Im waiting!!.. i started with mint 5 and now i use mint 6 and i like it but my webcam doesnt work, and someone knows if this new release bring more suport for webcams?
May 10th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Why not have it so that it can be changed by the user? In Ubuntu you can easily do this. But imo the defaulot should be menu. It makes more sense, having the Lunux mint icon then the word menu… Mint>menu
May 20th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Perhaps if there is so much undecided and argumentitive conversation over such a trivial thing there could be simply a choice when setting up the OS by the user to their liking?
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Cabras en vinagreta rules!
Linux Mint rules!
May 28th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I have already Windows XP installed on my system (Drive C)
While installing Linux Mint 7 I selected USB drive.
Now when I start my machine it presents a menu for selection of
windows XP or Linux Mint.
It works for both. But if I plug-off my USB, machine fails to start in xp or Linux Mint.
Can any one tell me how to uninstall it from USB as I want to reinstall Linux Mint on my Hard Drive, keeping my windows XP intact.
June 9th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Hello. I want to ask you something. When I try to install Mint 7 on a partition from live usb, I get an error that says something is wrong with root. Also I tried to install Mint from Windows, it requires internet connection but says “Retrying connection”. Can someone help me??
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Can I install the image of Linux without a CD?
June 30th, 2009 at 7:57 am
I prefer the codename. Its cool to have that.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:01 am
I’d love to see a wubi installer for Gloria