Soon after the release of Linux Mint 3.1 “Celena” developers of Linux Mint have released Linux Mint “Celena” Light Edition.

The purpose of the Light Edition is to bring a version of Linux Mint which doesn’t contain:

• proprietary software
• patented technologies
• support for restricted formats

In some countries where the legislation allows software patents to be enforced the Light Edition provides a way for users to legally download Linux Mint.

The following components are not present in this Light Edition:

• Macromedia Flash
• Support for encrypted DVDs
• Windows codecs
• Support for restricted multimedia formats
• Unrar
• Sun Java (replaced by GIJ)

This edition includes all other technologies from Celena and among them: mintAssistant and mintUpload.

Note: You can transform Linux Mint “Light Edition” into Linux Mint “Main Edition” by installing “Multimedia Support” once the system is installed on your computer.

From: Linux Mint Website

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