it is far from being a better looking Ubuntu knockoff with Flash and MP3 working right out of the box. They have, as noted above, made a number of real improvements with mintUpload, mintInstall, mintUpdate and mintBackup.
software-properties-gtk does not work. It contains hard-coded references to Ubuntu and Debian and fails to identify Linux Mint after reading the LSB info. Do not install this package.
Linux Mint has not abandoned those who seek a free distribution.
This is why I feel for people migrating to Linux the GUI tools are so important.
If you’re a magazine, a reseller or a distributor in Japan or in the USA then choose this edition.
It just one of the many practical features of Compiz.