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Linux Mint v3.0 “Cassandra” on VMware Workstation

As we have tested Linux Mint v1.0, v2.0, v2.1, and v2.2, this is a very interesting journey of the history of Linux Mint that started small. As a reminder, Linux Mint focuses on ease of use while providing appeal to desktop users, and is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.

Linux Mint v3.0 is a third major version of this distribution, and the branding has changed again, and it lasted long until the 2021 rebrand. This version of Linux Mint can be downloaded here.

Please note that this version is not officially supported since it’s an ancient version that was released on May 30th.

Let’s configure the virtual machine like this:

Now, the bootloader screen shows up with the old logo of Linux Mint that was used until 2021.

Now, let’s boot it up.

In our case, the GNOME error that appeared in the upper left corner says that there was a problem while GNOME was trying to start its settings daemon. Let’s install Linux Mint using the installer icon.

This is the first step, which is the language selection step. Just choose your language, then click Forward.

After that, choose your region on the map and press Forward.

Choose your keyboard layout that matches your keyboard, the press Forward.

You can choose either the guided partitioning, which automatically creates partitions, or the manual partitioning method. Since this is a fresh installation, we’ll go ahead with guided partitioning.

The above screen shows the migration wizard for users or operating systems. Since this is a fresh install, nothing will show up. This is completely normal, and installation can proceed.

Here, you can write your name, your user name, your host name, and your password. Afterwards, a summary screen appears like below.

After that, the installation starts until you’re asked to reboot the computer.

Now, we’ll restart the virtual machine to boot to Linux Mint v3.0. The below screen should show up.

Log in to your username and your password, and the desktop should show up, just like this:

You can verify that this version of Linux Mint is using version 2.6.20.

Some demonstration pictures: