This book covers the Linux Mint 17.2 release (Rafaela), focusing on desktops and administrative tools. The emphasis here is on what users will face when using Mint, covering topics like installation, applications, software management, the Mint desktops (Cinnamon, Mate, and KDE), shell commands, network connections, and system administration tasks. Linux Mint 17.2 is based on the Ubuntu 14.04 long-term support release. The Cinnamon, Mate, and Linux...