Ubuntu and Mint notes and 'hiccups' encountered  
  UBUNTU
Hiccups
None seen

 

Modifications
There's a few modifications I've made to it. More to 'suit my taste' than changes in  'how it works'

 
  MINT

Hiccups

Found that updates would fail with a "404 - Not Found"
corrected with the solution found here:  http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=160832