The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 11 LXDE RC2.
New features at a glance:
- The Software Manager
- UI improvements
- New splash screen
- Fonts category
- More accurate package information
- More application icons by default
- More accurate search by default
- The Update Manager
- Performance boosts
- Improved dependencies handling
- Better changelog retrieval
- UI improvements
- The Desktop Settings tool
- “Desktop-agnostic”, detection and upcoming compatibility with other desktops
- New setting for the fortunes in the terminal
- Artwork improvements
- Overlay scrollbars, plymouth, Mint-X, search add-on.
- System improvements
- new “apt download” command
- Adobe flash plugins
For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 11 LXDE“.
Changes since RC1:
GDM replaces LXDM as the default login manager (this should address the sporadic issue of X not loading from the live session)Release notes:
- Known issues
- Moonlight
- Important information
- Overlay scrollbars
- Black splash screens
- Local repository and GnomePPP
To get more information about these problems and their solution, read the “Release notes”.
System requirements:
- x86 processor
- 256 MB RAM
- 3 GB of disk space
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- CD/DVD drive or USB port
Bug reports:
Please report any bug you may find in Launchpad.
Download:
Md5 sum: f1c310e709c3236a84a7afa4a44f696d
Torrent: http://torrents.linuxmint.com/torrents/linuxmint-11-lxde-32bit-rc2.iso.torrent
HTTP Mirrors:
- South Africa: Internet Solutions
- South Africa: Web Africa
- China: University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India: Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan: JAIST
- Japan: Yamagata University
- Taiwan: Yuan-Ze University
- Austria: Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus: ByFly
- Bulgaria: nano-box.net
- Czech Republic: Silicon Hill
- Denmark: klid.dk
- France: linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany: Copahost
- Germany: GWDG
- Germany: NetCologne GmbH
- Greece: University of Crete
- Ireland: HEAnet
- Latvia: University of Latvia
- Lithuania: Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands: Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland: Polish Telecom
- Portugal: CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden: DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden: Portlane
- Switzerland: SWITCH
- United Kingdom: Netrino
- Canada: University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA: Linux Freedom
- USA: Secution, LLC.
- USA: Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia: AARNet
- Australia: Western Australian Internet Association
- Australia: ‘Yes’ Optus Mirror
- Brazil: Universidade Federal do Parana
Enjoy!
We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun testing the release candidate!
