Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox released!
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Monday, September 6th, 2010 @ 1:06 pm | Main Topics
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox.
Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox
New features at a glance:
- Tint2 panel
- New Thunar Move to Trash and Delete options
- New Software Manager
- 30,000 packages
- Review applications straight from the Software Manager
- APT daemon
- Visual improvements
- New Backup Tool
- Incremental backups, compression, integrity checks
- Backup/Restoration of the software selection
- Better look & feel
- Backgrounds
- Welcome screen
- Update Manager
- System improvements
- Husse quotes
- USB Creator
- Local repository
- Apt hold/unhold/held commands
- Project changes
- Community Website
- Community Editions
- Upstream improvements
- Faster boot
- Long Term Support
For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox“.
Known problems:
- Splash screen resolution
- Moonlight
- Windows installer
- Theme issues
- Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
- Upstream issues
To get more information about these problems and their solution, read the “Known problems” section of the release notes.
System requirements:
- x86 processor
- 256 MB of system memory (RAM)
- 4 GB of disk space for installation
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- CD-ROM drive or USB port
Upgrade instructions:
- To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
- To upgrade from Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox RC, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.
Download:
Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox is available in 32-bit as a liveCD, via Torrent and HTTP download:
Enjoy!
We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!
September 6th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
1ST!!!
And ty!
September 6th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
1ST!!!
And thank y`all!
September 6th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Best Linux-Mint: elegant fast and stable
Congratulations to the developers!
September 6th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
awesome, cant wait to try this out
September 6th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Thanks!
I’m not a follower of the Fluxbox look & feel, but it fits perfectly in quite old machines.
Nice work.
September 6th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
wooohooooo!
September 6th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Looks great!! Congratulations to the development team.
September 6th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Very very nice distro!
September 6th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
it says “based on lubuntu with 3 years support ” not so …….. lubuntu is not a 3 year support version .
September 6th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Mint is top of my list for operating systems. Looking forward to give Mint Fluxbox a drive.
BTW, on top of this page there is a banner enticing you to click for a free scan of your Windows errors. Best laugh I’ve had all day
September 6th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Awesome, i have been waiting for this release. Linux Mint Always thumb up.
September 6th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
September 6th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
100% completed and now I started seeding.
Thanks, guys! 
September 6th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
I really appreciate your efforts, I used blackbox in windows and now I’m moving definitively to Linux with this distro. I followed Mint since the 5th release and now is better than ever. Congrats!
September 7th, 2010 at 12:24 am
yesssss
September 7th, 2010 at 1:57 am
Gracias, voy a provar esta version
September 7th, 2010 at 9:57 am
Great job!
September 7th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox. 期待。
September 7th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Congrats to the entire Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox team!
September 8th, 2010 at 12:45 am
The easier GNU/Linux OS I know today: congratulations for all the team!
September 8th, 2010 at 1:50 am
26th!
I was going to install mint flux 9 rc a week ago, but I thought “naw, the full version will be out soon” Being right feels awesome
September 8th, 2010 at 7:09 am
Muy interesante y excelente trabajo, esto me va a facilitar muchas cosas :p
September 8th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Nice to see this release. I have Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox running on a 450 MHz. Pentium II with 192 MB RAM. It’s a little bit on the slow slide (what else would you expect on an 11 year old computer?) …but…it works!!!
September 8th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
wanna mini-distro with TWM (WM) or similar
September 8th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
great! but serious mic input issue. same as in LXDE and XFCE. what’s the status on these.
September 8th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
I love linux mint!!!!
September 8th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Great!! Will test it!!!
September 9th, 2010 at 3:15 am
I hate to spoil the show, but I made several downloads on different machines and I tried the different cds on several machines – and each time get warnings from both RKHUNTER and CHKROOTKIT.
Not being sure where to submit this, here is a short extract of the ‘warnings’ part of the logs.
Please, do not hesitate to email me for more details.
==================================================================
RKHUNTER STUFF
——————————————————————–
Performing file properties checks
[00:16:32] Info: Starting test name ‘properties’
[00:16:36] Warning: Checking for prerequisites [ Warning ]
[00:16:36] No output from the ‘lsattr’ command – all file immutable-bit checks will be skipped.
[00:16:36] /bin/bash [ OK ]
….
………] Checking /dev for suspicious file types [ None found ]
[00:18:38] Checking for hidden files and directories [ Warning ]
[00:18:38] Warning: Hidden directory found: /etc/.java
[00:18:38] Warning: Hidden directory found: /dev/.udev
[00:18:38] Warning: Hidden directory found: /dev/.initramfs
[00:18:43]
[00:18:43] Info: Test ‘apps’ disabled at
….
System checks summary
[00:18:43] =====================
[00:18:43]
[00:18:43] File properties checks…
[00:18:43] Required commands check failed
[00:18:43] Files checked: 132
[00:18:43] Suspect files: 0
[00:18:43]
[00:18:43] Rootkit checks…
[00:18:43] Rootkits checked : 245
[00:18:43] Possible rootkits: 0
[00:18:43]
[00:18:43] Applications checks…
[00:18:43] All checks skipped
[00:18:43]
[00:18:43] The system checks took: 2 minutes and 18 seconds
[00:18:43]
===================================================================
CHKROOTKIT STUFF
—————————————————————–
…..
Searching for Ambient’s rootkit (ark) default files and dirs… nothing found
Searching for suspicious files and dirs, it may take a while… The following suspicious files and directories were found:
/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/.path /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/PyQt4/uic/widget-plugins/.noinit /usr/lib/firefox-3.6.8/.autoreg /usr/lib/jvm/.java-6-sun.jinfo /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.20/.systemPrefs /usr/lib/thunderbird-3.0.6/.autoreg /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9.2.8/.autoreg
Searching for LPD Worm files and dirs… nothing found
…..
Checking `bindshell’… not infected
Checking `lkm’… chkproc: nothing detected
26 /usr/share
2 /usr/share/icons
5 /usr/share/icons/gnome
1 /usr/share/icons/gnome/24×24
1 /usr/share/icons/gnome/scalable
1 /usr/share/icons/gnome/32×32
1 /usr/share/icons/gnome/22×22
1 /usr/share/icons/gnome/16×16
7 /usr/share/icons/hicolor
2 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/16×16
2 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/32×32
2 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48×48
1 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable
1 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128×128
1 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/22×22
1 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/64×64
1 /usr/share/synaptic
1 /usr/share/ppd
5 /usr/share/man
1 /usr/share/lintian
2 /usr/share/doc
1 /usr/share/kde4
1 /usr/share/polkit-1
12 /usr/share/mime
3 /usr/share/pyshared
3 /usr/share/dbus-1
1 /usr/share/qt4
1 /usr/share/fonts
1 /usr/share/fonts/truetype
1 /lib
chkdirs: Warning: Possible LKM Trojan installed
Checking `rexedcs’… not found
Checking `sniffer’… lo: not promisc and no packet sniffer sockets
eth0: PACKET SNIFFER(/sbin/dhclient3[1777])
Checking `w55808′… not infected
Checking `wted’… chkwtmp: nothing deleted
Checking `scalper’… not infected
Checking `slapper’… not infected
Checking `z2′… user mint deleted or never logged from lastlog!
Checking `chkutmp’… The tty of the following user process(es) were not found
in /var/run/utmp !
! RUID PID TTY CMD
! root 1823 tty7 /usr/bin/X vt7 -nolisten tcp
chkutmp: nothing deleted
Checking `OSX_RSPLUG’… not infected
=============================================
So, maybe this is important, I hope not. I prefer letting you judge by yourself — I am not skilled enough for that.
Please, do not hesitate to email me.
Yours,
{Walter Prooff}
September 9th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
If you would actually read all that output you would find out thereţs absolutely nothing wrong. It’s OK that people are focused on security and they get specialized applications but the same people should understand it would be better if they would learn how to use the software and what to do with the scan results.
So you hate to spoil the show but you don’t care too much about details before writing in here. Please think about this.
September 9th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Can anyone please tell me whether I will be able to use it with Windows xp in dual boot? I tried Ubuntu 10.04 using Wubi. Is linux mint has this kind of support too?
September 10th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
very fast,very simple,very nice….very efective…great distro..
great thanx to creators..
September 10th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Hmm will there be a 64 bit version as well?
Just because Fluxbox is mostly used by people with older hardware doesn’t mean us freaks with powerful systems don’t enjoy the lightweightedness of it too
September 10th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
@ kneekoo
Those people focused on security and absolutely not competent at all have nothing to do here!?!??! Hummm…
Anyway, I am not focused on security. I just checked – as anyone should do – the basics before deciding whether or not it is ok to install and use the system on my netbook – as I will be connected to internet for the first time with a Linux system. You can call me a newbee – for I am and not ashamed of it. You must realize that not everybody is a superskilled genius who knows everything! Some people have to learn before they know things! And sometimes they make mistakes but is it not that way that you learn?
Ok, maybe all this fuss may have been for nothing, but better a false alarm no? After all LKMs are tricky aren’t they! (Yes I searched a little bit before posting… that is why I did) But was it necessary to be so agressive!!! One who knows so much would have better briefly explained why all this represents no threats. Don’t One think?
Regards.
September 14th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
mint its that aright, mints a local word for excellent and more. What a great thing you all do. Thanks MINT Newcastle division
September 16th, 2010 at 2:52 am
Just upgraded to Mint 9 from Mint 5 and… what a difference!
Linux Mint has been easy to use, stable, and beautiful to look at. So I wanted to say thank you for a really good work (I also donated some money to keep the project alive 
.
Again: thank you very much.
September 17th, 2010 at 5:32 am
@Snek (comment #48) You can read about the Linux Mint page on Wikipedia “LXDE and Fluxbox editions are only available in 32-bit.” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Mint What a pity, because like xukosky commented on SourceForge Fluxbox is “The best window manager for geeks.” Source: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fluxbox/
September 18th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Here’s to hoping that Fluxbox and LXDE will have 64bit versions even though Kimono said on the reply of Snek the link to Wikipedia (which can really change through time as I read somewhere regarding LXDE that there will 64bit version of LXDE on the next release – though I might be wrong
)
September 19th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Tried today and it is amazing.everything works out of the box. simple and elegant. i am changing from ubuntu to mint from today.looking forward for future versions. i love it. congratulations.
September 20th, 2010 at 8:48 am
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