The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Fluxbox Community Edition.
Quick steps:
- Download the ISO or the torrent.
- While it’s downloading look at the overview of the new features in Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox CE, read the User Guide and make sure to quickly go through the known issues.
- After the ISO is downloaded verify the MD5 (as described in the user guide).
- Burn the ISO at low speed and enjoy Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox.
Introduction to Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox:
This release has been built with the emphasis on a lightweight and yet fully functional desktop centered on the Fluxbox window manager. Even though we strive to provide out-of-the-box readiness for all your hardware and common computing tasks, Linux Mint Fluxbox CE is easily configurable to run on lower-spec hardware with the tools needed for doing so readily available.
For a detailed overview of the new features and improvements included in Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox, please read “What’s new in Helena Fluxbox?“.
System requirements:
- x86 processor
- 256 MB of system memory (RAM)
- 3 GB of disk space for installation
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- CD-ROM drive or USB port
Important information and known issues:
For a complete list of known issues read the Release Notes.
Download Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox:
You can download Linux Mint 8 Fluxbox via torrent or via HTTP:
Size: 656MB LiveCD
MD5Sum: 1b2f311199d2d0d7f5fc431d0252e824
Torrent download: http://www.linuxmint.com/torrent/LinuxMint-8-Fluxbox.iso.torrent
HTTP download: http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=48
Asia:
- http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/LinuxMint-ISO/stable/8/ (Japan)
- http://ftp.riken.jp/pub/Linux/linuxmint/stable/8/ (Japan)
- http://ftp.oss.tw/pub/Mint/LinuxMint-ISO/stable/8/ (Taiwan)
Europe:
- http://mint.nano-box.net/iso/stable/8/ (Bulgaria)
- http://mirrors.cytanet.com.cy/linux/mint/stable/8/ (Cyprus)
- ftp://ftp.linuxmint-fr.org/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (France)
- http://linuxmint.copahost.com/stable/8/ (Germany)
- http://linuxmint.cybermirror.org/stable/8/ (Germany)
- http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/debian/mint/stable/8/ (Germany)
- http://mirror.netcologne.de/mint/stable/8/ (Germany)
- http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxmint/stable/8/ (Greece)
- http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (Ireland)
- http://ftp.akl.lt/Linux/Mint/stable/8/ (Lithuania)
- ftp://ftp.tpnet.pl/pub/linux/linuxmint/isos/stable/8/ (Poland)
- http://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/linuxmint/stable/8/ (Portugal)
- http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/linuxmint/stable/8/ (Sweden)
- http://mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (UK)
Northern America:
- http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/linuxmint/stable/8/ (Canada)
- http://mirror.amarillolinux.com/linuxmint/stable/8/ (USA)
- http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (USA)
- ftp://linuxfreedom.com/linuxmint/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (USA)
- http://linuxmint.secsup.org/stable/8/ (USA)
- ftp://mirrors.secution.com/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (USA)
- http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/linuxmint/stable/8/ (USA)
Rest of the World:
- http://mirror.optus.net/linuxmint/isos/stable/8/ (Australia)
- http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linuxmint/stable/8/ (Australia)
- http://mirror.waia.asn.au/pub/linux/linuxmint/linuxmint-isos/linuxmint.com/stable/8/ (Australia)
Enjoy!
Have a lot of fun with this edition and let us know what you think. Reviews will be answered and your feedback will be used to improve the distribution before the next release. We hope you enjoy this release as much as we enjoyed making it and we wish you a very nice experience with Linux Mint.
