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Sponsorships:

Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:

Platinum Sponsors:
Blue Systems - Netrunner
Gold Sponsors:
Opera
VMware Cloud Hosting
Silver Sponsors:
Idera (formerly R1Soft)
Nothing in Particular Blog
ThinkPenguin.com
Bronze Sponsors:
Vault Networks *
AYKsolutions Server & Cloud Hosting
7L Networks Toronto Colocation *
Gutscheindrache.de Coupons		 Community Sponsors:

To become a sponsor or to see the full list of Linux Mint sponsors, please visit: http://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php

Donations:

A total of $6349 was raised thanks to the generous contributions of 265 donors:

  • $300, Tux Kickstarter
  • $150 (2nd donation), Pavel G.
  • $126.48 (4th donation), Goran A.
  • $126.48 (2nd donation), Alexander S. aka “Lex”
  • $126.48, Emmanuel M.
  • $126.48, Kh M.
  • $100 (3rd donation), Matthew P.
  • $100, Nick E.
  • $100, Kory W.
  • $100, Robert M.
  • $100, Michael Kay VK5ACX
  • $100, Tuan Nguyen aka “Linux Secrets“
  • $100, Kirk True
  • $75.89, Daniel J.
  • $63.24 (3rd donation), Ernie H.
  • $63.24, Lutz K.
  • $63.24, Ac K.
  • $63.24, Ute B.
  • $63.24, Carlos M. S.
  • $63.24, Alec B.
  • $50 (39th donation), Matthew M.
  • $50 (38th donation), Matthew M.
  • $50 (5th donation), Scott S.
  • $50 (4th donation), G. Sheffield
  • $50 (3rd donation), Ernest M.
  • $50 (2nd donation), Christopher A.
  • $50 (2nd donation), Anthony L.
  • $50, Colin F.
  • $50, Edward K.
  • $50, Greg M.
  • $50, osobral – Alexandre aka “osobral”
  • $50, Pavel G.
  • $50, martywd
  • $50, Michael W.
  • $50, Zerksis U.
  • $50, Juan R. A.
  • $40 (11th donation), bdantas
  • $40 (10th donation), Philippe W.
  • $40 (2nd donation), Eric S.
  • $40, Emil K.
  • $37.94 (40th donation), Olli K.
  • $37.94 (13th donation), Pasi K.
  • $37.94 (4th donation), Mark Coumans aka “omtefotograferen“
  • $37.94, David N.
  • $37.94, SplinterByte
  • $37.94, Timothy W.
  • $37.94, pInBaLL
  • $37.94, Gauthier B.
  • $34 (10th donation), Wolfgang P.
  • $32, David K.
  • $31.62 (5th donation), J J. V. K.
  • $31.62, Jan S.
  • $31.62, Martin K.
  • $30 (3rd donation), Tom T.
  • $30, Antoine M.
  • $30, Marek P.
  • $25.3 (8th donation), Brian G.
  • $25.3 (3rd donation), Match Learner.com – Math for kids
  • $25.3 (3rd donation), Reiner K.
  • $25.3 (2nd donation), Dr. R. M.
  • $25.3, Emmanuel C.
  • $25.3, Yan S.
  • $25.3, John B.
  • $25.3, Zoltán K. aka “Semper”
  • $25.3, Martin W.
  • $25.3, Tumor130
  • $25.3, Michele B.
  • $25.3, Andrew V.
  • $25.3, Christophe L.
  • $25 (45th donation), Slavoljub aka “slw”
  • $25 (21st donation), Ronald W.
  • $25 (4th donation), Randy T.
  • $25 (2nd donation), Robert E. S.
  • $25 (2nd donation), Richard W.
  • $25 (2nd donation), David D.
  • $25, Scott K. aka “MintMan”
  • $25, Mark A.
  • $25, Jeffrey W.
  • $25, Kuberan N.
  • $25, Arthur B.
  • $25, Ray S.
  • $25, Carroll K.
  • $25, Diego G.
  • $25, Jeffrey Q.
  • $25, Unlock codes from Green Republic Ltd
  • $25, John A.
  • $24, R S.
  • $20 (9th donation), Vance R. aka “helmsdeeper”
  • $20 (7th donation), Zoe Q.
  • $20 (4th donation), Maarten E.
  • $20 (4th donation), Utah B.
  • $20 (3rd donation), John H.
  • $20 (3rd donation), Antony P.
  • $20 (2nd donation), Christopher H.
  • $20 (2nd donation), Fernando P. P.
  • $20 (2nd donation), Widar H.
  • $20, Vincent E.
  • $20, Bertil H.
  • $20, Antonio M.
  • $20, Theo M.
  • $20, Al H.
  • $20, Robert N.
  • $20, Kevin S.
  • $20, David H.
  • $20, Distro-Don
  • $20, Adriano P. M. aka “@adriano54321“
  • $20, Ahmet S. Y.
  • $20, Jason K.
  • $20, Andre J.
  • $20, William T.
  • $20, Maria Ö.
  • $20, Markus S.
  • $20, Paul G.
  • $20, Flytrap Ranch
  • $20, James T.
  • $20, Roman M.
  • $20, Patrick C.
  • $18.97 (3rd donation), John Scott aka “‘Whitefort'”
  • $18.97 (2nd donation), Olivier R.
  • $18.97 (2nd donation), Alfons B.
  • $18.97, Régis H.
  • $18.97, Omar C.
  • $18.97, Juan V. A.
  • $18.97, Jimmy A.
  • $15 (27th donation), John A.
  • $15 (6th donation), Henry Dubb aka “Henry“
  • $15 (5th donation), Robert E.
  • $15 (4th donation), Robert E.
  • $15 (2nd donation), Edward H.
  • $15, Robert E.
  • $15, Alex G.
  • $15, K O.
  • $15, Ryan S.
  • $13.91, Mikko H.
  • $12.65 (3rd donation), Rene S.
  • $12.65 (2nd donation), Graham D.
  • $12.65 (2nd donation), Matthew J.
  • $12.65, Karl T.
  • $12.65, Daniel Sz. aka “SiarraD”
  • $12.65, Salvador C. M. O.
  • $12.65, Marcelo B.
  • $12.65, Arno W.
  • $12.65, Jerome F.
  • $12.65, Francesco E.
  • $12.65, Andrew C.
  • $12.65, Georg K.
  • $12.65, Imanol G. D. B.
  • $12.65, Sandro C.
  • $12.65, Thomas S.
  • $12.65, Marius G.
  • $12.65, Edward F.
  • $12.65, Ivan A.
  • $12.5 (2nd donation), Roger B.
  • $11.38 (3rd donation), David Vantongerloo
  • $11.38, Sebastien L.
  • $10.75, Alexanrda H.
  • $10 (28th donation), Tony C. aka “S. LaRocca”
  • $10 (9th donation), Charlie Robinson
  • $10 (4th donation), Charles P.
  • $10 (4th donation), Danie van der Merwe aka “Danie“
  • $10 (3rd donation), Gerald G.
  • $10 (3rd donation), Louis A.
  • $10 (3rd donation), Paul W.
  • $10 (2nd donation), Glauber M. Gallego aka “ggallego”
  • $10 (2nd donation), Louis A.
  • $10 (2nd donation), Alexey Solomatin
  • $10 (2nd donation), Bernard H.
  • $10 (2nd donation), Liborio Y.
  • $10 (2nd donation), Stuart K.
  • $10 (2nd donation), Gabriel C.
  • $10 (2nd donation), Vladimir Svrkota
  • $10 (2nd donation), Intars Students aka “mobix“
  • $10 (2nd donation), Roofing Lansing MI
  • $10 (2nd donation), Richard S.
  • $10, Sparr E. L.
  • $10, Barry B.
  • $10, Probit S.
  • $10, Richard W.
  • $10, Robert P.
  • $10, Shary aka “Phone Locato“
  • $10, Andrew M.
  • $10, Lamont C.
  • $10, Feroz E.
  • $10, Al H.
  • $10, Matthew M.
  • $10, Fabian K.
  • $10, Jaideep A.
  • $10, Francisco J. G. M.
  • $10, Anthony T.
  • $10, Douglas C.
  • $10, James D. aka “Spearmint2”
  • $10, Dohar Silalahi
  • $10, Lee Z.
  • $10, Hubert Banas
  • $10, Danie Bosman
  • $10, SIAPC
  • $10, Laptops under 200
  • $10, Martin Y.
  • $10, Hacker Stickers aka “Unix & Geek Stickers“
  • $10, Jai Dhyani
  • $10, Erwin Soo
  • $10, Andrea P.
  • $10, Cao Liang
  • $10, Souichirou Ishikawa
  • $10, Steve G. aka “The Betpet”
  • $10, Rodrigo A. B.
  • $10, Byron B. V.
  • $10, Diego S. aka “nerde”
  • $10, Chris K.
  • $8.85, Helmut S.
  • $8.54 (4th donation), David Vantongerloo
  • $7.51 (5th donation), Albert J. P.
  • $6.95 (2nd donation), Randolph K.
  • $6.32 (5th donation), Kjell O. B. aka “kob”
  • $6.32 (2nd donation), Cristiano A. aka “Tuxlandia“
  • $6.32 (2nd donation), Adrian P aka “anticupidon”
  • $6.32, Jari F.
  • $6.32, excollier
  • $6.32, Jose F.
  • $6.32, David C.
  • $6.32, Jorge P. C.
  • $6.32, Metin G.
  • $6.32, G.P. aka “sofokles5”
  • $6.32, Harry P.
  • $6.32, Benoit V.
  • $6.32, Michał B.
  • $6.32, Heiko M.
  • $6 (2nd donation), Andy Chung
  • $5 (17th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
  • $5 (16th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
  • $5 (15th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
  • $5 (14th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
  • $5 (13th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
  • $5 (10th donation), SM
  • $5 (5th donation), Jose M. D. A.
  • $5 (5th donation), Roman Nikolaevitch aka “rv82”
  • $5 (3rd donation), L M. aka “LinuxMint”
  • $5 (3rd donation), Todd M.
  • $5 (3rd donation), James Selvakumar
  • $5 (3rd donation), Wei-ju Wu
  • $5 (2nd donation), Kinyua W.
  • $5 (2nd donation), Andreas L.
  • $5 (2nd donation), Jose A. Ruiz
  • $5 (2nd donation), wb
  • $5, Lloyd J.
  • $5, Никифоров Д.
  • $5, Tihomir S.
  • $5, Keith Lai aka “FitMole“
  • $5, Fikri F.
  • $4.5, Лялин В.
  • $3 (4th donation), Vadim B.
  • $3, Predrag R.
  • $2.53 (3rd donation), Ghiunhan Mamut aka “V3n3RiX“
  • $2.53, Aeg
  • $2.53, Illuminato L. C.
  • $11.6 from 10 smaller donations

If you want to help Linux Mint with a donation, please visit http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php

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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” KDE.

Linux Mint 15 Olivia

KDE is a vibrant, innovative, advanced, modern looking and full-featured desktop environment. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of KDE 4.10.

New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 15 KDE“.

Important info:

  • PAE required for 32-bit ISOs
  • EFI support

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

System requirements:

  • x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8 GB of disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 1024×768 resolution
  • DVD drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

  • To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
  • To upgrade from the RC release, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • 32-bit: 72fe1cfd477b074a1849dda34430b4b7
  • 64-bit: 38dd24371ceafe34915eb5cb350217c7

Torrents:

HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit DVD ISO:

Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!

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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” Xfce.

Linux Mint 15 Olivia

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment which aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of an Xfce 4.10 desktop.

New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 15 Xfce“.

Important info:

  • PAE required for 32-bit ISOs
  • EFI support
  • Local repository and GNOME PPP

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

System requirements:

  • x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
  • 384 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
  • 5 GB of disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
  • DVD drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

  • To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
  • To upgrade from the RC release, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • 32-bit: 5d1a7305ac012c38ba153a2379ae8fa4
  • 64-bit: 5dce5c1b8bc671d4e4d7a9f386558d18

Torrents:

HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit DVD ISO:

HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit DVD ISO:

Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!