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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 10 KDE.


Linux Mint 10 KDE

New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 10 KDE“.

Known problems:

  • VLC slow to open files
  • Ctrl_Alt_Backspace
  • Splash screen resolution
  • Moonlight
  • 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 (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
  • 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
  • 5 GB of disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
  • DVD-ROM drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

  • To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
  • To upgrade from Linux Mint 10 KDE RC, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • 32-bit:  06b3e25acc2f2601113719a4cc45f2c5
  • 64-bit:  28d5eebc3646416e666dca77659e517c

    Torrents:

    HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit ISO:

    HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit 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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    Linux Mint signed a new partnership with eUKhost. The UK hosting company is now the number #1 Linux Mint sponsor and provides our project with a powerful dedicated server for a value of $894/month.

    eUKhost becomes the number #1 Linux Mint sponsor

    The server is located in Milton Keynes, UK. It runs Debian Lenny in 64-bit with 2 Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5620 processors (8 CPU cores), 16GB RAM, RAID 10 with 4x300GB 15K SAS hard drives and a bandwidth of 10TB/month.

    We moved the forums over the week-end, which were previously hosted in the USA on a costly 4GB RAM Rackspace cloud server. They’re faster than before and the migration is saving money for the distribution. We’re planning to migrate the Community Website next, which is currently hosted in Canada, and possibly the main Website, hosted in Germany. These migrations should improve the response time and performance of our websites while freeing servers for development and testing. The availability of a 64-bit server with as much as 16GB RAM is also a great asset for our project, as it allows us to remotely test or even respin 64-bit ISOs when needed. During the testing process, we’re often faced with ISO files featuring minor faults. The ability to test and re-spin them remotely allows us to quickly fix small issues and submit new ISO images to testing without requiring the intervention of the maintainer himself and the delays associated with uploading these images. Having both the main website and the community website on the same powerful server also allows us to implement closer interactions between profiles, community users and donors. We’ll perform tests and monitoring to ensure that all three websites are faster and more responsive on this new server and if things go according to plan, we’ll end up with a better online experience for users, closer interactions between websites, the possibility of remotely test and re-spin in 64-bit and freed resources for the development team (testing, private repositories and cloud solutions).

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    Linux Mint 11, based on the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal”, will be released in May this year under the codename “Katya”.

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