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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 “Petra” Xfce RC.

Linux Mint 16 Petra Xfce Edition

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 16 Xfce“.

Important info:

  • Recommended packages and 32-bit libraries
  • DVD playback
  • EFI Support
  • PAE required for 32-bit ISOs
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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

Bug reports:

  • Please report bugs below in the comment section of this blog.
  • Please visit https://github.com/linuxmint/Roadmap to follow the progress of the development team between the RC and the stable release.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • 32-bit: f14e182a2238d6f42cc1accee4e27734
  • 64-bit: 10e1d878789d46e9d624528406177ec2

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 testing the release candidate!

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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 “Petra” KDE RC.

Linux Mint 16 Petra KDE Edition

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 4.11.

New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 16 KDE“.

Important info:

  • Recommended packages and 32-bit libraries
  • EFI Support
  • PAE required for 32-bit ISOs
  • mint4win

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

Bug reports:

  • Please report bugs below in the comment section of this blog.
  • Please visit https://github.com/linuxmint/Roadmap to follow the progress of the development team between the RC and the stable release.

Download:

Md5 sum:

  • 32-bit: 471067bd27f1ce583b0f0b1353a7cd22
  • 64-bit: d8a739b2774da82a21cb89d29c2752d1

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 testing the release candidate!

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Sponsorships:

Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:

Gold Sponsors:
Opera
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Silver Sponsors:
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Bronze Sponsors:
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Donations:

A total of $7132 was raised thanks to the generous contributions of 297 donors:

  • $1000, Michael S. aka “mikesart”
  • $194.9, Georg H.
  • $129.93, Eric P.
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  • $100 (7th donation), Anonymous
  • $100 (2nd donation), Paul Perryman aka “smokinxp”
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  • $50 (5th donation), Drazen P.
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  • $45 (12th donation), Wolfgang P.
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  • $38.97 (2nd donation), RJGR aka “nzc3“
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  • $30 (5th donation), Earl Dukerschein aka “Bitflogger“
  • $30 (2nd donation), Brad L. aka “Nix Lifer”
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  • $26.5 (2nd donation), Marcel S.
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  • $20, Daniel M.
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  • $20, John B.
  • $20, David C.
  • $19.87, Stephan S.
  • $19.49 (2nd donation), Detlef K.
  • $19.49, Tony H.
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  • $17, Johnny S.
  • $15.59, Javier S. D. F. aka “jserranofr“
  • $15 (10th donation), Robert E.
  • $15 (4th donation), Alexey aka “hellman”
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  • $15, Walking Bear Crafts
  • $15, Ian H.
  • $15, Fommy C.
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  • $15, Migulin I.
  • $13.25 (7th donation), Yannick G. aka “Uggy”
  • $13.25 (6th donation), Jean-michel A.
  • $13.25 (2nd donation), Alfons K.
  • $13.25, Victor S. S.
  • $13, Anonimous
  • $12.99 (19th donation), Marco Rossi aka “Marco Rossi“
  • $12.99 (15th donation), Ronald Trip
  • $12.99 (3rd donation), Stefan B.
  • $12.99 (2nd donation), Joanna Z. aka “GreenCatX”
  • $12.99 (2nd donation), Gerald S.
  • $12.99, Pertti L.
  • $12.99, Tsvetomir D.
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  • $12.99, Reinhold L.
  • $12.99, Linus E.
  • $12.99, Natalia V. L.
  • $12.99, Michael E.
  • $12.99, Sven K.
  • $12.99, Martin G.
  • $12.99, Carlo C.
  • $12.99, Ivaylo D.
  • $12.99, Unai O. M.
  • $12.99, Thomas V.
  • $10.64, Radim D. aka “myself”
  • $10.39, Kees V. D. S.
  • $10 (33rd donation), Tony C. aka “S. LaRocca”
  • $10 (7th donation), Maarten E.
  • $10 (6th donation), Tony W.
  • $10 (4th donation), Paul V.
  • $10 (3rd donation), Wolfgang Friedrich aka “wof”
  • $10 (3rd donation), Jurgen Myrthe
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  • $6.5 (23rd donation), Marco aka “Dictionary-Maker“
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  • $5.55 (6th donation), Michelle and Daniel Grady aka “Pug Masters”
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  • $2.65, Kate A.
  • $2.6, Malcolm M.
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  • $22.34 from 20 smaller donations

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Events:

News and summary:

  • Many thanks to all the people who help fund Linux Mint. We received more than $7,000 this month in donations alone. Almost 300 people came to help this November. It’s a drop in the ocean compared to the size of the user base but it’s also a huge help for the size of our project. It’s inspiring to imagine 300 people together in a room, to look at the variety of places they come from and to realize they all gathered just to give us a hand. I feel really grateful for that and this month feels very special also, because we’re able to give back with a brand new release.
  • Linux Mint 16 “Petra” is out. We’re delighted with the reception it received so far. The feedback is very rich and very interesting and it helps us a lot in defining the roadmap for the next release.
  • The KDE edition was approved for an RC release today and should become publicly available on Sunday. I was very impressed with it personally. I think KDE fans will really enjoy it.
  • The Xfce edition is almost ready. It’s held by a single issue which we’re fixing at the moment. If everything goes right we should see an RC release next week.
  • MATE 1.6 and Cinnamon 2.0 are being backported to Linux Mint 13. Announcements will be made after packages are built and fully tested.
  • Work is starting on LMDE UP8. We’re expecting it to hit “incoming” before Christmas.