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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 x64 Helena RC1.

Quick steps:

Introduction to Linux Mint 8 x64:

This x64 edition of Linux Mint 8 is almost identical to the Main Edition but compiled for 64 bit processors (Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Quad, AMD Athlon X2 64 and all x86-64 compliant processors). It comes with all the improvements featured in Linux Mint 8 Helena Main Edition.

System requirements:

An X86_64 64 bit processor (Intel Core 2, AMD X2 64, etc…) .

A minimum of 512MB of RAM is recommended. Once installed the system works fine with as low as 256MB RAM. The installation process deals with 2.5GB of data compressed on a 700MB CD and it can hang or fail on systems with less than 512MB RAM. If you have between 256MB and 512MB RAM you may have to try to install several times.

Important information and known issues:

As an RC (Release Candidate) this release is targeted at developers and beta-testers who want to help Linux Mint find and correct bugs before the stable release. Please do not use this release as your main desktop. For a complete list of known issues read the Release Notes.

The upgrade path from Linux Mint 7 x64 will be finalized for the stable release.

Feedback and bug reports:

Please report any bug you may find via the Linux Mint 8 x64 RC1 Bug Thread and give us your feedback on this release by posting a comment right here on the blog.

Download Linux Mint 8 x64 RC1:

You can download Linux Mint 8 x64 RC1 via torrent or via HTTP:

Size: 686MB LiveCD
MD5Sum: 7320db360aae3d2e119f4eeb6ca893bf

Torrent download: http://www.linuxmint.com/torrent/LinuxMint-8-x64-RC1.iso.torrent
 HTTP download: http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=46

Asia:

Europe:

    Northern America:

      Rest of the World:

      Enjoy!

      Have a lot of fun testing this release candidate and let’s all hope it will help us make a great stable release.

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      The team is proud to announce the stable release of Linux Mint 8 Helena.

      Quick steps:

      • Download the ISO or the torrent.
      • While it’s downloading take an overview of the new features and make sure to quickly go through the known issues.
      • After the ISO is downloaded verify the MD5.
      • Burn the ISO at low speed and enjoy Linux Mint 8.

      Introduction to Linux Mint 8:

      The 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular Linux Mint 8 comes with support for OEM installs, a brand new Upload Manager, the menu now allows you to configure custom places, the update manager now lets you define packages for which you don’t want to receive updates,the software manager now features multiple installation/removal of software and many of the tools’ graphical interfaces were enhanced.

      This is just a summary of the new features coming with Linux Mint 8. For a complete overview of the new features, please read: “What’s new in Linux Mint 8 Helena”.

      Introduction to the Universal Edition:

      The Universal Edition is a customized version of the Main Edition with the following differences:

      • It comes as a liveDVD instead of a liveCD
      • It comes with built-in support for English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese/Br, Portuguese/Pt, Arabic, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Galician, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Norwegian, Japanese, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovenian, Catalan, Greek, Czech, Slovak, Marathi, Norwegian [nynorsk], Croatian, Bulgarian, Turkish, Hindi, Finnish, Hebrew, Serbian, Belarussian, Basque and Bosnian.
      • It comes with no codecs, no support for restricted formats and no proprietary components.
      • It features an extra item in the Sound & Video menu which launches the installation of all missing codecs via a built-in .mint file

      The purpose of the Universal Edition is to bring a localized live system to non-English speaking users of Linux Mint and to facilitate the distribution of Linux Mint in countries where software patents are enforceable (USA, Japan).

      System requirements:

      A minimum of 512MB of RAM is recommended. Once installed the system works fine with as low as 256MB RAM. The installation process deals with 2.5GB of data compressed on a 700MB CD and it can hang or fail on systems with less than 512MB RAM. If you have between 256MB and 512MB RAM you may have to try to install several times.

      Important information and known issues:

      For a complete list of known issues read the Release Notes.

      Upgrade instructions:

      To upgrade from Linux Mint 7 “Gloria”, read these instructions.

      To upgrade from Linux Mint 8 “Helena” RC1, read these instructions.

      Download Linux Mint 8:

      You can download the Main and Universal editions of Linux Mint 8 via torrent or via HTTP:

      Main edition:

      Universal edition:

      Asia:

      Europe:

      Northern America:

      Rest of the World:

      * Mirrors marked with a star weren’t fully synched when this announcement was made.

      Enjoy!

      Have a lot of fun with “Helena” 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.

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      The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 Helena RC1.

      Quick steps:

      • Download the ISO or the torrent.
      • While it’s downloading take an overview of the new features and make sure to quickly go through the known issues.
      • After the ISO is downloaded verify the MD5.
      • Burn the ISO at low speed and enjoy testing this RC of Linux Mint 8.

      Introduction to Linux Mint 8:

      The 8th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular Linux Mint 8 comes with support for OEM installs, a brand new Upload Manager, the menu now allows you to configure custom places, the update manager now lets you define packages for which you don’t want to receive updates,the software manager now features multiple installation/removal of software and many of the tools’ graphical interfaces were enhanced.

      This is just a summary of the new features coming with Linux Mint 8. For a complete overview of the new features, please read: “What’s new in Linux Mint 8 Helena”.

      System requirements:

      A minimum of 512MB of RAM is recommended. Once installed the system works fine with as low as 256MB RAM. The installation process deals with 2.5GB of data compressed on a 700MB CD and it can hang or fail on systems with less than 512MB RAM. If you have between 256MB and 512MB RAM you may have to try to install several times.

      Important information and known issues:

      As an RC (Release Candidate) this release is targeted at developers and beta-testers who want to help Linux Mint find and correct bugs before the stable release. Please do not use this release as your main desktop. For a complete list of known issues read the Release Notes.

      Upgrade instructions:

      Upgrade instructions will be published with the stable release.

      Feedback and bug reports:

      Please report any bug you may find via the Linux Mint 8 RC1 Bug Thread and give us your feedback on this release by posting a comment right here on the blog.

      Download Linux Mint 8 RC1:

      You can download Linux Mint 8 RC1 via torrent or via HTTP:

      Size: 688MB LiveCD
      MD5Sum: 93614f823d9d07c9560dfdb17d4db8fb

      Torrent download: http://www.linuxmint.com/torrent/LinuxMint-8-RC1.iso.torrent
      HTTP download: http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=44

      Asia:

      Europe:

      Northern America:

      Enjoy!

      Have a lot of fun testing this release candidate and let’s all hope it will help us make a great stable release.