{"id":1265,"date":"2010-02-06T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2010-02-06T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2010-02-06T20:48:09","modified_gmt":"2010-02-06T18:48:09","slug":"linux-mint-8-kde-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=1265","title":{"rendered":"Linux Mint 8 KDE released!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 \u201cHelena\u201d KDE Community Edition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/..\/pictures\/screenshots\/helena\/kde\/helena.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/pictures\/screenshots\/helena\/kde\/thumb_helena.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.heanet.ie\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/LinuxMint-8-KDE.iso\">ISO<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/torrent\/LinuxMint-8-KDE.iso.torrent\">torrent<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>While it\u2019s downloading look at the <a href=\"..\/..\/rel_helena_kde_whatsnew.php\"> overview of the new features in Linux Mint 8 KDE CE<\/a>, read the <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.heanet.ie\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/user-guide\/english.pdf\">User Guide<\/a> and make sure to quickly go through the <a href=\"..\/..\/rel_helena_kde.php\">known issues<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>After the ISO is downloaded verify the <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.heanet.ie\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/md5sum.txt\">MD5<\/a> (as described in the user guide).<\/li>\n<li>Burn the ISO at low speed and enjoy Linux Mint 8 KDE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Linux Mint 8 KDE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The KDE Community Edition aims to provide a version of Linux Mint which uses the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KDE\">KDE desktop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a detailed overview of the new features and improvements included in Linux Mint 8 KDE, please read \u201c<a href=\"..\/..\/rel_helena_kde_whatsnew.php\">What\u2019s new in Helena KDE?<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>System requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A minimum of 4GB of free space and 256MB RAM are needed. For a comfortable experience we recommended to have at least 512MB RAM and 10GB of free space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important information and known issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a complete list of known issues read the <a href=\"..\/..\/rel_helena_kde.php\">Release Notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download Linux Mint 8 KDE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>You can download Linux Mint 8 KDE via torrent or via HTTP:<\/p>\n<p>Size: 1.1GB LiveDVD<br \/>\nMD5Sum: 439bca40d80d6627f83d32e8c1cb7d1c<\/p>\n<p>Torrent download: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/torrent\/LinuxMint-8-KDE.iso.torrent\">http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/torrent\/LinuxMint-8-KDE.iso.torrent<br \/>\n<\/a> HTTP download: <a href=\"..\/..\/edition.php?id=47\">http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/edition.php?id=47<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.jaist.ac.jp\/pub\/Linux\/LinuxMint-ISO\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.jaist.ac.jp\/pub\/Linux\/LinuxMint-ISO\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Japan)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/pub\/Linux\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/pub\/Linux\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Japan)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.oss.tw\/pub\/Mint\/LinuxMint-ISO\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.oss.tw\/pub\/Mint\/LinuxMint-ISO\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Taiwan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Europe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gd.tuwien.ac.at\/linux\/mint\/isos\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/gd.tuwien.ac.at\/linux\/mint\/isos\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Austria)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mint.nano-box.net\/iso\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mint.nano-box.net\/iso\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Bulgaria)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirrors.cytanet.com.cy\/linux\/mint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirrors.cytanet.com.cy\/linux\/mint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Cyprus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.klid.dk\/ftp\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.klid.dk\/ftp\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Denmark)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"ftp:\/\/ftp.linuxmint-fr.org\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">ftp:\/\/ftp.linuxmint-fr.org\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (France)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.copahost.com\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/linuxmint.copahost.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.cybermirror.org\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/linuxmint.cybermirror.org\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp5.gwdg.de\/pub\/linux\/debian\/mint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp5.gwdg.de\/pub\/linux\/debian\/mint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.netcologne.de\/mint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.netcologne.de\/mint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.cc.uoc.gr\/mirrors\/linux\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.cc.uoc.gr\/mirrors\/linux\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Greece)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.heanet.ie\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.heanet.ie\/pub\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Ireland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.akl.lt\/Linux\/Mint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.akl.lt\/Linux\/Mint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Lithuania)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"ftp:\/\/ftp.tpnet.pl\/pub\/linux\/linuxmint\/isos\/stable\/8\/\">ftp:\/\/ftp.tpnet.pl\/pub\/linux\/linuxmint\/isos\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Poland)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cesium.di.uminho.pt\/pub\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/cesium.di.uminho.pt\/pub\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Portugal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.df.lth.se\/pub\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/ftp.df.lth.se\/pub\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Sweden)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Northern America:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Canada)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.amarillolinux.com\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.amarillolinux.com\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (USA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mint.ez.by\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mint.ez.by\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (USA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"ftp:\/\/linuxfreedom.com\/linuxmint\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">ftp:\/\/linuxfreedom.com\/linuxmint\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (USA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/linuxmint.secsup.org\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/linuxmint.secsup.org\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (USA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"ftp:\/\/mirrors.secution.com\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">ftp:\/\/mirrors.secution.com\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (USA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.yellowfiber.net\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.yellowfiber.net\/linuxmint\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (USA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rest of the World:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.optus.net\/linuxmint\/isos\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.optus.net\/linuxmint\/isos\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Australia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mirror.waia.asn.au\/pub\/linux\/linuxmint\/linuxmint-isos\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/\">http:\/\/mirror.waia.asn.au\/pub\/linux\/linuxmint\/linuxmint-isos\/linuxmint.com\/stable\/8\/<\/a> (Australia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 \u201cHelena\u201d KDE Community Edition. Quick steps: Download the ISO or the torrent. While it\u2019s downloading look at the overview of the new features in Linux Mint 8 KDE CE, read the User Guide and make sure to quickly go through the known issues. 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