{"id":1339,"date":"2010-03-31T15:32:26","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T13:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/blog\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2010-03-31T15:36:14","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T13:36:14","slug":"linux-mint-8-helena-lxde-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=1339","title":{"rendered":"Linux Mint 8 &#8220;Helena&#8221; LXDE released!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 \u201cHelena\u201d LXDE Community Edition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/..\/pictures\/screenshots\/helena\/lxde\/helena.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/pictures\/screenshots\/helena\/lxde\/thumb_helena.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" \/><\/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-LXDE.iso\">ISO<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/torrent\/LinuxMint-8-LXDE.iso.torrent\">torrent<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>While it\u2019s downloading look at the <a href=\"..\/..\/rel_helena_lxde_whatsnew.php\"> overview of the new features in Linux Mint 8 LXDE<\/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_lxde.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 LXDE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Linux Mint 8 LXDE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on Linux Mint 8 Main Edition, Linux 2.6.31, Openbox 3.4.7.2, PCManFM 0.5.2, and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 8 LXDE Edition features a complete and familiar desktop experience while being low on resource usage and is suitable for a good variety of older hardware.<\/p>\n<p>For a detailed overview of the new features and improvements included in Linux Mint 8 LXDE, please read \u201c<a href=\"..\/..\/rel_helena_lxde_whatsnew.php\">What\u2019s new in Helena LXDE?<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benchmark:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick benchmark comparing this edition to the Fluxbox and Xfce editions of Linux Mint. All 3 editions were tested on the same hardware (a computer with 384MB RAM).<\/p>\n<p>RAM usage at idle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluxbox: 131MB<\/li>\n<li> LXDE: 141MB<\/li>\n<li>Xfce: 154MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maximum RAM usage during the installation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluxbox: 235MB<\/li>\n<li>LXDE: 246MB<\/li>\n<li>Xfce: 262MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boot time from Grub to the login manager:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluxbox: 31.16 seconds<\/li>\n<li>LXDE: 26.79 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Xfce: 26.46 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Boot time from the login manager to the desktop:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluxbox: 3.32 seconds<\/li>\n<li>LXDE: 3.77 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Xfce: 9.63 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>System requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>x86 processor<\/li>\n<li>256 MB of system memory (RAM)<\/li>\n<li>3 GB of disk space for installation<\/li>\n<li>Graphics card capable of 800\u00d7600 resolution<\/li>\n<li>CD-ROM drive or USB port<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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_lxde.php\">release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download Linux Mint 8 LXDE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>This edition is available via HTTP and torrent from the <a href=\"..\/..\/edition.php?id=51\">download page<\/a>.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 \u201cHelena\u201d LXDE 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 LXDE, read the User Guide and make sure to quickly go through the known issues. 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