Release of Linux Mint 10 RC.

Linux Mint 10

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

Linux Mint 10

New features at a glance:

• Welcome screen
  • Install codecs and upgrade to the DVD edition from the welcome screen
• Menu
  • Highlights newly installed applications
  • Finds and installs software from the repositories
  • Search engines
  • GTK bookmarks support
  • GTK themes support
• Software manager
  • Application icons
  • Better categorization
• Update manager
  • Ignore updates
  • Download size
• Upload manager
  • UI, speed, ETA
  • Connection test
  • Cancel / Run in background
• New look and feel
• System improvements

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

• 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.

Important information:
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.
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 of system memory (RAM)
• 4 GB of disk space for installation
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD-ROM drive or USB port

Bug reports:
Please report any bug you may find in Launchpad.
Download:
Linux Mint 10 RC is available in 32-bit and 64-bit as a liveCD, via Torrent and HTTP download:

• Download Linux Mint 10 RC 32-bit
• Download Linux Mint 10 RC 64-bit

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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Linux Mint 10 KDE: User Input

Written by Boo on October 10th, 2010

Linux Mint 10 KDE is now under development as Kubuntu 10.10 is about to be released.
So now the question goes out to the community, what do you want added, removed or swapped from Mint 9 KDE to Mint 10 KDE?
Should all KDE4 packages be installed (kde-all meta package)?
Should chromium be added?
What packages can we rationalise?
New themes, layout, etc.
Or just keep it the same?
Help make Linux Mint 10 KDE the best release yet.