Release: Linux Mint 10 RC

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!