The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 “Helena” LXDE Community Edition RC1.
Quick steps:
- Download the ISO or the torrent.
- While it’s 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.
- After the ISO is downloaded verify the MD5 (as described in the user guide).
- Burn the ISO at low speed and enjoy testing Linux Mint 8 LXDE RC1.
- Report bugs on the dedicated forum thread.
Introduction to Linux Mint 8 LXDE:
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.
For a detailed overview of the new features and improvements included in Linux Mint 8 LXDE, please read “What’s new in Helena LXDE?“.
Benchmark:
Here’s 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).
RAM usage at idle:
- Fluxbox: 131MB
- LXDE: 141MB
- Xfce: 154MB
Maximum RAM usage during the installation:
- Fluxbox: 235MB
- LXDE: 246MB
- Xfce: 262MB
Boot time from Grub to the login manager:
- Fluxbox: 31.16 seconds
- LXDE: 26.79 seconds
- Xfce: 26.46 seconds
Boot time from the login manager to the desktop:
- Fluxbox: 3.32 seconds
- LXDE: 3.77 seconds
- Xfce: 9.63 seconds
System requirements:
- x86 processor
- 256 MB of system memory (RAM)
- 3 GB of disk space for installation
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- CD-ROM drive or USB port
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.
Feedback and bug reports:
Please report any bug you may find via the Linux Mint 8 LXDE RC1 Bug Thread and give us your feedback on this release by posting a comment right here on the blog.
Download Linux Mint 8 LXDE RC1:
You can download Linux Mint 8 LXDE RC1 via torrent or via HTTP:
Size: 669MB LiveCD
MD5Sum: b66991424a718eeccc972c5509a20a5c
Torrent download: http://www.linuxmint.com/torrent/LinuxMint-8-LXDE-RC1.iso.torrent HTTP download: http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=51
Africa:
- ftp://ftp.is.co.za/mirror/linuxmint.com/testing/ (South Africa)
Asia:
- http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/LinuxMint-ISO/testing/ (Japan)
- http://ftp.riken.jp/pub/Linux/linuxmint/testing/ (Japan)
- http://ftp.oss.tw/pub/Mint/LinuxMint-ISO/testing/ (Taiwan)
Europe:
- http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/linux/mint/isos/testing/ (Austria)
- http://ftp.mgts.by/pub/linuxmint/isos/testing/ (Belarus)
- http://mint.nano-box.net/iso/testing/ (Bulgaria)
- http://mirrors.cytanet.com.cy/linux/mint/testing/ (Cyprus)
- ftp://ftp.linuxmint-fr.org/pub/linuxmint.com/testing/ (France)
- http://linuxmint.copahost.com/testing/ (Germany)
- http://linuxmint.cybermirror.org/testing/ (Germany)
- http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/debian/mint/testing/ (Germany)
- http://mirror.netcologne.de/mint/testing/ (Germany)
- http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxmint/testing/ (Greece)
- http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/testing/ (Ireland)
- http://ftp.akl.lt/Linux/Mint/testing/ (Lithuania)
- ftp://ftp.tpnet.pl/pub/linux/linuxmint/isos/testing/ (Poland)
- http://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/linuxmint/testing/ (Portugal)
- http://ftp.df.lth.se/pub/linuxmint/testing/ (Sweden)
- http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/linuxmint/testing/ (Switzerland)
- http://mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net/linuxmint.com/testing/ (UK)
Northern America:
- http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/linuxmint/testing/ (Canada)
- http://mirror.amarillolinux.com/linuxmint/testing/ (USA)
- http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/testing/ (USA)
- http://linuxmint.secsup.org/testing/ (USA)
- ftp://mirrors.secution.com/linuxmint.com/testing/ (USA)
- http://mira.sunsite.utk.edu/linuxmint/testing/ (USA)
- http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/linuxmint/testing/ (USA)
Oceania:
- http://mirror.optus.net/linuxmint/isos/testing/ (Australia)
- http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/linuxmint/testing/ (Australia)
- http://mirror.waia.asn.au/pub/linux/linuxmint/linuxmint-isos/linuxmint.com/testing/ (Australia)
Enjoy!
Have a lot of fun testing this release candidate and let’s all hope it will help us make a great stable release.