The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 “Isadora” RC.
Linux Mint 9 “Isadora”
New features at a glance:
- New Software Manager
- 30,000 packages
- Review applications straight from the Software Manager
- APT daemon
- Visual improvements
- New Backup Tool
- Incremental backups, compression, integrity checks
- Backup/Restoration of the software selection
- Menu improvements
- Editable items
- Transparent menu
- Always start with favorites
- “Add to” shortcuts
- Desktop settings
- Changes apply immediately
- Additional options
- Better look & feel
- Backgrounds
- Welcome screen
- Update Manager
- System improvements
- Windows installer
- Husse quotes
- USB Creator
- Default software selection
- Local repository and Gnome-PPP
- Apt hold/unhold/held commands
- Project changes
- Community Website
- CD & DVD
- Community Editions
- OEM installation disks
- USA/Japan distributors disks
- 32 & 64-bit
- Upstream improvements
- Faster boot
- Long Term Support
For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 9“.
Known problems:
- Splash screen resolution
- Missing translations
- File Uploader not closing
- Editing items in the menu doesn’t take effect immediately
- 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.
- Java and OpenOffice.org-base
- OEM disks
- Distributors disks for the USA and Japan
- Tomboy Notes
- Local repository and Gnome-PPP
To get more information, read the “Important information” section of the release notes.
System requirements:
- x86 processor (for both 32 & 64-bit versions)
- x86_64 compatible processor (for the 64-bit version)
- 512 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
Bug reports:
Please report any bug you may find in Launchpad.
Download:
Linux Mint 9 RC is available in both 32 & 64-bit as a liveCD, via Torrent and HTTP download:
- Download Linux Mint 9 RC i386
- Download Linux Mint 9 RC amd64
Enjoy!
We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun testing the release candidate!
