The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 11 “Katya”.
Linux Mint 11 “Katya”
New features at a glance:
- One click install for multimedia codecs and extra applications
- The Software Manager
- UI improvements
- New splash screen
- Fonts category
- More accurate package information
- More application icons by default
- More accurate search by default
- The Update Manager
- Performance boosts
- Improved dependencies handling
- Better changelog retrieval
- UI improvements
- The Desktop Settings tool
- “Desktop-agnostic”, detection and upcoming compatibility with other desktops
- New setting for the fortunes in the terminal
- Artwork improvements
- Backgrounds, overlay scrollbars, plymouth, Mint-X, search add-on.
- System improvements
- new “apt download” command
- Adobe flash plugins
- Changes in the software selection
For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 11“.
Release notes:
- Known issues
- Gnome theme failing to load
- Compiz Fusion
- Battery status indicator
- Moonlight
- Important information
- Overlay scrollbars
- Black splash screens
- CD images
- Distributors and magazines in the USA and Japan
- Local repository and GnomePPP
- Windows installer
To get more information about these problems and their solution, read the “Release notes”.
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 RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
- 5 GB of disk space
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- CD/DVD drive or USB port
Upgrade instructions:
- To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
- To upgrade from Linux Mint 11 RC, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.
Download:
Md5 sum:
- DVD 32-bit: 010bad6bf2bb58f61fea8e437366576c
- DVD 64-bit: 773b6cdfe44b91bc44448fa7b34bffa8
- CD no codecs 32-bit: b68ffed453e8d64e683bca5c041c3208
- CD no codecs 64-bit: f7ba8582b319eeda33636bf2b39546a3
- OEM 32-bit: c8d1d0b9eaef8b1f1b1b38b65f9c144e
- OEM 64-bit: 635879235d2c7a450331c53b767f1e0e
Torrents:
- DVD 32-bit
- DVD 64-bit
- CD no codecs 32-bit
- CD no codecs 64-bit
- OEM 32-bit
- OEM 64-bit
HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit DVD ISO:
- South Africa Internet Solutions
- South Africa Web Africa
- China University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan JAIST
- Japan Yamagata University
- Taiwan Yuan-Ze University
- Austria Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus ByFly
- Bulgaria nano-box.net
- Czech Republic Silicon Hill
- Denmark klid.dk
- France linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany Copahost
- Germany GWDG
- Germany NetCologne GmbH
- Greece University of Crete
- Ireland HEAnet
- Latvia University of Latvia
- Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland Polish Telecom
- Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden Portlane
- Switzerland SWITCH
- Turkey Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi
- United Kingdom Netrino
- Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA DoctorServer.by
- USA Linux Freedom
- USA Linux Mirrors
- USA Secution, LLC.
- USA Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia AARNet
- Australia Western Australian Internet Association
- Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit DVD ISO:
- South Africa Internet Solutions
- South Africa Web Africa
- China University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan JAIST
- Japan Yamagata University
- Taiwan Yuan-Ze University
- Austria Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus ByFly
- Bulgaria nano-box.net
- Czech Republic Silicon Hill
- Denmark klid.dk
- France linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany Copahost
- Germany GWDG
- Germany NetCologne GmbH
- Greece University of Crete
- Ireland HEAnet
- Latvia University of Latvia
- Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland Polish Telecom
- Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden Portlane
- Switzerland SWITCH
- Turkey Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi
- United Kingdom Netrino
- Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA DoctorServer.by
- USA Linux Freedom
- USA Linux Mirrors
- USA Secution, LLC.
- USA Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia AARNet
- Australia Western Australian Internet Association
- Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit CD No codecs ISO:
- South Africa Internet Solutions
- South Africa Web Africa
- China University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan JAIST
- Japan Yamagata University
- Taiwan Yuan-Ze University
- Austria Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus ByFly
- Bulgaria nano-box.net
- Czech Republic Silicon Hill
- Denmark klid.dk
- France linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany Copahost
- Germany GWDG
- Germany NetCologne GmbH
- Greece University of Crete
- Ireland HEAnet
- Latvia University of Latvia
- Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland Polish Telecom
- Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden Portlane
- Switzerland SWITCH
- Turkey Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi
- United Kingdom Netrino
- Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA DoctorServer.by
- USA Linux Freedom
- USA Linux Mirrors
- USA Secution, LLC.
- USA Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia AARNet
- Australia Western Australian Internet Association
- Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit CD No codecs ISO:
- South Africa Internet Solutions
- South Africa Web Africa
- China University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan JAIST
- Japan Yamagata University
- Taiwan Yuan-Ze University
- Austria Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus ByFly
- Bulgaria nano-box.net
- Czech Republic Silicon Hill
- Denmark klid.dk
- France linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany Copahost
- Germany GWDG
- Germany NetCologne GmbH
- Greece University of Crete
- Ireland HEAnet
- Latvia University of Latvia
- Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland Polish Telecom
- Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden Portlane
- Switzerland SWITCH
- Turkey Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi
- United Kingdom Netrino
- Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA DoctorServer.by
- USA Linux Freedom
- USA Linux Mirrors
- USA Secution, LLC.
- USA Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia AARNet
- Australia Western Australian Internet Association
- Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit OEM ISO:
- South Africa Internet Solutions
- South Africa Web Africa
- China University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan JAIST
- Japan Yamagata University
- Taiwan Yuan-Ze University
- Austria Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus ByFly
- Bulgaria nano-box.net
- Czech Republic Silicon Hill
- Denmark klid.dk
- France linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany Copahost
- Germany GWDG
- Germany NetCologne GmbH
- Greece University of Crete
- Ireland HEAnet
- Latvia University of Latvia
- Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland Polish Telecom
- Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden Portlane
- Switzerland SWITCH
- Turkey Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi
- United Kingdom Netrino
- Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA DoctorServer.by
- USA Linux Freedom
- USA Linux Mirrors
- USA Secution, LLC.
- USA Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia AARNet
- Australia Western Australian Internet Association
- Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit OEM ISO:
- South Africa Internet Solutions
- South Africa Web Africa
- China University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
- India Honesty Net Solutions
- Japan JAIST
- Japan Yamagata University
- Taiwan Yuan-Ze University
- Austria Goodie Domain Service
- Belarus ByFly
- Bulgaria nano-box.net
- Czech Republic Silicon Hill
- Denmark klid.dk
- France linuxmint-fr.org
- Germany Copahost
- Germany GWDG
- Germany NetCologne GmbH
- Greece University of Crete
- Ireland HEAnet
- Latvia University of Latvia
- Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
- Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
- Poland Polish Telecom
- Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
- Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
- Sweden Portlane
- Switzerland SWITCH
- Turkey Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi
- United Kingdom Netrino
- Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
- USA DoctorServer.by
- USA Linux Freedom
- USA Linux Mirrors
- USA Secution, LLC.
- USA Yellow Fiber Networks
- Australia AARNet
- Australia Western Australian Internet Association
- Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
Enjoy!
We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!
