The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC.
Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to Gnome 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release and it will be supported until April 2017.
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| MATE Edition | Cinnamon Edition | 
New features at a glance:
- MATE 1.2
 - Cinnamon 1.4
 - MDM
 - Artwork improvements
 - Search engines
 
For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 13“.
Important info:
- Windows popping behind the installer
 - Mint4Win
 - Desktop icons in Cinnamon
 
Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.
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
 
Bug reports:
Please report any bug you may find by leaving a comment on this blog.
Download:
Md5 sum:
- MATE 32-bit: 3c86a1f6d203a953ddd62f974707dad5
 - MATE 64-bit: 776a2e820362833cdbb056c035a5f2c1
 - Cinnamon 32-bit: aa1af21ba8196148a801196ec68dae87
 - Cinnamon 64-bit: 3786b11fa3a28dcfc3941295e872c4ce
 
Torrents:
- MATE 32-bit
 - MATE 64-bit
 - Cinnamon 32-bit
 - Cinnamon 64-bit
 
HTTP Mirrors for the MATE 32-bit DVD ISO:
- Argentina Xfree
 - Australia AARNet
 - Australia Internode
 - Australia Western Australian Internet Association
 - Australia Yes Optus Mirror
 - Austria Goodie Domain Service
 - Belarus ByFly
 - Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
 - Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
 - Czech Republic Silicon Hill
 - Denmark klid.dk
 - Estonia Girl Technology Blog
 - France Gwendal Le Bihan
 - France Ordimatic
 - France RTS Informatique
 - Germany Copahost
 - Germany GWDG
 - Germany NetCologne GmbH
 - Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
 - Greece National Technical University of Athens
 - Greece University of Crete
 - Greenland Tele Greenland
 - Iceland Siminn hf
 - Indonesia idREPO
 - Indonesia Universitas Pasundan Bandung
 - Ireland HEAnet
 - Italy GARR
 - Japan Tsukuba WIDE
 - Kazakhstan Neolabs
 - Latvia University of Latvia
 - Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
 - Luxembourg root S.A.
 - Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Open Source Mirror
 - Netherlands Triple IT
 - Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
 - New Zealand Xnet
 - Poland ICM – University of Warsaw
 - Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
 - Romania ServerHost
 - Russia Yandex Team
 - Serbia University of Kragujevac
 - Singapore NUS – School of Computing – SigLabs
 - South Africa University of Free State
 - South Korea KAIST
 - Spain ComunidadHosting
 - Sri Lanka Lanka Education and Research Network
 - Sweden Portlane
 - Switzerland SWITCH
 - Taiwan NCHC
 - Taiwan TamKang University
 - USA Linux Freedom
 - USA mirrorcatalogs.com
 - USA Secution, LLC.
 - USA University of Maryland, College Park
 - USA Yellow Fiber Networks
 
HTTP Mirrors for the MATE 64-bit DVD ISO:
- Argentina Xfree
 - Australia AARNet
 - Australia Internode
 - Australia Western Australian Internet Association
 - Australia Yes Optus Mirror
 - Austria Goodie Domain Service
 - Belarus ByFly
 - Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
 - Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
 - Czech Republic Silicon Hill
 - Denmark klid.dk
 - Estonia Girl Technology Blog
 - France Gwendal Le Bihan
 - France Ordimatic
 - France RTS Informatique
 - Germany Copahost
 - Germany GWDG
 - Germany NetCologne GmbH
 - Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
 - Greece National Technical University of Athens
 - Greece University of Crete
 - Greenland Tele Greenland
 - Iceland Siminn hf
 - Indonesia idREPO
 - Indonesia Universitas Pasundan Bandung
 - Ireland HEAnet
 - Italy GARR
 - Japan Tsukuba WIDE
 - Kazakhstan Neolabs
 - Latvia University of Latvia
 - Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
 - Luxembourg root S.A.
 - Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Open Source Mirror
 - Netherlands Triple IT
 - Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
 - New Zealand Xnet
 - Poland ICM – University of Warsaw
 - Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
 - Romania ServerHost
 - Russia Yandex Team
 - Serbia University of Kragujevac
 - Singapore NUS – School of Computing – SigLabs
 - South Africa University of Free State
 - South Korea KAIST
 - Spain ComunidadHosting
 - Sri Lanka Lanka Education and Research Network
 - Sweden Portlane
 - Switzerland SWITCH
 - Taiwan NCHC
 - Taiwan TamKang University
 - USA Linux Freedom
 - USA mirrorcatalogs.com
 - USA Secution, LLC.
 - USA University of Maryland, College Park
 - USA Yellow Fiber Networks
 
HTTP Mirrors for the Cinnamon 32-bit DVD ISO:
- Argentina Xfree
 - Australia AARNet
 - Australia Internode
 - Australia Western Australian Internet Association
 - Australia Yes Optus Mirror
 - Austria Goodie Domain Service
 - Belarus ByFly
 - Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
 - Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
 - Czech Republic Silicon Hill
 - Denmark klid.dk
 - Estonia Girl Technology Blog
 - France Gwendal Le Bihan
 - France Ordimatic
 - France RTS Informatique
 - Germany Copahost
 - Germany GWDG
 - Germany NetCologne GmbH
 - Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
 - Greece National Technical University of Athens
 - Greece University of Crete
 - Greenland Tele Greenland
 - Iceland Siminn hf
 - Indonesia idREPO
 - Indonesia Universitas Pasundan Bandung
 - Ireland HEAnet
 - Italy GARR
 - Japan Tsukuba WIDE
 - Kazakhstan Neolabs
 - Latvia University of Latvia
 - Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
 - Luxembourg root S.A.
 - Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Open Source Mirror
 - Netherlands Triple IT
 - Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
 - New Zealand Xnet
 - Poland ICM – University of Warsaw
 - Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
 - Romania ServerHost
 - Russia Yandex Team
 - Serbia University of Kragujevac
 - Singapore NUS – School of Computing – SigLabs
 - South Africa University of Free State
 - South Korea KAIST
 - Spain ComunidadHosting
 - Sri Lanka Lanka Education and Research Network
 - Sweden Portlane
 - Switzerland SWITCH
 - Taiwan NCHC
 - Taiwan TamKang University
 - USA Linux Freedom
 - USA mirrorcatalogs.com
 - USA Secution, LLC.
 - USA University of Maryland, College Park
 - USA Yellow Fiber Networks
 
HTTP Mirrors for the Cinnamon 64-bit DVD ISO:
- Argentina Xfree
 - Australia AARNet
 - Australia Internode
 - Australia Western Australian Internet Association
 - Australia Yes Optus Mirror
 - Austria Goodie Domain Service
 - Belarus ByFly
 - Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
 - Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
 - Czech Republic Silicon Hill
 - Denmark klid.dk
 - Estonia Girl Technology Blog
 - France Gwendal Le Bihan
 - France Ordimatic
 - France RTS Informatique
 - Germany Copahost
 - Germany GWDG
 - Germany NetCologne GmbH
 - Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
 - Greece National Technical University of Athens
 - Greece University of Crete
 - Greenland Tele Greenland
 - Iceland Siminn hf
 - Indonesia idREPO
 - Indonesia Universitas Pasundan Bandung
 - Ireland HEAnet
 - Italy GARR
 - Japan Tsukuba WIDE
 - Kazakhstan Neolabs
 - Latvia University of Latvia
 - Lithuania Atviras kodas Lietuvai
 - Luxembourg root S.A.
 - Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Open Source Mirror
 - Netherlands Triple IT
 - Netherlands Tuxis Internet Engineering
 - New Zealand Xnet
 - Poland ICM – University of Warsaw
 - Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
 - Romania ServerHost
 - Russia Yandex Team
 - Serbia University of Kragujevac
 - Singapore NUS – School of Computing – SigLabs
 - South Africa University of Free State
 - South Korea KAIST
 - Spain ComunidadHosting
 - Sri Lanka Lanka Education and Research Network
 - Sweden Portlane
 - Switzerland SWITCH
 - Taiwan NCHC
 - Taiwan TamKang University
 - USA Linux Freedom
 - USA mirrorcatalogs.com
 - USA Secution, LLC.
 - USA University of Maryland, College Park
 - USA Yellow Fiber Networks
 
Enjoy!
We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun testing the release candidate!








