Linux Mint 13 “Maya” RC released!

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.

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!