First Release Candidate of Linux Mint 7 KDE Edition Arrives

Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project proudly announced last night on the official blog the immediate availability of the first release candidate of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) KDE Community Edition operating system. This first RC is based on the popular Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) distribution, is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.28 and is built on top of the KDE 4.2.4 desktop environment. Just like the other editions of Gloria, this one also includes brand-new artwork, updated applications and many, many new breathtaking features.

"The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" KDE Community Edition RC1. [...] Based on Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, Linux 2.6.28, KDE 4.2.4 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" KDE Community Edition features a lot of improvements and the latest software from the Open Source World." - Clement Lefebvre said in the official release announcement.

Highlights of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) KDE:

· Based on Ubuntu 9.04;
· Linux kernel 2.6.28;
· X.Org 7.4;
· KDE 4.2.4;
· Amarok 2.1;
· New artwork;
· Improved boot speed;
· Improved mintMenu;
· Improved mintInstall;
· Improved mintUpdate;
· Improved mintUpload;
· Added mintWelcome;
· Added apt version, inxi and rtfm command-line tools;
· Moonlight/Silverlight support.

Minimum system requirements:

· A 32-bit processor;
· 512 MB of RAM;
· 10 GB free hard disk space (for installation);
· VGA video card capable of at least 800x600 resolution;
· A CD-ROM drive.

What is Linux Mint? Linux Mint is an elegant, easy-to-use, up-to-date, 100% free and comfortable Linux desktop distribution based on the very popular Ubuntu operating system. It offers paid commercial support to companies and individuals. Also, free community support is available from the forums and the IRC channel.

Download Linux Mint 7 KDE RC1 right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is an unstable release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only!

Please report bugs to the Linux Mint 7 KDE RC1 Bug thread on their forum.