Linux Mint 10 Officially Released

Clement Lefebvre, father of the Linux Mint project, announced a few minutes ago, November 12th, the immediate availability for download of the final and stable release of the Linux Mint 10 operating system.

Dubbed Julia, Linux Mint 10 is based on the recently released Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, it features a Linux kernel 2.6.35, the GNOME 2.32 desktop environment, and X.Org 7.5.

New in Linux Mint 10 is a very useful welcome screen, that allows you to install various audio/video codecs or upgrade your system to the DVD edition.

Linux Mint 10 brings a new look and feel for its users. Clement Lefebvre and the team behind the project dumped the old green/dark Shiki theme for a traditional light theme with a dark background. The new artwork in Linux Mint 10 is called Mint-X and it has a brushed metal look, with a nice and simple icon theme.

Highlights of Linux Mint 10:

· Based on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat);
· Linux kernel 2.6.35;
· GNOME 2.32.0;
· X.Org 7.5;
· New welcome screen;
· Improved Mint Menu;
· Improved Software Manager;
· Improved Update Manager;
· Improved Upload Manager;
· New artwork;
· Various system improvements.


Linux Mint 10 will work well on the following recommended hardware requirements:

· An x86 CPU (Please note that the 64-bit edition of Linux Mint requires a 64-bit processor);
· 512 MB of system memory (RAM);
· 4 GB of hard disk space for installation;
· A graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution;
· An optical drive or USB port.

Linux Mint 10 (Julia) is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. It is distributed as a Live GNOME CD and DVD, OEM edition, and a special CD for USA & Japan.


About Linux Mint

Linux Mint is and will always be an elegant, easy-to-use, up-to-date, 100% free and comfortable Linux operating system based on the very popular Ubuntu OS. 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 10 right now from Softpedia.