14 DAY TRIAL // Clement Lefebvre and the community behind the Linux Mint project proudly announced last night on their official blog the immediate availability of the final release of the Linux Mint 7 (codename Gloria) operating system. Linux Mint 7 is based on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and it is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.28, X.org 7.4 and GNOME 2.26.1. Above all that, the 7th release of Linux Mint includes a brand new artwork, updated applications and many, many new breathtaking features.
"The 7th release of Linux Mint comes with numerous bug fixes and a lot of improvements. In particular the menu system, the application manager and the upload manager now provide new features such as “Suggestions”, “Featured applications”, “SCP and SFTP support”. The underlying base of the operating system was also strengthened with a new adjustment mechanism which makes Linux Mint more robust and less vulnerable to Ubuntu package upgrades, and the introduction of virtual and meta packages which simplify upgrade paths and the installation of multiple desktop environments." - said Clement Lefebvre in the official release announcement.
Highlights of Linux Mint 7 (Gloria):
· Based on Ubuntu 9.04; · Linux kernel 2.6.28; · X.Org 7.4; · GNOME 2.26.1; · 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; · Xchat-Gnome was replaced by XChat; · Meta and virtual packages.
On top of that, the Linux Mint team is proud to present the second edition of the Linux Mint Universal Edition, a customized version of Gloria, available as a Live DVD. The Universal Edition contains the following features:
· Installs all the available audio and video codecs; · Offers support for English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Danish, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese/Pt, Portuguese/Br, Arabic, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Galician, Russian, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Norwegian, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Romanian, Catalan, Czech, Greek, Slovak, Norwegian, Marathi, Croatian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Hindi, Hebrew, Finnish, Serbian, Belarussian, Bosnian and Basque languages; · Text-based GRUB; · Available as a Live DVD.
If you're not yet convinced about the new features of Linux Mint 7, you can view some nice flash videos right here.
Recommended system requirements:
· A 32-bit processor; · 512 MB of RAM; · 2.5 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.
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