14 DAY TRIAL // None other than Clement Lefebvre announced a last evening, October 18th, the Release Candidate version of the next major version of Linux Mint 10. Dubbed Julia and based on the newly released Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) operating system, Linux Mint 10 will feature Linux kernel 2.6.35, GNOME 2.32 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. The development team dumped the old green/dark Shiki theme for a traditional light theme with a dark background. The new theme in Linux Mint 10 is called Mint-X and it has a brushed metal look! The Mint-X icon theme is also included.
Highlights of Linux Mint 10 RC:
· Based on Ubuntu 10.10; · 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.
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 RC right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development release and it should not be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.