Linux Mint 9 LXDE released!

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 LXDE.

Linux Mint 9 LXDE

New features at a glance:

• New LXDM Display Manager
• Improved PCManFM2 file manager
• New Software Manager
  • 30,000 packages
  • Review applications straight from the Software Manager
  • APT daemon
  • Visual improvements
• New Backup Tool
  • Incremental backups, compression, integrity checks
  • Backup/Restoration of the software selection
• Better look & feel
  • Backgrounds
  • Welcome screen
  • Update Manager
• System improvements
  • Windows installer
  • Husse quotes
  • Default software selection
  • Local repository and Gnome-PPP
  • Apt hold/unhold/held commands
• Project changes
  • Community Website
  • Community Editions
• Upstream improvements
  • Faster boot
  • Long Term Support

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 9 LXDE“.

Known problems:

• Splash screen resolution
• Windows installer
• Moonlight
• Menu localization
• Applications in the file manager
• Menu launcher color
• CD ripping with Exaile
• Upstream issues

To get more information about these problems and their solution, read the “Known problems” section of the release notes

System requirements:

• x86 processor
• 192 MB of system memory (RAM)
• 3 GB of disk space for installation
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD-ROM drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

• To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
• To upgrade from Linux Mint 9 LXDE RC, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.

Download:

Linux Mint 9 LXDE is available as a 32-bit liveCD, via Torrent and HTTP download:

• Download Linux Mint 9 LXDE
  

Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!

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10 Responses to “Linux Mint 9 LXDE released!”

1. nocho Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 5:13 pm

   wow  excelente trabajo Kendall. Veo que ya es una versión estable.

   Linux Mint 9 LXDE released! (non RC)

2. PsynoKhi0 Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 5:23 pm

   Downloading through torrent… Speedy, easy on resources, LTS, mono free (?)… What’s more to ask, looks like we have a winner here 

3. joe Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 6:35 pm

   it is a winner but with 192 ram if you have no video ram you need to make your page file 98

4. joe Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 6:35 pm

   best for low ram low video computers and does more then gnome in some ways

5. nobodyin Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 7:12 pm

   I hate to be a spoiler but my firefox freezes at random times for no reason. This does not happen on the GNOME version.

6. Fnx Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 8:46 pm

   Thank you for the release!

   When is the release for Linux Mint KDE? I prefer KDE.

   sorry for my English, it isn’t good.

7. hinto Says: 
   July 18th, 2010 at 9:16 pm

   Congratulations!!!!

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   July 18th, 2010 at 9:46 pm

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9. poltiser Says: 
   July 19th, 2010 at 12:38 am

   What about AMD64 version?

10. elsabarto Says: 
    July 19th, 2010 at 2:44 am

    Thank you Clem