En Release Candidate av LM9 har släppts och kan laddas ner för de som vill provköra. Det fattas fortfarande en del översättningar även om vi är klara med den svenska översättningen.
Troligen kommer allt vara klart i slutet av månaden.
New features at a glance:
- 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
- Menu improvements
- Editable items
- Transparent menu
- Always start with favorites
- “Add to” shortcuts
- Desktop settings
- Changes apply immediately
- Additional options
- Better look & feel
- Backgrounds
- Welcome screen
- Update Manager
- System improvements
- Windows installer
- Husse quotes
- USB Creator
- Default software selection
- Local repository and Gnome-PPP
- Apt hold/unhold/held commands
- Project changes
- Community Website
- CD & DVD
- Community Editions
- OEM installation disks
- USA/Japan distributors disks
- 32 & 64-bit
- 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“.
Known problems:
- Splash screen resolution
- Missing translations
- File Uploader not closing
- Editing items in the menu doesn’t take effect immediately
- Moonlight
- Upstream issues
To get more information about these problems and their solution, read the “Known problems” section of the release notes.
Important information:
As an RC (Release Candidate) this release is targeted at developers and beta-testers who want to help Linux Mint find and correct bugs before the stable release. Please do not use this release as your main desktop.
- Java and OpenOffice.org-base
- OEM disks
- Distributors disks for the USA and Japan
- Tomboy Notes
- Local repository and Gnome-PPP
To get more information, read the “Important information” section of the release notes.
System requirements:
- x86 processor (for both 32 & 64-bit versions)
- x86_64 compatible processor (for the 64-bit version)
- 512 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
Bug reports:
Please report any bug you may find in Launchpad.
Download:
Linux Mint 9 RC is available in both 32 & 64-bit as a liveCD, via Torrent and HTTP download:
Enjoy!
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