Linux Mint 11 “Katya” released!

[Jack]

Linux Mint 11 “Katya” released!

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New features at a glance:

• One click install for multimedia codecs and extra applications
• The Software Manager
  • UI improvements
  • New splash screen
  • Fonts category
  • More accurate package information
  • More application icons by default
  • More accurate search by default
• The Update Manager
  • Performance boosts
  • Improved dependencies handling
  • Better changelog retrieval
  • UI improvements
• The Desktop Settings tool
• “Desktop-agnostic”, detection and upcoming compatibility with other desktops
  • New setting for the fortunes in the terminal
• Artwork improvements
  • Backgrounds, overlay scrollbars, plymouth, Mint-X, search add-on.
• System improvements
  • New “apt download” command
  • Adobe flash plugins
• Changes in the software selection

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 11“.


Release notes:

Known problems

• Icon sizes in the menu
• Mint-X theme improvements missing

Upstream issues

• Gnome theme failing to load
• Compiz Fusion
• Battery status indicator
• Moonlight

Important information

• Overlay scrollbars
• Black splash screens
• CD images
• Distributors and magazines in the USA and Japan
• Local repository and GnomePPP
• Windows installer

To get more information about these problems and their solution, read the “Release notes”.

Download Linux Mint 11 “Katya”

 

[LoftedAphid86]

I may install it on a virtual machine depending on how much RAM it requires.
Can someone tell me how much it needs?

 

[Jack]

System requirements:

• x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
• 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
• 5 GB of disk space
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD/DVD drive or USB port

http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1760

So can your VM handle it ?:666:

 

[LoftedAphid86]

Not unless 24MB of RAM appears out of nowhere.

 

[Tweak]

I'm likely (but not promising) to use this on VM or possibly on a netbook that is already quad booting different nix distros, with 12GB DDR3 in this rig I am sure my VM can "handle it".

 

[HeffeD]

I'm already running a VM of Mint 10. (Performance is pretty good with 1GB allocated) I'll get around to upgrading soon.

 

[win7holic]

look like mac osx ya jack?
cool

 

[HeffeD]

Katya is running well here on VM. The UI is quicker and less buggy than version 10's was. I used to see a lot of transparent windows when I would try and open various menus. Basically just a transparent rectangle instead of a menu. I haven't seen this yet with version 11.

And it ships with Firefox 4.x.

 

[bogdan]

Nice video review. Thanks for sharing it, Jack.