The development team behind the Linux Mint project just released a new version of their Linux distro. A new version, Linux Mint 17.2 RC "Rafaela", includes a lot of interesting changes and improvements. Both MATE and Cinnamon editions were released.
Linux Mint 17.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.
The following highlights are available for this release:
- Watching Flash DRM content
- Issues with Skype
- DVD Playback with VLC
- Bluetooth
- Compiz in Virtualbox
- EFI Support
- Misconfigured Swap when using home directory encryption
- Solving freezes with some NVIDIA GeForce GPUs
- Booting with non-PAE CPUs
- Issues with KDE apps
- Other issues
See its release notes for MATE and Cinnamon editions.
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 (20GB recommended).
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution (1024×768 recommended).
- CD/DVD drive or USB port
Major updates in this release are Cinnamon 2.6 and MATE 1.10.
Download Linux Mint 17.2 RC
MATE edition | Cinnamon edition
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