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.
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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