Linux Mint 11 Released

[Neo]

Linux Mint 11 “Katya” released!

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





More info at official page:
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1760

[JayCub]

Thank you Neo, appreciate the information, this is well seeded and took about 8 min, now i just have to burn it to disk and see how it looks...

[Bearcat]

this is well seeded and took about 8 min, now i just have to burn it to disk and see how it looks...

I wish my ISP gave me that kind of bandwidth!

[JayCub]

I wish my ISP gave me that kind of bandwidth!

Sometimes i forget Bear the differences between ISP's and the area im living in is well covered and maintained, i used a torrent to download Mint but a direct download link would have been about the same speed.

[Bearcat]

Sometimes i forget Bear the differences between ISP's and the area im living in is well covered and maintained, i used a torrent to download Mint but a direct download link would have been about the same speed.

I supposedly have a 1.5 Mbs internet service, but am lucky if I can download at 200 Kbs. Out here in the country, I don't have much choice, other than dial up, or satelite (very expensive), so I have to live with it.

[INDRANIL]

Wow thanks Neo . Jay what's your bandwidth?? I wish I could have the same line over here . Bearcat I've upto 2 Mbps line but not unlimited. Also I used to get ~200 KB/s. But most of the time it stinks xD.

[Neo]

I downloaded it in 15 minutes. would try in vmware . i still dont think i would use it over ubuntu

[SAMEERA]

I've downloaded but haven't tried it yet

[Bearcat]

Bearcat I've upto 2 Mbps line but not unlimited. Also I used to get ~200 KB/s. But most of the time it stinks xD.

My service is unlimited, but it really stinks when I can't even get close to the amount of bandwidth I am supposedly paying for. In the evenings its even worse and I don't bother trying to watch stuff like Utube videos, because they take forever to download.

[JayCub]

Wow thanks Neo . Jay what's your bandwidth?? I wish I could have the same line over here . Bearcat I've upto 2 Mbps line but not unlimited. Also I used to get ~200 KB/s. But most of the time it stinks xD.

Supposed to be 27 Mbps but i don't get near that, so i would have to say im the lucky one here, and there was a recent price drop, sometimes downloads are so fast if you blink you would miss them, but i did start with dial up and would find it hard to take any step backwards at this point.

if i had been feeling better of late i would have set up the old pc for these new distro's, so i will stick with the live OS for a bit longer....