Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Xfce released!

2010-Mar-31 Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Xfce Community Edition 正式版がリリースされた。 同日、Linux Mint 8 “Helena” LXDE Community Edition もリリースされた。

Linux Mint 8 の Community Editions についての概要はこちらからどうぞ。

Desktop Manager の違いで、KDE、Xfce、Fluxbox および LXDE の4種類のバージョンがリリースされている。

Xfce, Fluxbox および LXDE の各々のリリースバージョンは、システム要件のハードルは低く、非力な？シングルコアなレガシーマシンでも軽快に動作させることができそうだ。

OpenSolaris preview development build_134 をインストールした My Notebook PC の VirtualBox ゲストとして、Linux Mint 8 Xfce Community Edition をインストールしてみた。

動作環境：

My Notebook: Dell Latitude D410

VirtualBox 3.1.6 r59338 on OpenSolaris preview dev. b134

baian@mint8-xfce ~ $ uname -a

Linux mint8-xfce 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

Linux Mint 8 Xfce CE Desktop on My Notebook PC

Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Xfce released!

Written by Clem on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 @ 3:32 pm, Linux Mint Blog.
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Xfce Community Edition.

Quick steps:

Download the ISO or the torrent.

While it’s downloading look at the overview of the new features in Linux Mint 8 Xfce, read the User Guide and make sure to quickly go through the known issues.

After the ISO is downloaded verify the MD5 (as described in the user guide).

Burn the ISO at low speed and enjoy Linux Mint 8 Xfce.

Introduction to Linux Mint 8 Xfce:
Based on Xubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, Linux 2.6.31, Xfce 4.6.1 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 8 “Helena” Xfce CE features a lot of improvements and the latest software from the Open Source World.
Featured improvements in this release: OEM installation, possibility to ignore updates, configurable menu places, multiple selection in the Software Manager, new system tray File Uploader with support for drag and drop and mutiple files uploads.
For a detailed overview of the new features and improvements included in Linux Mint 8 Xfce, please read “What’s new in Helena Xfce?“.

System requirements:

x86 processor

256 MB of system memory (RAM)

3 GB of disk space for installation

GA graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution

CD-ROM drive or USB port

Important information and known issues: For a complete list of known issues read the release notes.

Download Linux Mint 8 Xfce: This edition is available via HTTP and torrent from the download page.

Enjoy!
Have a lot of fun with this edition and let us know what you think. Reviews will be answered and your feedback will be used to improve the distribution before the next release. We hope you enjoy this release as much as we enjoyed making it and we wish you a very nice experience with Linux Mint.