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The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 13 “Maya”.

Available in two editions, Linux Mint 13 features the choice between a productive, stable and mature MATE 1.2 desktop and the brand new modern-looking and exciting Cinnamon 1.4. These two desktops are among the best available, they’re perfectly integrated within Linux Mint and represent great alternatives to Gnome 2 users. Linux Mint 13 is also an LTS (Long Term Support) release and it will be supported until April 2017.




MATE EditionCinnamon Edition

<br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; ">New features at a glance:

• MATE 1.2
• Cinnamon 1.4
• MDM
• Artwork improvements
• Search engines

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 13“.

Important info:

• Boot hangs on systems with b43 wireless cards
• 64-bit only for Mint4win
• Windows popping behind the installer in MATE edition
• Desktop icons in Cinnamon

Make sure to read the “Release Notes” to be aware of important info or known issues related to this release.

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

Upgrade instructions:

• To upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint follow these instructions.
• To upgrade from the RC release, simply apply any level 1 and 2 updates (if any) available in the Update Manager.

Download:

Md5 sum:

• MATE 32-bit: 43ca0be4501b9d1a46fea25ec2cd556e
• MATE 64-bit: 2d84f671ad77a8019dfa6e1d00572d82
• Cinnamon 32-bit: 913fd6c76730dac0aff87d565cbdb737
• Cinnamon 64-bit: e0f3dbee947630d1eada01a3583d3b96

Torrents:

• MATE 32-bit
• MATE 64-bit
• Cinnamon 32-bit
• Cinnamon 64-bit

Introducing Cinnamon

With Gnome 2 no longer an option we lost one of the most important  upstream components our Linux Mint desktop was based on. Our entire  focus shifted from innovating on the desktop, to patching existing  alternatives such as Gnome Shell. We used MATE and MGSE to provide an  easier transition away from Gnome 2, but without being able to truly  offer an alternative that was better than Gnome 2. Both MATE and Gnome  Shell are promising projects but MATE’s ultimate goal is to replicate  Gnome 2 using GTK+ and Gnome Shell doesn’t provide what we need in a  desktop and is going in a direction we do not want to follow. So for  these reasons we’re designing a new desktop called Cinnamon, which  leverages new technology and implements our vision.



If you like Linux Mint you’ll probably like Cinnamon. Both projects  share the same philosophy and the same vision of what a desktop should  be. In this vision, the computer works for you and makes it easy for you  to be productive. Things aren’t hidden away but easy to access. With  easy to use interfaces, a familiar layout, advanced technologies and  principles you’ve already got to to use in Linux Mint, you’ll quickly  find yourself at home. Configuration is also something important in  Cinnamon as one of its fundamental goals is to make you feel at home…  thus giving you the ability to change the way the desktop works, looks  and behave.



Under the hood Cinnamon is forked from Gnome Shell and based on  Mutter and Gnome 3. It’s already available for Linux Mint 12, Ubuntu  11.10, Fedora 16, OpenSUSE 12.1 and Arch Linux and will soon make its  way (along with MGSE and MATE) to LMDE when Gnome 3.2 enters Debian  Testing.

The latest release, Cinnamon 1.1.3, brings stability and improvements  to what has already become our favorite desktop. Going forward,  Cinnamon will gain themes, extensions and a control center. It will  likely replace Gnome Shell / MGSE as the main desktop in Linux Mint, and  we will continue to support MATE (which goal and technology are  different but which is also getting better and better by the day).

A few cool things already in Cinnamon

• One unique bottom panel which you can auto-hide (and which location will be configurable in the future)
• Window list, “show desktop” button, systray icons and all the features introduced in MGSE
• A menu featuring the same layout as mintMenu, with options to add applications to favorites, to the desktop or to the panel
• Custom panel launchers
• A sound applet which lets you launch and control your music, and   switch your sound from your speakers to your headphones and vice-versa.

Installing Cinnamon

You can install Cinnamon alongside other desktops (including MATE and Gnome Shell/MGSE). Install the package “cinnamon-session“, log out and choose the “Cinnamon” session at the login screen.

More information about Cinnamon

• Main website: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/
• Issues and milestones: https://github.com/l...Cinnamon/issues
• Git repository: https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/