The next generation of Linux Mint is here and ready for testing

May 16, 2013 13:57 GMT  ·  By

The first RC for Linux Mint 15 has been launched and comes with two distinct flavors, Cinnamon and MATE.

According to the developers, Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” is the most ambitious project so far and they are aiming to incorporate a lot of new features.

Highlights of Linux Mint 15 RC Cinnamon:

• A unified control center has been implemented; • The login screen can now be themed in HTML5; • “Software Sources” and “Driver Manager” tools have been added; • Cinnamon 1.8 has been implemented. It numbers 1,075 commits and tons of bugfixes.

Check out the official announcement for a complete list of changes and updates.

Download Linux Mint 15 RC Cinnamon right now from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.

Linux Mint 15 RC Cinnamon (12 Images)

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