Linux Mint 16 “Petra” MATE released! ~ Tic Droid

The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 16 “Petra” MATE.

Linux Mint 16 Petra MATE Edition

Linux Mint 16 is the result of 6 months of incremental development on top of stable and reliable technologies. This new release comes with updated software and brings refinements and new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.

New features at a glance:

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “What’s new in Linux Mint 16 MATE“.

Important info:

Recommended packages and 32-bit libraries
DVD playback
EFI Support
PAE required for 32-bit ISOs
mint4win

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 follow these instructions.

Download:

Md5 sum:

32-bit: 678dc3975bb205137a67702f3552a894
64-bit: ea86b57728d047ec6e1614418890776b

Torrents:

HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit DVD ISO:

Argentina Cooperativa Telefonica de Villa Gobernador Galvez Ltda.
Argentina Xfree
Australia AARNet
Australia Internode
Australia uberglobal
Australia Western Australian Internet Association
Australia Yes Optus Mirror
Austria Goodie Domain Service
Bangladesh dhakaCom Limited
Belarus ByFly
Belgium Cu.be Solutions
Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
Bulgaria Telepoint
Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
China Qiming College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Czech Republic Ignum, s.r.o.
France Gwendal Le Bihan
France IRCAM
France Ordimatic
France RTS Informatique
Germany Artfiles
Germany Copahost
Germany FH Aachen
Germany GWDG
Germany Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
Germany killerhorse.eu
Germany NetCologne GmbH
Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
Greece National Technical University of Athens
Greece University of Crete
Greenland Tele Greenland
Iceland Siminn hf
India Honesty Net Solutions
Ireland HEAnet
Israel Israel Internet Association
Italy GARR
Luxembourg root S.A.
Netherlands NLUUG
Netherlands Triple IT
New Zealand University of Canterbury
New Zealand Xnet
Norway Communica
Poland ICM – University of Warsaw
Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
Portugal Universidade do Porto
Romania ServerHost
Russia Yandex Team
Serbia University of Kragujevac
Singapore 0x.sg
Singapore NUS – School of Computing – SigLabs
Slovakia Rainside
South Africa University of Free State
South Korea KAIST
South Korea NeowizGames corp
Spain Oficina de Software Libre do Cixug
Sri Lanka Lanka Education and Research Network
Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
Sweden Portlane
Switzerland SWITCH
Taiwan NCHC
Taiwan TamKang University
Ukraine OSDN.Org.UA
United Kingdom Bytemark Hosting
United Kingdom University of Kent UK Mirror Service
USA James Madison University
USA MetroCast Cablevision
USA mirrorcatalogs.com
USA Nexcess
USA University of Maryland, College Park
USA University of Oklahoma

HTTP Mirrors for the 64-bit DVD ISO:

Argentina Cooperativa Telefonica de Villa Gobernador Galvez Ltda.
Argentina Xfree
Australia AARNet
Australia Internode
Australia uberglobal
Australia Western Australian Internet Association
Australia Yes Optus Mirror
Austria Goodie Domain Service
Bangladesh dhakaCom Limited
Belarus ByFly
Belgium Cu.be Solutions
Brazil Universidade Federal do Parana
Bulgaria Telepoint
Canada University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
China Qiming College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Czech Republic Ignum, s.r.o.
France Gwendal Le Bihan
France IRCAM
France Ordimatic
France RTS Informatique
Germany Artfiles
Germany Copahost
Germany FH Aachen
Germany GWDG
Germany Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
Germany killerhorse.eu
Germany NetCologne GmbH
Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organization
Greece National Technical University of Athens
Greece University of Crete
Greenland Tele Greenland
Iceland Siminn hf
India Honesty Net Solutions
Ireland HEAnet
Israel Israel Internet Association
Italy GARR
Luxembourg root S.A.
Netherlands NLUUG
Netherlands Triple IT
New Zealand University of Canterbury
New Zealand Xnet
Norway Communica
Poland ICM – University of Warsaw
Portugal CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
Portugal Universidade do Porto
Romania ServerHost
Russia Yandex Team
Serbia University of Kragujevac
Singapore 0x.sg
Singapore NUS – School of Computing – SigLabs
Slovakia Rainside
South Africa University of Free State
South Korea KAIST
South Korea NeowizGames corp
Spain Oficina de Software Libre do Cixug
Sri Lanka Lanka Education and Research Network
Sweden DF – Computer Society at Lund University
Sweden Portlane
Switzerland SWITCH
Taiwan NCHC
Taiwan TamKang University
Ukraine OSDN.Org.UA
United Kingdom Bytemark Hosting
United Kingdom University of Kent UK Mirror Service
USA James Madison University
USA MetroCast Cablevision
USA mirrorcatalogs.com
USA Nexcess
USA University of Maryland, College Park
USA University of Oklahoma

Alternative downloads:

No-codecs images:

Distributors and magazines in Japan, USA and countries where distributing media codecs is problematic can use the “No Codecs” ISO images. These images are available for both the MATE and Cinnamon editions, in 32-bit and 64-bit at the following address:

http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=21

OEM images:

Manufacturers can pre-install Linux Mint on their computers using the OEM installation images. These images will be made available next week, for both the MATE and Cinnamon edition in 64-bit at the following address:

http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=21

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