Linux Mint 16 “Petra” KDE released!

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

Linux Mint 16 Petra KDE Edition

KDE is a vibrant, innovative, advanced, modern looking and full-featured desktop environment. This edition features all the improvements from the latest Linux Mint release on top of KDE 4.11.
New features at a glance:

• KDE 4.11
• Samba Mounter
• Login Screen
• USB Stick support
• Performance improvements
• Software Manager
• System Improvements
• Artwork Improvements
• Main Components

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

• Recommended packages and 32-bit libraries
• 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).
• 1GB RAM
• 8 GB of disk space
• Graphics card capable of 1024×768 resolution
• 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: 1d05326903d52a0608f9661d774721e9
• 64-bit: ce590f819c125730bedf234bd374e4d8

Torrents:

• 32-bit
• 64-bit

HTTP Mirrors for the 32-bit DVD ISO:

• 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
• 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
• 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 Universidade do Porto
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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 Universidade do Porto
• 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
• 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

Enjoy!