Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebecca” Cinnamon liberado!!!

Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebecca” Cinnamon released!


Written by Clem on Saturday, November 29th, 2014 @ 12:21 pm| Main Topics


The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebecca” Cinnamon.


Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca Cinnamon Edition


Linux Mint 17.1 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.


New features at a glance:
Cinnamon 2.4 Update Manager Language Settings Login Screen System Improvements Artwork Improvements Other Improvements Main Components LTS Strategy

For a complete overview and to see screenshots of the new features, visit: “ What’s new in Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon “.


Important info:
There is some important info in the Release Notes :

• Keybindings migration
• Issues with Skype
• DVD Playback with VLC
• HiDPI
• EFI Support
• Misconfigured swap when using home directory encryption
• Solving freezes with some NVIDIA GeForce GPUs
• Booting with non-PAE CPUs
• Issues with KDE apps
• Other issues

Make sure to read them to be aware of known issues and known solutions 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).
• 512MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
• 9GB of disk space (20GB recommended).
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution (1024×768 recommended).
• DVD drive or USB port

Upgrade instructions:

• If you want to upgrade from Linux Mint 17.1 RC, simply launch the Update Manager and install any Level 1 update available.
• If you want to upgrade from Linux Mint 17, please wait for a few days while we release a new version of the Update Manager to you. In the meantime, you do not need to download or to reinstall anything. We’ll make announcements next week when this is ready.