Get the latest Cinnamon and MATE releases

Mar 18, 2015 11:05 GMT  ·  By

Clement Lefebvre announced a few minutes ago, March 18, the immediate availability for download and testing of the Release Candidate versions of Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 “Betsy” Cinnamon and MATE, two computer operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and built around the Cinnamon and MATE desktop environments created by Linux Mint developers.

Dubbed Betsy, LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 2 RC (Release Candidate) brings all the latest innovations that have been recently implemented in the Cinnamon and MATE desktop environments. It also incorporates all the goodies from the upstream Linux Mint operating system, as well as from Debian GNU/Linux. While it aims to be as easy to use as the mainstream Linux Mint editions, LDME is currently targeted at experienced Linux users.

“The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 2 “Betsy” Cinnamon/MATE RC,” says Clement Lefebvre in today’s announcement. “LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is a very exciting distribution, targeted at experienced users, which provides the same environment as Linux Mint but uses Debian as its package base, instead of Ubuntu.”

Recommended system requirements and availability

It is recommended to install the Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 Cinnamon and MATE operating systems on computers powered by a modern x86 or 64-bit processor with a minimum of 512MB of RAM (1GB RAM recommended), at least 9GB of free disk space (20GB recommended), a graphics card that’s capable of 800x600 pixel resolution (1024x768 pixel resolution is recommended), and a DVD drive or USB port.

Download Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 Cinnamon and MATE RC right now via Softpedia or directly from the official Linux Mint website. There, you will be able to grab Live DVD ISO images for both 64 and 32-bit computer platforms. However, please keep in mind that this is an unstable version that should not be installed on production machines.

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