Linux Mint 16 “Petra” Cinnamon released!

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

Linux Mint 16 Petra Cinnamon 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:

• Cinnamon 2.0
  
• 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 Cinnamon“.
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: 5ba48b32861c62aebd44c5f310966ea3
• 64-bit: 21190d6baacbe106f145ca1ae44a0d88

Torrents:

• 32-bit
• 64-bit

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
Enjoy!