Linux Mint 团队已经发布了 Linux Mint 11 LXDE RC 版，预计正式版将会在一个月后的时间发布。Linux Mint 11 LXDE 基于 Ubuntu 11.04，Linux Mint 11 在美工上有较大的变化，其中Linux Mint 的“软件管理器”是新版变化中最突出的，不单在界面上变得更亲和，而且操作方法的体验也更加友好。

图为在 Linux Mint 11 中的软件管理器

Linux Mint 11 中的滚动条也采取了新颖的风格

Linux Mint 11 中的滚动条

Linux Mint 11 有以下主要的新特性:

○The Software Manager

• UI improvements
• New splash screen
• Fonts category
• More accurate package information
• More application icons by default
• More accurate search by default

○The Update Manager

• Performance boosts
• Improved dependencies handling
• Better changelog retrieval
• UI improvements

○The Desktop Settings tool

• “Desktop-agnostic”, detection and upcoming compatibility with other desktops
• New setting for the fortunes in the terminal

○Artwork improvements

• Overlay scrollbars, plymouth, Mint-X, search add-on.

○System improvements

• new “apt download” command
• Adobe flash plugins

下载 Linux Mint 11 LXDE RC 版:

Md5 sum: 5553f34018eed0ab7b32aaade00e47a4

Torrent: http://torrents.linuxmint.com/torrents/linuxmint-11-lxde-32bit-rc.iso.torrent

HTTP Mirrors:

• South Africa: Internet Solutions
• South Africa: Web Africa
• China: University of Science and Technology of China Linux User Group
• India: Honesty Net Solutions
• Japan: JAIST
• Japan: Yamagata University
• Taiwan: Yuan-Ze University
• Austria: Goodie Domain Service
• Belarus: ByFly
• Bulgaria: nano-box.net
• Czech Republic: Silicon Hill
• Denmark: klid.dk
• France: linuxmint-fr.org
• Germany: Copahost
• Germany: GWDG
• Germany: NetCologne GmbH
• Greece: University of Crete
• Ireland: HEAnet
• Latvia: University of Latvia
• Lithuania: Atviras kodas Lietuvai
• Netherlands: Tuxis Internet Engineering
• Poland: Polish Telecom
• Portugal: CeSIUM – Universidade do Minho
• Sweden: DF – Computer Society at Lund University
• Sweden: Portlane
• Switzerland: SWITCH
• United Kingdom: Netrino
• Canada: University of Waterloo Computer Science Club
• USA: Linux Freedom
• USA: Secution, LLC.
• USA: Yellow Fiber Networks
• Australia: AARNet
• Australia: Western Australian Internet Association
• Australia: ‘Yes’ Optus Mirror
• Brazil: Universidade Federal do Parana

原文：http://www.ownlinux.cn/2011/06/30/linux-mint-11-lxde-rc-released.html

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