Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:

To become a sponsor or to see the full list of Linux Mint sponsors, please visit: http://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php

Donations:

A total of $4532 was raised thanks to the generous contributions of 207 donors:

• $150, Richard K. H.
• $129.93 (2nd donation), Frederic L. aka “”nofrog”"
• $129.93, Jörg-michael S.
• $100 (5th donation), Vallin E.
• $100 (2nd donation), Rich H.
• $100, EarthNeptune.com LLC
• $100, Erik H.
• $100, Marc-anthony A.
• $100, LG Supplements LLC
• $100, Scott B.
• $100, Magne L.
• $64.97, Matthias Z.
• $64.97, Hannu H.
• $64.97, Samuel T. P.
• $64.97, Hendrik M.
• $64.96, Fernando G. S.
• $51.97, Robert B.
• $50 (43th donation), Matthew M.
• $50 (6th donation), Benoit Frigon aka “bfrigon.com“
• $50 (5th donation), Yves L. aka “amadeus128″
• $50, Michael W.
• $50, Timothy P.
• $50, Mario F.
• $50, Robert C.
• $50, Liz K.
• $50, Chris D W aka “squidly“
• $40, James H.
• $40, Nick P.
• $38.98 (44th donation), Olli K.
• $38.98, Radu D.
• $38.98, Manuel H.
• $38.98, Juergen D. B.
• $35, Real F.
• $35, Jack D.
• $32.48 (8th donation), Jerry Jackson aka “900i”
• $32.48, Bob G.
• $32.48, Arve E.
• $32.48, Vyacheslav M.
• $30 (47th donation), Slavoljub aka “slw”
• $30, Brad L. aka “Linux Lifer”
• $30, Chris R.
• $25.99 (5th donation), Pinna A.
• $25.99 (2nd donation), Andrew R.
• $25.99, Hans H. S.
• $25.99, Robert B.
• $25.99, Christian B.
• $25.99, Marco E.
• $25.99, Jani-matti T.
• $25.99, Silvestre J.
• $25.99, Fabien M.
• $25.99, Reinhard S. aka “rs”
• $25 (25th donation), Ronald W.
• $25 (3rd donation), David van Geest
• $25 (2nd donation), Robert H.
• $25 (2nd donation), Bruce N.
• $25, Thomas G.
• $25, Matthew A.
• $25, David R.
• $25, Robert L.
• $25, José C. R. M.
• $25, Michael Z.
• $25, Alex N.
• $25, Vincent A.
• $25, Fred H.
• $25, Joseph M.
• $20 (31st donation), Tsuguo S.
• $20 (8th donation), Utah B.
• $20 (7th donation), Utah B.
• $20 (2nd donation), Arrowhead Computer Consulting, LLC aka “Jim (JR)“
• $20 (2nd donation), Robert aka “33MHz”
• $20, Rolf B.
• $20, Matthew H.
• $20, Dmitry T.
• $20, Kirby M.
• $20, Ranald C.
• $20, Jeff A.
• $20, William S.
• $20, Freddy W.
• $20, Dennis H.
• $20, David H.
• $20, Steven A.
• $20, Wing T.
• $20, Jimmie D.
• $19.49 (3rd donation), Niklas M.
• $19.49, Jose P. S.
• $18.19, Linus P.
• $15 (9th donation), Robert E.
• $15 (5th donation), David Kelly aka “Daveinuk”
• $15 (3rd donation), Andrzej W.
• $15 (2nd donation), Marcelo T. L. D. S.
• $15 (2nd donation), Alrik S.
• $15, McGlew Pty. Ltd.
• $15, Gonzalo M. D. O.
• $15, Charles L.
• $15, Michael S.
• $15, Richard G.
• $12.99 (8th donation), Mark W.
• $12.99 (6th donation), Siegfried H.
• $12.99 (4th donation), Marcos Antonio S.
• $12.99 (3rd donation), Robert P.
• $12.99 (2nd donation), Guido S.
• $12.99, Johann J. A.
• $12.99, Touko N.
• $12.99, Kevin R.
• $12.99, Yves G.
• $12.99, Javier M. L.
• $12.99, Stefan W.
• $12.99, Marco H.
• $12.99, Joanna Z. aka “GreenCatX”
• $12.99, Stephan M.
• $12.99, Ralf W. aka “Flarrebew”
• $12.99, Henrique S.
• $12.99, Andrea L.
• $12.99, Javier H.
• $12.98, Frederic S.
• $10 (32nd donation), Tony C. aka “S. LaRocca”
• $10 (7th donation), Jose P.
• $10 (5th donation), Christopher R.
• $10 (3rd donation), Andrew B.
• $10 (2nd donation), Paul V.
• $10 (2nd donation), Ashoka P.
• $10 (2nd donation), Serguei S.
• $10, Michael Y.
• $10, Egashira T.
• $10, Ohmura M.
• $10, Jurgen Myrthe
• $10, William N.
• $10, Долгасов И.
• $10, М А.
• $10, Audrey M.
• $10, Marcus D.
• $10, French Road Bakery
• $10, PushCoin
• $10, sure chap
• $10, Edgar T.
• $10, Jason S.
• $10, Randolph Carter aka “Schattenjager”
• $10, Fernando G.
• $10, John L.
• $10, Dimitrios S.
• $10, Simon B.
• $10, Steven G.
• $10, Richard C.
• $7, Евдокимов А.
• $6.5 (22nd donation), Marco aka “Dictionary-Maker“
• $6.5 (21st donation), Marco aka “Dictionary-Maker“
• $6.5 (7th donation), Robert K.
• $6.5 (2nd donation), Guillaume G. aka “Tidusrose”
• $6.5 (2nd donation), Raymond E.
• $6.5, Juergen M.
• $6.5, Moeris B.
• $6.5, Ruben S.
• $6.5, Fabian G.
• $6.5, Peter K.
• $6.5, Robert O.
• $6.5, Frederic B.
• $6.5, Alexandru A.
• $5.44 (3rd donation), Dave Sailer
• $5 (7th donation), L M. aka “LinuxMint”
• $5 (6th donation), L M. aka “LinuxMint”
• $5 (6th donation), David Vantongerloo
• $5 (3rd donation), Ryan T.
• $5 (3rd donation), Mordi K. aka “Mordik”
• $5 (3rd donation), Vladimír V.
• $5 (2nd donation), Randy R.
• $5 (2nd donation), Grant Gordon aka “Puffy”
• $5 (2nd donation), Kyle T.
• $5, Thomas Morrow II
• $5, Stephen S.
• $5, Gregory A. C.
• $5, Туйков Д.
• $5, Anton W. Zimakos aka “Koss“
• $5, Sukhovilin D.
• $5, VARATHARAJAN M
• $5, Connor L.
• $5, John C.
• $5, David B.
• $5, Dan G.
• $5, Evan K.
• $5, Robert M.
• $5, Ahmed R.
• $5, Kyle B.
• $5, Dipjyoti G.
• $4, Vladislav H.
• $3.9 (2nd donation), Miguel C. M.
• $3.9, Juhani S. H.
• $3, Комаров А.
• $2.6, Roberto C.
• $2.6, Идуков А.
• $2.5, Aleš Z.
• $22.01 from 17 smaller donations

If you want to help Linux Mint with a donation, please visit http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php

Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:

Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Bronze Sponsors:

Community Sponsors: Alyx Biologicals B.V. Windows VPS Hosting +++ PDF Reader for Android +++ Caturix Computer Service Point GmbH Craig D M Hamilton David Salvo deep64blue John Bayles Pianos Kristian S. Libre-Assistance Magician Matthew James Martin del Mazo Plain ICT Sascha Reinsch SEER Interactive sefcom computers The Survival Monkey Unixmen- Linux News & Howtos VelvetAnt Systems

To become a sponsor or to see the full list of Linux Mint sponsors, please visit: http://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php

Donations:

A total of $5070 was raised thanks to the generous contributions of 241 donors:

• $250 (2nd donation), Ali A.
• $129.93 (5th donation), Goran A.
• $116.94, Jean B.
• $100, André T.
• $100, Donald L. D.
• $80, Stevie S.
• $77.96, Gregor W.
• $75 (12th donation), Ralph Siegler aka “ziggy“
• $75 (8th donation), Richard H.
• $75, Attribyte, LLC
• $75, Jim Ross
• $64.97, Sourygna L.
• $64.97, Manuel M.
• $60 (11th donation), Wolfgang P.
• $51.97, Brian M.
• $50 (42th donation), Matthew M.
• $50 (5th donation), Benoit Frigon aka “bfrigon.com“
• $50 (4th donation), Kevin B.
• $50 (2nd donation), Jeff W.
• $50 (2nd donation), William W.
• $50, George H.
• $50, Christophe J.
• $50, G W.
• $50, David P.
• $50, Damian J.
• $50, Marcel T.
• $40 (2nd donation), James M.
• $40, David R.
• $38.98 (43th donation), Olli K.
• $38.98, Giuseppe L.
• $38.98, Margarete S.
• $38.98, Jens P. B.
• $35 (2nd donation), Devendra R.
• $32.48, Hans-joachim V.
• $32.48, Carsten F.
• $32, Homyakov E.
• $30 (4th donation), LDW
• $30, Michael F.
• $30, Michael S.
• $30, Sam B.
• $30, Jaroslav S. aka “jarek163″
• $30, Stephen B.
• $30, Bertrand PLE
• $26, Jonathan D.
• $25.99 (8th donation), Frank Bechstein
• $25.99 (4th donation), John Scott aka “‘Whitefort’”
• $25.99 (3rd donation), Walter S.
• $25.99 (2nd donation), Emilien K.
• $25.99 (2nd donation), Gordon T.
• $25.99, Thomas H.
• $25.99, Steve M.
• $25.99, Manu G. D.
• $25.99, Leon Domingo aka “leon.domingo“
• $25.99, Markus G.
• $25.99, Heinrich G.
• $25.99, Rainer L.
• $25.99, Iiro K.
• $25.99, Ziga M.
• $25 (24th donation), Ronald W.
• $25 (4th donation), James S.
• $25 (2nd donation), Jeffrey W.
• $25 (2nd donation), Stephens D.
• $25, Lindsay A.
• $25, Robert H.
• $25, Rodney S.
• $25, Patrick F.
• $25, Des C.
• $25, Robert G.
• $25, D M. J.
• $25, Bruce N.
• $25, Abhinav C.
• $25, David J.
• $23.39 (7th donation), Dominik K. aka “doke“
• $23.39, Saruman Kataklysm
• $20 (30th donation), Tsuguo S.
• $20 (6th donation), Utah B.
• $20 (5th donation), Thomas M.
• $20 (2nd donation), Dany V.
• $20 (2nd donation), jc
• $20, Andrew L.
• $20, Edson K.
• $20, Voicu K.
• $20, Renate M.
• $20, Sunswept F. I.
• $20, Richard B. I.
• $20, Christopher J.
• $20, Bolat D.
• $20, PCSW Inc.
• $20, Rafal B.
• $20, Ralph C.
• $20, Peter A.
• $20, Xiaojing S.
• $20, Thomas H. B.
• $20, Andrew B.
• $20, Nathan P.
• $20, Jacobsparts I.
• $20, Oleg A.
• $20, Richard P.
• $20, Tal L.
• $20, Douglas H.
• $20, Manali P. R. D. P.
• $20, Ali A.
• $20, Mali
• $20, Mahendra J.
• $20, Jason K.
• $19.49 (2nd donation), Marion T.
• $19.49, Volkmar S.
• $19.49, Tobi K.
• $19.49, Wolfgang B.
• $19.49, Joe B.
• $15.59 (22nd donation), Jarkko K.
• $15.59, Lee A.
• $15 (8th donation), Robert E.
• $15 (3rd donation), Edward H.
• $15 (2nd donation), Bruce H.
• $15, Kjell K. aka “Gemini89″
• $15, Annie B.
• $15, Kevin D.
• $13 (5th donation), Joachim M.
• $13, Mati K.
• $12.99 (5th donation), Siegfried H.
• $12.99 (2nd donation), Damien G.
• $12.99, Pasquale A.
• $12.99, Christian R.
• $12.99, Torsten W.
• $12.99, Eneko S. N.
• $12.99, Oliver P.
• $12.99, Fabien C.
• $12.99, Massimiliano M. aka “phucuda”
• $12.99, Julien D.
• $12.99, Pascal D.
• $12.99, Lorenzo R.
• $12.99, Philippe G.
• $12.99, Sven J.
• $12.99, Edward C.
• $12.99, Kuldar O.
• $12.99, Dominique O.
• $10 (31st donation), Tony C. aka “S. LaRocca”
• $10 (10th donation), Vance R. aka “helmsdeeper”
• $10 (6th donation), Maarten E.
• $10 (2nd donation), Thomas H. B.
• $10 (2nd donation), Eleusmario M. R.
• $10 (2nd donation), Benjamin G.
• $10 (2nd donation), Robert F.
• $10 (2nd donation), Michael S.
• $10, Oleg K.
• $10, Jose V.
• $10, Zachery P. aka “ZachP“
• $10, Michael Fumicello aka “Fumo”
• $10, Arti aka “Coherent Veteran”
• $10, Samuel B.
• $10, Dominik S.
• $10, Aaron T.
• $10, Timothy C.
• $10, Louis Y.
• $10, Martin J.
• $10, Aleksandr R.
• $10, Esteban M. R.
• $10, Dzmitry Lazerka aka “dlazerka“
• $10, Jacek G.
• $10, Jose M.
• $10, K S.
• $10, Chad H.
• $10, 刘风刚 aka “liulitchi”
• $10, Gohda K.
• $10, Michael M.
• $10, Marcelo T. L. D. S.
• $10, J. Carlos Navea aka “loconet“
• $10, Jim Walker
• $10, Kevin M.
• $10, Artúr P.
• $10, Elected E.
• $10, Park Jung Kyu aka “bagjunggyu“
• $10, Antoine T.
• $10, James J. Q.
• $10, Muhsin T.
• $10, Conrado G.
• $10, Val S.
• $9.5, Stephen S.
• $9.1, Christian T.
• $9, Adam E.
• $7, Riaz V.
• $6.5 (20th donation), Marco aka “Dictionary-Maker“
• $6.5 (6th donation), Robert K.
• $6.5, Raymond E.
• $6.5, Michel G.
• $6.5, Guillaume G. aka “Tidusrose”
• $6.5, Christoph B.
• $6.5, Marc H.
• $6.5, Sebastian E.
• $6.5, Christoph C.
• $6.5, Michele M. A.
• $6.5, Arie de Jonge
• $6.5, Mikael S.
• $5 (9th donation), lupinehorror
• $5 (5th donation), L M. aka “LinuxMint”
• $5 (4th donation), Shane K aka “BeyondCr”
• $5 (4th donation), Carlos W.
• $5 (2nd donation), Paul C. aka “pacman67″
• $5 (2nd donation), Mordi K. aka “Mordik”
• $5, Keith S.
• $5, O E.
• $5, Michael G.
• $5, Jose V.
• $5, Aaron M.
• $5, Donald S.
• $5, Bernardino R.
• $5, Nils K.
• $5, Mutlu B.
• $5, Juan S.
• $5, Pedro M.
• $5, Donald H.
• $5, Tyler C.
• $5, Mordi K. aka “Mordik”
• $3.9, Alen Mangafic aka “Mazinga”
• $3.9, Stefan G.
• $3.9, Manuel G.
• $3.19, Thiago A.
• $3 (5th donation), Marc D.
• $3, Janis V.
• $3, John B.
• $2.6, Kin W. H.
• $2.5, Martin K.
• $22.1 from 18 smaller donations

If you want to help Linux Mint with a donation, please visit http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php

As a consequence, you might see error messages in the Update Manager, Package Manager and Software Manager.

The solution is to remove Medibuntu from your list of repositories:

• Open a terminal
• Type gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list to edit the list of repositories (replace “gedit” with “pluma” if you are running MATE, or with “kate” if you are running KDE)
• Remove any line which contains “medibuntu” in it and save the file
• Type apt update in the terminal

Notes:

• If you are running Linux Mint 15 you’ve nothing to do (Medibuntu isn’t used in Mint 15)
• If you are running the KDE edition, sources might not be present in /etc/apt/sources.list but in another file in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory instead

Medibuntu provided us with additional codecs since 2006. It’s sad to see them go and we wish their maintainers the best of luck for the future.

In Linux Mint 16 onwards libdvdcss2 (which allows us to watch DVDs) will be provided via a new Linux Mint repository at http://extra.linuxmint.com.

The release was announced on Segfault with a preview of the most important new features: http://segfault.linuxmint.com/2013/10/cinnamon-2-0-released/

Cinnamon 2.0 will be in Linux Mint 16 “Petra” which is planned for the end of November, and then ported to LMDE and Linux Mint 13 “Maya” LTS.

Update Pack 7 was released as the “latest” update pack today.  If you’re not using Linux Mint Debian, please ignore this post.

If you experience issues or if you’re going through the update at the moment, don’t hesitate to connect to the IRC chatroom (irc.spotchat.org, #linuxmint-debian)

How to upgrade

1. Make sure your mirror is up-to-date

It is not safe to upgrade any package unless your mirror points to UP7

Here is the current status of the LMDE mirrors:

• UP7:
  • http://debian.linuxmint.com/
  • http://debian.lth.se/lmde/
  • http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/linuxmint-debian/
  • http://mirror.rts-informatique.fr/linuxmint/debian/
  • http://mirror.komsys.org/pub/linuxmint/debian/
  • http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/debian.linuxmint.com/debian/
  • http://mirror.metrocast.net/linuxmint-debian/
  • http://ucmirror.canterbury.ac.nz/linux/mint/debian/
  • http://lmde-mirror.gwendallebihan.net/
  • http://mirrors.ircam.fr/pub/linuxmint-debian/
  • http://mintlinux.mirror.triple-it.nl/debian/
  • http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/linuxmint/debian/
  • http://tux.rainside.sk/mint/debian/
  • http://linuxmint-apt.killerhorse.eu/debian/
• UP6:
  • http://mirrors.fe.up.pt/linuxmint-debian/

To select another mirror:

• Make sure “mint-debian-mirrors” is installed
• Open a terminal and run the following command: mint-choose-debian-mirror

2. Check your APT sources

1. In the Update Manager, click on the “Update Pack Info” button
2. Make sure “Your system configuration” shows up as green and doesn’t show any warnings or errors.
3. If you see a warning or an error, follow the instructions given and repeat the process until they’re gone.

3. Read about the Update Pack

In the “Update Pack Info” window of the Update Manager, make sure to read all the information related to Update Pack 7. Some of it might be irrelevant to you, but it will only take you a minute and it might save you hours.

4. Upgrade the packages

When you’re ready and you know all that there is to know, press the “Install Updates” button.

During the update you’ll be asked a few things. One is quite important.. the new kernel will ask you where to install Grub. Answer with the location of your current Grub menu (which on most systems is “/dev/sda“).

FAQ

Will LMDE get new ISO images with Update Pack 7?

LMDE ISOs will be updated with Update Pack 8 after the Mint 16 release to feature MATE 1.8, Cinnamon 2.0 and all the improvements planned for the upcoming version of Linux Mint.

The MintBox 2 will also soon become available from Amazon.com and Amazon.de for US and European customers.

Overview of the MintBox 2

The MintBox 2 is a mini-computer which connects to TVs or computer monitors via HDMI or DisplayPort. It comes with 8 USB ports as well as in/out audio jacks, eSATA, Ethernet, Wifi and Bluetooth so you can connect it easily to any network or device.

The unit feels very special and very unique. It’s small, about the size of a router, so it fits behind your keyboard, your TV and it’s easy to bring with you anywhere you go.

It’s extremely sturdy and completely silent. There is no plastic, the case is entirely made of solid die-cast aluminum and acts as a heat sink, so there are no fans inside of it.

It boasts 4 times the processing power of the previous generation and comes with a 5 years warranty.

The MintBox 2 shines by its versatility. Its form-factor provides a fantastic compromise between desktop computing and mobility. It’s as if your desktop environment could come with you. A desk, a chair and a large screen is all you need. Connect a full size keyboard to the unit and there you are: operational and fully productive anywhere you go.

The MintBox 2 was previewed in June: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2383 . We’ll soon post a full in-depth review.

Specifications

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3337U Processor (dual-core 64 bit, 3M Cache, 1.80 GHz up to 2.70 GHz, 17W TDP)
Integrated GPU: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 with dynamic frequency up to 1.1 GHz
Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM76 Express Chipset
Memory: 4 GB DDR3 upgradable up to 16 GB
Main storage: Internal 500 GB 2.5” hard disk (upgradable)
Operating system: Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” 64 bit

Extra storage: mSATA socket + 2x eSATA ports
Display: HDMI 1.4a 1920 x 1200 + DisplayPort 1.1a 2560 x 1600 dual-head
Audio: S/PDIF 7.1 channels + stereo line-out / mic
Networking: 2x Gbit Ethernet
Wireless networking: 802.11b/g/n dual antenna up to 150 Mbps + Bluetooth 4.0
USB: 2x USB 3.0 + 6x USB 2.0
Serial: RS232 full-UART
Expansion: Full-size mini-PCIe (shared with mSATA) + half-size mini-PCIe (used for WLAN)

Enclosure: Passively cooled fanless die-cast aluminum case
Dimensions: 19 cm (w) x 16 cm (l) x 4 cm (h)
Weight: 1150g
Input voltage: 10V – 15V DC (12V PSU 100V-240V AC included)
Power consumption: 10W – 26W
Operating temperature: 0°C – 50°C
Warranty: 5 years (2 years for the hard disk)

Links

• To order the MintBox 2: http://fit-pc.com/web/purchasing/order-mintbox/
• Product page: http://fit-pc.com/web/products/mintbox/
• Full specifications: http://fit-pc.com/web/products/mintbox/mintbox2-specifications/

Linux Mint is proudly sponsored by:

Platinum Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Bronze Sponsors:

Community Sponsors: Alyx Biologicals B.V. Windows VPS Hosting +++ PDF Reader for Android +++ Anonymous Anonymous Caturix Computer Service Point GmbH Craig D M Hamilton David Salvo deep64blue John Bayles Pianos Kristian S. Libre-Assistance Magician Matthew James Out of Hours IT Help Ltd Plain ICT Sascha Reinsch SEER Interactive sefcom computers The Survival Monkey Unixmen- Linux News & Howtos VelvetAnt Systems

To become a sponsor or to see the full list of Linux Mint sponsors, please visit: http://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php

Donations:

A total of $4052 was raised thanks to the generous contributions of 185 donors:

• $256, Samuel Brubaker aka “Worldsday“
• $129.93, Mats K.
• $129.93, Jean-Philippe Meuret
• $100, Jonathan E.
• $100, Ib O. J.
• $75 (11th donation), Ralph Siegler aka “ziggy“
• $64.97, E J. B.
• $64.97, Heinz L.
• $64.97, Geoff S.
• $64.97, @Kode4Food
• $51.97 (2nd donation), Emil K.
• $51.97, Fabrizio C.
• $50 (41th donation), Matthew M.
• $50 (3rd donation), Tim B. aka “stripedtomato”
• $50 (2nd donation), Christopher B.
• $50 (2nd donation), Jason S.
• $50, Soren K.
• $50, Will C.
• $50, David W.
• $50, Dave S.
• $50, Andrei R.
• $50, Jim W.
• $50, Edwin B.
• $50, Bruce T.
• $45, Emilio G. aka “Emiliano Zapata”
• $38.98 (42th donation), Olli K.
• $38.98, Cristian T. A.
• $35, Samuel M.
• $32.48 (5th donation), David Vantongerloo
• $32.48, David M.
• $31, Subramanian V.
• $30, Robert T.
• $30, Sergey Y.
• $30, Mukesh R.
• $30, Robert R. T.
• $30, Bruce S.
• $25.99, Jan M.
• $25.99, Joseph G.
• $25.99, Klaus G.
• $25.99, Salvador C. M. O.
• $25.99, Ralph W.
• $25.99, Jens H.
• $25.99, Jeremie G. aka “AceSlash“
• $25 (23rd donation), Ronald W.
• $25 (16th donation), John M.
• $25 (3rd donation), Andy N.
• $25 (2nd donation), Robert O.
• $25 (2nd donation), Computer Service Point GmbH
• $25 (2nd donation), Jon G.
• $25, Rick R.
• $25, Mario’s Art Mart
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• $20 (29th donation), Tsuguo S.
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• $19.99, Raymond M.
• $19.49 (21st donation), Jarkko K.
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• $19.49, Lars Gersmann aka “Orangevolt Ampere“
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• $19.49, Alexander W.
• $19.49, Christian R.
• $15.59 (2nd donation), Salvador Coin aka “Johnny”
• $15 (7th donation), Robert E.
• $15 (2nd donation), Nikolaus S.
• $15, Roger P.
• $15, Devon B.
• $15, Charles K.
• $15, Petr B.
• $12.99 (7th donation), Mark W.
• $12.99, Andrew R.
• $12.99, Gerard C.
• $12.99, Sergii O.
• $12.99, Steven B.
• $12.99, Nico K.
• $12.99, Hakan E.
• $12.99, Data Power Development Limited
• $12.99, Martin R.
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• $12.99, Linus S.
• $12.99, Marcin K.
• $12.99, Michael K.
• $11.28 (4th donation), Marco Zanatta aka “Reiki75″
• $10 (30th donation), Tony C. aka “S. LaRocca”
• $10 (6th donation), Charles P.
• $10 (5th donation), Tony W.
• $10 (3rd donation), Javier Guijarro aka “chejofan“
• $10 (2nd donation), Robert L.
• $10 (2nd donation), Gerard M. Cormick aka “gmacor2″
• $10 (2nd donation), Иван Ф.
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• $10, Chirawat C.
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• $10, Robert G. C.
• $10, Christian D. C. H.
• $10, Jason J.
• $10, Allan E.
• $10, Seth S.
• $9.1 (2nd donation), Jack E.
• $6.66, Jason S.
• $6.5 (19th donation), Marco aka “Dictionary-Maker“
• $6.5 (18th donation), Marco aka “Dictionary-Maker“
• $6.5 (3rd donation), Paulo N. aka “uLusu”
• $6.5, Marcin T.
• $6.5, Mark H.
• $6.5, Bjoern W. aka “wulfi”
• $6.5, Sascha O.
• $5.2, Joseph aka “joerack“
• $5.09, Andrew C.
• $5 (23rd donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
• $5 (8th donation), Pronto Admin
• $5 (7th donation), Jose M. D. A.
• $5 (4th donation), L M. aka “LinuxMint”
• $5 (4th donation), Marco Zanatta aka “Reiki75″
• $5 (4th donation), Jose A. Ruiz
• $5 (3rd donation), Carlos W.
• $5 (3rd donation), Alexey aka “hellman”
• $5 (2nd donation), Artem G. aka “shrewmus”
• $5 (2nd donation), tapin13
• $5, Randy R.
• $5, Sebastian B.
• $5, Brian B.
• $5, Jesus M. S.
• $5, Bryan R.
• $5, Jon W.
• $5, Alistair G.
• $5, Leandro S.
• $3.9, Benjamin S.
• $3.25, Wolfgang B.
• $3 (2nd donation), Muhd Hafiz B. Mastro aka “monarsh”
• $3, Ahmad S.
• $3, Muhd Hafiz B. Mastro aka “monarsh”
• $2.6 (4th donation), Marco Zanatta aka “Reiki75″
• $2.6, Patrick S.
• $2.6, Jani aka “Sinuhesieda”
• $2.6, Rafał K.
• $12.07 from 12 smaller donations

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Events:

• The development team posted 6 articles on Segfault
• mintCast produced 5 podcast episodes

News and summary:

• First of all, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all the people who are funding us. August is our last month in partnership with Blue Systems and with Opera moving to a new engine and new versions of their browser not yet being available to Linux, we might lose our two biggest sponsors next months. The financial help we get from the community is helping us a lot and it’s also a huge motivation considering how supportive you are. Looking at other Free and Open Source projects and at how hard it is to sustain such activity without corporate funding, we feel really privileged and extremely grateful. Many thanks to all the donors and all the sponsors for their support.
• In partnership with CompuLab, the MintBox 2 should be announced in the coming days. At roughly the same price as its predecessor the new unit will boast 4 times the processing power.
• We’re planning to include 2 new search engines in Linux Mint 16. Details will be given and announcements made when agreements are finalized.
• LMDE’s Update Pack 7 landed in ‘incoming’. The team noted a couple of important issues and is currently working on solving them.
• Development continues in preparation for Mint 16 (note that these improvements will also land in LMDE and Mint 13):
  • Improvements were made to the USB Image Writer and a new tool was developed to format USB Sticks. The tool supports FAT32, EXT4 and NTFS.

• Cinnamon sound events are now configurable (so you can set your own sounds for desktop login, maximizing windows, switching workspace etc..). The design was shared with the MATE team so we might see this get into MATE 1.8 as well.

• There’s good news for people with multiple monitors: The Cinnamon display module was improved and the team is currently considering a redesign of the panels which would make it possible to move panels, create multiple panels on the screen, and assign different panels to different monitors.

• Between now and November, the development team will focus on the following projects: architectural improvements and redesigns for MDM and mintUpdate, UI improvements in mintInstall and mintWelcome, additional features in nemo and Cinnamon.

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Donations:

A total of $4285 was raised thanks to the generous contributions of 191 donors:

• $150 (13th donation), Andreas aka “TheHowling67“
• $136.6, Jürgen H.
• $126.47 (6th donation), Hendrik S.
• $100 (2nd donation), Samson S.
• $100, Simon L.
• $100, Matthew P.
• $100, Josef P.
• $63.24 (2nd donation), Heinz B.
• $63.24, Laurent C. aka “lawwon“
• $63.24, Maris D.
• $50 (46th donation), Slavoljub aka “slw”
• $50 (40th donation), Matthew M.
• $50 (7th donation), Peter S. aka “Pierre”
• $50, Thai D.
• $50, Steven S.
• $50, Jeff K.
• $50, Nicholas N.
• $50, Roy B.
• $50, Samuele D.
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• $50, Ernie J.
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• $50, Patrick C.
• $50, Rich H.
• $42 (2nd donation), Nikolaj P. aka “nbpetersen“
• $40 (5th donation), Engadine Cycles & Scooters aka “ECS“
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• $40, James A.
• $37.94 (41th donation), Olli K.
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• $35, Vaibhav G.
• $34, AGL summer course
• $31.62, Stefan K.
• $31.62, Davor R.
• $31.62, Tim R.
• $30, Clemente L.
• $30, Jürgen D.
• $30, Torgny P.
• $30, Jason S.
• $25.3, Salvatore R.
• $25.3, Francisco L. D. A.
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• $25.3, Karl-heinz B.
• $25.3, Fabio B.
• $25.3, Bernhard G.
• $25 (22nd donation), Ronald W.
• $25 (6th donation), Peter T.
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• $25 (2nd donation), Unlock codes from Green Republic Ltd
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• $25, Keith F.
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• $25, Martijn E.
• $25, Kenneth S.
• $25, Richard S.
• $25, Ludwig R.
• $25, Anthony R.
• $25, Frank L.
• $23.55, Praveen K.
• $20 (28th donation), Tsuguo S.
• $20 (5th donation), Utah B.
• $20 (4th donation), David Kelly aka “Daveinuk”
• $20 (2nd donation), Manuel Gonzalez.
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• $20, Tristan M.
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• $20, Novica aka “Novica”
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• $20, Michael S.
• $20, Zubin P.
• $20, Norv M. aka “norvman“
• $18.97, Hans H. B.
• $15.18 (20th donation), Jarkko K.
• $15 (6th donation), Robert E.
• $15 (3rd donation), GVG
• $15 (2nd donation), Shaun I.
• $15, Simon W.
• $13, Piotr Ł.
• $13, Martin J.
• $12.65 (6th donation), Dan Jackson
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• $12.65 (4th donation), Nicolas B.
• $12.65 (4th donation), Hannes G.
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• $12.65 (2nd donation), Isak S.
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• $12.65, Erik G.
• $12.65, Enrico N.
• $12.65, Gerard M. Cormick aka “gmacor2″
• $12.65, Jens-uwe R.
• $12.65, Nikola Y.
• $12.65, Dino M.
• $12.65, Etienne D.
• $12.65, Marcel S.
• $12.65, Alberto B.
• $12.65, Harm R.
• $12.65, Daan V. E.
• $12.65, Gabriele I.
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• $12.65, P J. D.
• $12.65, aka “dogbite”
• $12.65, Salvador Coin aka “Johnny”
• $12.65, Todor S.
• $12, John McKinney
• $10 (29th donation), Tony C. aka “S. LaRocca”
• $10 (5th donation), Charles P.
• $10 (2nd donation), John B.
• $10 (2nd donation), Javier Guijarro aka “chejofan“
• $10 (2nd donation), Larry I.
• $10 (2nd donation), Andrew K.
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• $10, James Human aka “Uncle Jim”
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• $10, Allan D.
• $10, Habershon H.
• $10, Garrick S.
• $10, Tristan B.
• $10, Gerald S.
• $9.65 (3rd donation), Randolph K.
• $9.2 (10th donation), Matt R. aka “kiswa”
• $9 (2nd donation), Kevin M.
• $7.5, Simon W.
• $7.02, Peter H.
• $6.5 (2nd donation), Francesco Galgani
• $6.32 (5th donation), Jean-michel A.
• $6.32 (4th donation), Jean-michel A.
• $6.32 (2nd donation), Dirk S.
• $6.32, Etienne N.
• $6.32, Saraplv aka “Sara”
• $6.32, Rasmus B.
• $6, Michael H.
• $5.06, Antti A.
• $5 (22nd donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
• $5 (21st donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
• $5 (20th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
• $5 (19th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
• $5 (18th donation), Antonio M. M. aka “zantaz“
• $5 (6th donation), Jose M. D. A.
• $5 (4th donation), Özgür ILGIN
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• $5, Anton O.
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• $3.9, Clive T.
• $3.79, Christoph D.
• $3.79, anonymous
• $3 (4th donation), Marc D.
• $3 (3rd donation), Marc D.
• $3, Hostuner Web Hosting aka “Faisal Sani“
• $3, Stacey D.
• $7.56 from 8 smaller donations

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