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<\/a><\/p>\nLMDE 3 Cindy<\/em><\/p>\n LMDE is a Linux Mint project and it stands for \u201cLinux Mint Debian Edition\u201d. Its main goal is for the Linux Mint team to see how viable our distribution would be and how much work would be necessary if Ubuntu was ever to disappear. LMDE aims to be as similar as possible to Linux Mint, but without using Ubuntu. The package base is provided by Debian instead.<\/p>\n There are no point releases in LMDE. Other than bug fixes and security fixes Debian base packages stay the same, but Mint and desktop components are updated continuously. When ready, newly developed features get directly into LMDE, whereas they are staged for inclusion on the next upcoming Linux Mint point release.<\/p>\n Important info:<\/p>\n The release notes provide important information about known issues, as well as explanations, workarounds and solutions.<\/p>\n To read the release notes, please visit:<\/p>\n \u201cRelease Notes for LMDE 3<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n System requirements:<\/p>\n Notes:<\/p>\n Upgrade instructions:<\/p>\n Announcements will be made shortly with instructions on how to upgrade from LMDE 2.<\/p>\n If you are running the BETA, perform a system snapshot and use the Update Manager to apply available updates.<\/p>\n Download links:<\/p>\n Here are the download links for the 64-bit ISO:<\/p>\n A 32-bit ISO image is also available at https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/download_all.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n Integrity and authenticity checks:<\/p>\n Once you have downloaded an image, please verify its integrity and authenticity.<\/p>\n Anyone can produce fake ISO images, it is your responsibility to check you are downloading the official ones.<\/p>\n Enjoy!<\/p>\n We look forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you for using Linux Mint and have a lot of fun with this new release!<\/p>\n\n
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