LinuxMint 11 Katya Released

Less than a month after Ubuntu 11.04 is released, LinuxMint 11.04 "Katya" which based on Ubuntu 11.04 is now officially released. Clem, the main lead of LinuxMint has posted the announcement, including the download link.

Here are some highlights of this release:

• One click install for multimedia codecs and extra applications
• 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
  • Backgrounds, overlay scrollbars, plymouth, Mint-X, search add-on.
• System improvements
  • new “apt download” command
  • Adobe flash plugins
• Changes in the software selection

More information about this release can be seen at the Release Notes.