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KDE Version Of Linux Mint 17.1 Released

Written by Michael Larabel in KDE on 8 January 2015 at 08:53 AM EST. 2 Comments

In late November was when the MATE and Cinnamon editions of Linux Mint 17.1 were released while today finally marks the official availability of the KDE spin of Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca.

Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" KDE was released today with the KDE 4.14 desktop, KWallet integration, and the various common package upgrades that are shared with other Linux Mint 17.1 spins. Linux Mint 17.1 remains based off the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS package archive and as such they are supporting this distribution version until 2019.

KDE users of Linux Mint wishing to learn more about the 17.1 update can visit the Linux Mint blog.

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