- Release notes
- Known issues
- Repository Errors
- LMDE Installer
- Yumi multiboot
- Locked root account
- Virtualbox Guest Additions
- Sound and microphone issues
- DVD Playback with VLC
- Issues with KDE apps
- Other issues
- Tips
- Username and password in the live session
- Moving windows which don’t fit in the screen
- Installing multimedia codecs offline
- PAE support in 32-bit kernel
- LMDE 4 «Debbie»
- Integrity & Authenticity
- Download mirrors
Release notes
Known issues
Repository Errors
Following the move of Debian Buster from «stable» to «oldstable», you might get error messages. To solve the issue, open a terminal and run:
apt update —allow-releaseinfo-change
LMDE Installer
To launch the installer in expert mode, run the following command:
Btrfs setups with multiple subvolumes on the same partition (/@ and /@home for instance) are not supported by the manual partitioning mode. You can use the expert mode for this.
To install LMDE on an existing LVM partition you must first remove it from the LVM volumes and groups to which it belongs.
In manual partitioning mode, note that the installer will automount all swap partitions. These partitions will also be placed in /etc/fstab in the installed system.
Yumi multiboot
The LMDE ISOs and the live installer use a different structure than the ones used by other distributions. Please do not use Yumi or multiboot technologies with LMDE as it won’t install properly.
Locked root account
The root account is locked by default.
To use the recovery console (from the Grub menu) or log in as root, you first need to give root a new password:
Virtualbox Guest Additions
To add support for shared folders, drag and drop, proper acceleration and display resolution in Virtualbox, click on the «Devices» menu of Virtualbox and choose «Insert Guest Additions CD Image». Choose «download» when asked and follow the instructions.
Sound and microphone issues
If you’re facing issues with your microphone or your sound output, please install «pavucontrol».
This will add «PulseAudio Volume Control» to your menu. This application has more configuration options than the default volume control.
DVD Playback with VLC
If VLC does not find your DVD player, click on Media->Open Disc, and specify ‘/dev/sr0’ as the disc device.
Issues with KDE apps
If you’re experiencing issues with KDE apps (Okular, Gwenview, KStars..etc) run the following command:
apt install kdelibs-bin kdelibs5-data kdelibs5-plugins
Other issues
LMDE 4 is based on Debian Buster. Make sure to read the Debian release notes.
Tips
Username and password in the live session
In the live session, the username is «mint» and the password is empty (i.e. just press Enter if asked for a password).
Moving windows which don’t fit in the screen
If your screen resolution is too low, some windows might not fit in the screen.
While pressing the ALT key, you can grab any part of a window with the mouse and move it across the screen.
Installing multimedia codecs offline
To download the multimedia codecs into an installable archive:
- Boot from the Linux Mint ISO on a computer which is connected to the Internet
- Open a terminal and type «apt download mint-meta-codecs» (without the quotes)
- This creates a «mint-meta-codecs.tgz» archive
On computers which do not have an Internet access, you can decompress this archive and run ./install.sh (or alternatively «sudo dpkg -i *.deb») to install the multimedia codecs.
PAE support in 32-bit kernel
To guarantee compatibility with non-PAE processors, the 32-bit versions of Linux Mint Debian come with a 686 non-PAE kernel by default. For PAE support, simply install the 686-PAE kernel and reboot your computer.
Type the following commands and reboot the computer:
apt update
apt install linux-headers-686-pae linux-image-686-pae
Thanks to your donations and advertising Linux Mint is completely free of charge. We hope you’ll enjoy using it as much as we enjoy working on it.
LMDE 4 «Debbie»
On this page you can download Linux Mint either directly or via torrent as an ISO image. Make sure to verify your image after downloading it.
Information
Integrity & Authenticity
Anyone can produce fake ISO images, it is your responsibility to check you are downloading the official ones.
Download the ISO image, right-click->»Save Link As…» on the sha256sum.txt and sha256sum.txt.gpg buttons to save these files locally, then follow the instructions to verify your downloaded files.
Download mirrors
Download from one of the mirrors below.
| Location | Mirror |
|---|---|
| World | LayerOnline |
| World | Rackers |
| Canada | Manitoba Unix User Group |
| Canada | University of Waterloo Computer Science Club |
| USA | advancedhosters.com |
| USA | Clarkson University |
| USA | ette.biz |
| USA | Fremont Cabal Internet Exchange |
| USA | Harvard School of Engineering |
| USA | James Madison University |
| USA | kernel.org |
| USA | Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 |
| USA | Linux Freedom |
| USA | MetroCast Cablevision |
| USA | Open Computing Facility at UC Berkeley |
| USA | Purdue Linux Users Group |
| USA | Skynet Communications of Kentucky |
| USA | Sonic |
| USA | Team Cymru |
| USA | University of Pittsburgh |
| USA | US Internet |
| USA | XMission Internet |
| Belarus | ByFly |
| Bulgaria | DarkNET LTD |
| Bulgaria | IPACCT |
| Bulgaria | Netix Ltd |
| Bulgaria | Telepoint |
| Bulgaria | University of Ruse |
| Czech Republic | CZ.NIC |
| Czech Republic | UPC Ceska republika |
| Czech Republic | Webglobe |
| Denmark | Dotsrc.org |
| Denmark | KLID |
| France | Crifo.org |
| France | Johnnybegood |
| France | Université de Reims |
| Germany | Dark Penguin Network |
| Germany | dogado GmbH |
| Germany | Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Germany | Funkfreunde Landshut e.V. |
| Germany | GWDG |
| Germany | Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences |
| Germany | IPB Internet Provider in Berlin GmbH |
| Germany | NetCologne GmbH |
| Germany | Netzwerge GmbH |
| Germany | PyrateLAN.party |
| Germany | University of Frankfurt |
| Germany | wilhelm.tel GmbH |
| Greece | GreekLUG |
| Greece | Hellenic Telecommunications Organization |
| Greece | MyAegean team, University of the Aegean |
| Greece | National Technical University of Athens |
| Greece | University of Crete |
| Greenland | Tele Greenland |
| Hungary | Quantum Mirror |
| Ireland | HEAnet |
| Italy | GARR |
| Latvia | University of Latvia |
| Moldova | hacktegic.com |
| Moldova | iHost |
| Netherlands | Evoluso.com |
| Netherlands | LiteServer |
| Netherlands | NLUUG |
| Netherlands | Triple IT |
| Poland | Host4Biz |
| Poland | ICM — University of Warsaw |
| Poland | Onet.pl |
| Poland | Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center |
| Portugal | FCCN |
| Portugal | PTISP |
| Portugal | RNL — Técnico Lisboa |
| Portugal | Universidade do Porto |
| Romania | Hostico |
| Romania | M247 |
| Romania | Orange |
| Romania | Orange Romania |
| Russia | Powernet ISP |
| Russia | Truenetwork |
| Russia | Yandex Team |
| Serbia | University of Kragujevac |
| Slovakia | Energotel |
| Slovakia | Rainside |
| Spain | Aire Networks |
| Spain | Oficina de Software Libre do Cixug |
| Sweden | Academic Computer Club, Umea University |
| Sweden | Bahnhof |
| Sweden | c0urier.net |
| Sweden | Deadnet |
| Sweden | Infania Networks |
| Sweden | Zetup |
| Switzerland | Init7 |
| Switzerland | Metanet.ch |
| Turkey | Guzel Hosting |
| Turkey | Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi |
| Turkey | Verinomi |
| Ukraine | ASTRA |
| Ukraine | Astra.in.ua |
| Ukraine | FastMirror |
| Ukraine | IP-Connect LLC |
| United Kingdom | Bytemark Hosting |
| United Kingdom | mirror.vinehost.net |
| United Kingdom | UK Dedicated Servers |
| United Kingdom | UKFast |
| United Kingdom | University of Kent UK Mirror Service |
| China | Alibaba Cloud |
| China | Nanjing University |
| China | Shanghai Jiao Tong University Linux User Group (SJTUG) |
| China | TUNA |
| Hong Kong | KoDDoS |
| India | NxtGen DataCenter |
| India | PicoNets-WebWerks |
| India | vishnetwork.in |
| Indonesia | PT Global Intermedia Nusantara |
| Iran | Bardia Moshiri |
| Iran | HostIran |
| Israel | Israel Internet Association |
| Kazakhstan | Hoster.kz |
| Kazakhstan | PS Internet Company LLC |
| Singapore | 0x.sg |
| Singapore | Freedif |
| South Korea | AniGil Linux Archive |
| South Korea | KAIST |
| Taiwan | NCHC |
| Taiwan | TamKang University |
| Thailand | Khon Kaen University |
| Australia | AARNet |
| Australia | Internode |
| New Zealand | University of Canterbury |
| Brazil | C3SL |
| Brazil | Federal University of Sao Carlos |
| Brazil | Universidade Federal do Amazonas |
| Chile | NetActuate |
| Chile | Universidad de La Frontera |
| Ecuador | CEDIA |
| Kenya | Liquid Telecom |
| Mauritius | cloud.mu |
| South Africa | Dimension Data |
| South Africa | University of Free State |
| South Africa | WIRUlink |
| Location | Mirror (32-bit) |
|---|---|
| World | LayerOnline |
| World | Rackers |
| Canada | Manitoba Unix User Group |
| Canada | University of Waterloo Computer Science Club |
| USA | advancedhosters.com |
| USA | Clarkson University |
| USA | ette.biz |
| USA | Fremont Cabal Internet Exchange |
| USA | Harvard School of Engineering |
| USA | James Madison University |
| USA | kernel.org |
| USA | Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 |
| USA | Linux Freedom |
| USA | MetroCast Cablevision |
| USA | Open Computing Facility at UC Berkeley |
| USA | Purdue Linux Users Group |
| USA | Skynet Communications of Kentucky |
| USA | Sonic |
| USA | Team Cymru |
| USA | University of Pittsburgh |
| USA | US Internet |
| USA | XMission Internet |
| Belarus | ByFly |
| Bulgaria | DarkNET LTD |
| Bulgaria | IPACCT |
| Bulgaria | Netix Ltd |
| Bulgaria | Telepoint |
| Bulgaria | University of Ruse |
| Czech Republic | CZ.NIC |
| Czech Republic | UPC Ceska republika |
| Czech Republic | Webglobe |
| Denmark | Dotsrc.org |
| Denmark | KLID |
| France | Crifo.org |
| France | Johnnybegood |
| France | Université de Reims |
| Germany | Dark Penguin Network |
| Germany | dogado GmbH |
| Germany | Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Germany | Funkfreunde Landshut e.V. |
| Germany | GWDG |
| Germany | Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied Sciences |
| Germany | IPB Internet Provider in Berlin GmbH |
| Germany | NetCologne GmbH |
| Germany | Netzwerge GmbH |
| Germany | PyrateLAN.party |
| Germany | University of Frankfurt |
| Germany | wilhelm.tel GmbH |
| Greece | GreekLUG |
| Greece | Hellenic Telecommunications Organization |
| Greece | MyAegean team, University of the Aegean |
| Greece | National Technical University of Athens |
| Greece | University of Crete |
| Greenland | Tele Greenland |
| Hungary | Quantum Mirror |
| Ireland | HEAnet |
| Italy | GARR |
| Latvia | University of Latvia |
| Moldova | hacktegic.com |
| Moldova | iHost |
| Netherlands | Evoluso.com |
| Netherlands | LiteServer |
| Netherlands | NLUUG |
| Netherlands | Triple IT |
| Poland | Host4Biz |
| Poland | ICM — University of Warsaw |
| Poland | Onet.pl |
| Poland | Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center |
| Portugal | FCCN |
| Portugal | PTISP |
| Portugal | RNL — Técnico Lisboa |
| Portugal | Universidade do Porto |
| Romania | Hostico |
| Romania | M247 |
| Romania | Orange |
| Romania | Orange Romania |
| Russia | Powernet ISP |
| Russia | Truenetwork |
| Russia | Yandex Team |
| Serbia | University of Kragujevac |
| Slovakia | Energotel |
| Slovakia | Rainside |
| Spain | Aire Networks |
| Spain | Oficina de Software Libre do Cixug |
| Sweden | Academic Computer Club, Umea University |
| Sweden | Bahnhof |
| Sweden | c0urier.net |
| Sweden | Deadnet |
| Sweden | Infania Networks |
| Sweden | Zetup |
| Switzerland | Init7 |
| Switzerland | Metanet.ch |
| Turkey | Guzel Hosting |
| Turkey | Linux Kullanicilari Dernegi |
| Turkey | Verinomi |
| Ukraine | ASTRA |
| Ukraine | Astra.in.ua |
| Ukraine | FastMirror |
| Ukraine | IP-Connect LLC |
| United Kingdom | Bytemark Hosting |
| United Kingdom | mirror.vinehost.net |
| United Kingdom | UK Dedicated Servers |
| United Kingdom | UKFast |
| United Kingdom | University of Kent UK Mirror Service |
| China | Alibaba Cloud |
| China | Nanjing University |
| China | Shanghai Jiao Tong University Linux User Group (SJTUG) |
| China | TUNA |
| Hong Kong | KoDDoS |
| India | NxtGen DataCenter |
| India | PicoNets-WebWerks |
| India | vishnetwork.in |
| Indonesia | PT Global Intermedia Nusantara |
| Iran | Bardia Moshiri |
| Iran | HostIran |
| Israel | Israel Internet Association |
| Kazakhstan | Hoster.kz |
| Kazakhstan | PS Internet Company LLC |
| Singapore | 0x.sg |
| Singapore | Freedif |
| South Korea | AniGil Linux Archive |
| South Korea | KAIST |
| Taiwan | NCHC |
| Taiwan | TamKang University |
| Thailand | Khon Kaen University |
| Australia | AARNet |
| Australia | Internode |
| New Zealand | University of Canterbury |
| Brazil | C3SL |
| Brazil | Federal University of Sao Carlos |
| Brazil | Universidade Federal do Amazonas |
| Chile | NetActuate |
| Chile | Universidad de La Frontera |
| Ecuador | CEDIA |
| Kenya | Liquid Telecom |
| Mauritius | cloud.mu |
| South Africa | Dimension Data |
| South Africa | University of Free State |
| South Africa | WIRUlink |