http://www.murrayc.com/permalink/2012/06/22/rygel-for-a-dlna-player/
a simple
sudo apt-get install rygel will install on Mint, and there are other packages for preference settings and such. It's what I use, and it works.
The rule on staying alive as a program manager is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.