Linux Mint Is Linux Mint 17 Qiana The Ubuntu Killer Is Linux Mint 17 Qiana The Ubuntu Killer The latest version of Linux Mint, the 17th release codenamed Qiana. Linux Mint 1. 8. 2 arrives Heres what to look out for. The beta release for Linux Mint 1. Sonya Cinnamon and MATE came out at the beginning of June. The Mint beta testing interval is usually about a month, and the final release has just arrived. The betas for the KDE and Xfce versions showed up only about a week after the Cinnamon and MATE betas, which is pretty unusual because they typically lag a bit more than that. The beta release for Linux Mint 18. 2 Sonya Cinnamon and MATE came out at the beginning of June. The Mint beta testing interval is usually about a month, and the. Then the Mint Blog Monthly News for June 2. All four editions passed QA and will be released as stable in a couple of days. That will be particularly good news for those who prefer KDE and Xfce. I have installed each of them on a different laptop, and I have been testing and using them since then. Here is a run down of what I have seen and experienced with each one. Linux Mint 1. 8. 2 Cinnamon. Image J. A. Watson. The Cinnamon version is still considered to be the flagship of the Mint distributions. This release includes Cinnamon 3. I suspect will be very welcome with Mint users, because they have been waiting to get their hands on it since Cinnamon 3. May. Its probably fair to say that Cinnamon 3. Mint 1. 8. 2 release. It includes loads of improvements, new features and bug fixes, both to the desktop itself and to the Cinnamon Spices add ons. Mint Kernel Management Utility. Image J. A. Watson. The Linux kernel in the beta was 4. Mint Update View Linux Kernels, and choose from kernel series 4. The versions of some of the other significant packages and applications included in this release X. X Server 1. 1. 8. Libre. Office 5. 1. Firefox 5. 4. 0. Thunderbird 5. GIMP 2. 8. 1. 6PIX 1. Image viewerbrowserXplayer 1. Media playerRhythmbox 3. I have this version installed on my ASUS R4. S, and it is very pleasing, both visually and functionally. Linux Mint 1. 8. 2 MATE. Image J. A. Watson. The MATE desktop is the other core Linux Mint distribution. It is based on MATE 1. Linux kernels as the Cinnamon version, and the other packages and applications also the same as listed above for the Cinnamon version. Mint Update Policy. While speaking about kernel and package versions, it is worth mentioning again that the Mint Update Manager lets you choose between three different approaches to updating. They range from very conservative Just keep my computer safe to the radical Always update everything. Most users will want to stay with the default update policy, which selects security updates and any other updates which do not affect important parts of the operating system. Others, such as kernel updates, are displayed in the update manager but must be selected manually for installation if you wantneed them. I have the MATE version installed on my ASUS X5. SA, and it is working just fine including even the pesky clickpad pointing device. Linux Mint 1. 8. 2 KDE. Image J. A. Watson. The KDE desktop version has always been a popular Linux Mint alternative. This release includes KDE Plasma 5. KDE Frameworks 5. KDE Applications 1. The kernel versions available are the same as for the Cinnamon and MATE versions, as are some common applications such as Firefox and Libre. Office, but there are some differences because of the use of KDE applications instead of the Mint x apps X. X Server 1. 1. 8. Libre. Office 5. 1. Firefox 5. 4. 0. KMail rather than ThunderbirdGIMP 2. Gwenview rather than PIXDragon Player rather than XplayerAmarok rather than RhythmboxI was particularly pleased to find that digi. Kam is included in this release. All of the applications which have been replaced by KDE versions are still available in the Mint Software Manager, but you should think carefully before installing them on this distribution. The KDE Applications are better integrated and more consistent with the desktop, and installing the other applications is likely to bring in a lot more support libraries and such which can clutter your installation. Mint Software Manager. The basic Mint system utilities, such as Mint Update and the Mint Software Manager are included with this distribution. The Software Manager lists some 8. KDE purists might not want to use Firefox for their web browser. Not to worry, just enter browser in the Package Manager search box, and you will find Konqueror and Rekonq. If you prefer Google Chrome, there is Chromium. If you want a lightweight browser, there are Midori and Qupzilla. The list makes my head spin. I have Linux Mint KDE installed on my Acer Aspire V, and have had no problems at all with it. Linux Mint 1. 8. 2 Xfce. Image J. A. Watson. The last of the four Linux Mint distributions is the Xfce desktop. This version is popular for older systems with limited CPU power andor memory, but it has also found a lot of favor with users who feel that the other modern desktops are too complex or tedious, or have moved too far away from the traditional desktop GUI design. Linux Mint Xfce is built on Xfce 4. Linux kernels as the other Mint 1. Xfce is a rather minimal desktop system, which includes just a few common utilities such as the Thunar file manager, and leaves most applications to be selected by the system developers. Mint Xfce includes exactly the same selection of applications as the Cinnamon version Firefox, Thunderbird, Libre. Office, GIMP, Rhythm. Box and the x apps PIX, Xplayer, Xed, Xviewer and Xreader. Linux Mint Welcome Screen. All of the Mint distributions include the Welcome Screen, which has buttons for easy access to the Mint documentation, administration utilities such as the Software Manager, Driver Manager and Codec installer, and the Mint Forums and Chat Room. This kind of easy access can be very useful to new Mint users. Finally, it is important to remember that although only these four desktop versions are official Linux Mint distributions, any of them could be used as a base for another desktop of your choice. The Package Manager includes meta targets for most of the common desktops LXDE, LXQt, Enlightenment, i. Starting from the Xfce distribution I installed i. I could then select the session before logging in again so that I got the i. Linux Mint 1. 8. 2 with i. Desktop. Image J. A. Watson. Woo. Hoo Now that is really nice. I had to add the i. I think dmenu is still missing, but I will find that, and complete my preferred i. The Xfce and now i. Mint is installed on my Samsung N1. Plus. I had no trouble with the installation, but it is obviously running at the limit of its capacity with either of these there is a significant lag when typing, and applications take quite a long time to start. So thats the summary of what arrives with Linux Mint 1. All of these systems were installed from scratch, but the beta release announcement says that there will also be a reasonable upgrade possibility from existing Mint 1. Read more about Linux.
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