Do Son Mint Linux, also known as Linux Mint, is a Linux distribution for desktop computers. Its design focuses on prioritizing open-source software components, with exceptions for proprietary multimedia software, such as the Adobe Flash plugin. Known as one of the more user-friendly variants, Mint Linux comes with many popular free software packages such as LibreOffice, Pidgin, and GIMP, and its default web browser is Firefox.
First distributed in 2006, it has a reputation for staying up-to-date, with updates being issued every six months. If you are a new to Linux and unsure as to which variant to install, Mint Linux is a safe choice. It comes in two “flavors” — one running on the codebase of Debian Linux, and one based on Ubuntu. If you are not sure whether to choose the “Ubuntu” or “Debian” flavor, you can choose either one; the differences are minor for new users.
Linux Mint is designed to strike a balance between simplicity and elegance. The updated version is numbered so that the user can more clearly understand which updates have the greatest impact on the system. Another benefit of the Linux Mint update tool is that it can detect unmodified mirroring and apt problems, as well as options for selecting native images.
Today, Linux Mint 19 Tara Cinnamon|MATE|Xfce BETA was released.
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Changelog
- Timeshift
In Linux Mint 19, the star of the show is Timeshift. This greatly simplifies the maintenance of your computer, since you no longer need to worry about potential regressions. In the eventuality of a critical regression, you can restore a snapshot (thus canceling the effects of the regression) and you still have the ability to apply updates selectively (as you did in previous releases).Security and stability are of paramount importance. By applying all updates you keep your computer secure and with automated snapshots, in place, its stability is guaranteed. - Linux Mint 19 ships with a brand new welcome screen.
- The Update Manager no longer promotes vigilance and selective updates.
- The Software Manager which was revamped and gained Flatpak support in Linux Mint 18.3, received many improvements.
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Cinnamon 3.8
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MATE 1.20
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HiDPI
HiDPI support gets better with every new release.
All the Linux Mint tools use GTK3 and support HiDPI.
Mint-Y, the default icon theme, ships with “@2x” icons which look crisp in HiDPI.
Gksu, which used GTK+, was removed and all the tools which were using it were migrated to pkexec.
Within the default software selection, only a few remaining applications still lack support for it: Hexchat, Gimp and Tomboy Notes.
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