Back in September, we told you some interesting Linux Mint news -- version 18.3 would be named 'Sylvia.' That is hardly the most exciting recent Mint news, however. Actually, the bombshell that the operating system would be abandoning KDE was far more intriguing. While some people will mourn Linux Mint KDE, I certainly won't. Quite frankly, it should never have existed in the first place as it fragments the user experience, but I digress.
If you are a fan of Mint KDE, don't panic -- there is still one more release featuring the desktop environment. Yeah, the upcoming 18.3 'Sylvia' will have a KDE version. Today Linux Mint 18.3 BETA sees release, but it is only a Cinnamon and Mate affair -- for now. Unfortunately, the Mint team picked a bad day to release the beta as it will surely be overshadowed by the superior Fedora 27 which was released earlier today too.
Jul 02, 2017 Introduction. I n this article we are going to discuss on How to install Linux Mint 18 (Linux Mint Cinnamon). The Linux Mint 18.2 “Sonya” Cinnamon BETA Verion officially released on 6th June 2017 with some new features and updates. As per Linux Mint team this released version is a long term support and it will be supported till 2021 officially.
- Nov 28, 2017 Linux Mint 18.3 is a long term release that'll remain supported until 2021. It's powered by Linux kernel 4.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 package base. 18.3 comes with obvious refinements, fixes, and new.
- Linux Mint is a modern, polished, easy-to-use and comfortable community-driven GNU/Linux desktop distribution based on the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. It is a great and recommended distribution for computer users switching from Windows or Mac OS X operating system to the Linux platform.
If you are a fan of Linux Mint, you will surely be excited by version 18.3. The BETA features a redone software manager, refreshed backup tool, and an improved login screen. The operating system is still based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, which is wise for stability. It uses kernel 4.10 which isn't bleeding edge, but is fine. For desktop environments, Mate is at 1.18, while Cinnamon sits at 3.6.
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'The Software Manager is now also much lighter and faster than before. It no longer uses Webkit, browsing categories and apps is almost immediate, and it launches 3 times faster than before. The backend was ported to AptDaemon and the Software Manager now runs in user mode. Consequently you do not need to enter any passwords to browse applications, and if you enter a password to install or remove an app, the authentication is remembered for a little while so you can install or remove other apps without having to enter that password again.' says Clement Lefebvre, Linux Mint.
Lefebvre further says, 'The Backup Tool was almost entirely rewritten. Everything was reviewed: Its features, the way it looks and the way it works. It is now dedicated to making a backup of your home directory, nothing less and nothing more. It saves all your files into a tar archive. When restoring a backup, files are restored in the exact same place they were before, with their original permissions and timestamps. It runs in user mode so you no longer need to enter your password.'
If you want to try the Linux Mint 18.3 beta, you can use the below torrent links. While it is probably stable enough for daily use, it is never recommended to use pre-release software on a production machine. In other words, tread cautiously, friends.
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Linux Mint 18.3 'Sylvia' features very beautiful wallpapers which many users would be happy to use on their PCs, e.g. in Windows or in other Linux disto. Here is how to download them.
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Wallpapers I am talking about look as follows:
The set contains very beautiful landscapes and nature photos and other amazing pictures which look nice on the desktop.
You can download the whole image set here:
Download Linux Mint 18.3 Wallpapers
The file is a TAR.GZ archive. It can be easily unpacked using any modern archiver app. My favorite tool is 7-zip.
To unpack images,
- Download the file using the link above.
- Open the file mint-backgrounds-sylvia_1.1.tar.gz in 7-zip.
- There, you will find the file mint-backgrounds-sylvia_1.1.tar. Double click it to open its contents.
- Go to the folder mint-backgrounds-sylviabackgroundslinuxmint-sylvia. There you will find all images of this release:
Linux Mint 18.3 is the latest version of the popular distro. It has the Sylvia code name. The release comes with a number of improvements to Software Manager, backup, system reliability and the UI. With Flatpak support out of the box you can install bleeding-edge applications even if their dependencies are not compatible with Linux Mint. Linux Mint 18.3 comes with Flatpak installed by default and the new Software Manager fully supports it. Along with MintBackup, Mint's very own backup tool, there will be a new open-source app pre-installed in Mint 18.3. It is Timeshift, an excellent tool which focuses on creating and restoring system snapshots.
A special change has landed in LibXapp, the core library shared between apps included in Linux Mint. It will allow apps that use it to draw a percentage right in the panel. Some applications like the USB Stick formatter or Nemo file manager's operations will use it to indicate their progress.
The operating system comes with Mate 1.18, and Cinnamon 3.6.
You can learn more about Linux Mint 18.3 and its new features by reading the article
Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Linux Mint 18.3 “Sylvia” is out.
Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon
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