There’s good news for Linux Mint fans. A release candidate for Linux Mint 17, Quiana, is now available for download. The long term release of the new version of the Ubuntu-based distro, which emphasises on ease of use, will also be out soon and will be officially supported till 2019. Mint is known for its easy installation of media codecs and variety of desktop environments, which resemble the classic Windows interface unlike the Unity UI that is part of the most recent versions of Ubuntu.
The release candidate is available with Cinnamon or MATE desktop environments. It is quite stable but since it’s not the long term release, there may be some glitches. The users have a chance to report or fix bugs in the system.
Right now, the known issues include no support for Optimus graphics, which help in switching between systems that hold Nvidia graphics cards. In addition, the release candidate’s login screen freezes if the default language is changes to German. While it is not sure whether the graphics card issue will be solved, the language issues should be sorted in the long term release.
The cinnamon and MATE desktops resemble Windows through the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and an app menu that can be launched from the lower left corner of the screen. While Cinnamon is a new UI that has been developed by the Mint team, MATE is based on the GNOME 2 desktop environment. However, MATE is no longer under development.
The new version of the distro includes improvements in the update and driver managers, new artworks and updated login screens. In addition, Cinnamon now supports displays that have high pixel densities.
As reported earlier, Mint will now follow a new release strategy, basing itself only on the Ubuntu LTS releases. LTS releases of Ubuntu come out once in two years, with 5 years of official support.
The release candidate is available with Cinnamon or MATE desktop environments. It is quite stable but since it’s not the long term release, there may be some glitches. The users have a chance to report or fix bugs in the system.
Right now, the known issues include no support for Optimus graphics, which help in switching between systems that hold Nvidia graphics cards. In addition, the release candidate’s login screen freezes if the default language is changes to German. While it is not sure whether the graphics card issue will be solved, the language issues should be sorted in the long term release.
The cinnamon and MATE desktops resemble Windows through the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and an app menu that can be launched from the lower left corner of the screen. While Cinnamon is a new UI that has been developed by the Mint team, MATE is based on the GNOME 2 desktop environment. However, MATE is no longer under development.
The new version of the distro includes improvements in the update and driver managers, new artworks and updated login screens. In addition, Cinnamon now supports displays that have high pixel densities.
As reported earlier, Mint will now follow a new release strategy, basing itself only on the Ubuntu LTS releases. LTS releases of Ubuntu come out once in two years, with 5 years of official support.
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