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Linux Mint 18 Final First Look


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Linux Mint 18 is the latest version of the popular Linux distribution that is a long term support release that is supported until 2021.

Linux Mint 18 is offered in two versions, Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon and Mate that feature different desktop environments. Basically, Cinnamon is more graphics intensive and some default programs may be different as well.

 

The release notes for both versions of Linux Mint are available already, but the official downloads of the ISO images are not yet. Some mirrors list the stable versions of Linux Mint already however.

Linux Mint 18 First Look

linux mint 18 first look

 

You can run Linux Mint as a live DVD without installation by booting it, and install the Linux distribution when it is started or keep on using the live variant exclusively.

Linux Mint Cinnamon ships with Cinnamon 3.0, an updated desktop environment that offers new features and improvements.

 

It offers window management improvements, options to disable favorites and system options in the menu applet, animation effects that are enabled by default, improved out-of-the-box touchpad support, new accessibility and sound settings, and more.

X-Apps

X-Apps is a new feature of Linux Mint (both versions) that can best be described as generic applications that work in multiple desktop environments.

 

linux mint x-apps

 

The basic idea is to give both desktop environments the same set of core applications which improves development but also the user experience.

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The goal of the X-Apps is not to reinvent the wheel. Quite the opposite in fact, it's to guarantee the maintenance of applications we already enjoyed and to steer their development in a direction that benefits multiple desktop environments.

 

Examples of x-Apps on Linux Mint 18 are the default text editor Xed which is based on Pluma, the default image viewer Xviewer based on Eye of GNOME, the default document and PDF reader Xreader which is based on Atril, the default photo organizer Pix which ia based on gThumb, and the default media player Xplayer which is based on Totem.

 

The team notes that GNOME, MATE and Xfce apps that X-Apps replace are still available in the repositories, and that they can be installed side-by-side.

Update Manager

linux mint 18 update manager

 

The update manager of Linux Mint was updated visually and functionality-wise. It supports themes better, and the main screen uses stack widgets and animations.

A new start screen is displayed on first start that provides users with options to select one of three update policies:

  • Don't break my computer.
  • Optimize stability and security (default).
  • Always update everything.

Each policy is explained on the screen, and user recommendation are provided as well.

It features two new settings that let you see and select kernel updates. The Kernels window has been overhauled, and a new warning screen is displayed on launch which users can disable.

 

Another change is that the Kernels page does not list fixes and changes anymore, but links to the relevant bug reports and changelogs instead.

New Mint-Y theme

mint-y

 

Linux Mint 18 introduces a new Mint-Y theme that is not enabled by default. Mint-Y is available as a dark, light and mixed version, and is based on the popular arc theme.

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Mint-Y looks modern, clean and professional. It embraces the new trends, but without looking too "flat" or minimalistic.

 

Do the following to explore the new theme:

  1. Click on menu, enter theme, and select the  Themes from the results.
  2. Click on any of the items displayed on the themes screen, e.g. desktop, and select one of the Mint-Y variants to enable them.

System improvements

apt upgrade

 

Linux Mint 18 improves the apt command introduced in Linux Mint 3.1 in 2007. Apt continues to support all previous features, but benefits from improvements of the Debian apt command on top of that.

  1. Apt install and apt remove show progress now.
  2. New commands such as apt full-upgrade or apt edit-sources are introduced that do the same as apt dist-upgrade and apt sources.

The add-apt-repository command supports the remove parameter in Linux Mint 18 which you can use to remove items from the command line.

 

Other system improvements in Linux Minut 18 are support for exFAT file systems out of the box, reintroduction of Btrfs support, and a thermal sensor daemon Thermald which monitors the CPU temperature and prevents overheating.

Other improvements

linux mint 18 background images

 

The default theme of the login screen has been improved. Passwords can only be entered once a username has been typed or selected. This is done to prevent the accidental typing of the password in clear text.

 

A selection of new background images has been added to Linux Mint 18 which you can select in the following way:

  1. Right-click on the desktop and select change desktop background.
  2. Switch from Linux Mint to Sarah.
  3. Select a background image from the list of thumbnails.

Other improvements include better HiDPI support, easier installation of popular applications such as Steam or Dropbox, support for OEM installations in all versions, and the default installation of Gufw, the graphical firewall configuration tool.

 

Linux Mint 18 will receive security updates until 2021, and until 2018, future versions of Linux Mint will use the same package base as Linux Mint 18.

 

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I hope you have better luck than me , only time I got a release based on Ubuntu 16.04  to work on the PC i use  for Linux was i upgraded to Xubuntu 16.04 through a older release since none these releases  don't have no working AMD property drivers it didnt work very long after i rebooted it stop working  the crappy open source  driver wrapper want even load my Acer 1080p Widescreen LCD Monitor. The final ISO for LM 18  has been out for 2 days every since passed QA   tested the Beta ISO it  don’t work for me and tested the final iso 2 days ago and it don’t work ether . 

 

Even if you do get anything based on Ubuntu 16.04 working on a AMD card most people are not going  ever have good drivers unless they want to pay for a hardware upgrade when AMDGPU PRO leaves beta AMD has effectively declared EOL  for most  cards on Linux it will only support r9 cards at first and most likely just newer ones after . If you need good drivers on AMD

 

1.you need to learn arch were you can hold back the stack,  manjaro based on Arch  is still working well and it has newer features than Linux Mint or Ubuntu.

2. You can stay Linux Mint 17.3 or Ubuntu 14.04 tell 2019 and buy a hardware upgrade latter.

3. You can buy a R9 or newer now .

 

Nividia drivers are crap for Linux as well but they have a little better support than AMD , AMD keep lolly gagging around with hybrid drivers and don’t want to fully open source AMD Catalyst for Linux so Linux developers can make good drivers for everyone  so they call sell  new hardware . Problems with them were inherited from ATi  to AMD.

 

It's no sense in it  if there is a route you can go with Arch and it still work with the old stack . Ubuntu and AMD could had made it work for every one  .Since Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu  it has most of the same problems Ubuntu has and the problems Linux Mint has as well so it's a double whamey,  even though its a nice distro for beginners  . I started out on Linux Mint 17.2 :P

 

 
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2 hours ago, steven36 said:

Nividia drivers are crap for Linux as well but they have a little better support than AMD , AMD keep lolly gagging around with hybrid drivers and don’t want to fully open source AMD Catalyst for Linux so Linux developers can make good drivers for everyone  so they call sell  new hardware . Problems with them were inherited from ATi  to AMD.

 

So why keep beating your head against a wall with AMD and not switch to Nvidia.  I use Nvidia exclusively now because a machine that runs Linux will also run as a Hackintosh as long as it has an Nvidia card.  AMD (ATI) cards have always had driver problems as far back as I can remember (which is less every day) and we ran into a ton of problems in the early 2000s with them, so much so that we only purchase Nvidia (or Intel) in machines today and avoid anything AMD like the plague.  I started with Slackware V4. :P

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Without money you can't change anything with your PC's hardware. 

 

Most of us live in the real world where we have to count every penny we own.  

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1 hour ago, straycat19 said:

 

So why keep beating your head against a wall with AMD and not switch to Nvidia.  I use Nvidia exclusively now because a machine that runs Linux will also run as a Hackintosh as long as it has an Nvidia card.  AMD (ATI) cards have always had driver problems as far back as I can remember (which is less every day) and we ran into a ton of problems in the early 2000s with them, so much so that we only purchase Nvidia (or Intel) in machines today and avoid anything AMD like the plague.  I started with Slackware V4. :P

OK send me the money and i will?  , I didn’t thank so ?  I have another computer that's Intel I spend my money on already it works fine with Windows and most likely would work for Linux Mint 18 but why mess up my warranty on a free OS.  I have a friend with Nvidia and they never can get there shitty drivers for Linux to install ether . Intel has good open source drivers for Linux already . :P

 

Manjaro has way lower  memory consumption and things are newer  than distros  based on Ubuntu 16.04  anyway and just works out of the box on my AMD pc . Even if you just use stable updates on Manjaro the most you have too wait is a week or two is for the newest packages. If you use  Ubuntu  LTS you have to wait tell the next LTS release .

Ubuntu  want start reaping any benefits from newer packages tell Ubuntu 16.10 comes out  there always a day late and a dollar short.

https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-yakkety-alpha1/

 

Ubuntu and Linux Mint  are made to convert Windows users too Linux . Distros like Manjaro  are good for Advanced Linux users and beginners both  and get you started with Arch you can make it as easy or as hard  as you want. But if you dont like too read you will never learn Arch . They made Ubuntu for a reason! :) 

 

You say you started out with Slackware in the early 2000s but most all you’re post is still about windows witch leads me to believe you’re mostly just a windows user you know how much linux has changed since then in the early 2000s Linux was pure crap it would tale days just too set it up now it takes 20 minutes . I was on XP  back then all we had was dailup in my area at the time  I never even heard of Linux  because i didn’t even want too know tell a few years ago .

 

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