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Linux Mint 18.1 'Serena' Is Here For Christmas (betanews.com)
Long time reader BrianFagioli writes: if you love Linux Mint and use it regularly, I have very good news -- version 18.1 'Serena' is finally here. There are two desktop environments from which to choose -- Cinnamon and Mate. Regardless of which version you choose, please know that it is based on Ubuntu 16.04, which offers long-term support (LTS). In other words, Linux Mint 18.1 will be supported until 2021. Linux Mint 18.1 comes with the updated Cinnamon 3.2 which looks to be wonderful. The Mint team touts a new screensaver/ login screen in the desktop environment, and yeah, it looks good.
I know what I'm getting everyone this season!
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Remember a Linux isn't just for Christmas, it's for life.
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The screenshots look a lot like some other desktop I have seen.
I never thought I would see screensavers and login screens as the touted new Linux features.
Not a bad thing. I just think it speaks to how mature Linux has become as a general user OS. No longer are we talking about dependency hell or config file editing. Almost everything *just works*.
My first distro was Slackware on several floppy images. I spent days tracking down and installing package dependencies just to try to get X11 to work and, giving up on that, working on simpler problems like getting Sendmail configured....
Pretty amazing if you ask me.
Though, I think Linux would still be strictly a hacker's OS if it weren't for commercial interests and money.
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No, because the patch was out before the announcement. And we don't have to wait until the second Tuesday of January to (Maybe) get the fix.
All you need to do is patch your system.
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It has a new screensaver/ login screen - I have to get it!
What new 0day are you talking about? It doesn't seem to exist yet.
You didn't look at the -1day exploit list did you. The Doctor updates it when he returns.
If I had a DeLorean... I would probably only drive it from time to time.
Careful not to feed the troll. Apparently the same anonymous coward is whining all over this thread about the same minor/questionable bug because he is a Mint hater. I'm unaware of an OS that hasn't had exploitable bugs at times, and I'm not the least bit concerned about the new Mint release. And I don't intentionally conceal my identity when I post about it.
This is a hacked account, for which the owner can not be held responsible.
Awesome. Linux Mint is my desktop and I stick to LTS because, well, I've got better things to do with my time than re-install an OS every six months.
That being said, an in-place upgrade from 18 to 18.1 doesn't sound like a big deal. :-)
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They are nothing exciting, just iterating on what works. I don't feel like the rug is yanked out from under me with each major update as I have in the past with other OSes and some other distros. Thanks Mint team.
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Upgrading from 18 to 18.1 shouldn't be a problem, right? Just wonder what the general advice is because I've switched to Mint 18 for the first time recently.
Oh I quite agree. The ability to do a network install of a desktop os targeting home (not corporate) users is critical. I mean, probably 0.001% of the potential user base considers it a high priority, so they should be allocating volunteer developer time to that rather than silly things like improving the user experience.
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Had a website that showed how to take Cinnanom and make it KDE plasma. did it but it's too cpu intensive. going to see how dual booting Cinnamon anf KDE works.
I'd really like to use that program KDE-Connect, it's something i could really use and heard nothing but guoo about it.
Cinnamon>KDE I was able to quad boot :) default/Plasma/Cinnamon/Cinnamon (software rendering).
Don't have link handy but will post if there is an interest.
KDE-Connect you connect ur phone and forget about is all is shown on the display.
Didn't see direct links -- just off to Betanews blather. So here they are...
Disclaimer: Been using Mint for years now. It's the schiznit.
I think not...(*poof*)
with 18.0 or even 17.3 what I'm using now.
The kernel in 16.04 simply does not work with skylake graphics (not anecdotal: ArsTech was bitching about that too). Even when I've moved to 16.10 I still had to hard reboot my machine from time to time. Now I'm on fedora 25 (cinnamon spin) and it is rock solid.
I have used Linux for 21 years already, going from Suse to Ubuntu and then Mint after Unity was introduced. I could not be happier on my new job when I started 1 december that I was allowed to choose my own laptop as long as it was made by their preferred supplier. As a web developer I favor screen real estate more than the portability of a laptop, so I was very happy I noticed the Intel NUC 6 which I fitted with 2 x 24"monitors. I installed Mint 18 on it and was as happy as any /. reader could be.
Until my screen froze, not responding to mouse or keyboard. I disabled the screen saver, but when I was resizing a window it froze on me again. About 2 times per day. i ran all the updates I could run and now have it down to 1 screen freeze every 2 days. I think it is bug 1321623. https://bugs.launchpad.net/lin...
When I see they were perfecting the screen savers for Mint 18.1 while this bug kills my productivity it annoys me quite a bit.