Linux mint 18 based on ubuntu 16.04 with great news

Clement Lefebvre, leader of the Linux Mint project, has revealed new details about the upcoming Linux Mint 18 version, such as that it will be based on the latest LTS from Ubuntu and that it will include very interesting news.

Linux Mint 18 with many improvements thanks to Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus

Linux Mint 18 Sarah will build on a modern Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus to offer a fairly tangible leap forward compared to the latest version of Linux Mint 17.3 Pink. Thus, the first great novelty is found in the heart of the system and that is that Linux Mint 18 will work with a Linux 4.4 kernel that will contain, among other things, new versions of drivers and X.Org for greater compatibility and better performance.

Notebooks compatible with Nvidia Optimus technology will greatly benefit from better support for this as soon as you install the operating system, now it will be easier and better than ever to manage power in Linux Mint.

Based on the latest LTS from Ubuntu, Linux Mint 18 will come loaded with new features such as the popular Snap packages devised by Canonical and seeking to make life easier for less experienced users. Of course there will be better compatibility with the latest devices released to the market as a result of more updated drivers. With all this, Linux Mint 18 will adapt much better to the most modern equipment in which version 17.3 Rosa does not offer an optimal result.

Linux Mint 18 will arrive in the coming months, possibly between July and August.

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Source: softpedia