Linux mint 18.3 cinnamon and matte are now available

Linux Mint is one of the most popular GNU / Linux distributions on the current scene, the project led by Clem Lefebvre It does not stop growing and has reached a new maturity quota with its new version Linux Mint 18.3.

Linux Mint 18.3 comes loaded with improvements

Linux Mint 18.3 is based on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS so it takes an excellent very stable base and with long-term support to offer the best to users, this is the latest version that will be based on the current Canonical LTS since The future Linux Mint 19 will be based on Ubuntu 18.04.

Linux Mint 18.3 arrives with the Linux 4.10 Kernel by default to offer better performance and better compatibility with the latest hadrware, the software manager has also been improved to facilitate package management for less experienced users, and this distribution is It is one of the most careful this type of details. Other enhancements affect backup utilities, the error reporting system, and the home screen settings.

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XApps are one of the most appreciated components of Linux Mint, we see improvements in the Xed text editor with the inclusion of a minimap, Xreader that partially modifies its interface and Xplayer, improves its appearance to catch up. Linux Mint 18.3 bets on Flatpak as a self-contained package format to the detriment of Ubuntu snap.

We continue to see improvements with the login manager, the addition of RedShift, mintMenu that remembers recent applications, improvements in the management of proprietary drivers and the spell checker with default support for synonyms for several languages.

On the desk side we have Cinnamon 3.6 and MATE 1.18 perfectly adapted to the Linux Mint philosophy. They can now be downloaded from the official Linux Mint website.