Linux Mint 16 “Petra” KDE & Xfce has been released on 22 Dec. Both releases feature Xfce 4.10 / KDE 4.11, MDM 1.4, a Linux kernel 3.11 and an Ubuntu 13.10 package base. Let’s see what’s NEW in these two release and how to upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint.
New features in Mint 16 Xfce (complete overview):
- Xfce 4.10 Desktop
- Whisker Menu 1.2
- Pulse Audio (allow to switch back to ALSA)
- Login Screen (MDM 1.4)
- USB Stick support
- Performance improvements
- Bug fixes and performance improvements on Software Manager
- Lots of system improvements
- Artwork Improvements
New Features in Mint 16 KDE (See complete overview):
- KDE 4.11
- Samba Mounter -mount network shares graphically and locally
- Login Screen (MDM 1.4)
- USB Stick support
- Performance improvements
- Bug fixes and performance improvements on Software Manager
- Lots of system improvements
- Artwork Improvements
Download Links & Upgrade instructions
Both releases can follow this instructions to upgrade from a previous version of Linux Mint.
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