Linux Mint announced the new 21.2 point release this Sunday! The new release introduced Cinnamon Desktop 5.8 with built-in gestures support for touchpad and touchscreen. With the touchegg service running in the background, System Settings now provides a ‘Gestures’ option, allowing to configure actions for 3-finger/4-finger swipe, 2-finger/3-finger/4-finger pinch, and activation thresholds. Another big change… Continue reading Linux Mint 21.2 Released! Touchpad Gestures, Light & Dark Mode Support
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How to Install Cinnamon Desktop 5.8 via PPA in Ubuntu 22.04 | 23.04
This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest Cinnamon Desktop 5.8 in Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 23.04 via PPA. The source of Cinnamon 5.8 was out a few days ago! It will be officially announced later in this month along with Linux Mint 21.2. Cinnamon 5.8 features built-in touchpad / touchscreen gestures support! There… Continue reading How to Install Cinnamon Desktop 5.8 via PPA in Ubuntu 22.04 | 23.04
Linux Mint 21.1 Released! New Cursor Icons & Better Flatpak Support
The first point release of Linux Mint 21 is out! Code-name ‘Vera’, Kernel 5.15, Ubuntu 22.04 package base, and Cinnamon 5.6, MATE 1.26, XFCE 4.16 for each desktop edition. The default theme for mouse pointer in Linux Mint 21.1 now is Bibata-Modern-Classic, a modern black and rounded edge bibata cursors. Though, user can easily choose… Continue reading Linux Mint 21.1 Released! New Cursor Icons & Better Flatpak Support
Linux Mint 20.2 Released with Improved Update Manager, Bulky File Renamer, Cinnamon 5.0
Linux Mint team announced the second point release for Mint 20 today. Features Kernel 5.4, Ubuntu 20.04 package base, and Cinnamon 5.0, Xfce 4.16, MATE 1.24 for each desktop edition. Linux Mint 20.2 will be supported until 2025. It comes with improved Update Manager that supports installing updates for applets, desklets, themes, and extensions. As… Continue reading Linux Mint 20.2 Released with Improved Update Manager, Bulky File Renamer, Cinnamon 5.0
Linux Mint 20.1 “Ulyssa” Officially Released [How to Upgrade]
Linux Mint 20.1, code-name “Ulyssa”, was officially released. It includes Linux Kernel 5.4, based on Ubuntu 20.04, and features Xfce 4.14, Cinnamon 4.8, and MATE 1.24 for each desktop edition. Linux Mint 20.1 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2025. New features in the release include: Web App manager to… Continue reading Linux Mint 20.1 “Ulyssa” Officially Released [How to Upgrade]