Today, Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" was announced. This release appears to be the last point release of version 17. For existing Mint 17.x users, the upgrade process should be smooth and quick. Besides security and stability fixes, "Rosa" brings some new features to the user interface.
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Some nice improvements are coming to the MATE desktop environment on Linux
Developers behind the MATE Linux desktop environment, which is based on Gnome 2 and provides a similar look and feel, announced some interesting changes they are making to future versions of MATE. They have improved touchpad and display settings as well as power management for this excellent desktop environment.
Fix: Headphones do not mute speakers in XFCE Linux desktop
Some time ago, I switched from Fluxbox to XFCE in my primary operating system, Arch Linux. I noticed a weird behavior related to the sound system. I have no pulseaudio, only ALSA. When I plugged in headphones, the speakers were not muted. Before installing XFCE, this worked like a charm. Here is a simple solution for this issue.
Linux Mint 17.2 final version released with MATE and Cinnamon
The development team behind the Linux Mint project just released a new version of their Linux distro. A new version, Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela", includes a lot of interesting changes and improvements. Both MATE and Cinnamon editions were released. This release is the final version of Linux Mint 17.2.
How to install MATE in Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition
As you might be knowing, Linux Mint features two desktop environments which are in development by the Mint team. One of them is Cinnamon which comes with rich graphical effects and a very nice look, and the other one is MATE, the fork of the good old Gnome 2, which is simple, fast and requires no introduction to those familiar with Linux environments. Once you install Linux Mint with Cinnamon, you might be interested in installing MATE alongside Cinnamon. Here is how to do that.
Linux Mint 17.2 RC released with MATE and Cinnamon
The development team behind the Linux Mint project just released a new version of their Linux distro. A new version, Linux Mint 17.2 RC "Rafaela", includes a lot of interesting changes and improvements. Both MATE and Cinnamon editions were released.
MATE 1.10 released
MATE, a fork of the good old Gnome 2 desktop environment has reached version 1.10. The MATE desktop environment continues as a part of the Linux Mint project and is one of the two default desktops which the user can choose in Linux Mint. Here is what's new in MATE 1.10.
Cinnamon 2.6 is out
Cinnamon is the default desktop environment of Linux Mint besides MATE. Unlike MATE, which is based on Gnome 2, Cinnamon is built on top of GTK3 and Gnome 3 technologies. Cinnamon provides the classic experience with a Desktop, taskbar and apps menu in all supported Linux distros. Yesterday developers of Linux Mint released Cinnamon version 2.6. Here what's new in Cinnamon 2.6
Fix: Window centering in XFCE does not work properly
Recently, in the Linux distro I use, I switched from the Fluxbox desktop environment to XFCE, because XFCE provides some unique and nice features for me like the ability to re-order taskbar buttons. In Fluxbox, I had set up all windows to open at the center of the screen with a hack. XFCE also comes with the ability to center new windows out of the box, however, it fails for me from time to time. Here is how to get rid of the issue so windows are centered properly.
How to partition your hard drive to install Linux Mint
Starting today, I would like to cover Linux here at Winaero! There's no need to panic. It will not replace our regular Windows articles and we will not shift the focus from Windows to Linux manuals and tutorials. However, it will be a nice addition for everyone who wants to give Linux a try for the first time if they are not satisfied with Windows. We will show on our blog how to prepare your PC to install Linux in a dual boot configuration. Today's article is about how to partition the disk drive and optionally make it use a single partition. If you plan to switch to Linux in the future, or if you are just curious about this operating system, you will enjoy it.
