As you may already know, recently Linux Mint 19 left the beta stage and became available for everyone. It is now possible to upgrade all Linux Mint releases to version 19.
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Linux Mint 19 ‘Tara’ Released, Here’s What’s New
The final version of the popular Linux Mint distro "Tara" is out yesterday. Tara is version 19 of the OS, which is now available in three versions: a Cinnamon edition, an XFCE variant, and a MATE edition.
Set Single Key Shortcut To Change Keyboard Layout in Gnome 3
The Gnome 3 Linux desktop environment is very unique. Modern versions of this DE have nothing common with the traditional desktop paradigm. Today, we will see how to assign a single key shortcut (not some key combination like Win + Space or Alt + Shift) to change your keyboard layout in Gnome 3.
Linux Mint 19 Beta “Tara” Released
Today, Linux Mint 19 beta ISO images were released to the public. The user can download Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE editions to try out Mint 19 "Tara". Let's see what it offers to the end user.
Remove EXIF Information From Photos In Linux
Modern smartphones and digital cameras are able to add extra information to photos you take. Images taken with these modern devices can contain information like GPS coordinates, your camera or phone model and lots of other data. It is not visible on the photo, but accessible via the file properties dialog. In this article, we will see how to remove it under Linux.
Cinnamon 3.8 Released, here’s what’s new
Cinnamon is Linux Mint's flagship desktop environment. Started as a Gnome 3 fork, now it is fully independent. A new version of Cinnamon is out with a number of features you will like. It will be shipped with the next version of Linux Mint. Let's see the key changes done in this release.
Linux Mint: Xreader and Cinnamon Improvements
The Linux Mint team today published their regular announcements related to the development progress of their latest distro and apps. The most notable changes of this month were made to the Xreader app, which is the default PDF reader of Linux Mint. Also, Cinnamon got the ability to set the maximum audio output volume.
MATE 1.20 released
A new version of the popular MATE desktop environment for Linux is out. This release is all about GTK+ 3 improvements and fixes. Let's see what's new in MATE 1.20.
How to Install Skype Snap in Linux
Here is great news for Linux users of Skype. Skype is now available in Linux's "snap app" package format. If you are running Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Arch Linux, Debian, or any other distro with Snap support, you can install Skype easily without dealing with package dependencies.
Secure Linux Mint Against Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
These days, everyone knows about the Meltdown and Spectre flaws which affect all the modern CPUs, including all Intel CPUs from the past decade, and certain ARM64 and AMD CPUs in case of Spectre. The team behind the Linux Mint project is warning users and giving useful recommendations on how to secure your Linux Mint machine.
