Linux Mint 21.2 Promises Better Support for Flatpak Apps, Faster File Management
In Linux Mint 21.2 “Victoria”, the devs promise better support for Flatpak apps, as well as for apps using GNOME’s libadwaita library by implementing support for the xdg-desktop-portal desktop integration portal and frontend service for Flatpak and other similar containment frameworks.
This change will make Flatpak and libadwaita-based apps work seamlessly on all supported desktop environments, including Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE, even if they’re usually written only for the GNOME desktop environment, and support features like dark mode and screenshots.
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Linux Mint Monthly News – February 2023
Many thanks to all of you for your support and your donations. Linux Mint 21.2 In preparation for Linux Mint 21.2, the changes below were implemented. Nemo 5.8 will feature multi-threaded thumbnails. Instead of generating each thumbnail one by one, Nemo will generate multiple thumbnails in parallel.
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Linux Mint set to improve Flatpak support and Warpinator security updates
In the latest Monthly News post, Linux Mint's Clement Lefebvre detailed some upcoming changes and improvements to the popular Linux distribution.
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Linux Mint 21.2 and Cinnamon 5.8 desktop take shape
Linux Mint project lead Clement Lefebvre has shared some more details about the forthcoming version 21.2, including new versions of both Cinnamon and Xfce.
The latest post on the Mint project's monthly blog reveals some more details about the next release, including a new version 5.8 of the Cinnamon desktop and enhancements to some of the built-in tools.