Linux Mint 18.2: Clement Lefebvre announced the availability of the new Linux Mint 18.2 release. The new release, Linux Mint 18.2, is the latest release in the 18.x series and is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
It will be supported until 2021 and is available in four flavors (Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, and Xfce).
Linux Mint 18.2 comes with improvements to the cross-desktop X-Apps with improved shortcuts in the Xplayer video player and line sorting in the Xed text editor.
The login screen uses LightDM running the Slick greeter and includes support for HiDPI.
The update manager has been modified to help users find their ideal balance between security updates and system stability:
“Update Manager has received many improvements. It still has the same mission and handles the same features, but it presents things slightly differently. Policies and level definitions have been improved to filter updates based on their level of impact on your operating system.
More information and images can be found in the official project announcements (Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce) and release notes (Cinnamon, KDE, MATE, Xfce).
Attention:
Those of you looking to upgrade from the previous version will have to wait a little longer, as developer Clement Lefebvre revealed that the upgrade path from Linux Mint 18.1 “Sarah” to Linux Mint 18.2 “Sonya” is not yet open.
The developer said that the update will be available shortly after the official launch of the operating system and that he will publish a separate announcement on the project's website.
Linux Mint 18.2 Download
Below are the links to all the official ISO images of the distribution. For those interested, it would be a good idea to download the torrent file:
linuxmint-18.2-cinnamon-64bit.iso (1,598MB, torrent),
linuxmint-18.2-kde-64bit.iso (1,912MB, torrent),
linuxmint-18.2-mate-64bit.iso (1,659MB, torrent),
linuxmint-18.2-xfce-64bit.iso (1,571MB, torrent).
