Switching window-managers takes effect immediately so you no longer have to log out.Ĭompton is now installed by default and configured to prevent screen-tearing. Linux Mint 17.3 features a superb collection of backgrounds from Calexil, Falcon Photography, Jan Kaluza, Jen K, Konstantin Leonov, Sezgin Mendil and Vinod Chandar.ĭesktop Settings: A new help section, more compatible window managers, better compiz support, and compton integration to solve screen-tearing issues. Support for these drivers with kernel 4.2.0 should improve before February 2016. At the moment, the following drivers are known not to work with it: However please be cautious with it if you are using proprietary drivers.

Kernel 4.2.0 is also available in the repositories. Imacs for instance no longer need to use nomodeset, scrolling is now functional on some Asus touchpads, suspending is much faster on macbooks.etc. In many cases, this improves hardware support. Xorg, Mesa and the Linux kernel were upgraded.

This keyboard is available for the default theme ('Mint-X') and it provides both common and special characters. To improve the support for touchscreens and mobile devices, an on-screen keyboard was also added in the login screen. The login screen features an on-screen keyboard and improved HiDPI support It warns you if the mirror you're using is not up to date: The Update Manager now also performs more checks than before. PPA (Personal Package Archives) are now tested for compatibility.Even if a mirror is working correctly, the tool is now able to detect if its content is not up to date.They're performed one after another and on larger files (to get more precision while measuring speed).įinally, the Software Sources tool is more reliable than before: Speed tests are also much more accurate than before. Say you live in the Netherlands, mirrors are tested in this order: Dutch mirrors first, then Belgian and German mirrors, Western European mirrors next, and then finally mirrors from all over Europe. Mirrors from your own country are tested first, then from neighbouring countries and finally from your sub-region and region of the world.

The Software Sources tool tests mirrors near you, with better accuracy than before and can now detect mirrors which are not up to date.

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