For this review, I downloaded the 64-bit ISO image (2.0 GB), and completely securely deleted the 3 partitions (‘ /EFI‘, ‘ /boot‘ and ‘ /‘) on my rotational disk, that I used to install it. I have decided to compare it with the data I have gathered on a freshly installed Kubuntu 19.04. Web-browser Video Playback & Multimedia CodecsĪs always, in this Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon review, I’ll be focusing mostly on its performance, such as the Boot-up speed, memory usage upon loading the desktop, power usage (idle), system responsiveness, shutdown speed, and system stability, although I will mention new features that I feel like worth writing about.Linux Mint comes with Flatpak and Flathub, the de-facto Flatpak App Store, enabled by default. not applied) when a device is running on battery. Last, by not least, the Update Manager can now be used to manage Flatpak update preferences (i.e. “By default the Update Manager also only counts security and kernel updates as being relevant for notifications but you can change that in the preferences,” the team adds. Linux Mint 20.02 decreases the frequency of update alerts after updates have been installed, and providing users with more options to hide and configure notifications about updates in general. Improved update notifications feature, picking up a number of new behaviours. This should help ensure users are always running the latest version of their preferred add-ons – or are at least aware that updates are available. It’s now possible to update Cinnamon Spices (the name for applets, desktop widgets, themes, and other extensions for the Linux Mint desktop) using the Update Manager tool.

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