We take a closer look at the Cinnamon flavor of Linux Mint 16

Nov 16, 2013 20:44 GMT  ·  By

The first RC for Linux Mint 16 has been launched and comes with two distinct flavors, Cinnamon and MATE. We prepared a Cinnamon screenshot tour for the latest version.

According to the developers, Linux Mint 16 RC “Petra” is the fruit of many months of work and promises to be the best release so far.

Highlights of Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon RC:

• Cinnamon 2.0 has been implemented, with all the features added in the last few months; • A new applet has been added to let users easily perform session and account related tasks; • The edge-tilling has been improved; • The Nemo file manager has been improved. • A lot of other features have been added.

Check out the official announcement for a complete list of changes and updates. Download Linux Mint 16 RC Cinnamon right now from Softpedia.

Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.

Linux Mint 16 "Petra" Cinnamon RC (12 Images)

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