Linux mint 20 introduction !!
this article covers introduction , live session .
Introduction
Linux Mint is a desktop distribution which is available in two branches, one based on Debian and the other which uses Ubuntu as its base. The project recently published Linux Mint 20 which is based on Ubuntu 20.04 and promises five years of security updates. The distribution is available in three editions: Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. These editions are available for 64-bit (x86_64) computers exclusively and the download for each edition is approximately 2GB in size.
There are a few key new features in Linux Mint 20. One is Warpinator, a simple desktop tool which makes it easy to share files in a peer-to-peer fashion with other computers running Mint on the same local network. Warpinator replaces a past Mint utility called Giver and works much the same way, making sharing files across the network a point and click experience.
This release also features the NVIDIA Prime applet that can be used to switch between using one video card and another. This is helpful when running laptops that have an Intel video card and another from NVIDIA.
The Cinnamon desktop now allows each monitor attached to the computer to have different fractional scaling and this should improve the visual experience on HiDPI screens.
Unlike its parent, Mint does not ship with support for Snap packages. In fact, Deb packages which would normally install Snap bundles (the way Ubuntu’s Chromium package does) have been replaced with empty packages. Mint instead supplies Flatpak support for people wishing to run portable package formats.
The project’s release notes include a few warnings and workarounds. For instance, we are told that encrypted home directories are available, but may not unmount properly when logging out of the system due to a regression between the ecryptfs software and systemd.
Guest sessions are available, though disabled by default, and can be activated through the Login Window settings module. We are also warned that Chromium web browser packages are not available in the default repositories, but can be found in an add-on repository if the browser is needed.
The live session
Booting from the Cinnamon live media brought up a menu asking if I wanted to start the distribution, launch the distribution in compatibility mode, or perform an OEM install. There is also an option for performing a memory check.
Taking the default live session option brings up the Cinnamon desktop. The desktop’s background is mostly black with the Mint logo. A panel along the bottom of the screen houses the application menu to the left and the system tray to the right. Icons on the desktop open the Nemo file manager and launch the system installer.
The application menu is split into three sections. To the far left we find launchers that have been marked as favourites, along with shutdown and logout options. The middle of the menu is home to category names of software, such as Internet and Preferences. To the right of the menu we can see specific launchers for programs in a selected category. At the top of the menu is a search bar which can be used to locate specific launchers by name.
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