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Linux Mint 19 “Tara” Officially Released, It’s Based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Based on Canonical’s Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series, the Linux Mint 19 “Tara” operating system is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware architectures, comes with the Cinnamon 3.8, MATE 1.20, and Xfce 4.12 desktop environments, and it’s supported for five years until April 2023. Highlights of the Linux Mint 19 “Tara” operating system series includes a new tool for creating system backups, called Timeshift, support for formatting USB flash drivers as exFAT, improved HiDPI and multi-monitor support, updated Software Manager, Update Manager, and XApps, as well as new default icon and theme.

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