Batu69 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 The first release in the upcoming Linux Mint 18.x series will be named “Sarah”. Sarah is a Jewish feminine given name found in many different areas of the world. Sarah is a consistently popular given name across Europe and North America, as well as in the Middle East—being commonly used as a female first name by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, and remaining popular also among non-religious members of cultures influenced by these religions. Frequently, the name refers to Sarah, the wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Old Testament, and the Islamic Quran. In Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian, it means woman of high rank, often simply translated as “Princess”. In Modern Hebrew, “sarah” (שרה) is the word for “woman minister”. It’s still very early to talk about Linux Mint 18, but here are a few pieces of information about it: Linux Mint 18 is estimated to be released around May/June 2016. Linux Mint 18.x releases will be based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and supported until 2021. One of the goals set for Linux Mint going forward is to feature a new look and feel (so it’s likely “Princess Sarah” will be the one getting that new dress) Sarah is just a name at the moment and we’re still quite far from Linux Mint 18, but we’ll start working on this new series early. If you want to follow our development, please keep an eye on the Segfault blog, where we’ll cover the news and details and we’ll talk about changes and new features as they materialize. News source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LalaJones Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Excellent news, that means I have 5 months to get used to Linux before this baby comes out. Need to start revamping my computing knowledge and this is the platform to do it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 22 minutes ago, LalaJones said: Excellent news, that means I have 5 months to get used to Linux before this baby comes out. Need to start revamping my computing knowledge and this is the platform to do it on. You can use Linux Mint 17x tell 2019 if you want too all Linux Mint are LTS . I will beta test 18 when it comes out on a different HHD to make sure it all is working good before I update to it as my main Linux O/S I have Xubuntu 15.10 , Wily Werewolf on my other hard drive right now everything is running good I expect Linux Mint based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to be more stable than 15.10 short time release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LalaJones Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 @ steven36, thanks for the info, that's exactly what I plan to do. I have Linux Mint 17.3 installed on a dual boot machine with Windows 10 and will slowly start working and playing with it more and more to get fully comfortable with it. Then after v18 is released for a while I will look to do an upgrade and try out the new interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistalPete Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Quote Xubuntu 15.10 steven36, what are the pros and cons versus mint? Which do you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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