Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE is a refined and polished distro

Linux Mint 19.3 has been released. I find Linux Mint one of the most polished, refined, and stable linux distros. Below are the release notes from DistroWatch and my XFCE test run screen shots. I also tried the Mate and Cinamon desktops and they are also very polished variations which offer different menu structures. The grub boot loader has finally been given a facelift, now including a black stylish black background. The inclusion of Draw instead of Gimp, and the new System Reports are welcome additions. Gimp has a long learning curve and the average user can now be productive with Draw. Celluloid is the video player now, which reminds me of VLC. Also the Software Store seems to load faster. I added the Nemo and Caja file managers which offer bookmarking locations.

The Linux Mint team has published an update to the project's 19.x series, which is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The distribution's newest release is Linux Mint 19.3 which is available in three editions (Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce). One of the big new features in this release is proactive System Reports which will notify the user of potential problems. "You'll notice something new in your system tray after you install Linux Mint 19.3. A little warning icon tries to catch your attention and indicates there are a few things for you to review. In the past, we worked on improving documentation (such as the installation guide) and the welcome you get when you first log in (the first steps section of the Welcome Screen for instance). In Linux Mint 19.3, we're going a step further and we're trying to detect potential issues in your computer. If you're missing a language package, a multimedia codec, if a hardware driver or a new version of Linux Mint is available, this little icon will let you know and provide solutions." Further details can be found in the release announcements (Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce). Download (pkglist): linuxmint-19.3-cinnamon-64bit.iso (1,942MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-19.3-mate-64bit.iso (2,004MB, SHA256, signature, torrent), linuxmint-19.3-xfce-64bit.iso (1,902MB, SHA256, signature, torrent).

Source: https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=10768