Linux New Features
1. What is new in the Linux Mint 21?
Linux Mint 21 MATE (vanessa) has the following new features:
- Linux kernel 5.14 (about)
- New NTFS system implementation
- Ksmbd SMB 3 server
- Memory pages moved to persistent memory
- Btfrs support for fs-verify and id mapping
- Data access monitor
- Process_mrelease system call
- Cgroup support for Sched_Idle
- Device mapper IMA-based remote attestation
- Asymmetric scheduling affinity
- Window managers - Cinnamon (Gnome Shell), MATE (Gnome 2), KDE and Xfce editions.
- Update Manager - Notifications of updates more informative, Flatpat auto-update supported..
- BlueMan replaces Blueberry for Bluetooth communication.
- Xapp-Thumbnailers added to create thumbnails (small preview pics) of common file types.
- Sticky notes can now duplicate notes, cycle note colours, positioning relative to parent note.
- Process monitor added to detect auto updates and snapshots.
- Timeshift added as a XApp and translations done on Launchpad.
- Driverless Printing and Scanning (IPP) added.
- Collection of backgrounds added.
2. What is new in other editions of Linux?
Networking with Linux
