Here is a closer look at the last version in the 17.x branch

Jan 11, 2016 12:59 GMT  ·  By

Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE was released over the weekend, and it brings a ton of updates and various other changes for the operating system. Let us now take a closer look at the OS in a quick screenshot tour.

Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE is still based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, which means that it still uses the old KDE SC implementation, and it’s one of the few distros that still do. This was to be expected and the new Linux Mint 18.x that will launch in a few months’ time will get the latest one, but for the time being, we can get to enjoy and say goodbye to the old KDE.

We covered in full the Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE launch, on January 10, so there is no need to go over it again, but we can mention a few of the updated packages and check out some of the biggest features.

Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE is ready for download

Since KDE SC is no more, the latest version released was KDE 4.14, which is used in this distribution as well, with customizations. The developers are still using Linux kernel 3.19 from the Ubuntu branch.

“Linux Mint 17.3 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2019. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable to use,” developers wrote in the official announcement.

In fact, Linux Mint 17.3 is the last in the series since the 18.x branch of the OS will be released in a couple of months after Ubuntu 16.04 LTS makes its appearance in April.

Even so late in the cycle, the distribution still has a few issues that are not actually their fault, like some problems with keyboard and mouse freezes and hardware conflicting (AMD CPU and MSI graphics card).

You can download Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE right now from Softpedia and give it a spin. This is a Live CD image, and it should work just fine, even in a virtual environment.

Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE (9 Images)

Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” KDE in action
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