Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more

Readying up for the next Linux Mint release due out Christmas time, they're busy making some big improvements to the popular distribution. In case you missed it they recently revealed new HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO downloads, and a longer release cycle to get more done properly.

In the latest update blog post Mint's founder Clément Lefèbvre detail some of the major changes coming, and they really do sound like some nice improvements.

For starters, the file manager (Nemo) has seen quite a significant performance improvement. They mentioned a tweak to how it renders different directories depending on the situation, which will result in Nemo being much more responsive than before. On top of that the interactive search feature where you start typing while in a folder was updated to add your search to a bar, and filter the view down to what you're searching for directly:

They've also made their own screenshot tool for the Cinnamon desktop which has new features like being able to remove window shadows, better multiple monitor support, the ability to crop screenshots and more.

More tweaks are coming like draggable confirmation dialogs, allowing you to access anything else before responding to the dialog since it won't lock the screen. Plus various small improvements to their themes, Cinnamon now supports WPA3 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 3) and OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption) too.

Lefèbvre also included an ending note about security, reminding people to stay up to date with a flaw found in the PDF reader "Xreader" and information about malicious websites impersonating FOSS projects which is worth a read by itself.