Feren OS 2017.0 Murdock Released, based on Linux Mint 18.1
The feren OS project develops a desktop distribution based on Linux Mint and the Cinnamon desktop environment; it also includes WINE for running Windows applications. Version 2017.0, which is based on Linux Mint 18.1, has been released. The new version enables automatic updates and replaces Mint's Welcome screen with one forked from the Budgie desktop. The new version includes an updated theme manager which provides previews of available themes. Also new to this release - the boot menu contains an option for enabling 'nomodeset' to work around buggy video drivers
feren OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Linux Mint's main edition. The feren OS distribution ships with the Cinnamon desktop environment and includes the WINE compatibility layer for running Windows applications. The distribution also ships with the WPS productivity software, which is mostly compatible with Microsoft Office, and the Vivaldi web browser.
What News on Feren OS 2017.0 'Murdock' :
- Application Updates
- All Applications are updated to their latest versions
- All themes and icon sets have been updated
- Automatic Updates are now really enabled by default
- New Applications
- feren Welcome
- Bug Fixes
- Mouse Bug has been fixed (Thanks Bad Wolf Plays for the idea which ended up fixing it)
- All themes work properly under Cinnamon 3.2
- Many bugs have been fixed that were reported
Further details on the new release, along with workarounds for common issues, can be found in the release announcement for feren OS 2017.0.
