Clem Lefebvre, head of the Linux Mint project, has posted his usual monthly update about the state of the distribution and the things that are being worked on ready for Linux Mint 19.2, due in June. Lefebvre stated that the next cycle will focus on artwork, performance, and splitting Cinnamon to run in different processes.

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