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Monthly News – November 2025
Many thanks to our donors, sponsors and to all the people who support our project. Cinnamon Menu The new Cinnamon menu received symbolic category icons. This was made possible thanks to the new XApp Symbolic Icons (XSI) initiative. Linux Mint 22.3 ‘Zena’ The codename for Linux Mint 22.3 is Zena. We covered some of the […] -
Monthly News – October 2025
Many thanks to our donors, sponsors and to all the people who support our project. Cinnamon Menu Work continued on the Cinnamon menu applet. Configuration options were added to be able to move the search bar to the bottom: And to be able to position the system buttons in the sidebar: Troubleshooting Tools Despite our […] -
LMDE 7 “Gigi” released!
The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 7 “Gigi”. LMDE 7 Gigi LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for “Linux Mint Debian Edition”. Its goal is to ensure Linux Mint would be able to continue to deliver the same user experience, and how much work would be involved, if Ubuntu […] -
How to upgrade to LMDE 7
It is now possible to upgrade LMDE 6 to version 7. First, refresh your cache and install the Upgrade Tool by typing the following commands in a terminal: Then type the following command to launch the Upgrade Tool: Follow the instructions on the screen. When the tool is done and the upgrade is successful uninstall […] -
Monthly News – September 2025
Hi everyone, Before we start with the news I’d like to thank all the people who help us. Whether it’s donations, sponsorships, bug reports, ideas, PRs, community support or even just good vibes, it’s all really appreciated! Many thanks to all of you. Improved support for keyboard layouts and IM The next version of Cinnamon […] -
LMDE 7 “Gigi” – BETA Release
This is the BETA release for LMDE 7 “Gigi”. LMDE 7 Gigi LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for “Linux Mint Debian Edition”. Its goal is to ensure Linux Mint would be able to continue to deliver the same user experience, and how much work would be involved, if Ubuntu was ever to […] -
Monthly News – August 2025
Hello everyone, Many thanks to our sponsors and to all of you who support the project with your donations. LMDE 7 Work started on LMDE 7, codename Gigi. The goal for this release is to bring the following features together: A Debian 13 package base The improvements which shipped with Linux Mint 22.2 Support for […] -
Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” released!
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara”. Linux Mint 22.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. New features: This new version of […] -
How to upgrade to Linux Mint 22.2
It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 22 and 22.1 to version 22.2. If you’ve been waiting for this we’d like to thank you for your patience. 1. Create a system snapshot You can use Timeshift to make a system snapshot before the upgrade. If anything goes wrong, you can easily restore your operating […] -
Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” – BETA Release
This is the BETA release for Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara”. Linux Mint 22.2 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. New features: This new version of Linux Mint contains […]