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Monthly News – May 2026
Hi everyone, We’ve got a lot of exciting news this month! But first of all, let us thank everyone involved in helping our project. Many thanks for your support and your donations! Note that the improvements and features mentioned in this blog post are planned for the next version of Linux Mint, which is scheduled […] -
Monthly News – April 2026
Hi everyone, Thank you for your support and your donations! Many thanks to everyone involved in helping Linux Mint. HWE ISOs Earlier this month we announced a longer development cycle and the decision not to release until Christmas 2026. To address compatibility issues with brand new hardware, we decided to start publishing updated ISO images […] -
Monthly News – March 2026
Hi everyone, Before we start with the news, I’d like to apologize for posting so late. Release Strategy In February I mentioned we were at a crossroads and that it was the right time to consider important changes. The following decisions were made: Linux Mint will adopt a longer development lifecycle. The next release is […] -
Monthly News – February 2026
Hi everyone, First of all, thank you for your support and your donation! And many thanks to all the people involved in helping Linux Mint. Here’s a preview of what we worked on recently, and which will be featured in the next release. Sensors A page dedicated to sensors was added to the System Reports […] -
Monthly News – January 2026
Hi everyone, Before we start with the news, I’d like to thank you for your donations and for your support! We received donations from more than a thousand people in December! I know I talked about this before, but I’ll do it again because this number of donors in a single month is unprecedented. I […] -
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” released!
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena”. Linux Mint 22.3 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 22.3
It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 22, 22.1 and 22.2 to version 22.3. 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 […] -
Monthly News – December 2025
Many thanks to you all for your generous donations. A big thank you as well to our sponsors and to everyone who supports our project. Special thanks to all those involved in testing the BETA release over Christmas. We hope you’re having a great time during the holiday season. Happy New Year, everyone! See you […] -
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” – BETA Release
This is the BETA release for Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena”. Linux Mint 22.3 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 […] -
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 […]