Topic: Linux Mint

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Want to Install Snap Apps in Linux Mint? Here’s How

Snap is Canonical’s universal package format for Linux that lets developers build their software once so users on multiple Linux distributions can use it. At least, that’s the theory. In reality, few Linux distributions besides […]

24 November 2024
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Linux Mint is Adding a Native ‘Night Light’ Feature to Cinnamon

Linux Mint has announced it’s adding a native Night Light feature to the Cinnamon desktop. Earlier versions of Linux Mint included a third-party app called Redshift to provide similar ‘blue light’ filtering functionality. However, when […]

3 November 2024
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Linux Mint Gives First Look at New Cinnamon Theme

As revealed last month, Linux Mint is working on an improved default theme for the Cinnamon desktop – and today we got our first look at what’s coming. The way Cinnamon looks in Linux Mint […]

30 September 2024

Linux Mint Tease ‘Improved’ Default Cinnamon Theme

The Cinnamon desktop environment looks pretty nice on Linux Mint, but if you install it on other distributions it doesn’t look as good — but that’s about to change. In his latest monthly mail-shot, distro […]

12 September 2024
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Linux Mint 22 Officially Released, This is What’s New

And we’re go – Linux Mint 22 ‘Wilma’ has been officially released and made available to download. This major update is the first to be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS This major update is built […]

25 July 2024

Linux Mint 22 Beta Released, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

And we’re off – the Linux Mint 22 beta release is now available to download. The beta of Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” arrives ahead of an anticipated stable release in late July/early August (depending on […]

1 July 2024

Linux Mint 22 Beta Coming Early July, as ISO Enters Testing

As the Cinnamon 6.2 release indicated, the upcoming Linux Mint 22 release is getting mighty close. But before a stable release can be made, there has to be a beta. And it seems a public […]

24 June 2024

Cinnamon 6.2 Desktop Goes Stable Ahead of Linux Mint 22 Release

If you’re looking forward to the upcoming Linux Mint 22 release you’ll be pleased to hear that the Cinnamon 6.2 desktop environment was “released” this weekend. Quote marks because we’re talking a tarball release rather […]

17 June 2024

Linux Mint Will Hide Unverified Flatpaks in Software Manager

The Software Manager app in Linux Mint 22 will deliver faster start-up times and introduce a significant security safeguard for search results. As you may know (and if you don’t, what’s living on Mars like? […]

3 June 2024

Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix

Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building, Jargonaut, to replace Hexchat and provide real-time communication for its […]

30 April 2024

Linux Mint 22 Adopts Pipewire, New Linux Kernel Cadence

A slew of modernisation are set to ship in next version of Linux Mint, which will be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. First up, Linux Mint 22 will switch to using Pipewire as its default […]

1 April 2024
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Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App

A new IRC client (but don’t call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint. The Ubuntu-based distro currently includes Hexchat in its default software set. IRC isn’t as trendy as Discord or […]

6 March 2024