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| name = Linux Mint |
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| screenshot = [[File:Linux Mint 14 Nadia with MATE.png|300px]] |
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| screenshot = File:Linux Mint 21 "Vanessa" (Cinnamon).png |
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| caption = Linux Mint 21 "Vanessa" (Cinnamon Edition) |
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| family = [[Unix-like]] (based on [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] and Debian Edition (LMDE) from September 2010) |
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| developer = Clément Lefèbvre and community<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/teams.php |title=Teams |website=Linux Mint |access-date=2013-04-19 |archive-date=2022-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807015009/https://linuxmint.com/teams.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| source model = [[Free and open-source software]] and [[proprietary software]] |
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| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]]) |
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| developer = Linux Mint team{{Fact|date=December 2012}} |
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| working state = Current |
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| released = 27 August 2006 |
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| source model = [[Open-source software|Open source]] |
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| latest release version = Linux Mint 14.1 ("Nadia") <!-- If you update this, remember to also update [[Comparison of Linux distributions]]--> |
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| released = {{Start date and age|2006|08|27|df=y}} |
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| latest release version = '''Main:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q2027|P348|P548=Q2804309}}<br>{{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|single|Q2027|P348|P577|P548=Q2804309}}}} |
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| latest preview version = Linux Mint 14 ("Nadia") [[Release candidate|RC]] |
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'''LMDE:''' {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q3833137|P348|P548=Q15726348}}<br>{{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|Q3833137|P348|P577|P548=Q15726348}}}} |
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| latest preview date = {{release date and age|2012|11|11}} |
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| repo = https://github.com/linuxmint |
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| language = Multilingual, most European languages are available{{Fact|date=December 2012}} |
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| language = Multilingual<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation.php |title=Official Documentation |website=Linux Mint |access-date=May 19, 2013 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116020101/http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]]) |
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| update model = [[APT (software)|APT]] (+ Software Manager, Update Manager & [[Synaptic (software)|Synaptic]] user interfaces) |
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| ui = 1.0: [[KDE 3]]<br /> 2.0 to 11: [[GNOME]] 2<br /> 12: [[GNOME]] 3 with [[MGSE]]<br />13: [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]]/[[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]]/[[Xfce]]/[[KDE]]<br />14: [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]]/[[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]]/[[Xfce]]/[[KDE]]<br /> |
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| package manager = [[dpkg]] & [[Flatpak]] |
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| working state = Current |
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| supported platforms = [[x86-64]] and [[x86]] |
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| website = [http://www.linuxmint.com www.linuxmint.com] |
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| kernel type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]]) |
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| supported platforms = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]] |
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| userland = [[GNU Core Utilities|GNU]] |
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| updatemodel = mintUpdate (and [[Advanced Packaging Tool|APT]]) |
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| ui = {{Plainlist| |
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| package manager = [[dpkg]] |
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* 1.0: [[K Desktop Environment|KDE]] |
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| license = Mainly the [[GPL]] |
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* 2.0-12: [[GNOME]] |
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* 13-18.3: [[Cinnamon (software)|Cinnamon]] / [[MATE (software)|MATE]] / [[KDE Software Compilation 4|KDE SC 4]] / [[Xfce]] |
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* 19-present: [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]] / [[MATE (software)|MATE]] / [[Xfce]]<ref name="download-mint">{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php |title=Downloads |website=Linux Mint |access-date=29 October 2013 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108070019/https://linuxmint.com/download.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| website = {{URL|https://linuxmint.com/}} |
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| license = Mainly [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] and other [[free software]] licenses, minor additions of [[proprietary software]] |
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'''Linux Mint''' is a community-driven [[Linux distribution]] based on [[Ubuntu]] (which is in turn based on [[Debian]]), [[Pre-installed software|bundled]] with a variety of [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] applications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/faq.php |title=FAQ |website=Linux Mint |access-date=December 24, 2015 |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122214944/http://linuxmint.com/faq.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unixmen.com/linux-mint-history-development/ |title=Linux Mint History and Development |website=Unixmen |last=Khamlichi |first=M.el |access-date=December 24, 2015 |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225152940/http://www.unixmen.com/linux-mint-history-development/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It can provide full [[Out of the box (feature)|out-of-the-box]] multimedia support for those who choose to include [[proprietary software]] such as multimedia [[codec]]s.<ref name="readthedocs">{{cite web |title=Install Linux Mint |url=https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015132341/https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html |archive-date=2019-10-15 |access-date=2019-10-15 |website=Linux Mint Installation Guide}}</ref> Compared to standard Ubuntu, it uses the [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]] interface in the most popular edition,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Download Linux Mint 21.1 - Linux Mint |url=https://linuxmint.com/download.php |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=linuxmint.com}}</ref> using a different, more traditional layout that can be customized by dragging the applets and creating panels. New applets can also be downloaded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Applets |url=https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Cinnamon Spices}}</ref> |
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'''Linux Mint''' is a [[personal computer|computer]] [[operating system]] based on the [[Linux distribution]] [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]. Linux Mint adds many features that Ubuntu does not have such as providing a more complete [[out of the box|out-of-the-box]] experience by including [[proprietary software|proprietary]] [[software]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint|title=DistroWatch.com: Linux Mint}}</ref> including [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and the [[Adobe Flash]] web browser plugin, which are not installed by default in most Linux distributions. Due to issues with licensing, proprietary [[device drivers|drivers]] for hardware such as wireless cards are not included by default, though they can be downloaded for free after installation.{{Fact|date=December 2012}} |
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The Linux Mint project was created by Clément Lefèbvre and is actively maintained by the Linux Mint Team and community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/681362/software-q-a-clement-lefebvre-the-man-behind-linux-mint.html |title=Q&A: Clement Lefèbvre: The man behind Linux Mint |website=Network World |last=von Eitzen |first=Christopher |date=21 October 2013 |access-date=December 24, 2015 |archive-date=21 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421132325/https://www.networkworld.com/article/681362/software-q-a-clement-lefebvre-the-man-behind-linux-mint.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Linux Mint introduced its first release, named "Ada", in 2006. Its latest and 14th release is "Nadia". The names of the releases are in alphabetical order (1 is Ada, 2 is Barbara, 3 is Cassandra, etc.) |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Linux Mint began in 2006 with a beta release, 1.0, [[code name|code-named]] 'Ada',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=3|title=Linux Mint 1.0 beta "Ada" - Main Edition|website=Linux Mint|access-date=2020-08-30|archive-date=2020-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929033708/https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=3|url-status=live}}</ref> based on [[Kubuntu]] and using its [[KDE]] interface. Linux Mint 2.0 'Barbara' was the first version to use Ubuntu as its [[codebase]] and its [[GNOME]] interface. It had few users until the release of Linux Mint 3.0, 'Cassandra'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=56 |title=Happy birthday LinuxMint! |date=August 27, 2007 |website=The Linux Mint Blog |access-date=June 2, 2013 |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727224507/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=56 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="allreleases">{{cite web |url=https://linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php |title=Linux Mint Releases |access-date=July 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715190200/http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref> |
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Linux Mint started in 2006 with a beta release called 1.0 "Ada". The project wasn't well known at the time and this version never had a stable release.{{Fact|date=December 2012}} With the release of 2.0 "Barbara" a few months later, the distribution caught the attention of many people within the Linux community and started to build an audience.{{Fact|date=December 2012}} Using the feedback given from its new community, the distribution released a quick succession of releases between 2006 and 2008. 5 versions were released as follows: 2.1 "Bea", 2.2 "Bianca", 3.0 "Cassandra", 3.1 "Celena" and 4.0 "Daryna". |
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Linux Mint 2.0 was based on [[Ubuntu 6.10]],{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} using Ubuntu's package repositories and using it as a codebase. It then followed its own codebase, building each release from the previous one, but continuing to use the package repositories of the latest Ubuntu release. This made the two systems' bases almost identical, guaranteeing full compatibility between them, rather than requiring Mint to be a [[Fork (software development)|fork]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} |
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In 2008, Linux Mint adopted the same release cycle as Ubuntu and dropped its minor version number before releasing version 5 'Elyssa'. The same year, in an effort to increase compatibility between the two systems, Linux Mint decided to abandon its codebase and changed the way it built its releases. Starting with Linux Mint 6 'Felicia', each release was based completely on the latest Ubuntu release, built directly from it, and made available approximately one month after the corresponding Ubuntu release (usually in May or November).{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} |
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===Linux Mint Debian Edition=== |
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In 2010, Linux Mint released Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). Unlike the other Ubuntu-based editions (Ubuntu Mint), LMDE was originally a [[rolling release]] based directly on [[Debian]] and not tied to Ubuntu packages or its release schedule.<ref name=allreleases/> It was announced on May 27, 2015, that the Linux Mint team would no longer support the original rolling release version of LMDE after January 1, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2832|title=LMDE 1 will reach EOL on January 1st 2016|date=May 27, 2015|first=Clement|last=Lefèbvre|work=The Linux Mint Blog|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905121518/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2832|url-status=live}}</ref> LMDE 2 'Betsy' was a long-term support release based on Debian [[Debian#Code names|Jessie]].<ref name="linuxmint.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download_all.php |title=Releases |work=Linux Mint |access-date=2015-09-21 |archive-date=2015-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919041001/http://www.linuxmint.com/download_all.php |url-status=live }}</ref> When LMDE 2 was released, it was announced that all LMDE users would be automatically upgraded to new versions of MintTools software and new desktop environments before they were released into the main edition of Linux Mint.<ref name="linuxmint.com1">{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2808|title=LMDE 2 "Betsy" Cinnamon released!|date=April 10, 2015|first=Clement|last=Lefèbvre|work=The Linux Mint Blog|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409191334/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2808|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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===2016 incident=== |
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On February 20, 2016, the Linux Mint website was breached by unknown hackers who briefly replaced download links for a version of Linux Mint with a modified version containing malware. The hackers also breached the database of the website's user forum.<ref name="ars">{{cite news|title=Linux Mint hit by malware infection on its website, forum after hack attack|url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/linux-mint-hit-by-malware-infection-on-its-website-and-forum-after-hack-attack/|access-date=22 February 2016|work=Ars Technica|archive-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223003836/http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/linux-mint-hit-by-malware-infection-on-its-website-and-forum-after-hack-attack/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pcw-lmhack">{{cite web|title=Linux Mint website hacked, ISO downloads replaced with backdoored operating system|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/3035682/security/hackers-planted-a-backdoor-inside-a-compromised-version-of-linux-mint.html|website=PC World|publisher=IDG|access-date=February 22, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222103119/http://www.pcworld.com/article/3035682/security/hackers-planted-a-backdoor-inside-a-compromised-version-of-linux-mint.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Linux Mint immediately took its server offline and implemented enhanced security configurations for their website and forum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3007|title=Monthly News – February 2016|website=The Linux Mint Blog|date=March 2016 |access-date=2019-10-15|archive-date=2019-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109030119/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3007|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Releases== |
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Every version of Linux Mint is given a version number and code-named with a feminine first name ending in 'a' and beginning with a letter of the alphabet that increased with every major revision.<ref name=allreleases/> Version 18 broke from the pattern with the name 'Sarah',<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url = http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2975|title = Linux Mint 18 codenamed "Sarah"|date = January 7, 2016|website = The Linux Mint Blog|first = Clement|last = Lefèbvre|access-date = January 7, 2016|archive-date = January 10, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160110045842/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2975|url-status = live}}</ref> though in English it retains the same final vowel sound as all of the other releases. |
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Initially, there were two Linux Mint releases per year. Following the release of Linux Mint 5 in 2008, every fourth release was labeled a [[long-term support]] (LTS) version,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full focus on Linux Mint 5 – The Linux Mint Blog | date=9 January 2008 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=130 |access-date=2022-03-25 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512140040/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=130 |url-status=live }}</ref> indicating that it was supported (with updates) for longer than traditional releases. Versions 5 and 9 had three years of support, and all LTS versions following received five years of support.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Versions - Linux Mint |url=https://www.linuxmint.com/download_all.php |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=www.linuxmint.com |archive-date=2020-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629014836/https://linuxmint.com/download_all.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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On May 31, 2014, with the release of Linux Mint 17,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2626|title=Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" Cinnamon released!|date=May 31, 2014|work=The Linux Mint Blog|first=Clement|last=Lefèbvre|access-date=May 31, 2014|archive-date=October 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001161716/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2626|url-status=live}}</ref> the Linux Mint team adopted a new release strategy. Starting with the release of Mint 17, all future versions were planned to use a LTS version of Ubuntu as a base, until 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/mint-17-the-perfect-place-for-linux-ers-to-wait-out-ubuntu-uncertainty/|title=Mint 17 is the perfect place for Linux-ers to wait out Ubuntu uncertainty|work=Ars Technica|date=24 June 2014|access-date=14 June 2017|archive-date=29 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829010306/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/mint-17-the-perfect-place-for-linux-ers-to-wait-out-ubuntu-uncertainty/|url-status=live}}</ref> Under this strategy, Mint 17.1 was released on November 29, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2714|title=Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" Cinnamon released!|date=November 29, 2014|work=The Linux Mint Blog|first=Clement|last=Lefèbvre|access-date=November 29, 2014|archive-date=January 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117085350/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2714|url-status=live}}</ref> Mint 17.2 was released on June 30, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2863|title=Linux Mint 17.2 "Rafaela" Cinnamon released!|date=June 30, 2015|work=The Linux Mint Blog|first=Clement|last=Lefèbvre|access-date=September 21, 2015|archive-date=August 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814073900/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2863|url-status=live}}</ref> and Mint 17.3 was released on December 4, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2946|title = Linux Mint 17.3 "Rosa" MATE released!|date = December 4, 2015|website = The Linux Mint Blog|first = Clement|last = Lefèbvre|access-date = December 24, 2015|archive-date = February 12, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170212122223/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2946|url-status = live}}</ref> The 17.x releases are intended to be an easy, optional upgrade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_qiana_cinnamon_whatsnew.php#lts|title=New features in Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon|work=Linux Mint|access-date=2015-09-21|archive-date=2015-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912040506/http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_qiana_cinnamon_whatsnew.php#lts|url-status=dead}}</ref> All three versions included upgrades to the Cinnamon and MATE Desktop Environments and various Mint tools. In addition, Mint 17.2 and 17.3 included an upgrade to the [[LibreOffice]] suite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rafaela_cinnamon_whatsnew.php#other|title=New features in Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon|work=Linux Mint|access-date=2015-09-21|archive-date=2020-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224010943/https://linuxmint.com/rel_rafaela_cinnamon_whatsnew.php#other|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rosa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php#other|title = New features in Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon|website = Linux Mint|access-date = 2015-12-24|archive-date = 2020-10-31|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201031052757/https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_rosa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php#other|url-status = dead}}</ref> The 18.x series follows the pattern set by the 17.x series, by using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as a base.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Linux Mint does not communicate specific release dates as new versions are published 'when ready', meaning that they can be released early when the distribution is ahead of schedule or late when critical bugs are found.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/335915/ |title=Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" |date=June 10, 2009 |last=Jelic |first=Ivan |website=[[LWN.net]] |access-date=June 2, 2013 |archive-date=March 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302054750/http://lwn.net/Articles/335915/ |url-status=live }}</ref> New releases are announced, with much other material, on the Linux Mint blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/|title=News from the Mint Team|website=The Linux Mint Blog|access-date=2010-11-05|archive-date=2011-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824201850/http://blog.linuxmint.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On January 3, 2018, the Linux Mint Team released news of Linux Mint 19 'Tara'. The team stated that the 19.x releases would use GTK 3.22 and be based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, with support provided until 2023. On June 29, 2018, Linux Mint 19 'Tara' Cinnamon was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3597 |title=Linux Mint 19 "Tara" Cinnamon released! |website=The Linux Mint Blog |date=June 29, 2018 |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803071456/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3597 |url-status=live }}</ref> Then, on December 24, 2019, Linux Mint 19.3, 'Tricia' was released, with security updates available until 2023.<ref name="tricia-released">{{cite web |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3832 |title=Linux Mint 19.3 "Tricia" Cinnamon released! |date=December 18, 2019 |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |website=The Linux Mint Blog |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225082128/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3832 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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On June 27, 2020, Linux Mint 20 'Ulyana' was released. It is an LTS version with support until 2025.<ref name="relnotes">{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3928|title=Linux Mint 20 "Ulyana" Cinnamon released!|website=The Linux Mint Blog|access-date=2020-06-27|archive-date=2020-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725160458/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3928|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 8, 2021, Linux Mint 20.1 'Ulyssa' was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4011 |title=Linux Mint 20.1 "Ulyssa" Cinnamon released! |website=The Linux Mint Blog |date=January 8, 2021 |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108131355/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4011 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 8, 2021, Linux Mint 20.2 'Uma' was released.<ref>{{cite web|title=Linux Mint 20.2 "Uma" Cinnamon released! – The Linux Mint Blog|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4102|access-date=2021-07-11|website=blog.linuxmint.com| date=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=2021-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720233824/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4102|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 5, 2022, Linux Mint 20.3 "Una" was released.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gloor |first=Jordan |title=What's New in Linux Mint 20.3 "Una," Available Now |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/775617/whats-new-in-linux-mint-20-3-una/ |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=How-To Geek |date=December 29, 2021 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430090915/https://www.howtogeek.com/775617/whats-new-in-linux-mint-20-3-una/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Version 2.0 "Barbara" was based on [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] 6.10, using its package repositories and using it as a [[codebase]]. From there, Linux Mint followed its own codebase, building each release from its previous one but it continued to use the package repositories from the latest Ubuntu release. As such the distribution never really [[Fork (software development)|forked]]. This resulted in making the base between the two systems almost identical and it guaranteed full compatibility between the two operating systems.{{Fact|date=December 2012}} |
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Up to 2014 there had been two Linux Mint releases per year, about one month after the Ubuntu releases they were based on. Each release was given a new version number and a code name, using a female first name starting with the letter whose alphabetical index corresponds to the version number and ending with the letter "a" (e.g., "Elyssa" for version 5, "Felicia" for version 6). There is also an OEM version for ease of installation for hardware manufacturers.<ref name="LM-Download-Official">{{cite web |url=https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php |title=Download – Linux Mint |publisher=linuxmint.com |accessdate=10 May 2016 |archive-date=24 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024233510/https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In 2008, Linux Mint adopted the same release cycle as Ubuntu and dropped its minor version number before releasing version 5 "Elyssa". The same year, in an effort to increase the compatibility between the two systems, Linux Mint decided to abandon its code-base and changed the way it built its releases. Starting with version 6 "Felicia" each release was now completely based on the latest Ubuntu release, built directly from it, timed for approximately one month after the corresponding Ubuntu release (i.e. usually in May and November). |
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Releases were timed to be approximately one month after [[Ubuntu (Operating System)|Ubuntu]] releases (which in turn are about one month after [[GNOME]] releases and two months after [[X Window System]] releases). Consequently, every Linux Mint release came with an updated version of both GNOME and X and features some of the improvements brought in by the latest Ubuntu release. Support for most releases was discontinued two months after the next release, but since mid-2008 v5, every fourth release has been labelled a long-term support version, indicating that it is supported (with updates) for longer, three years for v5 and v9, and five years thereafter. |
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In 2010 Linux Mint released [[#Editions|Linux Mint Debian Edition]]. Unlike the other Ubuntu-based editions, this is based directly on [[Debian]] and is not tied to Ubuntu packages or its release schedule. |
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Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" LTS was released on May 31, 2014, remaining current until the end of November 2014 and supported until April 2019.<ref name="LM-Download-Official"/> In mid-2014 the, successor to 17 Qiana was announced to be 17.1 Rebecca; the development team said that from a technical point of view Linux Mint was no longer tied to the Ubuntu schedule, so it could be released at any time, although the six-month cycle provided rhythm, leading to a late November 2014 target.<ref name=v17_1/> Linux Mint 17 LTS would be the first release of the 17.x series, and for two years applications would be backported to 17.x, with security updates until 2019.<ref name=v17_1/> |
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===Releases=== |
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There are two Linux Mint releases per year. Each release is given a version number and a [[code name]], using a female first name starting with the letter whose alphabetical index corresponds to the version number and ending with the letter "a" (e.g., "Elyssa" for version 5, "Felicia" for version 6). |
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The latest release is Linux Mint 21.3 "Virginia", released on January 12, 2024. As an LTS release, it will be supported until 2027. |
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Linux Mint does not communicate specific release dates. Releases are announced "when ready"; they can be released early when the distribution is ahead of schedule or late when critical bugs are found. Releases are timed to be approximately one month after Ubuntu releases. The current major release is Linux Mint 14 "Nadia", released on 20 November 2012. |
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[[Linux Mint Debian Edition#LMDE|Linux Mint Debian Edition]], not compatible with Ubuntu,<ref name="LM-Download-LMDE">{{cite web |url=https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |title=Download LMDE |publisher=linuxmint.com |accessdate=10 May 2016 |archive-date=10 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910004952/https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |url-status=live }}</ref> is based on Debian and updates are brought in continuously between major versions (of LMDE). |
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| {{Version |o |1.0}} || '''Ada''' || rowspan="4" | Main || colspan="2" | Kubuntu 5.10 {{small|(Breezy Bagder)}} || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2006-08-27|27 August 2006}} || rowspan="16" {{N/A}} || style="text-align: center;" {{Unknown}} |
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| {{Version|o|1.0}} || Ada || 2006-08-27 || Obsolete since April 2008. |
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| {{Version|o|2.0}} || Barbara || 2006-11-13 || |
| {{Version |o |2.0}} || '''Barbara''' || colspan="2" rowspan="4" | Ubuntu 6.10 {{small|(Edgy Eft)}} || rowspan="4" | GNOME || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2006-11-13|13 November 2006}} || rowspan="5" style="text-align: right;" | April 2008 |
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| {{Version|o|2.1}} || Bea || 2006-12-20 |
| {{Version |o |2.1}} || '''Bea''' || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2006-12-20|20 December 2006}} |
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| {{Version|o|2.2}} || Bianca || 2007-02-20 |
| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |2.2}} || rowspan=3 | '''Bianca''' || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-02-20|20 February 2007}} |
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| Light || style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2007-03-29|29 March 2007}} |
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| {{Version|o|3.0}} || Cassandra || 2007-05-30 || Obsolete since October 2008. |
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| KDE CE || colspan="2" | Kubuntu 6.10 || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-04-20|20 April 2007}} |
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| {{Version|o|3.1}} || Celena || 2007-09-24 || |
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| rowspan=5 {{Version |o |3.0}} || rowspan=5 | '''Cassandra''' || Main || rowspan="4" | Bianca 2.2 || rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 7.04 {{small|(Feisty Fawn)}} || rowspan="2" | GNOME || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-05-30|30 May 2007}} || rowspan=5 style="text-align: right;" | October 2008 |
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| {{Version|o|4.0}} || Daryna || 2007-10-15 || |
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| {{Version|o|5 LTS}} || Elyssa || 2008-06-08 || Obsolete since April 2009. |
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| KDE CE || rowspan="2" | Kubuntu 7.04 || rowspan="2" | KDE || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-08-14|14 August 2007}} |
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| {{Version|o|6}} || Felicia || 2008-12-15 || Obsolete since April 2010. |
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| {{Version|o|7}} || Gloria || 2009-05-26 || Obsolete since October 2010. |
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| Xfce CE || Cassandra 3.0 || Xubuntu 7.04 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-08-07|7 August 2007}} |
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| {{Version|o|8}} || Helena || 2009-11-29 || Obsolete since April 2011. |
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| rowspan=2 {{Version |o |3.1}} || rowspan=2 | '''Celena''' || Main || rowspan="2" | Bianca 2.2 || rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 7.04 {{small|(Feisty Fawn)}} || rowspan="4" | GNOME || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-09-24|24 September 2007}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" | October 2008 |
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| {{Version|co|9 LTS}}|| Isadora || 2010-05-18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=1403|title= Linux Mint 9 "Isadora" released!|year= 2010|accessdate= 18 May 2010}}</ref> || Long term support release (LTS), supported until April 2013. |
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| Light|| style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2007-10-01|1 October 2007}} |
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| {{Version|o|10}} || Julia || 2010-11-12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1581|title= Linux Mint 10 "Julia" released!|year=2010|accessdate= 12 November 2010}}</ref> || Obsolete since April 2012. |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |4.0}} || rowspan=3 | '''Daryna''' || Main || rowspan="2" | Celena 3.1 || rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 7.10 {{small|(Gutsy Gibbon)}} || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2007-10-15|15 October 2007}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | April 2009 |
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| {{Version|o|11}} || Katya || 2011-05-26<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1665|title= Linux Mint 11 "Katya"!|year=2011|accessdate= 22 February 2011}}</ref> || Obsolete since October 2012. |
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| {{Version|co|12}}|| Lisa || 2011-11-26<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1889|title= Linux Mint 12 "Lisa"!|year=2011|accessdate= 16 November2011}}</ref> || Supported until April 2013. |
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| KDE CE || Cassandra 3.0 || Kubuntu 7.10 || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-03-03|3 March 2008}} |
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| {{Version|co|13 LTS}}|| Maya || 2012-05-23<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2031|title= Linux Mint 13 "Maya"!|year=2012|accessdate= 24 May2012}}</ref> || Long term support release (LTS), supported until April 2017. |
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| rowspan=6 {{Version |o |5}} || rowspan=6 | '''Elyssa''' || Main || rowspan="2" | Daryna 4.0 || rowspan="3" | Ubuntu 8.04 {{small|(Hardy Heron)}} || rowspan="3" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-06-08|8 June 2008}} || rowspan=6 style="text-align: center;" {{yes}} || rowspan=6 style="text-align: right;" | April 2011 |
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| {{Version|c|14}} || Nadia || 2012-11-20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2216|title=Linux Mint 14 “Nadia” released!|year=2012|accessdate= November 20, 2012}}</ref> || Supported until April 2014 |
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| x64 || Ubuntu 8.04 {{small|(Hardy Heron)}} || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-10-18|18 October 2008}} |
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| KDE CE || rowspan="2" | Daryna 4.0 || Kubuntu 8.04 || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-09-15|15 September 2008}} |
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| Xfce CE || Xubuntu 8.04 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-09-08|8 September 2008}} |
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| Fluxbox CE || colspan="2" | Ubuntu 8.04 {{small|(Hardy Heron)}} || Fluxbox || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-10-21|21 October 2008}} |
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| rowspan=6 {{Version |o |6}} || rowspan="6" | '''Felicia''' || Main || colspan="2" rowspan="3" | Ubuntu 8.10 {{small|(Intrepid Ibex)}} || rowspan="3" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2008-12-15|15 December 2008}} || rowspan="6" {{no}} || rowspan="6" style="text-align: right;" | April 2010 |
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| x64 || style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2009-02-06|6 February 2009}} |
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| KDE CE || Elyssa 5 || Kubuntu 8.10 || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2009-04-08|8 April 2009}} |
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| Xfce CE || rowspan="2" | Xubuntu 8.10 || Xubuntu 8.10 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2009-02-24|24 February 2009}} |
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| Fluxbox CE || Ubuntu 8.10 || Fluxbox || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2009-04-07|7 April 2009}} |
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| rowspan=5 {{Version |o |7}} || rowspan=5 | '''Gloria''' || Main || colspan="2" rowspan="3" | Ubuntu 9.04 {{small|(Jaunty Jackalope)}} || rowspan="3" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2009-05-26|26 May 2009}}|| rowspan=5 {{no}} || rowspan=5 style="text-align: right;" | October 2010 |
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| x64 || style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2009-06-24|24 June 2009}} |
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| KDE CE || colspan="2" | Kubuntu 9.04 || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2009-08-03|3 August 2009}} |
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| Xfce CE || colspan="2" | Xubuntu 9.04 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2009-09-13|13 September 2009}} |
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| rowspan=8 {{Version |o |8}} || rowspan=8 | '''Helena''' || Main || colspan="2" rowspan="3" | Ubuntu 9.10 {{small|(Karmic Koala)}} || rowspan="3" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2009-11-28|28 November 2009}}|| rowspan=8 {{no}} || rowspan=8 style="text-align: right;" | April 2011 |
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| Gnome x64 || style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2009-12-14|14 December 2009}} |
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| KDE || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Kubuntu 9.10 || rowspan="2" | KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2010-02-06|6 February 2010}} |
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| KDE x64 || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2010-02-12|12 February 2010}} |
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| Fluxbox || Helena Main || Ubuntu 9.10 {{small|(Karmic Koala)}} || Fluxbox |
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| Xfce || colspan="2" | Xubuntu 9.10 || Xfce || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2010-03-31|31 March 2010}} |
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| LXDE || Helena Main || Ubuntu 9.10 {{small|(Karmic Koala)}} || LXDE |
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| rowspan=7 {{Version |o |9}} || rowspan=7 | '''Isadora''' || Main || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 10.04 {{small|(Lucid Lynx)}} || rowspan="2" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2010-05-18|18 May 2010}}|| rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;" {{yes}} || rowspan=7 style="text-align: right;" | April 2013 |
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| LXDE || colspan="2" | Lubuntu 10.04 || LXDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2010-07-18|18 July 2010}} |
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| KDE || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Kubuntu 10.04 || rowspan="2" | KDE || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2010-07-27|27 July 2010}} |
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| Xfce || colspan="2" | Xubuntu 10.04 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2010-08-24|24 August 2010}} |
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| Fluxbox || colspan="2" | Lubuntu 10.04 || Fluxbox || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2010-09-06|6 September 2010}} |
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| rowspan=5 {{Version |o |10}} || rowspan=5 | '''Julia''' || Main || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 10.10 {{small|(Maverick Meerkat)}} || rowspan="2" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2010-11-12|12 November 2010}}|| rowspan=5 {{no}} || rowspan=5 style="text-align: right;" | April 2012 |
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| KDE || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Kubuntu 10.10 || rowspan="2" | KDE || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2011-02-23|23 February 2011}} |
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| LXDE || colspan="2" | Lubuntu 10.10 || LXDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2011-03-16|16 March 2011}} |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |11}} || rowspan=3 | '''Katya''' || Main || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 11.04 {{small|(Natty Narwhal)}} || rowspan="2" | GNOME || rowspan="2" style="text-align: right;" |{{sort|2011-05-26|26 May 2011}}|| rowspan=3 {{no}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | October 2012 |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |12}} || rowspan=3 | '''Lisa''' || Main || colspan="2" | Ubuntu 11.10 {{small|(Oneiric Ocelot)}} || GNOME 3 with MGSE{{efn|name="mgse"}} || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2011-11-26|26 November 2011}} || rowspan=3 {{no}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | April 2013 |
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| KDE || colspan="2" | Kubuntu 11.10 || KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2012-02-02|2 February 2012}} |
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| LXDE || colspan="2" | Lubuntu 11.10 || LXDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2012-03-09|9 March 2012}} |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |13}} || rowspan=3 | '''Maya''' || rowspan="29" | Cinnamon<br>MATE<br>Xfce<br>KDE || colspan="2" | Ubuntu 12.04 {{small|(Precise Pangolin)}} || [[Cinnamon (software)|Cinnamon]]<br>[[MATE (software)|MATE]] || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2012-05-23|23 May 2012}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;" {{yes}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | April 2017 |
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| colspan="2" | Xubuntu 12.04 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2012-07-21|21 July 2012}} |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |14}} || rowspan=3 | '''Nadia''' || colspan="2" | Ubuntu 12.10 {{small|(Quantal Quetzal)}} || Cinnamon<br>MATE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2012-11-20|20 November 2012}} || rowspan=3 {{no}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | May 2014 |
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| colspan="2" | Xubuntu 12.10 || Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2012-12-21|21 December 2012}} |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |15}} || rowspan=3 | '''Olivia''' || colspan="2" rowspan="3" | Ubuntu 13.04 {{small|(Raring Ringtail)}} || Cinnamon<br>MATE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2013-05-29|29 May 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" released!|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2366|publisher=blog.linuxmint.com|date=29 May 2013|accessdate=3 June 2013|archive-date=2 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802005441/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2366|url-status=live}}</ref> }} || rowspan=3 {{no}} || rowspan=3 style="text-align: right;" | January 2014 |
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| Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2013-07-12|12 July 2013}}<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2391 The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" Xfce released!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717112404/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2391 |date=2013-07-17 }} Written by Clem on 12 July 2013</ref> |
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| KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2013-07-21|21 July 2013<ref>[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2422 The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" KDE released!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805084020/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2422 |date=2013-08-05 }} Written by Clem on 21 July 2013.</ref>}} |
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| rowspan=2 {{Version |o |16}} || rowspan=2 | '''Petra''' || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ubuntu 13.10 {{small|(Saucy Salamander)}} |
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| Cinnamon<br>MATE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2013-11-30|30 November 2013<ref name="Petra C">{{cite web|title=The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 16 "Petra" Cinnamon released!|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2489|publisher=blog.linuxmint.com|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=30 November 2013|archive-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716211252/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2489|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Petra M">{{cite web|title=The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 16 "Petra" MATE released!|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2493|publisher=blog.linuxmint.com|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=30 November 2013|archive-date=1 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201014858/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2493|url-status=live}}</ref>}} || rowspan=2 {{no}} || rowspan=2 style="text-align: right;" | July 2014 |
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| Xfce<br>KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2013-12-22|22 December 2013}} |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |17}} || rowspan=3 | '''Qiana''' || colspan="2" rowspan="10" | Ubuntu 14.04 {{small|(Trusty Tahr)}} || Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan=1 style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2014-05-31|31 May 2014}} || rowspan=10 style="text-align: center;" {{yes}} || rowspan=10 style="text-align: right;" | April 2019 |
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| KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2014-06-23|23 June 2014}} |
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| Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2014-06-26|26 June 2014}} |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |17.1}} || rowspan=3 | '''Rebecca''' || Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan=1 style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2014-11-29|29 November 2014}}<ref name="v17_1">{{cite web|title=The Linux Mint Blog » Monthly News – August 2014- Linux Mint 17.1 codenamed 'Rebecca'|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2688|publisher=blog.linuxmint.com|date=15 September 2014|accessdate=19 September 2014|archive-date=7 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207144955/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2688|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| KDE || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2015-01-08|8 January 2015}} |
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| Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2015-01-11|11 January 2015}} |
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| rowspan=2 {{Version |o |17.2}} || rowspan=2 | '''Rafaela''' || Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan=1 style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2015-06-30|30 June 2015}} |
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| KDE<br>Xfce || rowspan=1 style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2015-08-07|7 August 2015}} |
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| rowspan=2 {{Version |o |17.3}} || rowspan=2 | '''Rosa''' || Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan=1 style="text-align: right;" | 4 December 2015 |
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| KDE<br>Xfce || rowspan=1 style="text-align: right;" | 9 January 2016 |
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| rowspan=3 {{Version |o |18}} || rowspan=3 | '''Sarah''' || colspan="2" rowspan="8" | Ubuntu 16.04 {{small|(Xenial Xerus)}} || Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan1 style="text-align: right;" | 30 June 2016 || rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;" {{yes}} || rowspan="8" style="text-align: right;" | April 2021 |
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| KDE || style="text-align: right;" | 9 September 2016 |
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| Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | 2 August 2016 |
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| rowspan="2" {{Version |o |18.1}} || rowspan="2" |'''Serena'''|| Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan="1" style="text-align: right;" | 16 December 2016 |
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| KDE<br>Xfce || rowspan="1" style="text-align: right;" | 27 January 2017 |
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| rowspan="1" {{Version |o |18.2}} || rowspan="1" |'''Sonya'''|| Cinnamon<br>MATE<br>KDE<br>Xfce || rowspan="1" style="text-align: right;" | 2 July 2017 |
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| rowspan="2" {{Version |o |18.3}} || rowspan="2" |'''Sylvia'''|| Cinnamon<br>MATE || rowspan="1" style="text-align: right;" | 27 November 2017 |
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| KDE<br>Xfce || rowspan="1" style="text-align: right;" | 15 December 2017 |
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| {{Version |o |19}} || '''Tara'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3494 |title=Linux Mint 19 codenamed "Tara" |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 January 2018 |publisher=Linux Mint |access-date=3 January 2018 |archive-date=3 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103190148/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3494 |url-status=live }}</ref> || rowspan="13" | Cinnamon<br>MATE<br>Xfce || colspan="2" rowspan="4" | Ubuntu 18.04 LTS {{small|(Bionic Beaver)}} || rowspan="13" | Cinnamon<br>MATE<br>Xfce || style="text-align: right;" | 29 June 2018 || rowspan=4 {{yes}} || rowspan="4" style="text-align: right;" | April 2023 |
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| {{Version |o |19.1}} || '''Tessa'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3642|title=Linux Mint 19.1 codenamed 'Tessa'|last=Clem|date=7 September 2018|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041047/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3642|url-status=live}}</ref> || style="text-align: right;" | 19 December 2018 |
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| {{Version |o |19.2}} || '''Tina''' || style="text-align: right;" | 2 August 2019 |
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| {{Version |o |19.3}} || '''Tricia''' || style="text-align: right;" | 18 December 2019 |
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| {{Version |co |20}} || '''Ulyana'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Linux Mint Monthly News – April 2020|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3890|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-10|archive-date=2020-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220145923/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3890}}</ref> || colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Ubuntu 20.04 LTS {{small|(Focal Fossa)}}<br>Supports only amd64 (64-bit) || style="text-align: right;" | {{sort|2020-06-27|27 June 2020}} || rowspan="4" {{Yes}} || rowspan="4" style="text-align: right;" | April {{sort|2025|2025}} |
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| {{Version |co |20.1}} || '''Ulyssa'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Linux Mint Monthly News – September 2020|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3969|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-10|archive-date=2021-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922110918/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3969}}</ref> || style="text-align: right;" | 8 January 2021 |
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| {{Version |co |20.2}} || '''Uma'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Linux Mint Monthly News – May 2021| date=May 31, 2021 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4072|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-10|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803194333/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4072}}</ref> || style="text-align: right;" | 8 July 2021 |
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| {{Version |co |20.3}} || '''Una'''<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Monthly News – September 2021| date=October 2021 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4149|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-02|archive-date=2021-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104092942/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4149}}</ref> || style="text-align: right;" | 7 January 2022 |
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| {{Version |co |21}} || '''Vanessa'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monthly News – March 2022 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4293 |website=The Linux Mint Blog | date=April 6, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-07 |archive-date=2022-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170937/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4293 |url-status=live }}</ref> || colspan="2" rowspan="4" | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS {{small|(Jammy Jellyfish)}}<br>Supports only amd64 (64-bit) || style="text-align: right;" | 31 July 2022 || rowspan="4" {{yes}} || rowspan="4" style="text-align: right;" | April 2027 |
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| {{Version |co |21.1}} || '''Vera'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clem |title=Monthly News – September 2022 – The Linux Mint Blog |date=September 30, 2022 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4408 |access-date=2022-09-30 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930112834/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4408 |url-status=live }}</ref> || style="text-align: right;" | 20 December 2022 |
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|{{Version |co |21.2}} || '''Victoria'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monthly News – January 2023 – The Linux Mint Blog | date=January 31, 2023 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4470 |access-date=2023-01-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> || style="text-align: right;" | 16 July 2023 |
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|{{Version |c |21.3}} || '''Virginia'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Linux Mint 21.3 "Virginia" released! – The Linux Mint Blog |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4624 |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>|| style="text-align: right;" | 12 January 2024 |
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|'''Wilma'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=Monthly News – January 2024 – The Linux Mint Blog |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4639 |access-date=2024-01-31 |language=en-US}}</ref> || colspan="2" {{TBA}} || {{TBA}} || {{Yes}} || {{TBA}} |
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| rowspan="3" | [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]]<br>[[MATE (software)|MATE]]<br>Supports both amd64 and i386 |
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| {{sort|2014-03-02|2 March 2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2577|title=Linux Mint Debian 201403 released!|last=Clem|date=2 March 2014|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512140044/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2577|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{sort|2017-01-01|1 January 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2832|title=LMDE 1 will reach EOL on January 1st 2017|last=Clem|date=27 May 2015|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512140040/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2832|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Debian Jessie|Jessie {{small|(Debian 8.0)}}]] |
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| {{sort|2016-04-10|10 April 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2809|title=LMDE 2 "Betsy" MATE released!|last=Clem|date=10 April 2016|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512140033/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2809|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| rowspan=2 | {{sort|2019-01-01|1 January 2019}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3633#comment-145237|title=LMDE 3 "Cindy" Cinnamon released!, comment at 3:37 pm|last=Clem|date=31 August 2018|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405214328/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3633#comment-145237|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{sort|2017-03-13|13 March 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3232|title=New ISO images for LMDE 2 "Betsy"|last=Clem|date=13 March 2017|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512140042/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3232|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Debian Stretch|Stretch {{small|(Debian 9.0)}}]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://linuxmint.com/rel_cindy.php|title=Release Notes for LMDE 3|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=2021-08-10|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810041045/https://linuxmint.com/rel_cindy.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="4" | Cinnamon<br>Supports both amd64 and i386 |
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| {{sort|2018-08-31|31 August 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3633|title=LMDE 3 "Cindy" Cinnamon released!|last=Clem|date=31 August 2018|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405214328/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3633|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{sort|2020-07-01|1 July 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3887|title=Monthly News – March 2020|quote=LMDE 3 will reach EOL (End-Of-Life) on July 1st 2020.|last=Clem|date=31 March 2020|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=10 August 2021|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512140040/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3887|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[Debian Buster|Buster {{small|(Debian 10.0)}}]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://linuxmint.com/download_all.php|title=Linux Mint Releases|publisher=Linux Mint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301110921/https://linuxmint.com/download_all.php|archive-date=1 March 2020|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref> |
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| {{sort|2020-03-20|20 March 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867|title=LMDE 4 "Debbie" released!|last=Clem|date=20 March 2020|publisher=Linux Mint|access-date=20 March 2020|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326163327/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| August 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4293|title=Monthly News – March 2022|date=April 6, 2022 |access-date=2022-04-07|archive-date=2022-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170937/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4293|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| 20 March 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=LMDE 5 "Elsie" released! – The Linux Mint Blog | date=March 20, 2022 |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4287 |access-date=2022-03-20 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320100534/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4287 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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|1 July 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Monthly News – September 2023 – The Linux Mint Blog |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4586 |access-date=2023-10-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| '''Faye'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=faye - Linux Mint |url=http://packages.linuxmint.com/list.php?release=faye |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Linux Mint}}</ref> |
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| [[Debian Bookworm|Bookworm {{small|(Debian 12.0)}}]] |
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| 27 September 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=LMDE 6 "Faye" released! – The Linux Mint Blog |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4570 |access-date=2024-01-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== X-Apps == |
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In 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linux Mint XApps: Present and Future |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linux-mint-xapps-present-future-adeolu-oluade-bl3pe |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2024}}, the Linux Mint team released the '''X-Apps''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=New features in Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon |url=https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_cinnamon_whatsnew.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409034851/https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_cinnamon_whatsnew.php |archive-date=April 9, 2017 |access-date=17 April 2017 |website=[[Linux Mint]]}}</ref> a collection of applications that aims to work across different GTK-based desktop environments such as but not limited to Cinnamon, Budgie, Unity, MATE, and XFCE; most of these applications have a traditional user interface (UI), for example, using a [[menu bar]] instead of a header-bar.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stahie |first=Silviu |date=28 January 2016 |title=Linux Mint Is Getting Its Own Apps Starting with the 18.x Branch |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-mint-is-getting-its-own-apps-starting-with-the-18-x-branch-499564.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427214616/https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-mint-is-getting-its-own-apps-starting-with-the-18-x-branch-499564.shtml |archive-date=27 April 2016 |access-date=17 April 2017 |website=[[Softpedia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nestor |first=Marius |date=3 February 2016 |title=Linux Mint Devs Showcase the First Two X-Apps for Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-mint-devs-showcase-the-first-two-x-apps-for-linux-mint-18-sarah-499863.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428151208/https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-mint-devs-showcase-the-first-two-x-apps-for-linux-mint-18-sarah-499863.shtml |archive-date=28 April 2016 |access-date=17 April 2017 |website=[[Softpedia]]}}</ref> According to the team, the integration of many applications as tied to specific environments and that was the case of a growing number of GNOME applications. |
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{{As of|2024|post=,}} the Linux Mint team is in the process of transitioning development for X-Apps applications from being part of the Linux Mint development process to being a completely independent project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linux Mint XApps: Present and Future |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linux-mint-xapps-present-future-adeolu-oluade-bl3pe |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2024}} Most of them are [[Fork (software development)|forks]] of GNOME Core Applications. |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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Linux Mint primarily uses [[free and open-source software]]. Before version 18, some [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] software, such as [[Device driver|device drivers]], [[Adobe Flash Player]] and [[Codec|codecs]] for [[MP3]] and [[DVD-Video]] playback, were bundled with the OS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://linuxmint.com/faq.php|title=FAQ|website=Linux Mint|access-date=2016-03-09|archive-date=2016-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309215735/https://linuxmint.com/faq.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="computerw">{{cite web |url=https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222979/Fedora_Mint_openSUSE_Ubuntu_Which_Linux_desktop_is_for_you_?pageNumber=4 |title=Fedora, Mint, openSUSE, Ubuntu: Which Linux desktop is for you? |last=Vaughan-Nichols |first=Steven |date=January 6, 2012 |website=Computerworld |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=June 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606032613/https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222979/Fedora_Mint_openSUSE_Ubuntu_Which_Linux_desktop_is_for_you_?pageNumber=4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint |title=Linux Mint |website=DistroWatch.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115011353/http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint |archive-date=2016-11-15}}</ref> Starting with version 18, the installer provides an option to install third-party, proprietary software.<ref name="readthedocs"/> |
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Linux Mint comes [[Product bundling|bundled]] with a wide range of [[application software]], including [[LibreOffice]], [[Mozilla Firefox|Firefox]], [[Mozilla Thunderbird|Thunderbird]], [[Xchat|HexChat]], [[Pidgin (software)|Pidgin]], [[Transmission (BitTorrent client)|Transmission]], and [[VLC media player]]. Additional programs can be downloaded using the package manager, adding a [[Personal Package Archive|PPA]], or adding a source to the sources file in the <code>/etc/apt/</code> directory. Linux Mint allows [[TCP and UDP port|networking ports]] to be closed using its [[Firewall (computing)|firewall]], with customized port selection available. The default Linux Mint [[desktop environment]]s, [[Cinnamon (software)|Cinnamon]] and [[MATE (software)|MATE]], support many languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/MATE/ |title=MATE Desktop Environment localization |website=Transifex |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-date=2013-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515230916/https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/MATE/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=182 |title=Cinnamon 1.4 released |website=Cinnamon |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-date=2012-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185832/http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/?p=182 |url-status=live }}</ref> Linux Mint can also run many programs designed for [[Microsoft Windows]] (such as [[Microsoft Office]]), using the [[Wine (software)|Wine]] [[compatibility layer]]. |
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Cinnamon 1.4 released}}</ref>{{Primary source-inline|date=December 2012}} Linux Mint can also run many programs designed for [[Microsoft Windows]] (such as [[Microsoft Office]]), using the [[Wine (software)|Wine]] software or using virtualization software (such as [[VMware Workstation]] or [[VirtualBox]]). |
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Linux Mint is available with a number of |
Linux Mint is available with a number of desktop environments to choose from, including the default Cinnamon desktop, MATE and [[Xfce]]. Other desktop environments can be installed via [[APT (software)|APT]], Synaptic, or via the custom Mint Software Manager. |
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Linux Mint implements [[Mandatory Access Control]] with [[AppArmor]] to enhance [[Computer Security|security]] by default, and restricts the default network-facing processes. |
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Linux Mint actively develops software for its operating system. Most of the development is done in Python and the source code is available on GitHub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.github.com/linuxmint |title=The Linux Mint GitHub repository |accessdate=2010-05-12}}</ref> |
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Linux Mint<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fsonews.com/why-linux-mint-is-an-excellent-gateway-to-the-linux-world/ |title=Linux Mint FSO |website=FSO|access-date=2024-03-12 }}</ref> actively develops software for its operating system. Most of the development is done in Python and the source code is available on GitHub.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.github.com/linuxmint |title=Linux Mint repository |website=GitHub |access-date=2010-05-12 |archive-date=2010-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412091326/http://github.com/linuxmint |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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===Software developed by Linux Mint=== |
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[[Image:Mintupdate.png|thumb|The Linux Mint Update Manager.]] |
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[[Image:Mint-Software-Manager.png|thumb|The Linux Mint Software Manager allows users to view and install programs from the Software Portal directly from their desktop.]] |
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* '''[[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]]''': A fork of [[GNOME Shell]] based on the innovations made in Mint Gnome Shell Extensions (MGSE). Released as an add-on for Linux Mint 12 and available as a default desktop environment since Linux Mint 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1910 |title=The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Introducing Cinnamon |publisher=blog.linuxmint.com |date=2012-01-02 |accessdate=2012-01-10}}</ref> |
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* '''Software Manager (mintInstall)''': Runs .mint files, which are files containing instructions to install packages. As of Linux Mint 6, this tool has been revamped, and now enables viewing of all the applications on the Mint Software Portal offline, provided an Internet connection is available to download the information first. Also enables installation any of the programs listed directly from the desktop, instead of going to the site. The option to use the old MintInstall program is available; from here the Ubuntu Repositories or the Getdeb.net website may be searched. |
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* '''Update Manager (mintUpdate)''': Designed to prevent inexperienced users from installing updates that are unnecessary or require a certain level of knowledge to configure properly. It assigns updates a safety-level (from 1 to 5), based on the stability and necessity of the update. Updates can be set to notify users (as is normal), be listed but not notify, or be hidden by default. In addition to including updates specifically for the Linux Mint [[Linux distribution|distribution]], the development team tests all package-wide updates. |
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* '''Main Menu (mintMenu)''': An advanced menu, featuring filtering, installation and removal of software, system and places links, favorites, session management, editable items, custom places and many configuration options. Also ported to MATE in Linux Mint 12 (Lisa).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1875 |title=Misc. News |accessdate=20 November 2011}}</ref> |
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* '''Backup tool (mintBackup)''': Enables the user to back up and restore data, as well as upgrade to newer releases by performing fresh installations. |
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* '''Upload Manager (mintUpload)''': Defines upload services for [[FTP]], [[SSH File Transfer Protocol|SFTP]] and [[Secure copy|SCP]] servers. Services are then available in the system tray and provide zones where they may be automatically uploaded to their corresponding destinations. |
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* '''Domain Blocker (mintNanny)''': A basic domain blocking parental control tool. Enables the user to manually add domains to be blocked system wide. This tool was introduced with the release of Linux Mint 6. |
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* '''Desktop Settings''': A desktop configuration tool for easy configuration of the desktop. |
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* '''Welcome screen (mintWelcome)''': Introduced in Linux Mint 7, an application that starts on the first login of any new account. It shows a dialogue window welcoming the user to Linux Mint, and providing links to the Linux Mint website, user guide and community website. |
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* '''Remastering tool (mintConstructor)''': A tool for remastering Linux Mint. It is not installed by default in any Linux Mint edition, but is included in the repositories and used by the developers for creating ISO files. Users interested to create their own distro based on Linux Mint can make use of this tool to do so. |
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* '''Mint Gnome Shell Extensions''' (MGSE): A desktop layer on top of GNOME 3 to make it feel like GNOME 2. Includes a bottom panel, an application menu, the window list, task-centric desktop (i.e. switches between windows, not applications) and system tray icons. It is designed to give users a traditional desktop environment. This was included in Linux Mint in version 12 (Lisa).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1851 |title=The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 12 Preview |publisher=Blog.linuxmint.com |date=2011-11-04 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_lisa_whatsnew.php#gnome3 |title=New features in Linux Mint 12 |accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref> |
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===Software by Linux Mint=== |
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{{Redirect|MGSE|the chemical compound with the formula MgSe|magnesium selenide}} |
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Installation of Linux Mint is generally performed with the [[Live CD]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.happysysadm.com/2011/06/installing-linux-mint-11.html |title=''Installing Linux Mint'' |publisher=Happysysadm.com |date=2011-06-30 |accessdate=2012-01-01}}</ref> The Linux Mint OS can be run directly from the CD (albeit with a significant performance loss), allowing a user to "test-drive" the OS for hardware compatibility and driver support. The CD also contains the [[Ubiquity (software)|Ubiquity installer]], which can guide the user through the permanent installation process. |
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[[File:Mintupdate.png|thumb|The current interface for mintUpdate, Linux Mint's Update tool]] |
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[[File:Mintinstall.png|thumb|The Linux Mint Software Manager allows users to view, install, and uninstall programs.]] |
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==== Cinnamon ==== |
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The main edition of Linux Mint is available in 32-bit and 64-bit. Installation CD images can be downloaded for free, or installation CDs purchased from 3rd party vendors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osdisc.com|title=OSDisc.com|year= 2010|accessdate= 12 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.on-disk.com|title= On-Disk.com|year= 2010|accessdate= 12 May 2010}}</ref> |
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The [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]] desktop environment is a fork of [[GNOME Shell]] with Mint Gnome Shell Extensions (MGSE) on top. It was released as an add-on for Linux Mint 12 and has been available as a default desktop environment since Linux Mint 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1910 |website=The Linux Mint Blog |title=Introducing Cinnamon |date=2012-01-02 |access-date=2012-01-10 |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |archive-date=2015-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316115018/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1910 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Linux Mint can be booted and run from a [[USB Flash drive]], with the option of saving settings to the flash drive. This allows a portable installation that can be run on any PC capable of booting from a USB drive. The [[Ubuntu Live USB creator|USB creator]] program is available to install Linux Mint (Ubuntu, not LMDE) on a [[Live USB|USB drive]]. |
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====MintTools==== |
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A [[Microsoft Windows]] migration tool, ''Migration Assistant'', can be used to import bookmarks, [[Computer wallpaper|desktop background]] (wallpaper), and various settings from an existing Windows installation into a new Linux Mint installation. |
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* '''Software Manager (mintInstall)''': Designed to install software from the Ubuntu and Linux Mint software repositories, as well as Launchpad PPAs. Since Linux Mint 18.3, the Software Manager has also been able to install software from [[Flatpak]] remotes, and is configured with Flathub by default.<ref name="BlogOct17">{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3418|title=Monthly News – October 2017|website=The Linux Mint Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-24|archive-date=2018-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129131119/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3418|url-status=live}}</ref> It features an interface heavily inspired by [[GNOME Software]], and is built upon [[GTK+|GTK3]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3322|title=Monthly News – July 2017|website=The Linux Mint Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-24|archive-date=2017-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221032048/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3322|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* '''Update Manager (mintUpdate)''': Designed to prevent inexperienced users from installing updates that are unnecessary or require a certain level of knowledge to configure properly. Updates can be set to notify users (as is normal), be listed but not notify, or be hidden by default. In addition to including updates specifically for the Linux Mint [[Linux distribution|distribution]], the development team tests all package-wide updates. In newer versions of the operating system, this safety level mechanism is largely deactivated in favor of system snapshots created by the Timeshift tool. |
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* '''Main Menu (mintMenu)''': Created for the [[MATE (software)|MATE desktop environment]]. It is a menu of options including filtering, installation, and removal of software, system and places links, favourites, session management, editable items, custom places and many configuration options. |
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* '''Backup Tool (mintBackup)''': Enables the user to back up and restore data. Data can be backed up before a fresh install of a newer release, and then restored. |
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* '''Upload Manager (mintUpload)''': Defines upload services for [[FTP]], [[SSH File Transfer Protocol|SFTP]] and [[Secure copy|SCP]] servers. Services are then available in the system tray and provide zones where they may be automatically uploaded to their corresponding destinations. As of Linux Mint 18.3, this software is no longer installed by default but is still available in the Linux Mint software repositories.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sylvia_cinnamon_whatsnew.php|title=New features in Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon|website=Linux Mint|access-date=2018-01-24|archive-date=2017-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115130849/https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sylvia_cinnamon_whatsnew.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* '''Domain Blocker (mintNanny)''': A basic domain blocking parental control tool introduced with v6. Enables the user to manually add domains to be blocked system-wide. As of Linux Mint 18.3, this software is no longer installed by default but is still available in the Linux Mint software repositories.<ref name=":1" /> |
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* '''Desktop Settings (mintDesktop)''': A tool for configuration of the desktop. |
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* '''Welcome Screen (mintWelcome)''': Introduced in Linux Mint 7, an application that starts on the first login of any new account. It provides links to the Linux Mint website, user guide, and community website. |
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* '''USB Image Writer/USB Stick Formatter (mintStick)''': A tool for writing an image onto a USB drive or formatting a USB stick. |
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* '''System Reports (mintReport)''': Introduced in Linux Mint 18.3, the purpose of System Reports is to allow the user to view and manage automatically generated application crash reports. |
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===Installation=== |
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The Windows installer "Mint4Win", is included on the Live CD and allows Linux Mint to be installed from within Microsoft Windows, not unlike the [[Wubi (Ubuntu installer)|Wubi]] installer for Ubuntu. The operating system can then be removed similar to any other Windows software using the [[Control Panel (Windows)|Windows Control Panel]]. This method requires no [[disk partition|partitioning]] of the [[hard drive]]. It is only useful for Windows users; it is not meant for permanent installations because it incurs a slight performance loss. |
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Linux Mint can be booted and run from a [[USB flash drive]] on any PC capable of booting from a USB drive, with the option of saving settings to the flash drive. A [[Ubuntu Live USB creator|USB creator]] program is available to install on Ubuntu (but not LMDE) Live Linux Mint on a USB drive. Alternatively, the Linux Mint ISO can be burned to a DVD to boot from. |
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The Windows installer Mint4Win allows Linux Mint to be installed from within Microsoft Windows, much like the [[Wubi (Ubuntu installer)|Wubi]] installer for Ubuntu. The operating system could then be removed, as with other Windows software, using the [[Control Panel (Windows)|Windows Control Panel]]. This method requires no [[disk partition|partitioning]] of the [[hard drive]]. It is only useful for Windows users, and is not meant for permanent installations because it incurs a slight performance loss. This installer was included on the Live DVD until Linux Mint 16 but removed in the Linux Mint 16 'Petra' release because the size of the Live DVD images would have exceeded what the software could reliably handle. |
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Installation does not support [[Logical Volume Manager (Linux)|LVM]] or [[disk encryption]]. |
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Installation supports a [[Logical Volume Manager (Linux)|Logical Volume Manager]] (LVM) with automatic partitioning only, and [[disk encryption]] since Linux Mint 15. [[UTF-8]], the default [[character encoding]], supports a variety of non-[[Roman type|Roman]] [[Script (Unicode)|scripts]]. |
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==Editions== |
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Linux Mint has multiple |
Linux Mint has multiple editions based on Ubuntu, with various [[desktop environment]]s available. It also has a [[Debian]]-based edition. |
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===Ubuntu-based editions=== |
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As of Linux Mint 13, there are two main editions developed by the core development team and using Ubuntu as a base. One includes Linux Mint's own [[Cinnamon (software)|Cinnamon]] as the desktop environment while the other uses [[MATE (software)|MATE]]. There is also a version with the [[Xfce]] desktop environment by default. Since the release of version 19 (Tara) in June 2018, the three editions are released simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3599 |title=Linux Mint 19 "Tara" Xfce released! – The Linux Mint Blog |publisher=Blog.linuxmint.com |date=2018-06-29 |accessdate=2022-03-15 |archive-date=2020-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819231441/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3599 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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As of version 13, Linux Mint gives users the choice between [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]] and [[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]]<ref>{{cite web|title=New features in Linux Mint 12|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_lisa_whatsnew.php#gnome3|work=Linux Mint Blog|accessdate=2 December 2011}}</ref> for the default desktop environment in the main release edition, with [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]] as its base. Linux Mint also develops editions that feature the [[KDE Plasma Desktop]] and [[Xfce]] desktop environments by default.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2081|title=Linux Mint 13 "Maya" KDE RC released!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2077|title=Linux Mint 13 "Maya" Xfce RC released!}}</ref> |
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Beginning with the release of Linux Mint 19, the [[KDE]] edition was officially discontinued; however, the KDE 17.x and 18.x releases were supported until 2019 and 2021, respectively.<ref name="BlogOct17"/> Older releases, now also obsolete, included editions that featured the [[GNOME]], [[LXDE]], and [[Fluxbox]] desktop environments by default. |
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====OEM==== |
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The distribution provides an OEM version<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php|title=Editions for Linux Mint 9 "Isadora"|year= 2010|accessdate= 17 July 2012}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2012}} which is targeted at distributors.{{Fact|date=December 2012}} |
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===Cinnamon (Edge) Edition=== |
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In addition to its regular ISO images, Linux Mint sometimes provides an “edge” ISO image for its latest release. This image ships with newer components such as the kernel to be able to support the most modern hardware chipsets and devices. |
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The distribution provides a "No codecs version", previously known as the "Universal Edition"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=13|title=Download - Linux Mint|year= 2010|accessdate= 17 July 2010}}</ref> for magazines, companies and distributors in the USA, Japan and countries where the legislation allows patents to apply to software and distribution of restricted technologies may require the acquisition of 3rd party licenses.<ref>[http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php Download - Linux Mint<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Multimedia codecs can be installed at any time via a link on the Mint Welcome Screen. |
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Edge ISO Images|url=https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/edge.html|access-date=2021-12-22|archive-date=2021-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009041834/https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/edge.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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====OEM version==== |
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[[File:LM 18 Cinnamon Bootup Live CD.png|thumb|Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Edition's live CD boot menu]] |
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The distribution provided an [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] version for manufacturers to use;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2626 |title=Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" Cinnamon released! |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |work=The Linux Mint Blog |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |quote=Manufacturers can pre-install Linux Mint on their computers using the OEM installation images. |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001161716/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2626 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2627 |title=Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" MATE released! |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |work=The Linux Mint Blog |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |quote=Manufacturers can pre-install Linux Mint on their computers using the OEM installation images. |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531170833/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2627 |url-status=live }}</ref> however, this version was discontinued with the release of v18 Sarah in order to reduce the number of [[ISO image]]s that needed to be maintained.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3026 |title=Monthly News - April 2016 |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |work=The Linux Mint Blog |language=en-us |access-date=2016-08-15 |archive-date=2016-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529230527/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3026 |url-status=live }}</ref> Manufacturers wanting to perform an OEM install can choose to do so in the live CD boot menu. |
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Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is based on [[Debian]] Testing instead of Ubuntu. The purpose of LMDE is to look identical to the main edition and to provide the same functionality while using Debian as a base.<ref name="lmde1">{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1979 |title=Linux Mint Debian 201204 released!}}</ref> LMDE is available with the [[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]], [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]], and [[Xfce]] desktop environments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1967 |title=Linux Mint Debian 201204 RC (MATE/Cinnamon & Xfce) released!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |title=Download-Linux Mint}}</ref> LMDE has a semi-[[rolling release]] (partially rolling) development model; the difference is that, unlike Debian Testing constantly receiving updates, Linux Mint periodically introduces “Update Packs” which are tested snapshots of Debian Testing.<ref name="lmde1" /> Linux Mint Debian Edition does not use Debian package repository, but has its own. |
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====No Codecs version==== |
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The distribution provided a 'No Codecs', also called 'Light' version for magazines, companies, and distributors in the United States, Japan, and countries where the legislation allows [[Software patent|patents to apply to software]] and distribution of restricted technologies may require the acquisition of third-party licences;<ref name=allreleases/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2626 |title=Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" Cinnamon released! |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |work=The Linux Mint Blog |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |quote=Distributors and magazines in Japan, USA, and countries where distributing media codecs is problematic can use the “No Codecs” ISO images. |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001161716/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2626 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2627 |title=Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" MATE released! |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |work=The Linux Mint Blog |date=May 31, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |quote=Distributors and magazines in Japan, USA and countries where distributing media codecs is problematic can use the “No Codecs” ISO images. |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531170833/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2627 |url-status=live }}</ref> however, this version was discontinued with release of v18 Sarah. Users now have the option of whether or not to install multimedia codecs, now downloaded from the internet,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offline Installation - Linux Mint Forums |url=https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=1305720&sid=02fa43afcd6e844d190fa620e8cd0ab6#p1305720 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=forums.linuxmint.com}}</ref> during the installation; additionally, multimedia codecs can also be installed via a link on the Mint Welcome Screen any time after installation. |
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|+Default [[desktop environment]]s of Linux Mint 13 (2012) and LMDE 201204 |
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! colspan="2" |[[Xfce]] |
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! colspan="2" |[[GNOME]] |
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! Linux Mint 13 (Maya)<ref name="maya">{{cite web |title=Download Linux Mint 13 Maya |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php |publisher=linuxmint.com |accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> |
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| colspan="2" <!--Cinnamon-->{{yes}} |
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! Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)<ref>{{cite web |title=Download Linux Mint Debian |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php/ |publisher=linuxmint.com |accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> |
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| colspan="4" <!--Cinnamon/MATE-->{{yes}} |
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| colspan="2" <!--LXDE-->{{no}} |
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===LMDE{{anchor|Debian-based_edition}}=== |
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==System requirements== |
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[[File:Cinnamon on LMDE Demonstration.webm|thumb|Demonstration of Cinnamon running on LMDE 6]] |
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Linux Mint 14 "Nadia" has the following system requirements:<ref>[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2216 The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint14 “Nadia” released!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The Linux Mint Debian Edition (''LMDE'') uses [[Debian]] Stable as the software source base rather than [[Ubuntu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |title=LMDE Information |publisher=Linux Mint |access-date=December 24, 2015 |archive-date=January 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125024532/https://linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |url-status=live }}</ref> LMDE was originally based directly on [[Debian Unstable|Debian's Testing branch]], but is designed to provide the same functionality and [[look and feel]] as the [[Ubuntu Mint|Ubuntu-based editions]].<ref name="lmde">{{cite web |url=http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2577 |title=Linux Mint Debian 201403 released! |first=Clement |last=Lefèbvre |work=The Linux Mint Blog |date=March 2, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-date=November 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130222858/http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2577 |url-status=live }}</ref> LMDE has its own [[Debian#Packages|package repositories]]. |
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LMDE claims certain advantages and disadvantages compared to 'Mint Main' (i.e., the Ubuntu-based editions):<ref name=downloadlmde>{{cite web |url=https://linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |title=Download Linux Mint Debian |website=Linux Mint |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-date=September 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910004952/https://linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Both [[Intel x86]] and [[AMD64]] architectures are supported. If [[Compositing window manager|visual effects]] are desired, a supported [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] is required. |
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* LMDE is faster and more responsive than Ubuntu-based editions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jesse |title=Linux Mint Debian Edition 201403 |url=http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20140324#feature |website=Distrowatch.com |access-date=December 27, 2014 |date=March 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227190936/http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20140324#feature |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Development== |
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* LMDE requires a deeper knowledge and experience with Linux and [[Debian#Packages|Debian package management]]. |
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Individual users and companies using the operating system act as donors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php |title=Linux Mint Donors}}</ref> sponsors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php |title=Linux Mint Sponsors}}</ref> and partners<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/partners.php |title=Linux Mint Partners}}</ref> of the distribution. Linux Mint relies on user feedback to make decisions and orient its development. The official blog often features discussions where users are asked to voice their opinion about the latest features or decisions implemented for upcoming releases. Ideas can be submitted, commented and rated by users via the Linux Mint Community Website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.linuxmint.com/idea|title=Linux Mint Community Website - Idea module|year= 2010|accessdate= 12 May 2010}}</ref> |
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* Debian is less user-friendly and desktop-ready than Ubuntu, with some rough edges. |
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====LMDE 1==== |
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The community of Linux Mint users use [[Launchpad (website)|Launchpad]] to participate in translating the operating system and in reporting bugs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://launchpad.net/linuxmint|title=Linux Mint on Launchpad|year= 2010|accessdate= 12 May 2010}}</ref> |
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The original LMDE (now often referred to as ''LMDE 1'') had a semi-[[rolling release]] development model, which periodically introduced 'Update Packs' (tested [[snapshot (computer storage)|snapshots]] of Debian Testing).<ref name="lmde"/> Installing an Update Pack allowed the user to keep LMDE 1 current, without having to reinstall the system every six months as with Mint Main. As of May 17, 2015, it has an upgrade path to LMDE 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/2013|title=Upgrade from LMDE 1 to LMDE 2|work=Linux Mint Community|access-date=2015-08-08|archive-date=2015-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815060245/http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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====LMDE 2==== |
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Most extraneous development is done in Python and organized on-line on GitHub.com, making it easy for developers to provide patches, to implement additional features or even to fork Linux Mint sub-projects (for example The Linux Mint menu was ported to [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]). With each release, features are added that are developed by the community. In Linux Mint 9 for instance, the ability to edit menu items is a feature that was contributed by a Linux Mint user.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://github.com/linuxmint/mintmenu/commit/5f419d81f72eda682a3f1591d56e432f7ba92939|title= Example of a user-contributed feature|year= 2010|accessdate= 12 May 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Lmde2.png|thumbnail|LMDE 2 'Betsy' running Cinnamon 2.8]] |
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LMDE 2 (a.k.a. ''Betsy'') was released on April 10, 2015.<ref name="LMDE2_launch_blogpost">{{cite web |
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}}</ref> LMDE 2 is based on [[Debian Unstable|Debian Stable]], but receives automatic updates to the latest versions of MintTools and the installed [[desktop environment]] before they are released into the Mint Main edition.<ref name="linuxmint.com"/><ref name="linuxmint.com1"/> LMDE 2 is available with both the [[MATE (software)|MATE]] and [[Cinnamon (software)|Cinnamon]] desktop environments.<ref name="lmde"/> Both image versions received an update in January 2017.<ref name="betanews">{{cite web | url =https://betanews.com/2017/03/13/stable-linux-mint-debian-betsy/ | title =LMDE 2 "Betsy" image update | website =Betanews.com | date =13 March 2017 | access-date =15 July 2017 | archive-date =15 April 2017 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170415050533/https://betanews.com/2017/03/13/stable-linux-mint-debian-betsy/ | url-status =live }}</ref> As of the start of 2019, this version is no longer supported. |
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====LMDE 3==== |
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Linux Mint reviews are tracked by the distribution and discussed by the development team and the community of users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxmint.com/reviews.php|title=Linux Mint reviews and discussions page|year= 2010|accessdate= 12 May 2010}}</ref> |
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LMDE 3 (a.k.a. ''Cindy'') is 'very likely' to complete the switch to systemd from sysvinit.<ref name="Clem_comment_1_sysvinit_systemd"/> It is based on Debian Stretch, and was released on August 31, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3633|title=LMDE 3 "Cindy" Cinnamon released!|website=The Linux Mint Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-31|archive-date=2020-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405214328/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3633|url-status=live}}</ref> shipping as a single edition with Cinnamon.<ref name="BlogOct17"/> As of July 1, 2020, this version is no longer supported. |
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Linux Mint divides its software repositories into four components to reflect differences in their nature and in their origin. |
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LMDE 4 (a.k.a. ''Debbie'') is based on Debian Buster (version 10), and was released on March 20, 2020. This version ships as a single edition using Cinnamon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867|title=LMDE 4 "Debbie" released!|website=The Linux Mint Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-20|archive-date=2020-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326163327/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3867|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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LMDE 5 (a.k.a. ''Elsie'') is based on Debian Bullseye (version 11), and was released on March 20, 2022. It ships with the Cinnamon desktop environment and supports both amd64 and i386 architectures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4149|title=Monthly News – September 2021|website=The Linux Mint Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2021-01-19|archive-date=2021-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104092942/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4149|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==== LMDE 6 ==== |
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Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 "Faye" enters public beta with Debian Bookworm base, Cinnamon 5.8, and enhanced features, but only for testing purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 13, 2023 |title=LMDE 6 "Faye" – BETA Release |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4562 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230914041737/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4562 |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |website=The Linux Mint Blog}}</ref> LMDE 6 was released on 27 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2023-09-27 |title=LMDE 6 "Faye" released! |url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4570 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927113211/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4570 |archive-date=2023-09-27 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=The Linux Mint Blog}}</ref> |
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==Development== |
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Individual users and companies using the operating system act as donors,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php |title=Donations |website=Linux Mint |access-date=2020-08-30 |archive-date=2020-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830195857/https://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php |url-status=live }}</ref> sponsors<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php |title=Sponsors |website=Linux Mint |access-date=2020-08-30 |archive-date=2020-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830195934/https://www.linuxmint.com/sponsors.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and partners<ref>{{cite web |url=https://linuxmint.com/partners.php |title=Partners |website=Linux Mint |access-date=2016-03-09 |archive-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309203027/https://linuxmint.com/partners.php |url-status=live }}</ref> of the distribution. Linux Mint relies on user feedback to make decisions and orient its development. The official blog often features discussions where users are asked to voice their opinion about the latest features or decisions implemented for upcoming releases. Ideas can be submitted, commented upon and rated by users via the Linux Mint Community Website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://community.linuxmint.com/idea |title=Idea module |year=2010 |website=Linux Mint Community |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713212934/http://community.linuxmint.com/idea |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The community of Linux Mint users use [[Launchpad (website)|Launchpad]] to participate in the translation of the operating system and in reporting bugs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://launchpad.net/linuxmint |title=Linux Mint on Launchpad |year=2010 |website=Launchpad.net |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828174025/https://launchpad.net/linuxmint |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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;main: component only includes software that is developed by Linux Mint. |
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;upstream: component includes software which is present in Ubuntu but patched or modified by Linux Mint. As a result, the software present in this component behaves differently in each distribution. Notable examples are Grub, Plymouth, Ubiquity, Xchat, USB Creator and Yelp (the help system). |
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;import: component includes software that is not available in Ubuntu or for which no recent versions are available in Ubuntu. Notable examples are Opera, Picasa, Skype, Songbird, the 64-bit Adobe Flash plugin and Frostwire. |
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;romeo: component is not enabled by default. It is used by Linux Mint to test packages before they are included in other components. As such it represents the unstable branch of Linux Mint. |
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Most development is done in [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and organized online using [[GitHub]], making it easy for developers to provide patches, implement additional features, and also fork Linux Mint sub-projects (for example the Linux Mint menu was ported to [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]]). With each release, features are added that are developed by the community. In Linux Mint 9, for instance, the ability to edit menu items is a feature that was contributed by a Linux Mint user.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/linuxmint/mintmenu/commit/5f419d81f72eda682a3f1591d56e432f7ba92939 |title=Example of a user-contributed feature |year=2010 |website=GitHub |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020222430/https://github.com/linuxmint/mintmenu/commit/5f419d81f72eda682a3f1591d56e432f7ba92939 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In addition to the above, there is a "backport" component in the Linux Mint repositories. This component is there to port newer software to older releases without affecting the other components. It is not enabled by default. |
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In a 2012 online poll at [[Lifehacker]], Linux Mint was voted the second best Linux distribution, after Ubuntu, with almost 16% of the votes.<ref name=pcworld>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/254516/which_linux_distro_is_fairest_of_them_all_ubuntu_survey_says.html |title=Which Linux Distro Is Fairest of Them All? Ubuntu, Survey Says |access-date=July 8, 2012 |first=Katherine |last=Noyes |work=PCWorld |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008231930/http://www.pcworld.com/article/254516/which_linux_distro_is_fairest_of_them_all_ubuntu_survey_says.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2012 (Issue 162), ''[[Linux Format]]'' named Linux Mint the best distro for 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=162 |title=Best distro 2012 |website=Linux Format |access-date=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907235800/http://linuxformat.com/archives?issue=162 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2013, David Hayward of ''[[TechRadar]]'' praised Linux Mint for focusing on desktop users.<ref name="techradar">{{cite web |last=Hayward |first=David |date=May 12, 2013 |title=How Mint became one of the most popular Linux distros |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/how-mighty-mint-became-one-of-the-most-popular-linux-distros-1146584 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131091118/https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/how-mighty-mint-became-one-of-the-most-popular-linux-distros-1146584 |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=April 29, 2019 |website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> In July 2013 (Issue 128), ''[[Linux User and Developer|Linux User & Developer]]'' gave Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" a score of 5/5, stating "We haven't found a single problem with the distro... we're more than satisfied with the smooth, user-friendly experience that Linux Mint 15, and Cinnamon 1.8, provides for it to be our main distro for at least another 6 months".<ref name="lud-128">{{Cite news |url=http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/features/linux-mint-15-interview-html5-arch-and-the-mintbox |title=The Ultimate Linux Mint |last=Zwetsloot |first=Rob |date=July 2013 |pages=20–23 |newspaper=[[Linux User and Developer]] |publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]] |location=[[Bournemouth]], United Kingdom |issue=128 |access-date=2013-07-05 |archive-date=2013-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707072344/http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/features/linux-mint-15-interview-html5-arch-and-the-mintbox |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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As of 2012, Linux Mint's page on [[DistroWatch]] is the most accessed page among Linux distribution pages there, surpassing Ubuntu. |
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In 2016, reviews of Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" were somewhat mixed, with several that were quite favorable<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hecticgeek.com/2016/07/linux-mint-18-review/ |title=Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Review: They Did it Again! |website=Hecticgeek.com |date=July 7, 2016 |author=Gayan |access-date=July 19, 2016 |archive-date=July 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712023755/http://www.hecticgeek.com/2016/07/linux-mint-18-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SCOTT GILBERTSON">{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/mint-18-review-just-works-linux-doesnt-get-any-better-than-this/ |title=Mint 18 review: "Just works" Linux doesn't get any better than this |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=August 4, 2016 |first=Scott |last=Gilbertson |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805190545/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/mint-18-review-just-works-linux-doesnt-get-any-better-than-this/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fossforce.com/2016/07/first-look-linux-mint-18-cinnamon/ |title=Our First Look at Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon |website=Fossforce.com |date=July 25, 2016 |first=Christine |last=Hall |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810082745/http://fossforce.com/2016/07/first-look-linux-mint-18-cinnamon/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2016/07/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-linux.html |title=An Everyday Linux User Review Of Linux Mint 18 - Back To Its Very Best |website=Everyday Linux User.com |date=July 17, 2016 |first=Gary |last=Newell |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802014506/http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2016/07/an-everyday-linux-user-review-of-linux.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and others critical of several specific new problems, with multiple reviews complaining about the lack of multimedia/codec support by default.<ref name="dedoimedo">{{cite web |url=http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-mint-sarah.html |title=Mint 18 - Forgetting Sarah Linux |website=Dedoimedo.com |date=July 6, 2016 |author=Dedoimedo |access-date=July 19, 2016 |archive-date=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710192733/http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-mint-sarah.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2016/07/linux-mint-18-cinnamon-pity-pity-pity.html |title=Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon: pity, pity, pity |website=Linux notes from DarkDuck |date=July 12, 2016 |author=DarkDuck |access-date=August 6, 2016 |archive-date=August 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801182606/http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2016/07/linux-mint-18-cinnamon-pity-pity-pity.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Multimedia codecs that had previously been included in the standard Mint distribution were no longer included in "Sarah", but could be loaded with a graphical application that one ''[[Ars Technica]]'' reviewer said should be obvious for new users.<ref name="SCOTT GILBERTSON" /> |
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In a 2012 online poll at [[Lifehacker]], Linux Mint was the most popular Linux distribution after Ubuntu, with around 16% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254516/which_linux_distro_is_fairest_of_them_all_ubuntu_survey_says.html|title=Which Linux Distro Is Fairest of Them All? Ubuntu, Survey Says|accessdate=8 July 2012|first=Katherine|last=Noyes|work=PCWorld}}</ref> |
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[[ZDNet]] Contributing Editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, reviewing Linux Mint 19 and LM 19.1 in the articles "The Linux Mint desktop continues to lead the rest" in July 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-mint-desktop-continues-to-lead-the-rest/ |title=The Linux Mint desktop continues to lead the rest |first=Steven J. |last=Vaughan-Nichols |date=July 2, 2018 |website=[[ZDNet]] |access-date=October 15, 2019 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803074916/https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-mint-desktop-continues-to-lead-the-rest/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and "The better-than-ever Linux desktop" in December 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-mint-19-1-the-better-than-ever-linux-desktop/|title=Linux Mint 19.1: The better-than-ever Linux desktop|first=Steven J.|last=Vaughan-Nichols|date=December 20, 2018|website=[[ZDNet]]|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304034919/https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-mint-19-1-the-better-than-ever-linux-desktop/|url-status=live}}</ref> noted Mint's quality, stability, security and user-friendliness compared to other popular distributions. [[ZDNet]]'s review of Linux Mint 19.2 said: "After looking at many Linux desktops year in and out, Linux Mint is the best of the breed. It's easy to learn (even if you've never used Linux before), powerful, and with its traditional windows, icons, menus, and pointers (WIMP) interface, it's simple to use."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-long-term-support-version-of-linux-mint-desktop-released/ |title=New long-term support version of Linux Mint desktop released |first=Steven J. |last=Vaughan-Nichols |date=August 2, 2019 |website=[[ZDNet]] |access-date=October 19, 2019 |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809024944/https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-long-term-support-version-of-linux-mint-desktop-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Minimum hardware requirements== |
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For Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 & Linux Mint 21.3, either Cinnamon, MATE, or XFCE edition:<ref>Release announcements for Linux Mint 21.1, [https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4454 Cinnamon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406232422/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4454|date=2023-04-06}}, [https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4453 MATE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406232422/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4453|date=2023-04-06}}, and [https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4452 XFCE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315092744/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4452|date=2023-03-15}}</ref> |
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*Either a DVD drive or a USB flash drive for the installation media (at least 2.5 GB/1.9 GB for LMDE <ref>{{Cite web |title=Linux Mint 21.1 "Vera" - Linux Mint |url=https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=302 |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=linuxmint.com}}</ref>) |
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Starting with Linux Mint 20 only the amd64 (64 bit) architecture will be supported.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Mint-No-More-32-Bit|title=Linux Mint 20 Doing Away With 32-Bit Support|author=Michael Larabel|date=31 March 2020|website=Phoronix|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027023858/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Mint-No-More-32-Bit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/07/linux-mint-drops-32-bit-iso|title=Linux Mint Confirms It's Dropping 32-bit Releases|author=Joey Sneddon|date=3 July 2019|website=OMG! Ubuntu!|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020151904/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/07/linux-mint-drops-32-bit-iso|url-status=live}}</ref> This is because Canonical decided to drop 32-bit support from Ubuntu 20.04, which is the base from which Linux Mint 20 is derived.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3766|title=Monthly News - June 2019|author=Clem|date=2 July 2019|website=The Linux Mint Blog|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024224200/https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3766|url-status=live}}</ref> LMDE still supports both the x86 i386 (32-bit) and amd64 (64-bit) architectures. |
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Developer | Clément Lefèbvre and community[1] |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 27 August 2006 |
Latest release | Main: 22[2] ![]() 25 July 2024 LMDE: LMDE 6[3] ![]() 27 September 2023 |
Repository | https://github.com/linuxmint |
Available in | Multilingual[4] |
Update method | APT (+ Software Manager, Update Manager & Synaptic user interfaces) |
Package manager | dpkg & Flatpak |
Platforms | x86-64 and x86 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | |
License | Mainly GPL and other free software licenses, minor additions of proprietary software |
Official website | linuxmint |
Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (which is in turn based on Debian), bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications.[6][7] It can provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support for those who choose to include proprietary software such as multimedia codecs.[8] Compared to standard Ubuntu, it uses the Cinnamon interface in the most popular edition,[9] using a different, more traditional layout that can be customized by dragging the applets and creating panels. New applets can also be downloaded.[10]
The Linux Mint project was created by Clément Lefèbvre and is actively maintained by the Linux Mint Team and community.[11]
History
Linux Mint began in 2006 with a beta release, 1.0, code-named 'Ada',[12] based on Kubuntu and using its KDE interface. Linux Mint 2.0 'Barbara' was the first version to use Ubuntu as its codebase and its GNOME interface. It had few users until the release of Linux Mint 3.0, 'Cassandra'.[13][14]
Linux Mint 2.0 was based on Ubuntu 6.10,[citation needed] using Ubuntu's package repositories and using it as a codebase. It then followed its own codebase, building each release from the previous one, but continuing to use the package repositories of the latest Ubuntu release. This made the two systems' bases almost identical, guaranteeing full compatibility between them, rather than requiring Mint to be a fork.[citation needed]
In 2008, Linux Mint adopted the same release cycle as Ubuntu and dropped its minor version number before releasing version 5 'Elyssa'. The same year, in an effort to increase compatibility between the two systems, Linux Mint decided to abandon its codebase and changed the way it built its releases. Starting with Linux Mint 6 'Felicia', each release was based completely on the latest Ubuntu release, built directly from it, and made available approximately one month after the corresponding Ubuntu release (usually in May or November).[citation needed]
Linux Mint Debian Edition
In 2010, Linux Mint released Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). Unlike the other Ubuntu-based editions (Ubuntu Mint), LMDE was originally a rolling release based directly on Debian and not tied to Ubuntu packages or its release schedule.[14] It was announced on May 27, 2015, that the Linux Mint team would no longer support the original rolling release version of LMDE after January 1, 2016.[15] LMDE 2 'Betsy' was a long-term support release based on Debian Jessie.[16] When LMDE 2 was released, it was announced that all LMDE users would be automatically upgraded to new versions of MintTools software and new desktop environments before they were released into the main edition of Linux Mint.[17]
2016 incident
On February 20, 2016, the Linux Mint website was breached by unknown hackers who briefly replaced download links for a version of Linux Mint with a modified version containing malware. The hackers also breached the database of the website's user forum.[18][19] Linux Mint immediately took its server offline and implemented enhanced security configurations for their website and forum.[20]
Releases
Every version of Linux Mint is given a version number and code-named with a feminine first name ending in 'a' and beginning with a letter of the alphabet that increased with every major revision.[14] Version 18 broke from the pattern with the name 'Sarah',[21] though in English it retains the same final vowel sound as all of the other releases.
Initially, there were two Linux Mint releases per year. Following the release of Linux Mint 5 in 2008, every fourth release was labeled a long-term support (LTS) version,[22] indicating that it was supported (with updates) for longer than traditional releases. Versions 5 and 9 had three years of support, and all LTS versions following received five years of support.[23]
On May 31, 2014, with the release of Linux Mint 17,[24] the Linux Mint team adopted a new release strategy. Starting with the release of Mint 17, all future versions were planned to use a LTS version of Ubuntu as a base, until 2016.[25] Under this strategy, Mint 17.1 was released on November 29, 2014,[26] Mint 17.2 was released on June 30, 2015,[27] and Mint 17.3 was released on December 4, 2015.[28] The 17.x releases are intended to be an easy, optional upgrade.[29] All three versions included upgrades to the Cinnamon and MATE Desktop Environments and various Mint tools. In addition, Mint 17.2 and 17.3 included an upgrade to the LibreOffice suite.[30][31] The 18.x series follows the pattern set by the 17.x series, by using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as a base.[21]
Linux Mint does not communicate specific release dates as new versions are published 'when ready', meaning that they can be released early when the distribution is ahead of schedule or late when critical bugs are found.[32] New releases are announced, with much other material, on the Linux Mint blog.[33]
On January 3, 2018, the Linux Mint Team released news of Linux Mint 19 'Tara'. The team stated that the 19.x releases would use GTK 3.22 and be based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, with support provided until 2023. On June 29, 2018, Linux Mint 19 'Tara' Cinnamon was released.[34] Then, on December 24, 2019, Linux Mint 19.3, 'Tricia' was released, with security updates available until 2023.[35]
On June 27, 2020, Linux Mint 20 'Ulyana' was released. It is an LTS version with support until 2025.[36] On January 8, 2021, Linux Mint 20.1 'Ulyssa' was released.[37] On July 8, 2021, Linux Mint 20.2 'Uma' was released.[38] On January 5, 2022, Linux Mint 20.3 "Una" was released.[39]
Up to 2014 there had been two Linux Mint releases per year, about one month after the Ubuntu releases they were based on. Each release was given a new version number and a code name, using a female first name starting with the letter whose alphabetical index corresponds to the version number and ending with the letter "a" (e.g., "Elyssa" for version 5, "Felicia" for version 6). There is also an OEM version for ease of installation for hardware manufacturers.[40]
Releases were timed to be approximately one month after Ubuntu releases (which in turn are about one month after GNOME releases and two months after X Window System releases). Consequently, every Linux Mint release came with an updated version of both GNOME and X and features some of the improvements brought in by the latest Ubuntu release. Support for most releases was discontinued two months after the next release, but since mid-2008 v5, every fourth release has been labelled a long-term support version, indicating that it is supported (with updates) for longer, three years for v5 and v9, and five years thereafter.
Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" LTS was released on May 31, 2014, remaining current until the end of November 2014 and supported until April 2019.[40] In mid-2014 the, successor to 17 Qiana was announced to be 17.1 Rebecca; the development team said that from a technical point of view Linux Mint was no longer tied to the Ubuntu schedule, so it could be released at any time, although the six-month cycle provided rhythm, leading to a late November 2014 target.[41] Linux Mint 17 LTS would be the first release of the 17.x series, and for two years applications would be backported to 17.x, with security updates until 2019.[41]
The latest release is Linux Mint 21.3 "Virginia", released on January 12, 2024. As an LTS release, it will be supported until 2027.
Linux Mint Debian Edition, not compatible with Ubuntu,[42] is based on Debian and updates are brought in continuously between major versions (of LMDE).
Legend: | Old version, not maintained | Older version, still maintained | Current stable version | Latest preview version | Future release |
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Version | Codename | Edition | Codebase | Compatible repository | Desktop environment | Release date | LTS | Support end |
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1.0 | Ada | Main | Kubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Bagder) | KDE | 27 August 2006 | — | Unknown | |
2.0 | Barbara | Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) | GNOME | 13 November 2006 | April 2008 | |||
2.1 | Bea | 20 December 2006 | ||||||
2.2 | Bianca | 20 February 2007 | ||||||
Light | 29 March 2007 | |||||||
KDE CE | Kubuntu 6.10 | KDE | 20 April 2007 | |||||
3.0 | Cassandra | Main | Bianca 2.2 | Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) | GNOME | 30 May 2007 | October 2008 | |
Light | 15 June 2007 | |||||||
KDE CE | Kubuntu 7.04 | KDE | 14 August 2007 | |||||
MiniKDE CE | ||||||||
Xfce CE | Cassandra 3.0 | Xubuntu 7.04 | Xfce | 7 August 2007 | ||||
3.1 | Celena | Main | Bianca 2.2 | Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) | GNOME | 24 September 2007 | October 2008 | |
Light | 1 October 2007 | |||||||
4.0 | Daryna | Main | Celena 3.1 | Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) | 15 October 2007 | April 2009 | ||
Light | ||||||||
KDE CE | Cassandra 3.0 | Kubuntu 7.10 | KDE | 3 March 2008 | ||||
5 | Elyssa | Main | Daryna 4.0 | Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) | GNOME | 8 June 2008 | Yes | April 2011 |
Light | ||||||||
x64 | Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) | 18 October 2008 | ||||||
KDE CE | Daryna 4.0 | Kubuntu 8.04 | KDE | 15 September 2008 | ||||
Xfce CE | Xubuntu 8.04 | Xfce | 8 September 2008 | |||||
Fluxbox CE | Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) | Fluxbox | 21 October 2008 | |||||
6 | Felicia | Main | Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) | GNOME | 15 December 2008 | No | April 2010 | |
Universal (Light) | ||||||||
x64 | 6 February 2009 | |||||||
KDE CE | Elyssa 5 | Kubuntu 8.10 | KDE | 8 April 2009 | ||||
Xfce CE | Xubuntu 8.10 | Xubuntu 8.10 | Xfce | 24 February 2009 | ||||
Fluxbox CE | Ubuntu 8.10 | Fluxbox | 7 April 2009 | |||||
7 | Gloria | Main | Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) | GNOME | 26 May 2009 | No | October 2010 | |
Universal (Light) | ||||||||
x64 | 24 June 2009 | |||||||
KDE CE | Kubuntu 9.04 | KDE | 3 August 2009 | |||||
Xfce CE | Xubuntu 9.04 | Xfce | 13 September 2009 | |||||
8 | Helena | Main | Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) | GNOME | 28 November 2009 | No | April 2011 | |
Universal (Light) | ||||||||
Gnome x64 | 14 December 2009 | |||||||
KDE | Kubuntu 9.10 | KDE | 6 February 2010 | |||||
KDE x64 | 12 February 2010 | |||||||
Fluxbox | Helena Main | Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) | Fluxbox | |||||
Xfce | Xubuntu 9.10 | Xfce | 31 March 2010 | |||||
LXDE | Helena Main | Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) | LXDE | |||||
9 | Isadora | Main | Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) | GNOME | 18 May 2010 | Yes | April 2013 | |
Gnome x64 | ||||||||
LXDE | Lubuntu 10.04 | LXDE | 18 July 2010 | |||||
KDE | Kubuntu 10.04 | KDE | 27 July 2010 | |||||
KDE x64 | ||||||||
Xfce | Xubuntu 10.04 | Xfce | 24 August 2010 | |||||
Fluxbox | Lubuntu 10.04 | Fluxbox | 6 September 2010 | |||||
10 | Julia | Main | Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) | GNOME | 12 November 2010 | No | April 2012 | |
Gnome x64 | ||||||||
KDE | Kubuntu 10.10 | KDE | 23 February 2011 | |||||
KDE x64 | ||||||||
LXDE | Lubuntu 10.10 | LXDE | 16 March 2011 | |||||
11 | Katya | Main | Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) | GNOME | 26 May 2011 | No | October 2012 | |
Gnome x64 | ||||||||
LXDE | Lubuntu 11.04 | LXDE | 16 August 2011 | |||||
12 | Lisa | Main | Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) | GNOME 3 with MGSE[a] | 26 November 2011 | No | April 2013 | |
KDE | Kubuntu 11.10 | KDE | 2 February 2012 | |||||
LXDE | Lubuntu 11.10 | LXDE | 9 March 2012 | |||||
13 | Maya | Cinnamon MATE Xfce KDE |
Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) | Cinnamon MATE |
23 May 2012 | Yes | April 2017 | |
Xubuntu 12.04 | Xfce | 21 July 2012 | ||||||
Kubuntu 12.04 | KDE | 23 July 2012 | ||||||
14 | Nadia | Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) | Cinnamon MATE |
20 November 2012 | No | May 2014 | ||
Xubuntu 12.10 | Xfce | 21 December 2012 | ||||||
Kubuntu 12.10 | KDE | 23 December 2012 | ||||||
15 | Olivia | Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) | Cinnamon MATE |
29 May 2013[43] | No | January 2014 | ||
Xfce | 12 July 2013[44] | |||||||
KDE | 21 July 2013[45] | |||||||
16 | Petra | Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) | Cinnamon MATE |
30 November 2013[46][47] | No | July 2014 | ||
Xfce KDE |
22 December 2013 | |||||||
17 | Qiana | Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) | Cinnamon MATE |
31 May 2014 | Yes | April 2019 | ||
KDE | 23 June 2014 | |||||||
Xfce | 26 June 2014 | |||||||
17.1 | Rebecca | Cinnamon MATE |
29 November 2014[41] | |||||
KDE | 8 January 2015 | |||||||
Xfce | 11 January 2015 | |||||||
17.2 | Rafaela | Cinnamon MATE |
30 June 2015 | |||||
KDE Xfce |
7 August 2015 | |||||||
17.3 | Rosa | Cinnamon MATE |
4 December 2015 | |||||
KDE Xfce |
9 January 2016 | |||||||
18 | Sarah | Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) | Cinnamon MATE |
30 June 2016 | Yes | April 2021 | ||
KDE | 9 September 2016 | |||||||
Xfce | 2 August 2016 | |||||||
18.1 | Serena | Cinnamon MATE |
16 December 2016 | |||||
KDE Xfce |
27 January 2017 | |||||||
18.2 | Sonya | Cinnamon MATE KDE Xfce |
2 July 2017 | |||||
18.3 | Sylvia | Cinnamon MATE |
27 November 2017 | |||||
KDE Xfce |
15 December 2017 | |||||||
19 | Tara[48] | Cinnamon MATE Xfce |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) | Cinnamon MATE Xfce |
29 June 2018 | Yes | April 2023 | |
19.1 | Tessa[49] | 19 December 2018 | ||||||
19.2 | Tina | 2 August 2019 | ||||||
19.3 | Tricia | 18 December 2019 | ||||||
20 | Ulyana[50] | Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Supports only amd64 (64-bit) |
27 June 2020 | Yes | April 2025 | |||
20.1 | Ulyssa[51] | 8 January 2021 | ||||||
20.2 | Uma[52] | 8 July 2021 | ||||||
20.3 | Una[53] | 7 January 2022 | ||||||
21 | Vanessa[54] | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Supports only amd64 (64-bit) |
31 July 2022 | Yes | April 2027 | |||
21.1 | Vera[55] | 20 December 2022 | ||||||
21.2 | Victoria[56] | 16 July 2023 | ||||||
21.3 | Virginia[57] | 12 January 2024 | ||||||
22 | Wilma[58] | TBA | TBA | Yes | TBA | |||
Version | Codename | Edition | Codebase | Compatible repository | Desktop environment | Release date | LTS | Support end |
- ^ MGSE: Mint GNOME 3 Shell Extensions (providing a desktop environment similar to GNOME 2)
- Linux Mint Debian Edition release history
Legend: | Old version, not maintained | Older version, still maintained | Current stable version | Future release |
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Version | Codename | ISO edition[a] | Debian base | Desktop environment | Release date | Support end |
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1 | — | 201403 | Wheezy (Debian 7.0) | Cinnamon MATE Supports both amd64 and i386 |
2 March 2014[59] | 1 January 2017[60] |
2 | Betsy | 201603 | Jessie (Debian 8.0) | 10 April 2016[61] | 1 January 2019[62] | |
201701 | 13 March 2017[63] | |||||
3 | Cindy | 201808 | Stretch (Debian 9.0)[64] | Cinnamon Supports both amd64 and i386 |
31 August 2018[65] | 1 July 2020[66] |
4 | Debbie | — | Buster (Debian 10.0)[67] | 20 March 2020[68] | August 2022[69] | |
5 | Elsie[53] | — | Bullseye (Debian 11.0) | 20 March 2022[70] | 1 July 2024[71] | |
6 | Faye[72] | — | Bookworm (Debian 12.0) | 27 September 2023[73] | TBA |
X-Apps
In 2016[74][unreliable source?], the Linux Mint team released the X-Apps,[75] a collection of applications that aims to work across different GTK-based desktop environments such as but not limited to Cinnamon, Budgie, Unity, MATE, and XFCE; most of these applications have a traditional user interface (UI), for example, using a menu bar instead of a header-bar.[76][77] According to the team, the integration of many applications as tied to specific environments and that was the case of a growing number of GNOME applications.
As of 2024,[update] the Linux Mint team is in the process of transitioning development for X-Apps applications from being part of the Linux Mint development process to being a completely independent project.[78][unreliable source?] Most of them are forks of GNOME Core Applications.
Features
Linux Mint primarily uses free and open-source software. Before version 18, some proprietary software, such as device drivers, Adobe Flash Player and codecs for MP3 and DVD-Video playback, were bundled with the OS.[79][80][81] Starting with version 18, the installer provides an option to install third-party, proprietary software.[8]
Linux Mint comes bundled with a wide range of application software, including LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, HexChat, Pidgin, Transmission, and VLC media player. Additional programs can be downloaded using the package manager, adding a PPA, or adding a source to the sources file in the /etc/apt/
directory. Linux Mint allows networking ports to be closed using its firewall, with customized port selection available. The default Linux Mint desktop environments, Cinnamon and MATE, support many languages.[82][83] Linux Mint can also run many programs designed for Microsoft Windows (such as Microsoft Office), using the Wine compatibility layer.
Linux Mint is available with a number of desktop environments to choose from, including the default Cinnamon desktop, MATE and Xfce. Other desktop environments can be installed via APT, Synaptic, or via the custom Mint Software Manager.
Linux Mint implements Mandatory Access Control with AppArmor to enhance security by default, and restricts the default network-facing processes.
Linux Mint[84] actively develops software for its operating system. Most of the development is done in Python and the source code is available on GitHub.[85]
Software by Linux Mint
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Mintinstall.png/220px-Mintinstall.png)
Cinnamon
The Cinnamon desktop environment is a fork of GNOME Shell with Mint Gnome Shell Extensions (MGSE) on top. It was released as an add-on for Linux Mint 12 and has been available as a default desktop environment since Linux Mint 13.[86]
MintTools
- Software Manager (mintInstall): Designed to install software from the Ubuntu and Linux Mint software repositories, as well as Launchpad PPAs. Since Linux Mint 18.3, the Software Manager has also been able to install software from Flatpak remotes, and is configured with Flathub by default.[87] It features an interface heavily inspired by GNOME Software, and is built upon GTK3.[88]
- Update Manager (mintUpdate): Designed to prevent inexperienced users from installing updates that are unnecessary or require a certain level of knowledge to configure properly. Updates can be set to notify users (as is normal), be listed but not notify, or be hidden by default. In addition to including updates specifically for the Linux Mint distribution, the development team tests all package-wide updates. In newer versions of the operating system, this safety level mechanism is largely deactivated in favor of system snapshots created by the Timeshift tool.
- Main Menu (mintMenu): Created for the MATE desktop environment. It is a menu of options including filtering, installation, and removal of software, system and places links, favourites, session management, editable items, custom places and many configuration options.
- Backup Tool (mintBackup): Enables the user to back up and restore data. Data can be backed up before a fresh install of a newer release, and then restored.
- Upload Manager (mintUpload): Defines upload services for FTP, SFTP and SCP servers. Services are then available in the system tray and provide zones where they may be automatically uploaded to their corresponding destinations. As of Linux Mint 18.3, this software is no longer installed by default but is still available in the Linux Mint software repositories.[89]
- Domain Blocker (mintNanny): A basic domain blocking parental control tool introduced with v6. Enables the user to manually add domains to be blocked system-wide. As of Linux Mint 18.3, this software is no longer installed by default but is still available in the Linux Mint software repositories.[89]
- Desktop Settings (mintDesktop): A tool for configuration of the desktop.
- Welcome Screen (mintWelcome): Introduced in Linux Mint 7, an application that starts on the first login of any new account. It provides links to the Linux Mint website, user guide, and community website.
- USB Image Writer/USB Stick Formatter (mintStick): A tool for writing an image onto a USB drive or formatting a USB stick.
- System Reports (mintReport): Introduced in Linux Mint 18.3, the purpose of System Reports is to allow the user to view and manage automatically generated application crash reports.
Installation
Linux Mint can be booted and run from a USB flash drive on any PC capable of booting from a USB drive, with the option of saving settings to the flash drive. A USB creator program is available to install on Ubuntu (but not LMDE) Live Linux Mint on a USB drive. Alternatively, the Linux Mint ISO can be burned to a DVD to boot from.
The Windows installer Mint4Win allows Linux Mint to be installed from within Microsoft Windows, much like the Wubi installer for Ubuntu. The operating system could then be removed, as with other Windows software, using the Windows Control Panel. This method requires no partitioning of the hard drive. It is only useful for Windows users, and is not meant for permanent installations because it incurs a slight performance loss. This installer was included on the Live DVD until Linux Mint 16 but removed in the Linux Mint 16 'Petra' release because the size of the Live DVD images would have exceeded what the software could reliably handle.
Installation supports a Logical Volume Manager (LVM) with automatic partitioning only, and disk encryption since Linux Mint 15. UTF-8, the default character encoding, supports a variety of non-Roman scripts.
Editions
Linux Mint has multiple editions based on Ubuntu, with various desktop environments available. It also has a Debian-based edition.
Ubuntu-based editions
As of Linux Mint 13, there are two main editions developed by the core development team and using Ubuntu as a base. One includes Linux Mint's own Cinnamon as the desktop environment while the other uses MATE. There is also a version with the Xfce desktop environment by default. Since the release of version 19 (Tara) in June 2018, the three editions are released simultaneously.[90]
Beginning with the release of Linux Mint 19, the KDE edition was officially discontinued; however, the KDE 17.x and 18.x releases were supported until 2019 and 2021, respectively.[87] Older releases, now also obsolete, included editions that featured the GNOME, LXDE, and Fluxbox desktop environments by default.
Cinnamon (Edge) Edition
In addition to its regular ISO images, Linux Mint sometimes provides an “edge” ISO image for its latest release. This image ships with newer components such as the kernel to be able to support the most modern hardware chipsets and devices. [91]
OEM version
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/LM_18_Cinnamon_Bootup_Live_CD.png/220px-LM_18_Cinnamon_Bootup_Live_CD.png)
The distribution provided an OEM version for manufacturers to use;[92][93] however, this version was discontinued with the release of v18 Sarah in order to reduce the number of ISO images that needed to be maintained.[94] Manufacturers wanting to perform an OEM install can choose to do so in the live CD boot menu.
No Codecs version
The distribution provided a 'No Codecs', also called 'Light' version for magazines, companies, and distributors in the United States, Japan, and countries where the legislation allows patents to apply to software and distribution of restricted technologies may require the acquisition of third-party licences;[14][95][96] however, this version was discontinued with release of v18 Sarah. Users now have the option of whether or not to install multimedia codecs, now downloaded from the internet,[97] during the installation; additionally, multimedia codecs can also be installed via a link on the Mint Welcome Screen any time after installation.
LMDE
The Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) uses Debian Stable as the software source base rather than Ubuntu.[98] LMDE was originally based directly on Debian's Testing branch, but is designed to provide the same functionality and look and feel as the Ubuntu-based editions.[99] LMDE has its own package repositories.
LMDE claims certain advantages and disadvantages compared to 'Mint Main' (i.e., the Ubuntu-based editions):[100]
- LMDE is faster and more responsive than Ubuntu-based editions.[101]
- LMDE requires a deeper knowledge and experience with Linux and Debian package management.
- Debian is less user-friendly and desktop-ready than Ubuntu, with some rough edges.
- The Driver Manager application does not work under Debian.
LMDE 1
The original LMDE (now often referred to as LMDE 1) had a semi-rolling release development model, which periodically introduced 'Update Packs' (tested snapshots of Debian Testing).[99] Installing an Update Pack allowed the user to keep LMDE 1 current, without having to reinstall the system every six months as with Mint Main. As of May 17, 2015, it has an upgrade path to LMDE 2.[102]
LMDE 2
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LMDE 2 (a.k.a. Betsy) was released on April 10, 2015.[103] LMDE 2 is based on Debian Stable, but receives automatic updates to the latest versions of MintTools and the installed desktop environment before they are released into the Mint Main edition.[16][17] LMDE 2 is available with both the MATE and Cinnamon desktop environments.[99] Both image versions received an update in January 2017.[104] As of the start of 2019, this version is no longer supported.
LMDE 2 remains based on sysvinit but with a 'functional logind' from systemd.[105][106]
LMDE 3
LMDE 3 (a.k.a. Cindy) is 'very likely' to complete the switch to systemd from sysvinit.[105] It is based on Debian Stretch, and was released on August 31, 2018,[107] shipping as a single edition with Cinnamon.[87] As of July 1, 2020, this version is no longer supported.
LMDE 4
LMDE 4 (a.k.a. Debbie) is based on Debian Buster (version 10), and was released on March 20, 2020. This version ships as a single edition using Cinnamon.[108]
LMDE 5
LMDE 5 (a.k.a. Elsie) is based on Debian Bullseye (version 11), and was released on March 20, 2022. It ships with the Cinnamon desktop environment and supports both amd64 and i386 architectures.[109]
LMDE 6
Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 "Faye" enters public beta with Debian Bookworm base, Cinnamon 5.8, and enhanced features, but only for testing purposes.[110] LMDE 6 was released on 27 September 2023.[111]
Development
Individual users and companies using the operating system act as donors,[112] sponsors[113] and partners[114] of the distribution. Linux Mint relies on user feedback to make decisions and orient its development. The official blog often features discussions where users are asked to voice their opinion about the latest features or decisions implemented for upcoming releases. Ideas can be submitted, commented upon and rated by users via the Linux Mint Community Website.[115]
The community of Linux Mint users use Launchpad to participate in the translation of the operating system and in reporting bugs.[116]
Most development is done in Python and organized online using GitHub, making it easy for developers to provide patches, implement additional features, and also fork Linux Mint sub-projects (for example the Linux Mint menu was ported to Fedora). With each release, features are added that are developed by the community. In Linux Mint 9, for instance, the ability to edit menu items is a feature that was contributed by a Linux Mint user.[117]
Reception
In a 2012 online poll at Lifehacker, Linux Mint was voted the second best Linux distribution, after Ubuntu, with almost 16% of the votes.[118] In October 2012 (Issue 162), Linux Format named Linux Mint the best distro for 2012.[119] In May 2013, David Hayward of TechRadar praised Linux Mint for focusing on desktop users.[120] In July 2013 (Issue 128), Linux User & Developer gave Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" a score of 5/5, stating "We haven't found a single problem with the distro... we're more than satisfied with the smooth, user-friendly experience that Linux Mint 15, and Cinnamon 1.8, provides for it to be our main distro for at least another 6 months".[121]
In 2016, reviews of Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" were somewhat mixed, with several that were quite favorable[122][123][124][125] and others critical of several specific new problems, with multiple reviews complaining about the lack of multimedia/codec support by default.[126][127] Multimedia codecs that had previously been included in the standard Mint distribution were no longer included in "Sarah", but could be loaded with a graphical application that one Ars Technica reviewer said should be obvious for new users.[123]
ZDNet Contributing Editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, reviewing Linux Mint 19 and LM 19.1 in the articles "The Linux Mint desktop continues to lead the rest" in July 2018[128] and "The better-than-ever Linux desktop" in December 2018,[129] noted Mint's quality, stability, security and user-friendliness compared to other popular distributions. ZDNet's review of Linux Mint 19.2 said: "After looking at many Linux desktops year in and out, Linux Mint is the best of the breed. It's easy to learn (even if you've never used Linux before), powerful, and with its traditional windows, icons, menus, and pointers (WIMP) interface, it's simple to use."[130]
Minimum hardware requirements
For Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 & Linux Mint 21.3, either Cinnamon, MATE, or XFCE edition:[131]
- 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended)
- 20GB of storage space (100GB recommended)
- 1024×768 screen resolution
- Either a DVD drive or a USB flash drive for the installation media (at least 2.5 GB/1.9 GB for LMDE [132])
- Internet access is helpful
Versions prior to Linux Mint 20 allowed booting from either i386 (32 bit) or amd64 (64 bit) architectures.
Starting with Linux Mint 20 only the amd64 (64 bit) architecture will be supported.[133][134] This is because Canonical decided to drop 32-bit support from Ubuntu 20.04, which is the base from which Linux Mint 20 is derived.[135] LMDE still supports both the x86 i386 (32-bit) and amd64 (64-bit) architectures.
See also
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Further reading
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