Many thanks to our donors, sponsors and to all the people who support our project. Cinnamon Menu The new Cinnamon menu received symbolic category icons. This was made possible thanks to the new XApp Symbolic Icons (XSI) initiative. Linux Mint 22.3 ‘Zena’ The codename for Linux Mint 22.3 is Zena. We covered some of the new features … [Read more...]
Monthly News – October 2025
Many thanks to our donors, sponsors and to all the people who support our project. Cinnamon Menu Work continued on the Cinnamon menu applet. Configuration options were added to be able to move the search bar to the bottom: And to be able to position the system buttons in the sidebar: Troubleshooting Tools Despite our best efforts, things … [Read more...]
LMDE 7 “Gigi” released!
The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 7 “Gigi”. LMDE 7 Gigi LMDE is a Linux Mint project which stands for “Linux Mint Debian Edition”. Its goal is to ensure Linux Mint would be able to continue to deliver the same user experience, and how much work would be involved, if Ubuntu was ever to disappear. LMDE is also … [Read more...]
How to upgrade to LMDE 7
It is now possible to upgrade LMDE 6 to version 7. First, refresh your cache and install the Upgrade Tool by typing the following commands in a terminal: apt update apt install mintupgrade Then type the following command to launch the Upgrade Tool: sudo mintupgrade Follow the instructions on the screen. When the tool is done … [Read more...]


