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Linux Mint 22 is now available. The release of the popular Linux distributions marks a good time for Windows users to consider switching to Linux.

The Linux Mint team has just released Linux Mint 22, a new major version of the free Linux distribution. With Windows 10’s end of support coming up quickly next year, at least some users may consider making the switch to Linux.

While there are other options, paying Microsoft for extended support or upgrading to Windows 11, these options are not available for all users or desirable.

Linux Mint 22 is a long-term service release. Means, it is supported until 2029. Unlike Microsoft, which made drastic changes to the system requirements of Windows 11 to lock out millions of devices from upgrading to the new version, Linux Mint will continue to work on older hardware, even after 2029.

Here are the core changes in Linux Mint 22:

  • Based on the new Ubuntu 24.04 package base.
  • Kernel version is 6.8.
  • Software Manager loads faster and has improved multi-threading.
  • Unverified Flatpaks are disabled by default.
  • Preinstalled Matrix Web App for using chat networks.
  • Improved language support removes any language not selected by the user after installation to save disk space.
  • Several under-the-hood changes that update libraries or software.
  • ZinkEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Just curious, if you’re already using Ubuntu why try LMDE rather than the default version?

      • ZinkEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Of Linux mint. The Cinnamon edition that pulls a lot from Ubuntu as well as Debian. That’s what got upgraded to version 22, along with the could other flavors. But Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) does not follow the same versions & release schedule.

        • NaoPb@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Oh, like that.

          Well, mainly because I’m getting a little fed up with how Ubuntu forces snap on to you. I just want to install the apt versions of programs but it won’t do that out of the box.

          And I know you can change that and remove snap but I am a little done with always having to mod the shit out of my linux installations to get them to work the way I like.

          Other than that I am pretty satisfied with how Ubuntu works out of the box and has pretty good hardware support. I was basically looking fot an Ubuntu without snap.

          • ZinkEnglish
            3·
            4 months ago

            Ubuntu without snap is exactly what Mint Cinnamon is! You get to lean on all those popular Ubuntu resources and use apt and all that good shit.

            • NaoPb@eviltoast.orgEnglish
              2·
              4 months ago

              It is? I did not know that! Thank you very much for enlightening me! I’ll be giving that a try now.

              • ZinkEnglish
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                4 months ago

                Glad to help! They do include flatpak stuff in the software manager if you use that, but they are marked as such.

                I checked this morning and I have no flatpaks installed and snap/snapd itself isn’t even installed on my system.

                • NaoPb@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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                  4 months ago

                  Great, sounds like just what I’m looking for. Ubuntu without snap but optional flatpak.