Neowin News Feed for: Lmde

LMDE 7 release could be imminent as ISO undergoes final checks

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:34:01 +0000

The stable version of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE 7) is near release. The ISO is currently undergoing last minute checks before release. Read more...

Linux Mint unveils anticipated LMDE 7 "Gigi" beta release

Paul Hill — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:26:01 +0000

Linux Mint's new LMDE 7 beta is out. This version is built on Debian instead of Ubuntu, a strategic move to ensure the project's future. Read more...

Linux Mint 22.3 release will be a short cycle, immediate focus is LMDE 7

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:42:01 +0000

The Linux Mint team is focused on LMDE 7, with a beta set to arrive this month. Afterwards, it'll prepare to release Linux Mint 22.3 in December. Read more...

Linux Mint team shares its plans for upcoming version

Paul Hill — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 03:00:02 +0000

The Linux Mint team has shared its plans regarding Linux Mint 21.3, the EDGE edition, and LMDE 6. The head of the project said that that 21.3 beta phase should be coming to an end this week. Read more...

LMDE 6 ‘Faye' stable has been released for download

Paul Hill — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:40:01 +0000

The Linux Mint team has released LMDE 6 for download. LMDE is the Linux MInt team's backup plan in case anything back happens to Ubuntu which is the base of the main Linux Mint versions. Read more...

LMDE 6 ‘Faye' ISO undergoing testing and should be out soon

Paul Hill — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:23:25 +0000

The Linux Mint team is testing the ISO image of LMDE 6, its Debian-based operating system. Hopefully, it should not be too long until it passes the tests and is made available for public consumption. Read more...

Linux Mint 21.2 and LMDE 6 are to be available within a month of each other

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 May 2023 01:48:01 +0000

Linux Mint 21.2 will come with new notification and tooltip themes. Some visually-impaired users have raised concerns over these notification themes, saying that it's difficult to read the text. Read more...

Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 upgrades are now possible with the graphical Upgrade Tool

Paul Hill — Mon, 09 May 2022 21:32:01 +0000

The Linux Mint team has released a stable version of the Upgrade Tool so LMDE 4 users can now upgrade to LMDE 5. Unfortunately, you still need the terminal to install the Upgrade Tool. Read more...

Linux Mint will allow you to perform easy upgrades between major versions with Upgrade Tool

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:34:01 +0000

The Linux Mint team is finally working on an upgrade tool that will give users a graphical way to upgrade to new major versions of Linux Mint. It will be available in a couple of months. Read more...

Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 5 now available for download

Paul Hill — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:58:01 +0000

The Linux Mint project has released LMDE 5. Instead of using Ubuntu as a base, LMDE 5 uses Debian. It's meant as a backup operating system, should anything bad happen to Ubuntu in the future. Read more...

Linux Mint 20 Ulyana ISOs will only be available in 64-bit

Paul Hill — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 01:16:01 +0000

Linux Mint 20 has been codenamed Ulyana. All subsequent releases in the 20.x series will also likely start with the letter 'U'. The project also reiterated that it will drop 32-bit ISO support. Read more...

Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 4 available for download

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:24:01 +0000

The latest version of Linux Mint Debian Edition has begun propagating on official mirrors. The Linux Mint project has not announced the update yet but is expected to in the coming days. Read more...

Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 4 beta images available now

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:18:01 +0000

The Linux Mint project has released a beta ISO of LMDE 4 to third-party mirrors. The official announcement is still to be made and the stable release of LMDE 4 could be around one month away. Read more...

Linux Mint team release Debian-based LMDE 3 “Cindy”

Paul Hill — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 16:10:01 +0000

The Linux Mint project has finally released Linux Mint Debian Edition 3 "Cindy". The announcement came following a month of beta testing. LMDE is based on Debian rather than Ubuntu. Read more...