Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” is a long-term support release of the popular Linux distribution that will be supported until 2029. It’s available now for clean installs and as an upgrade for Linux Mint 22 “Wilma,” from last July.
“Linux Mint 22.1 is a long-term support release which will be supported until 2029,” the Linux Mint blog notes. “It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.”
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Linux Mint 22. 1 offers several new features, adding power mode and night light capability that will be familiar to Windows users. Includes Cinnamon 6. 4, the latest edition of the desktop environment, which adds a new default theme, new dialog boxes, and improved support for Wayland demonstrates technology and other improvements. And at a basic level, Mint 22. 1 offers a “comprehensive overhaul and modernization of APT dependencies” that has removed replaced parts and simplified the system package. control equipment and libraries.
In addition, Linux Mint 22. 1 introduces innovations in the software manager and new themes-formulating wallpapers. The formula is based on the Linux 6. 8 kernel and an Ubuntu 24. 04 package base.
You can find (x86 only) ISO download links in the original announcement post. And those who wish to upgrade from version 22 will find instructions on the Linux Mint blog. The organization notes that future upgrades will be “trivial.”
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