{"id":46849,"date":"2024-07-03T06:46:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=46849"},"modified":"2024-07-03T06:46:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T06:46:32","slug":"linux-mint-22-beta-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/linux-mint-22-beta-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Mint 22 Beta is Available for Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Linux Mint, the popular Linux Distribution, announced version 22 Beta release this Monday!<\/p>\n

The new release is based on Ubuntu 24.04<\/b>, features Cinnamon Desktop 6.2<\/b>, and supports until 2029.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the upstream changes, the release now is powered by Linux Kernel 6.8<\/b> with updated drivers and modern hardware support. The default PulseAudio is replaced by the low latency Pipewire sound server. JPEG-XL (.jxl) is supported out-of-the-box with the default Pix image viewer. The boot splash and login screen have better HiDPI support.<\/p>\n

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Themes are updated to support GTK4. Software Sources now supports for the new Debian DEB822 (.sources<\/code>) format, though it still uses .list<\/code> by default when adding PPA with both the GUI and CLI tools.<\/p>\n

As you may know, Linux Mint deprecates and blocks SNAP package.<\/b> Since Thunderbird in Ubuntu 24.04 repository is a Snap package runs in sandbox, Linux Mint 22 takes the job building the email client in .deb<\/code> format.<\/p>\n

Cinnamon 6.2<\/h3>\n

The Cinnamon Desktop in the release has been updated to version 6.2. Nemo actions, the context menu options for file manager and desktop, is more customizable.<\/p>\n

By going to Settings -> Actions -> Layout<\/code> or file manager menu Preferences -> Plugin -> Edit Layout, user can re-arrange menu options, add sub-menu, separator, change the labels and icons.<\/p>\n

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As Hexchat IRC client has discontinued, Linux Mint 22 moved to the Matrix chat network and preinstalled Web App for the modern user interface.<\/p>\n

Software Manager in the release now loads faster. Due to security reason, it by default does NOT show Flatpak packages that are NOT verified. Though, user can re-enabled it in the Preferences dialog.<\/p>\n

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Other changes in Linux Mint 22 Beta include:<\/p>\n