{"id":49473,"date":"2025-08-14T16:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=49473"},"modified":"2025-08-14T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:29:11","slug":"linux-mint-released-22-2-beta-with-accent-color-fingerprint-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/linux-mint-released-22-2-beta-with-accent-color-fingerprint-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Mint Released 22.2 Beta with Accent Color & Fingerprint App"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Linux Mint, the popular Ubuntu LTS based Linux Distribution, released new 22.2 Beta version on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

It’s a new point release for current 22 release series, code-name “Zara”, features Linux Kernel 6.14<\/b>, Ubuntu 24.04 package base, and 5 years of support until 2029.<\/p>\n

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The 22.2 release finally introduced accent color<\/b> feature that has been available in GNOME, KDE Plasma for a period of time. It allows user to choose the color for check-boxes, toggle buttons, sliders, input boxes, and other components.<\/p>\n

It’s available in System Settings -> Themes, and works Cinnamon, MATE, and XFCE desktop environments.<\/p>\n

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Besides that, the release introduced new Fingwit<\/b> app, allowing to record and manage your fingerprints, if a supported fingerprint reader detected, and configure to use fingerprint authentication for login screen, sudo command, and admin apps.<\/p>\n

It however does not work in my ThinkPad, as it depends on system default fprintd<\/code> daemon that does not support my device.<\/p>\n

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The release also improved the Sticky Notes<\/b> app with rounded corners and new d-bus method to reload the notes. And, it updated the Hypnotix<\/b> IPTV player with 2 new mode, Theater Mode and Borderless Mode, to hide controls, menus, or even window borders when watching TV.<\/p>\n

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Mint 22.2 also improved the compatibility with GNOME libAdwaita. It patched libadwaita with theming support and updated the default Mint-Y, Mint-X and Mint-L themes with Libadwaita support. And, a new libAdapta<\/a> project has been working as a fork of libadwaita with theming support and extra features.<\/p>\n

Other changes in Linux Mint 22.2 include:<\/p>\n