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THE APPS IN THE SOFTWARE MANAGER USE MY INSTALLED ICON SET!

WHAT??

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Linux Mint 22.2 Released!

A new version of Linux Mint, version 22.2 “Zara”, is now available for download! This version of Linux Mint brings improvements over the previous release that enhance your productivity and increase efficiency in your workflow.

In addition to this release being a new version that brings updated software, it’s a long term release that is supported until 2029. This is to guarantee longevity that will make your PC secure for four years.

First of all, the sticky notes now feature rounded corners, which aligns with the latest design trend. Not only that, but you can now sync your notes between your Linux Mint computer and your Android smartphone using a free open-source app called StyncyNotes. In addition to that, the sticky notes are now compatible with the modern Wayland protocol, and you can reload the notes using a new D-Bus method.

Linux Mint 22.2’s lock screen utilizes the blur effect in the panel and the dialog box, which makes your login screen more attractive than before. Your user can now utilize the avatar to make it appear everywhere, including your login screen. You can now tell which user is which using just your avatar, saving time.

For fingerprint authentication, a new application, called Fingwit, now takes control of the entire job by allowing you to configure your system for fingerprint authentication to unlock your system, performed privileged operations, use sudo commands, and much more. If your home directory is encrypted, you are still required to enter your password.

libadwaita now supports themes and color accents, which makes your Linux Mint installation feel like it’s actually yours, in your style. The Mint-X, Mint-Y, and Mint-L themes now support libadwaita, and some GNOME application shave been upgraded to use libadwaita. Additionally, color accents can now be applied to Flatpak libadwaita applications to ensure consistency.

To read more about what’s new in this Linux Mint release, check out the below link:

One thing: Why was the codename that starts with Y, such as Yasmina or Yara, skipped?

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Linux Mint 22.2 Changes the Default Theme

Linux Mint, which is a Linux distribution that is based on Ubuntu (based on Debian) aimed at reachability, has recently undergone a design makeover that makes your desktop look more gorgeous than before, starting from the upcoming release of Linux Mint, which is v22.2. Meanwhile, the Linux Mint Debian Edition is currently at version v6 “Faye.”

The current version of Linux Mint, v22.1, is codenamed “Xia”, just like all other Linux Mint versions that adopt this naming scheme. The previous Linux Mint codenames, starting from v21.0, were v21.0 Vanessa, v21.1 Vera, v21.2 Victoria, v21.3 Virginia, v22.0 Wilma, and v22.1 Xia. However, it looks like that the Linux Mint development team went straight to a name that starts with Z and not Y with the v22.2 release, called “Zara.” Why not Linux Mint v22.2 “Yara” or something?

This upcoming version of Linux Mint uses Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat as base, and, just like all other Linux distributions, supports 64-bit processors only, and support is expected to end on April 2029. It brings one very interesting feature:

New Default Theme!

The Linux Mint theme has been changed starting from this version with the changed grey and with support for colorful accents. The gray is now a steely blue tint similar to how Apple defines the gray in current versions of iOS and iPadOS according to their official documentation.

If you have noticed, the R and the G color values shown above for greys are the same, while the B color level is slightly higher. Following the current “gray” trend, the Linux Mint development team decided to adopt the same “steely blue” gray color to their system as Apple defined for their operating systems.

The goals for this change, according to the official blog of Linux Mint, are:

• Modernizing the theme
• Making dark theme and Cinnamon Desktop elements softer and nicer
• Making further changes to Flatpak Libadwaita applications to fit in with the rest of the system

Now, your desktop will look like this once you upgrade to this gorgeousness:

Alongside this, the Linux Mint team has also added the Libadwaita stylesheets in Mint-X and Mint-Y themes and patched the Libadwaita library so that it doesn’t use its own stylesheet. This is in an effort to combat rigidity that GNOME’s Libadwaita introduced with the initial version of GNOME 40.

This version of Linux Mint is expected to be globally available to the public this summer.

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