Category: Linux Mint
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Linux Mint 22.2 Introduces Native Fingerprint Login Support for Enhanced Security
Linux Mint 22.2 is set to introduce native fingerprint login support through a new desktop application called Fingwit. This feature allows users with a compatible fingerprint reader to easily enroll and authenticate their fingerprints for various tasks, enhancing security and convenience. With Fingwit, users can: Log into Linux Mint using their fingerprint Unlock their screen…
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Exciting Update: Linux Mint 22.2 to Introduce Fingerprint Authentication with Fingwit App
The forthcoming Linux Mint 22.2 (Zara) will introduce a new application named Fingwit, enabling users to utilize fingerprint authentication across various functions. Project leader Clement Lefebvre disclosed this feature in the latest monthly newsletter, highlighting Fingwit’s capacity to manage fingerprint authentication on computers equipped with fingerprint readers. Users will be able to employ fingerprint authentication…
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Linux Mint Enhances Nemo with New Regex Filter Features
Linux Mint is set to enhance the search capabilities of its Nemo file manager by introducing improved regex (regular expressions) filters. This feature will debut with the upcoming version of Nemo, likely released around the same time as Cinnamon 6.5 and bundled in Linux Mint 22.1 due out in the summer. Currently, Nemo includes regex…
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Exciting Changes Ahead: Linux Mint Redesigns the Cinnamon App Menu
Work is progressing on a redesign for the Cinnamon app menu as part of ongoing efforts to modernize the Cinnamon desktop environment. The new design features a three-pane layout, which aims to provide more information and improve accessibility to common folders. Additionally, session controls are being moved and redesigned, while a new user-profile header is…
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Exciting Updates Ahead: Linux Mint Devs Revamp Application Launcher for Cinnamon Desktop
Linux Mint’s development team has announced enhancements for the upcoming Linux Mint 22.2, which will feature the Hardware Enablement (HWE) Linux 6.11 kernel sourced from Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS. In a recent newsletter, Clement Lefebvre, the leader of Linux Mint, highlighted that there will not be an EDGE release for the 22.x series. Instead, the focus…
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Cinnamon Desktop 6.4 Unveils Fresh Aesthetics and Exciting Features
A new version of the Cinnamon desktop environment, Cinnamon 6.4, has been tagged for release, signaling that the Linux Mint 22.1 beta is approaching. This version will be preinstalled in Linux Mint 22.1 when it launches at the end of December, although this timeline could shift to early 2025 if beta testing uncovers issues. While…
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Step-by-Step Guide to Installing Snap Apps in Linux Mint
Want to Install Snap Apps in Linux Mint? Here’s How Snap is Canonical’s universal package format for Linux, designed to allow developers to build software for multiple Linux distributions. However, outside of the Ubuntu ecosystem, many distributions do not support Snap by default. This includes Linux Mint, which has incorporated measures to prevent Snap packages…
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Exciting Updates for Linux Mint: Night Light Feature in Cinnamon and Framework Laptop Support!
The Linux Mint team shared their latest newsletter today, indicating their work on a Night Light feature for the Cinnamon desktop, along with enhanced support for Framework laptops right out of the box. Linux Mint 22.1 is currently under development, with a planned release this December. It will feature the upcoming Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment,…
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Linux Mint Introduces Native ‘Night Light’ Feature in Cinnamon for Enhanced User Comfort
Linux Mint has revealed its plans to introduce a native Night Light feature within the Cinnamon desktop environment. Prior iterations of Linux Mint utilized a third-party application known as Redshift to offer similar blue light filtering capabilities. However, when the Mozilla location service ceased operations earlier this year, the geo-location functionality that powered Redshift—which enabled…
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Linux Mint 22.1 to Launch in December Featuring an Overhauled Cinnamon Theme
In the latest monthly newsletter released today, Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre offers a glimpse of the new default Cinnamon theme set to debut in Linux Mint 22.1 later this year. Scheduled for launch in December 2024, just in time for the Christmas festivities, Linux Mint 22.1 will include the upcoming Cinnamon 6.4 desktop…
