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Linux Mint 22 released: An attractive option for migrating away from Windows | Windows 11 system requirements block millions of PCs from upgrading, while Linux Mint continues to work on older hardware (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Linux Mint team has just released Linux Mint 22, a new major version of the free Linux distribution. With Windows 10's end of support coming up quickly next year, at least some users may consider making the switch to Linux.

While there are other options, paying Microsoft for extended support or upgrading to Windows 11, these options are not available for all users or desirable.

Linux Mint 22 is a long-term service release. Means, it is supported until 2029. Unlike Microsoft, which made drastic changes to the system requirements of Windows 11 to lock out millions of devices from upgrading to the new version, Linux Mint will continue to work on older hardware, even after 2029.

Here are the core changes in Linux Mint 22:

Based on the new Ubuntu 24.04 package base.
Kernel version is 6.8.
Software Manager loads faster and has improved multi-threading.
Unverified Flatpaks are disabled by default.
Preinstalled Matrix Web App for using chat networks.
Improved language support removes any language not selected by the user after installation to save disk space.
Several under-the-hood changes that update libraries or software.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 4 months ago (29 children)

Linux Mint was my gateway drug to linux. It's simple and powerful! Now I'm a happy KDE user, but you never forget the first love

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago (19 children)

Plasma is quite nice now.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (18 children)

It really is. I don't get the love for the tabletish gnome interface everyone is using.

I get why some people like it, for sure. I'm just surprised so many "power users" seem to.

[–] thearch 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It has a unique workflow which clicks for people like me, even if they're on a desktop. It encourages workspaces by making creating and switching between them instant and seamless, and i like seeing all of my windows at once by just pressing the super key.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh I love your wallpaper, do you have a link to somewhere I can download it?

[–] thearch 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sure, I use an extension to get daily wallpapers, but here's the image for that day:

High quality link

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Is it a bing image of the day?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With Overview you can get something very similar in Plasma, though you'd need to change the default shortcut to open it by just pressing the super key.

[–] thearch 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

However it's not as quick, and it's not considered the main method of navigating your windows. AFAIK you can't switch workspaces by scrolling there or have your apps list visible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

It got updated in plasma 6 and now its the same as the gnome version except theres no dock

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