Linux Mint immediately took its server offline and implemented enhanced security configuration for their website and forum. The hackers also breached the database of the website's user forum. On February 20, 2016, the Linux Mint website was breached by unknown hackers who briefly replaced download links for a version of Linux Mint with a modified version containing malware.
When LMDE 2 was released it was announced that all LMDE users would be automatically upgraded to new versions of MintTools software and new desktop environments before they were released into the main edition of Linux Mint. LMDE 2 'Betsy' was a long term support release based on Debian Jessie. It was announced on that the Linux Mint team would no longer support the original rolling release version of LMDE after January 1, 2016. Unlike the other Ubuntu-based editions (Ubuntu Mint), LMDE was originally a rolling release based directly on Debian and not tied to Ubuntu packages or its release schedule. In 2010, Linux Mint released Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). Starting with Linux Mint 6 'Felicia', each release was based completely on the latest Ubuntu release, built directly from it, and made available approximately one month after the corresponding Ubuntu release (usually in May or November). The same year, in an effort to increase compatibility between the two systems, Linux Mint decided to abandon its codebase and changed the way it built its releases. In 2008, Linux Mint adopted the same release cycle as Ubuntu and dropped its minor version number before releasing version 5 'Elyssa'.
This made the two systems' bases almost identical, guaranteeing full compatibility between them, rather than requiring Mint to be a fork. It then followed its own codebase, building each release from the previous one, but continuing to use the package repositories of the latest Ubuntu release. Linux Mint 2.0 was based on Ubuntu 6.10, using Ubuntu's package repositories and using it as a codebase. It had few users until the release of Linux Mint 3.0, 'Cassandra'. Linux Mint 2.0 'Barbara' was the first version to use Ubuntu as its codebase.
YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video.Linux Mint began in 2006 with a beta release, 1.0, code-named 'Ada', based on Kubuntu. YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. Quantserve (Quantcast) sets the mc cookie to anonymously track user behavior on the website.Ī cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.
This is a "CookieConsent" cookie set by Google AdSense on the user's device to store consent data to remember if they accepted or rejected the consent banner.Ĭriteo sets this cookie to provide functions across pages. Google AdSense sets the _gads cookie to provide ad delivery or retargeting. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Moreover, Linux Mint 21 comes with a new process monitor widget in the system tray that detects automated updates and system snapshots running in the background.Īdvertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. The same goes for the Sticky Notes app, which now features support for duplicating notes and other minor improvements.
All three flavors include the same under-the-hood improvements, as well as Bluetooth improvements with the adoption of the Blueman 2.3 GTK+ Bluetooth manager as a drop-in replacement for the Blueberry Bluetooth configuration tool, promising better connectivity for headsets and audio profiles.Īlso present in all three flavors is a new Xapp project called xapp-thumbnailers, which brings thumbnail support in the file manager for AppImage binaries, ePUB files, MP3 album covers, RAW images, and WebP images. Linux Mint 21 comes in three flavors, with the Cinnamon 5.4, Xfce 4.16, and MATE 1.26 desktop environments. Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” has been in development for the past five months and it’s the new major series of Linux Mint after Linux Mint 20 “Ulyana”, shipping with a brand-new Ubuntu base powered by Linux kernel 5.15 LTS and derived from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish), and supported for the next five years, until 2027.
The Linux Mint project published today the final ISO images of the Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” operating system series ahead of the official announcement that will probably be made public this weekend.