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In the news: Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Available for Testing, Debian 13.0 Officially Released, Upcoming Changes for MXLinux, A New Linux AI Assistant in Town, Linux Kernel 6.16 Released with Minor Fixes, EU Sovereign Tech Fund Gains Traction, FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer, Linux Hits an Important Milestone, Plasma Bigscreen Returns.
Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Available for Testing
Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" has reached beta status and can now be tested by the general public. This latest iteration of the popular distribution includes several changes that come together to make a rather intriguing release.
First, there's the new Cinnamon desktop theme, which is more modern than what we've seen on Mint to date (a welcome change in my opinion). One very nice touch is the blurred background in the login screen. On top of that, the login prompt now includes avatar support. As far as the new default theme, it adds a touch of blue and gray to give it a more polished look. Zara also has better GTK4/libadwaita support, thanks to a patched stylesheet.
Linux Mint now also offers fingerprint support. If you use a laptop with a fingerprint scanner (or have one connected to your desktop), Linux Mint can now use it, thanks to the new XApp, which can enroll, manage, and configure fingerprints to be used for logins and sudo authentication.
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