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9to5Linux ☛ Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Beta Is Available for Download with Cinnamon 6.6
The Linux Mint team has published today the ISO images of the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 22.3 release, which can be downloaded (for testing purposes) from the official mirrors.
The biggest change in Linux Mint 22.3 (codename Zena) is the brand-new Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment, which features a redesigned application menu applet with configurable Places and Bookmarks, support for symbolic category icons, better Wayland support, as well as several other visual changes.
Cinnamon 6.6 also introduces updated Settings with a new Thunderbolt module for managing your Thunderbolt devices, modernized keyboard handling, many enhancements to the virtual keyboard, as well as updates to the Sound, NetworkManager, Workspace Switcher, Printer, and Window List applets.
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Linuxiac ☛ Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Enters Public Beta
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for public beta testing as of today, giving users an early look at what’s coming in the next point release. It is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and runs Linux kernel 6.14, with general availability expected around the Christmas period.
The most prominent change comes with the Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment, which will be the default in the Cinnamon edition of Linux Mint 22.3. It introduces a redesigned application menu applet with configurable symbolic category icons, enhanced support for Places and Bookmarks, and several visual refinements that improve navigation and clarity.
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Linux Mint 22.3 Beta is Available to Download
For Linux Mint users, the Beta release of next version 22.3 is now available to download for testing purpose. Linux Mint 22.3, code-name “Zena”, features Cinnamon Desktop 6.6.2, modern new application menu, and new application to configure the boot menu. /blockquote>
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Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released, This is What's New
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is the fourth and final update in the Linux Mint 22 branch, building on the many changes the Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” delivered in early autumn.
Linux Mint 22.3 is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, so inherits all of the foundational goodies from its upstream kin, including the Linux 6.14 kernel (with access to the Ubuntu HWE updates – Linux kernel 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 are due in the coming weeks).
Anyone installing Linux Mint 22.2 gets near-full access to the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS repos, but as Linux Mint doesn’t allow users to installs snap by default — support can be enabled manually — both Firefox and Thunderbird come as regular DEB packages.