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Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series and powered by Linux kernel 6.14, which should boost hardware support, Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” ships with the usual editions featuring the Cinnamon 6.6, Xfce 4.18, and MATE 1.26 desktop environments.
As you can see, the biggest attraction of the Linux Mint 22.3 release is the latest Cinnamon 6.6 desktop, which introduces a redesigned application menu applet, modernized keyboard handling, virtual keyboard improvements, improved theme support, updated applets, and much more.
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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Over three weeks after its beta and four months since the 22.2 “Zara” release, Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” is now available for download, as the status has been changed from “Being tested” to “Approved for stable release,” and the installation ISOs are now being synchronized across the mirrors.
Powered by Linux kernel 6.14, the distribution is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and promises support and updates scheduled through April 2029 as part of the long-term support cycle.
The most prominent user-facing upgrade is the integration of Cinnamon 6.6, the latest iteration of Mint’s flagship desktop environment, which delivers a redesigned application menu with a customizable sidebar for avatar, places, bookmarks, and favorites.
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Linux Mint 22.3 is Out! New Start Menu & Boot Menu Configure Options | UbuntuHandbook
Linux Mint 22.3, code-name Zena, is available to download after almost one month of beta testing.
The new version of this popular Ubuntu 24.04 LTS based distribution features Kernel 6.14, Cinnamon Desktop 6.6.4, redesigned start menu (aka application menu), and new tool to configure the boot menu.
How-To Geek:
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Linux Mint 22.3 has arrived, complete with Cinnamon 6.6
Linux Mint 22.3 'Zena' is now rolling out, and it's another great update for the Ubuntu-based distribution. It includes the Cinnamon 6.6 environment, a new system information tool, and other improvements.
The main attraction here is the updated Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment. It comes with a redesigned application menu, with a sidebar containing your avatar, places, and favorite software. You can also now change the layout of the search bar and system buttons in the menu, and switch to full-color icons for categories.
Cinnamon 6.6 also has more robust support for keyboard layouts and other input methods. The Keyboard settings panel and applet previously only recognized traditional keyboard layouts, but it can now list IBus input methods as well, like the Mozc engine for Japanese. Cinnamon under the Wayland compositor can also now use any keyboard layout or IBus input, instead of just an English US layout.
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3 Linux Mint power-user features nobody talks about
Like most people, my Linux journey started with Ubuntu. From there, I slowly drifted through different distros and desktop environments until I eventually landed on Garuda Linux—which I’ve been using for the past five years. It’s Arch-based, runs KDE Plasma, and has everything I want in a distro. Naturally, I started recommending Garuda to other Linux users, but they’d always tell me they were perfectly happy with Mint. So I figured I should actually try it and see what I was missing.
Looking back, I can only assume I was deep in my “Arch phase” at the time—because I really didn’t like Mint. I wanted immediate access to cutting-edge packages, having KDE Plasma was non-negotiable, and I craved deep customization options and powerful features that let me optimize every part of my workflow. Coming at Mint with this mindset, the distro felt too basic and too beginner-focused, so I wrote it off and moved on—until now.
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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is Officially Available Now! Introduces Two New Apps
A few months ago, Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" was introduced with many useful changes, like Linux kernel 6.14, support for accent colors on XDG Desktop Portal XApp, blur effects on the login screen, and an improved Software Manager.
The next release in line, Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena", has now arrived as a point release, with interesting refinements to the Cinnamon desktop alongside new tools for system management.
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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" Released, Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, this is the fourth and final entry in the 22 series. It introduces a new-look app menu, adds new(ish) system utilities, improves language handling, and runs on the Linux 6.14 kernel, though an Ubuntu HWE with Linux 6.17 will be available shortly.
Linux Mint 22.3 provides near-full access to the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ‘noble’ repos, but as the doesn’t let users install snaps (support can be enabled manually) it ships with traditional Deb versions of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird.
For a closer look at the changes on offer in this update, scroll on!
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Distro Watch ☛ Distribution Release: Linux Mint 22.3
The Linux Mint project has announced the release of Linux Mint 22.3. The Ubuntu-based distribution will receive support through to 2029 and introduces a new tool to help users troubleshoot problems. [...]
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Linux Mint ☛ Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” released! – The Linux Mint Blog
Linux Mint 22.3 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.
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Linux Mint ☛ How to upgrade to Linux Mint 22.3 – The Linux Mint Blog
It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 22, 22.1 and 22.2 to version 22.3.
If you’ve been waiting for this we’d like to thank you for your patience.
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Linux Mint 22.3 Zena is here – a great release that will quickly make you forget about backdoored Windows 10
October 2025 marked the end of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft support for backdoored Windows 10.
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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029 | GamingOnLinux
The popular Linux Mint has a big new stable version available with Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" supported up until 2029 as it's a long-term support release. Bringing with it a whole lot of improvements across the board, it's a genuinely good distribution overall that focuses on a no-nonsense approach to just getting you going.
Not much has changed from the Beta that I previously reported on but here's a refresher.
There's a new System Information app to help you see more about your PC and hopefully figure out any problems. With screens that cover a range of details like crash reports, USB info, GPU, PCI, BIOS and general system info. Plus a System Administration tool that currently lets you configure the boot menu.
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Linux Mint 22.3 is built for users who value stability over surprises
Linux Mint 22.3, codenamed Zena, has been released as part of the project’s long term support desktop GNU/Linux line. The release is available to users upgrading from recent Mint versions or installing fresh systems. Linux Mint 22.3 is an LTS release and as such will continue receiving updates until 2029. As with previous point releases in the series, it focuses on software updates, usability tweaks, and incremental feature improvements rather than major changes.
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Linux Mint 22.3 Now Available with New Tools » Linux Magazine
If you're a Linux Mint lover (of which there are plenty), you'll be thrilled to know the development team has made the latest iteration available for you to download and install.
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” has plenty to offer for those who like a bit extra in their new releases. Of course, you'll find the usual software updates, such as the latest Warpinator that supports IPv6 and the ability to send texts.
There's also an addition by way of a name change. System Reports has been rebranded as System Information, which is a tool for troubleshooting hardware-related issues. This same tool can also be used to install multimedia codecs and set up a system restore. System Information also collects information for USB, GPU, PCI, and BIOS.
Then there's a brand new tool called System Administration, which allows you to customize the Linux Mint boot menu. The options available are hiding/showing, setting a timeout, and adding or removing boot parameters. The developers have indicated that this tool will gain even more features over time.
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Linux Mint team officially releases 22.3 – 'Zena'
The timing is right if you're looking to try out Mint. New improved "Zena" is here – still based on Ubuntu Noble, but now with Cinnamon 6.6 and improved Wayland support, plus better internationalization, new System Information and System Administration tools, and clearer icons.
The latest Mint – 22.3 – was officially released on Tuesday. Downloads were available a few days before the announcement, but we thought it was better to wait until it was official. All three editions of Linux Mint – Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce – have been updated. The project used to publish separate announcements, "What's new", and release notes documents for each edition; for Mint 21.2 we resorted to a table to include all 12 links. No more. Now, there's one unified New Features page and a single all-embracing set of Release Notes.
Linux Mint releases track long-term support (LTS) releases of Ubuntu, Mint's upstream distribution. Mint 22.0 arrived in July 2024, based on Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat", which was released in late April after a belated beta release.
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Linux Mint 22.3 Now Available with New Tools
Linux Mint 22.3 has been released with a pair of new tools for system admins and some pretty cool new features.