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Linux Mint 23 Getting New Cinnamon Screenshots Tool, Network Improvements
As reported last month, the Linux Mint devs adopted a longer development cycle for new Linux Mint releases, starting with Linux Mint 23, which is currently planned for Christmas 2026, packed with lots of goodies like a new screenshot tool for the Cinnamon desktop environment that supports cropping and multi-monitor support.
Linux Mint 23 will also bring improvements to Nemo, Cinnamon’s file and desktop manager, such as better response time and folder navigation performance, as well as a filtered view to Nemo’s Interactive Search feature to make it more obvious and comfortable.
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Monthly News – May 2026 – The Linux Mint Blog
We’ve got a lot of exciting news this month! But first of all, let us thank everyone involved in helping our project. Many thanks for your support and your donations!
Note that the improvements and features mentioned in this blog post are planned for the next version of Linux Mint, which is scheduled for Christmas this year.
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Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more | GamingOnLinux
Readying up for the next Linux Mint release due out Christmas time, they're busy making some big improvements to the popular distribution. In case you missed it they recently revealed new HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISO downloads, and a longer release cycle to get more done properly.
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Linux Mint 23 to Have New Built-in Screenshot Tool
Linux Mint 23, the next version of this popular GNU/Linux Distribution that will be based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, has some new features revealed! The Linux Mint blog announced the monthly news a few days ago, revealing that it will have a new screenshot tool, improved file manager performance, and changes to the dialogs.
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Linux Mint 23 to offer full Wayland support (but X11 is staying) - OMG! Ubuntu
However, it will continue to provide and support X11, unlike other Linux distributions which have jettisoned the legacy Xorg/X11 display server from their default installations – Ubuntu dropped Xorg support in 25.10.
“We worked really hard on Wayland and we got to the point where it feels solid and the experience is almost on par with X11”, Clement Lefebvre wrote in an update, confirming “both X11 and Wayland will be fully supported” in the next release.
Whether Wayland will become the default session in Linux Mint 23 is yet known. As I reported in March, Lefebvre has said he wants the option “on the table” without committing to a timeline for the switch.