How to Upgrade LMDE 6 to LMDE 7

posted by Marius Nestor on Oct 13, 2025,
updated Oct 16, 2025

Dubbed “Gigi” and based on the Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series, LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 has arrived with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, support for OEM installations, and the Cinnamon 6.4.13 desktop environment featuring fingerprint authentication, updated themes, and an improved Wayland session.

Those of you running LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 6 “Faye”, which was released two years ago based on the Debian GNU/Linux 12 “Bookworm” operating system series, can now upgrade their installations to LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 “Gigi” without downloading the new ISO image.

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UbuntuHandbook:

• Linux Mint Officially Released LMDE 7 based on Debian 13 | UbuntuHandbook

  For Linux Mint users who prefer Debian package base, LMDE 7 code-name “Gigi”, is officially released!

  LMDE stands for Linux Mint Debian Edition. As the name says, it’s a Linux Mint edition based on Debian, aims to continue to deliver the same user experience if Ubuntu was ever to disappear.

  After less than a month of Beta testing, LMDE7, the new major release of this Linux Mint edition based on Debian 13 trixie, is now available to download. It features Kernel 6.12, Cinnamon desktop 6.4.12, and Debian 13 package base.

Two More:

• LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) released | GamingOnLinux

  LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is out now as the latest from the Mint team based directly on Debian instead of Ubuntu. It's their fallback plan if Ubuntu ever truly goes to shit, making sure Linux Mint could continue on and it's a target for various software they develop to also ensure their stuff works outside Ubuntu.

  LMDE 7 is based on Debian 13 Trixie, which originally released back in August and comes with all the changes from that.

• Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Drops Support for Older PCs

  The Linux Mint team has announced the arrival of a new Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) release, LMDE 7 with the nickname "Gigi." This full release, following the LMDE 7 beta just over a month ago, is the first in the series to drop 32-bit support. It also updates the LMDE experience to keep up with other Linux Mint releases.

  This happened because LMDE is a Linux distribution based on Debian Linux. The latest version of Debian, Debian 13 "Trixie," was the first version to end 32-bit support. Debian is the foundation for many Linux distributions, so if it kills a base-level feature, that feature will almost always disappear in downstream distributions too. Patching features like architecture support is a significant task that most distribution maintainers (who are usually volunteers) don't have time for.

Linuxiac:

• LMDE 7 Officially Released with Debian 13 Base

  Over two years after the previous 6 “Faye” release, the Linux Mint team has officially unveiled LMDE 7 “Gigi”, a major new LTS release of the Debian-based Mint variant, bringing all the new features, improvements, and polished visuals from the Ubuntu-based 22.2 “Zara” edition, released in early September, over to the LMDE version.

  The release’s highlight is, of course, that LMDE 7 “Gigi” marks a major turning point: it is now entirely rebased on Debian 13 “Trixie”, which becomes the new upstream base for all packages. Under the hood, it’s powered by the Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, delivering broader hardware support and stability improvements for modern systems.

Another One From (Bobby Borisov):

• How to Upgrade to LMDE 7 from LMDE 6: A Step-by-Step Guide

  LMDE 7 has finally arrived—packed with a bunch of new features and improvements. So, many users betting on Mint’s Debian variant are already itching to make the jump to the latest stable release, based on Debian 13 “Trixie”. If that’s you, you’re in the right place.

  While the upgrade process is relatively straightforward, it’s always best to do it the safe way—following the proper steps in the correct order with the right guidance. And that’s precisely the purpose of this article.

  I’ll walk you through the process of upgrading from LMDE 6 “Faye” to LMDE 7 “Gigi”, covering all key points. For most cases, the entire process typically takes between 30 and 60 minutes. Needless to say, everything you’ll see below has been tested and proven to work. So, let’s do it.

Several more:

• Linux Mint ☛ LMDE 7 “Gigi” released!

  LMDE aims to be as similar as possible to Linux Mint, but without using Ubuntu. The package base is provided by Debian instead.

• Linux Mint ☛ How to upgrade to LMDE 7 – The Linux Mint Blog

  It is now possible to upgrade LMDE 6 to version 7.

• Distro Watch ☛ Distribution Release: Linux Mint 7 "LMDE"

  The Linux Mint project has announced the release of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7, codename "Gigi". The new reelase is based on Debian 13 "Trixie" and includes the same Cinnamon desktop and applications as the regular, Ubuntu-based Linux Mint edition. [...]

• Ghacks ☛ Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Gigi released

  Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 has been released. The update is called Gigi. The stable release comes less than a month after the first beta of the distro was released.

It's FOSS:

• LMDE 7 "Gigi" Released: GNU/Linux Mint's Debian-Based Alternative Gets Major Upgrade

  A stable Debian base meets a polished GNU/Linux Mint desktop experience.