Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment Lands With Major Menu Redesign

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2025,
updated Dec 13, 2025

Quoting: Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment Lands With Major Menu Redesign —

A year after the previous 6.4 release, the Linux Mint development team has rolled out Cinnamon 6.6, with the desktop environment set to debut in the upcoming Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” expected around Christmas.

The main menu receives the most visible set of changes. Its layout has been modernized with simplified navigation, cleaner category handling, optional avatars, and configurable places and bookmarks.

Moreover, system buttons now sit at the top, category icons use the new XApp symbolic style, and several performance issues around startup warnings and icon handling have been addressed. Improvements to hover effects and sidebar behavior further streamline navigation.

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Marius:

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• Cinnamon 6.6 Release Sets the Tone for the Next Linux Mint Release

  Cinnamon is the flagship desktop environment for Linux Mint. Developed in-house by the Linux Mint team, it provides a traditional desktop experience without the bloat.

  It is known to provide a stable and familiar experience for those who are switching from Windows, offering up modern features and polish that keeps people loyal to it.

  Recently, the developers introduced Cinnamon 6.6 with some pretty interesting changes.