Linux Mint, the Linux distribution I use on my desktop computers, has announced news about its upcoming release, expected at the end of the year (source), and this time there are some interesting changes.
Goguma, what has changed?
The release schedule and the naming of versions have changed. Until now there was a release every 6 months, but from now on there will be one every year, to give the team more time to develop bigger changes and projects.
They have also changed how versions are numbered: from now on they will use the year. So the next version will not be 23, as it would have been in theory, but 27, since the goal is to release it at Christmas this year, 2026, and it will be used throughout 2027.
Another change is that they will now use male names, and the next version will be called Adrien. It makes no difference to me, but that’s fine, so nobody can complain about a lack of equality. Besides, they had already reached Z with the release of Zena, so they had to do something different.
That’s all well and good, but what’s new in this version?
Well, there is a new calendar app and an alarm app. The calendar is more useful, but I don’t think many people will use the alarm app. I would use my phone for that. Still, there is one thing I like: the alarms ring even when the app is closed, which makes it much more reliable. Thinking about it, it may be more useful than it seems at first glance.
As I said, there will also be a new calendar app and it looks good; I like the name. I think it is very well integrated into the system. I probably won’t use it, because I use Todoist to stay organized, but it looks nice and could be useful for many people.
Is that it, Goguma? Nothing else?
Well, more changes are on the way, although some things haven’t been announced and there are no screenshots yet. For example, I also see they are going to update the system tools: there is talk of a new system monitor, a file app and a terminal, but for now there is little information and no screenshots. In fact, it isn’t even confirmed that this is true; the last part is just speculation.
The beta and final releases of Linux Mint 27 are still a way off, so we’ll have to wait.
On the other hand, I don’t want too many changes either. Linux Mint is fairly conservative but stable, and I don’t expect them to do anything crazy. Anyway, I’ll keep you posted.
What do you think of this update? Do you already use Linux Mint? Are you looking forward to it? I’ll read you in the comments.
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The screenshots in this post come from the official Linux Mint blog.