Developer | Clément Lefèbvre,[1] Linux Mint Teams and community[2] |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 27 August 2006 |
Latest release | |
Repository | www |
Available in | Multilingual[5] |
Update method | |
Package manager | |
Platforms | x86-64 and x86 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
Userland | GNU |
Default user interface | |
License | Mainly GPL and other free software licenses, minor additions of proprietary software |
Official website | www |
Linux Mint is a community-developed Linux distribution. It is based on Ubuntu and designed for x86-64 based computers; another variant is based on Debian which is named Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) and has both 64-bit and IA-32 support. The Linux Mint project started in 2006 and it has since become one of the most popular Linux operating systems for desktop PCs.[7][8]
It comes bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications.[9][10][11] Linux Mint has its own desktop environment, called Cinnamon,[b] although it also offers Xfce and MATE as alternatives by default.[12] The latest release is Linux Mint 22 "Wilma", released on July 25, 2024; as an LTS release, it will be supported until 2029.
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