Linux Mint is an operating system (OS) that you can use to replace Windows on your machine, though you could also use it ...

Linux Mint 22 (aka Wilma) ISOs are officially available for download and installation. This new iteration has plenty to offer for those who've waited patiently after the release of Ubuntu 24.04 ...

Beneath the hood, the new Mint is based on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS and the 4.15.0-72 Linux kernel. MInt 19.3 is also a LTS version. It will be supported until December 2023. The default kernel has ...

Linux Mint is a free, open-source operating system based on two longer-tenured versions of Linux: Debian and Ubuntu. It boasts "full multimedia support" from the jump, and has always been built ...

Linux Mint also remains cautious when it comes to kernel updates: It does not follow Ubuntu’s step (22.04.3) to Linux kernel 6.2 and stays with version 21.3 of kernel 5.15 with long-term support.

Linux Mint 18 ships with Linux Kernel 4.4.0.21, though, when I tested the distro, several newer kernels were available up to and including 4.4.0.28. What's new in Cinnamon.

Mint is actually based off Ubuntu, but the two have grown apart quite a bit. However, they're both designed to be an easy, usable experience for beginners—they just take different approaches to it.