In the latest monthly newsletter released today, Clement Lefebvre, the project leader of Linux Mint, provides an exclusive look at the new default Cinnamon theme that will debut with Linux Mint 22.1 later this year.
Set to launch in December 2024, coinciding with the Christmas season, Linux Mint 22.1 will come equipped with the upcoming Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment, which showcases a much darker and more contrasted theme compared to its predecessors. This updated design includes rounded elements, redesigned dialogs, and a noticeable gap between applets and the panel.
The new default Cinnamon theme for Linux Mint 22.1 will also feature a newly designed “Force Quit” dialog created in Clutter that activates when an application becomes unresponsive. Furthermore, the media controls and Workspace OSD have been modernized, a new status applet has been integrated, and enhancements have been made to notifications, animations, and the main menu for the updated Cinnamon theme.
On the technical side, Linux Mint 22.1 will offer a significantly enhanced package management system, utilizing its own Update Manager and Software Sources tools powered by Aptkit and Captain, thereby eliminating reliance on aptdaemon, Synaptic, GDebi, apturl, and other outdated components.
“This allowed us to completely refactor the code in the Update Manager and greatly simplify its architecture. It worked well but it had been written decades ago and some of the techniques and components it relied on weren’t future-proof,” said Clement Lefebvre.
As anticipated, Linux Mint 22.1 will be founded on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat) and will utilize Linux kernel 6.8. This marks the first update in the Linux Mint 22 series, which will continue to receive software updates and security patches until 2029.
Image credits: Linux Mint/Clement Lefebvre
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