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Linux Mint
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (which is in turn based on Debian), bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications.[6][7] It can provide full out-of-the-box multimedia support for those who choose to include proprietary software such as multimedia codecs.[8] Compared to standard Ubuntu, it uses the Cinnamon interface in the most popular edition,[9] using a different, more traditional layout that can be customized by dragging the applets and creating panels. New applets can also be downloaded.[10]
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Developer | Clément Lefèbvre and community[1] |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 27 August 2006; 17 years ago (2006-08-27) |
Latest release | Main: 21.3[2] ![]() 12 January 2024; 6 months ago (12 January 2024) LMDE: LMDE 6[3] ![]() 27 September 2023; 9 months ago (27 September 2023) |
Repository | https://github.com/linuxmint |
Available in | Multilingual[4] |
Update method | APT (+ Software Manager, Update Manager & Synaptic user interfaces) |
Package manager | dpkg & Flatpak |
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 | linuxmint |
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The Linux Mint project was created by Clément Lefèbvre and is actively maintained by the Linux Mint Team and community.[11]