Linux Mint

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Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution for desktop and laptop computers based on Debian and Ubuntu, bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications. It has an Ubuntu-based release simply named Linux Mint, and a Debian-based release called LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition).

Release Released Active Support Security Support Latest
22 'Wilma' (LTS) 3 months and 4 weeks ago
(25 Jul 2024)
 Yes Ends in 4 years and 5 months
(30 Apr 2029)
 22
21.3 'Virginia' (LTS) 10 months ago
(12 Jan 2024)
 Yes Ends in 2 years and 5 months
(30 Apr 2027)
 21.3
LMDE 6 1 year and 1 month ago
(27 Sep 2023)
 Yes Yes 6
21.2 'Victoria' (LTS) 1 year and 4 months ago
(16 Jul 2023)
 Yes Ends in 2 years and 5 months
(30 Apr 2027)
 21.2
21.1 'Vera' (LTS) 1 year and 11 months ago
(20 Dec 2022)
 Yes Ends in 2 years and 5 months
(30 Apr 2027)
 21.1
21 'Vanessa' (LTS) 2 years and 3 months ago
(31 Jul 2022)
 Yes Ends in 2 years and 5 months
(30 Apr 2027)
 21
LMDE 5 2 years and 8 months ago
(20 Mar 2022)
 Yes Ended 4 months and 3 weeks ago
(01 Jul 2024)
 5
20.3 'Una' (LTS) 2 years and 10 months ago
(07 Jan 2022)
 Yes Ends in 5 months
(30 Apr 2025)
 20.3
20.2 'Uma' (LTS) 3 years and 4 months ago
(08 Jul 2021)
 Yes Ends in 5 months
(30 Apr 2025)
 20.2
20.1 'Ulyssa' (LTS) 3 years and 10 months ago
(08 Jan 2021)
 No Ends in 5 months
(30 Apr 2025)
 20.1
20 'Ulyana' (LTS) 4 years ago
(27 Jun 2020)
 No Ends in 5 months
(30 Apr 2025)
 20
LMDE 4 4 years and 8 months ago
(20 Mar 2020)
 Ended 2 years and 3 months ago
(01 Aug 2022)
 Ended 2 years and 3 months ago
(01 Aug 2022)
 4
19.3 'Tricia' (LTS) 4 years and 11 months ago
(18 Dec 2019)
 No Ended 1 year and 7 months ago
(01 Apr 2023)
 19.3
19.2 'Tina' (LTS) 5 years ago
(02 Aug 2019)
 No Ended 1 year and 7 months ago
(01 Apr 2023)
 19.2
19.1 'Tessa' (LTS) 5 years and 11 months ago
(19 Dec 2018)
 No Ended 1 year and 7 months ago
(01 Apr 2023)
 19.1
19 'Tara' (LTS) 6 years ago
(29 Jun 2018)
 No Ended 1 year and 7 months ago
(01 Apr 2023)
 19
18.3 'Sylvia' (LTS) 6 years and 12 months ago
(27 Nov 2017)
 No Ended 3 years and 6 months ago
(03 May 2021)
 18.3
18.1 'Serena' 7 years and 9 months ago
(27 Jan 2017)
 No Ended 3 years and 7 months ago
(01 Apr 2021)
 18.1

Linux Mint releases follows the support cycle of the Ubuntu release they are based on. This support does not extend to the duration of Extended Security Maintenance (ESM). Linux Mint users can opt in to receive Extended Security Maintenance via Ubuntu Pro for some packages once the main support period ends. But Linux Mint considers that release End of Life once it enters that state, so Linux Mint packages will not be receiving any updates.

Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) stops supporting a release shortly after a new LMDE release comes out. This however is still subject to change on a release by release basis.

Ubuntu Package Support

  • Linux Mint has its own repositories for Linux Mint specific packages, but relies directly on Ubuntu repositories for the majority of the package base, including its mirrors.
  • Packages installed from the universe repository are maintained by the community, and they may not receive timely security updates.

Feature Support

  • 19.3 ‘Tricia’ is the last Linux Mint release to support 32-bit systems outside of LMDE. 32-bit software support is still supported, following Ubuntu upstream.
  • 18.3 ‘Sylvia’ is the last Linux Mint release to support KDE.

More information is available on the Linux Mint website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running: 
cat /etc/linuxmint/info

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