Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 has been released. The update is called Gigi.
The stable release comes less than a month after the first beta of the distro was released. LMDE 7 is based on Debian 13 Trixie. It ships with the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, and the Cinnamon desktop environment.
LMDE 7 includes the features that were introduced in Linux Mint 22.2 Zara, such as support for fingerprint authentication, for login, sudo commands. The update brings changes from libadwaita-1.7. Feel free to read my previous coverage to learn more about the features in Mint 22.2.
Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 also introduces support for OEM installs, meaning the distro can be pre-installed by manufacturers on brand-new computers.
(Image courtesy: Linux Mint)
As a reminder, LMDE 7 is a 64-bit only OS. It does not support 32-bit computers.
For a full list of changes, please refer to Debian 13's release notes.
LMDE 7 System requirements:
- 2GB RAM (4GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
- 20GB of disk space (100GB recommended).
- 1024×768 resolution (on lower resolutions, press ALT to drag windows with the mouse if they don’t fit in the screen).
Users on LMDE 6 can run the following commands in the terminal to upgrade to v7.
apt update
apt install mintupgrade
sudo mintupgrade
This should initiate the updater. Or you can download Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 from the official website.
There are a few known issues in LMDE 7, which you can read about at the release notes page. This is a long term support release, an LTS. It is expected to follow the same schedule as Debian 13 LTS, which is supported until 30 Jun 2030.
Note: This is an FYI article. I have not tested LMDE 7. But I use Linux Mint, so the experience is pretty much the same.
Linux Mint 22.3 is targeting a December 2025 release, and will include a new app menu, a status applet, improvements to the Wayland session, ad more.
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