Summary

  • Experimental wayland support is introduced which turns out to already well developed but still has some rough edges (no support for gestures, portal/polkit malfunctioning and missing wayland protocols), see video for more details.
  • Updates to all core Mint apps and introduces an unstable repository nicknamed “Romeo” in the Sources apps for those who want to test out the latest versions of programs.
  • Various QOL improvements for Mint apps such as bulk renamer and warpinator.
  • Introduces “Actions” which are context menu buttons that can be customized in the Nemo file manager.
  • New gestures such as zoom and increased customization.

This update does not change Linux Mint 21.X significantly, but it does set the foundations for an exciting 2024 for the Mint team as they work to rebase Linux Mint 22 on the future Ubuntu LTS 24.04 coming this April. Of which, like Debian 12 last year, will be a massive update and hype train.


Sources:

  1. Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” released!
  2. New Features in 21.3
  3. Invidious Redirect Link

“So what are you still doing with Windows? Switch to Linux Mint!”