"Does it seem like developers just released a new version of their popular Linux distribution? Why, yes. Yes, they did. I installed Linux Mint 22.2, Zara, on Sept. 4. That isn't stopping Clement "Clem" Lefebvre from announcing that Mint will be releasing not one, but two, new versions of Linux Mint before the end of 2025."
"The point of LMDE, as Clem has remarked before, is not to replace the mainstream -based Mint, but it's in case "Ubuntu was ever to disappear." This is not a new policy. While Mint has never developed its own base distribution (as have Debian, with , and , or with ), even back in 2013, Clem had said Mint was prepared if Ubuntu was to disappear. "It's important for us not to depend on our components, but there are no plans to replace Ubuntu . LMDE was partly started to prepare for this eventuality." It should be noted that Mint has often not seen eye-to-eye with , Ubuntu's parent company. In 2020, Mint stopped supporting Ubuntu's Snap package. Earlier, Mint had declined to support Ubuntu's proposed Mir display server/compositor."
Linux Mint will release two new versions before the end of 2025. The first release is Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7, codenamed Gigi, built atop Debian 13 Trixie. LMDE 7 will incorporate key enhancements from Linux Mint 22.2 and add long-awaited OEM installation support to simplify vendor preloads. The second release will be Linux Mint 22.3 as the next mainstream update. LMDE exists as a Debian-based fallback in case Ubuntu disappears, and Mint has historically resisted some Ubuntu initiatives such as Snap and Mir.
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