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I’d like to welcome and thank our new sponsor: IPv6rs. They specialize in self hosting solutions and make it easy to host a server from anywhere, at home, on the go, on your own computers. Many thanks to them for supporting our project!

Many thanks also to all the people who are participating in the BETA phase for Linux Mint 22. We received 109 bug reports so far, 53 are still open.

I’ll be very brief with the news this month because the BETA is taking all our time.

Linux Mint 22 looks like a solid base for the future, but there are many bugs in this BETA. Some of the issues are important (apparmor security changes leading to application crashes, HW acceleration playback libs making Xorg crash, Flatpak/mintinstall issues…etc.) so we’re really happy to get this feedback before the stable release. We’re fixing them bit by bit and sending updates as we go along. It’s exciting, the release gets better every day, but it takes time.

It’s hard to give a precise ETA for the Stable release. We will release this month, but this BETA phase will take longer than the traditional 2 weeks.

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This is the BETA release for Linux Mint 22 “Wilma”.

Linux Mint 22 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use.

New features:

This new version of Linux Mint contains many improvements.

For an overview of the new features please visit:

“What’s new in Linux Mint 22“.

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).

Upgrade instructions:

• This BETA release might contain critical bugs, please only use it for testing purposes and to help the Linux Mint team fix issues prior to the stable release.
• Upgrade instructions will be published after the stable release of Linux Mint 22.
• It will be possible to upgrade from this BETA to the stable release.
• It will also be possible to upgrade from Linux Mint 21.3.

Bug reports:

• Bugs in this release should be reported on Github at https://github.com/linuxmint/mint22-beta.
• Create one issue per bug.
• As described in the Linux Mint Troubleshooting Guide, do not report or create issues for observations.
• Be as accurate as possible and include any information that might help developers reproduce the issue or understand the cause of the issue:
  • Bugs we can reproduce, or which cause we understand are usually fixed very easily.
  • It is important to mention whether a bug happens “always”, or “sometimes”, and what triggers it.
  • If a bug happens but didn’t happen before, or doesn’t happen in another distribution, or doesn’t happen in a different environment, please mention it and try to pinpoint the differences at play.
  • If we can’t reproduce a particular bug and we don’t understand its cause, it’s unlikely we’ll be able to fix it.
• The BETA phase is literally a bug squashing rush, where the team is extremely busy and developers try to fix as many bugs as fast as possible.
• There usually are a huge number of reports and very little time to answer everyone or explain why a particular report is not considered a bug, or won’t get fixed. Don’t let this frustrate you, whether it’s acknowledged or not, we appreciate everyone’s help.

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Enjoy!

We look forward to receiving your feedback. Many thanks in advance for testing the BETA!

Before we start with the news, I’d like to say a big thank you to our donors and sponsors. Many thanks for your support!

Package repositories

Work continues on the repositories.

We’re now using Datadog to monitor the bandwidth, connections and response time during high load.

This allows us to understand the nature and length of the bottlenecks better. It also provides us with long-term volume stats which are important when we look at pricing with Fastly and cloud solutions.

Software Manager

The mintinstall Software Manager received some welcome changes.

It loads faster than before and the main window appears instantly.

Unverified Flatpaks are disabled by default.

A warning explains the security risks associated with them in the newly added preferences window.

When enabled, these Flatpaks are clearly marked as unverified.

Note that unverified Flatpaks also do not feature any reviews and do not have a score.

Matrix

We’ve been using Matrix for more than a month now and we’re really happy with it.

The integration in the upcoming Linux Mint 22 is fully ready.

There are more than 600 members in the Linux Mint space already, and more than 2400 in the main channel.

Other than providing support to users the Matrix channels also allowed us to communicate with other projects and to form a team of artists who focus on the Linux Mint artwork.

GTK, libAdwaita, Adwaita, Xapp

The concerns voiced last month about GTK, Adwaita and libAdwaita were heard.

They were heard by many projects, including upstream apps, desktop environments and distributions.

They led to many discussions with a huge number of developers involved.

I want to stress the fact that some of these discussions involve GNOME developers and are very constructive.

Although no big decisions or solutions emerged yet there is a general consensus on the issues of cross-DE compatibility and independence from the GNOME project. There’s also consensus on the idea of working together on common technologies.

Sponsorships:

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Donations in April:

A total of $10,500 were raised thanks to the generous contributions of 351 donors:

$539, Andreas B.
$500, Michael L.
$314 (2nd donation), Darwin H.
$300, Clark H.
$200 (3rd donation), Gregory F.
$200 (2nd donation), Charles K.
$200 (2nd donation), Larry F.
$200, James Fallin aka “Jimmy Fallin”
$108 (2nd donation), aka “EAS”
$108, Gregor F.
$108, Marin L.
$108, Viktoria N.
$105, Myke C. (Minty since Bea)
$100 (12th donation), Mihail S.
$100 (11th donation), Mountain Computers, Inc aka “MTNCOMP aka GGPCTU”
$100 (6th donation), David T.
$100, Caitlin M.
$100, Donald E.
$100, Goran L.
$74, Andy Frank S.
$65 (6th donation), Glen P.
$54 (22nd donation), Naoise G. aka “Gaff”
$54 (17th donation), Bernard H.
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$54, Andrew H.
$54, Andrey M.
$54, Christine S.
$54, Holger B.
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$54, Lukas C.
$54, Mike D.
$54, Patricia T.
$54, Slawomir B.
$54, Steven W.
$54, Sylvain B.
$54, Thomas B.
$54, Thomas E.
$54, Thomas K.
$54, Thomas L.
$54, Tony A.
$54, Udo L.
$53 (8th donation), John Mc
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$50 (23rd donation), George H.
$50 (10th donation), Robert K. aka “usmc_bob”
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$50 (2nd donation), Brenda C.
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$50, Charles P.
$50, Daryl F.
$50, Donald A.
$50, Donald C.
$50, Kaiden S.
$50, Richard S.
$50, Ryan Y.
$50, Shane R.
$50, Visaggio & Co., LLC
$43, Ignacio A.
$40 (7th donation), Kenneth R.
$40, Eric W.
$35 (2nd donation), Michael F.
$30 (9th donation), John Eady
$30 (5th donation), Kevin H.
$30 (4th donation), John W.
$30, pasu
$30, Raymond R.
$27 (4th donation), Kiaran Smyth.
$27 (2nd donation), William L. aka “Hilyxx”
$25 (38th donation), Linux Mint Sverige
$25 (10th donation), Timothy C.
$25 (8th donation), Stephen W.
$25 (3rd donation), Rashed D.
$25, Gary B.
$25, Patrick L.
$25, Paul C.
$24 (53th donation), Francois-R L.
$22 (47th donation), Peter E.
$22 (12th donation), H ScottB
$22 (12th donation), Stefan W.
$22 (11th donation), Nicklas L.
$22 (10th donation), Marek S. [LMDE SUPPORTER]
$22 (9th donation), Benjamin W.
$22 (9th donation), L. Mikkel
$22 (7th donation), Vittorio F.
$22 (6th donation), Antonio C.
$22 (6th donation), Davide P. aka “Dragone2”
$22 (6th donation), Iain S.
$22 (5th donation), Manuel R.
$22 (4th donation), Alexandre Gambier
$22 (3rd donation), Christoph F.
$22 (3rd donation), Friedrich W. J.
$22 (3rd donation), Geurt S.
$22 (3rd donation), Jadran D.
$22 (3rd donation), Mr Christopher J W.
$22 (2nd donation), Alain M.
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$22 (2nd donation), Herman Franciscus B.
$22 (2nd donation), Rolf S.
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$22 (2nd donation), Stefan E.
$22, Albert P.
$22, Alwin K.
$22, Andrea Bonvicini aka “bonvi83”
$22, Christian W.
$22, Daniel T.
$22, David A.
$22, Enrico D.
$22, Hermann H.
$22, Jaime R.
$22, Jonathan B.
$22, Karl-heinz L.
$22, Kevin R.
$22, Laurent D.
$22, Manfred B.
$22, Marcel P.
$22, Mario P.
$22, Martin Huettemann aka “dr-huetti”
$22, Nicholas A.
$22, Ortwin F.
$22, Patrick D.
$22, Peter L.
$22, Sebastian H.
$22, Stefan D.
$22, Stefan F.
$22, Thomas K.
$21 (22nd donation), aka “AsciiWolf”
$20 (41th donation), John D.
$20 (23rd donation), Aimee W.
$20 (15th donation), Dana S.
$20 (12th donation), RexAlan
$20 (11th donation), Robert D. aka “MacDhai”
$20 (10th donation), Lamont C.
$20 (9th donation), Nate P. aka “cog_nate”
$20 (9th donation), Peter L. aka “Pedro”
$20 (6th donation), Kendall G.
$20 (5th donation), Denis C.
$20 (4th donation), Chris B.
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$20 (3rd donation), Randolph M.
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$20 (2nd donation), Duryea E.
$20 (2nd donation), Gordon L.
$20 (2nd donation), Ian J.
$20 (2nd donation), John B.
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$20, Chad M.
$20, Charles M.
$20, Chris S.
$20, Damir T.
$20, Darrin B.
$20, Edward P W.
$20, Esteban Balmore C.
$20, Ethan T.
$20, Gustavo L.
$20, Jack B.
$20, John H N.
$20, Manuel G.
$20, Marcus J.
$20, Martin M.
$20, Michael C.
$20, Michael S.
$20, Raymond T.
$20, Regis G.
$20, Richard L K.
$20, Robert M S.
$20, Robert T.
$20, Steven T.
$20, Thomas K.
$20, Timothy H.
$20, Tyler Jones
$20, Wladyslaw T.
$20, Working Solutions
$18 (8th donation), ineuw
$16 (94th donation), Johann J.
$16 (75th donation), Andreas S.
$16, Joaquin P.
$15 (11th donation), Stephen F.
$15 (10th donation), Corey J.
$14 (12th donation), Francois B. aka “Makoto”
$14 (7th donation), Heston
$11 (48th donation), Daniel S.
$11 (41th donation), Thomas R.
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$11 (22nd donation), Denys G.
$11 (22nd donation), Raymond M. (retired)
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$11 (9th donation), Axel R.
$11 (9th donation), Bengt Falke aka “Falke”
$11 (9th donation), Dimitar S.
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$11 (4th donation), Jouko Tiilikainen aka “JT65”
$11 (3rd donation), Attila C.
$11 (3rd donation), Francois S.
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$11 (3rd donation), John K.
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$11, Alexander R.
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$11, Amedeo A.
$11, Anon
$11, Attila M.
$11, Daniel D.
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$11, Daniele V.
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$11, Hristo B.
$11, Ingo K.
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$11, Josef H.
$11, Lukasz M.
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$11, Mick B.
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$11, Peter B.
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$11, Ralph O.
$11, Silvano C.
$11, Thomas S.
$11, Timothy W.
$11, Tobias H.
$11, Wojciech S.
$10 (97th donation), Thomas C.
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$10, 8 Hobbies, LLC
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$10, COMERCIALIZADORA ANGEL DE ORIENTE
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$10, Matheus S.
$10, Michael K.
$10, Miguel B.
$10, Rowan C.
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