List of Linux Mint releases

There are two Linux Mint releases per year. Each release is given a new version number and a code name, using a female first name starting with the letter which alphabetical index corresponds to the version number and ending with the letter "a" (e.g., "Elyssa" for version 5, "Felicia" for version 6).

Releases are timed to be approximately one month after Ubuntu releases (which in turn are about one month after Gnome releases and two months after X Window System releases). Consequently, every Linux Mint release comes with an updated version of both GNOME and X and features some of the improvements brought in the latest Ubuntu release. Selected releases (such as Linux Mint 5 and Linux Mint 9) are labeled as Long Term Support (LTS) versions, indicating that they are supported (with updates) for three years, as compared to the 18-month support period for other releases.

The current release is Linux Mint 12 "Lisa", released on 26 November 2011. The main edition is on a DVD and has multimedia support. The CD with no codecs has a Windows installer. There is also an OEM version for ease of installation for manufacturers.[1]

Linux Mint Debian is based on Debian Testing and updates are brought in continuously. Linux Mint Debian isn't compatible with Ubuntu as Ubuntu-based Linux Mint editions.[2]

Contents

Release history

Colour Meaning
Red Release no longer supported
Green Release still supported
Blue Future release
Version Codename Edition Code Base Compatible repository Default desktop environment Release date
1.0 Ada Main Kubuntu 6.06 Kubuntu 6.06 KDE 27 August 2006
2.0 Barbara Main Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 6.10 GNOME 13 November 2006
2.1 Bea Main Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 6.10 GNOME 20 December 2006
2.2 Bianca Main Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 6.10 GNOME 20 February 2007
Light Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 6.10 GNOME 29 March 2007
KDE CE Kubuntu 6.10 Kubuntu 6.10 KDE 20 April 2007
3.0 Cassandra Main Bianca 2.2 Ubuntu 7.04 GNOME 30 May 2007
Light Bianca 2.2 Ubuntu 7.04 GNOME 15 June 2007
KDE CE Bianca 2.2 Kubuntu 7.04 KDE 14 August 2007
MiniKDE CE Bianca 2.2 Kubuntu 7.04 KDE 14 August 2007
Xfce CE Cassandra 3.0 Xubuntu 7.04 Xfce 7 August 2007
3.1 Celena Main Bianca 2.2 Ubuntu 7.04 GNOME 24 September 2007
Light Bianca 2.2 Ubuntu 7.04 GNOME 1 October 2007
4.0 Daryna Main Celena 3.1 Ubuntu 7.10 GNOME 15 October 2007
Light Celena 3.1 Ubuntu 7.10 GNOME 15 October 2007
KDE CE Cassandra 3.0 Kubuntu 7.10 KDE 3 March 2008
5 Elyssa Main Daryna 4.0 Ubuntu 8.04 GNOME 8 June 2008
Light Daryna 4.0 Ubuntu 8.04 GNOME 8 June 2008
x64 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.04 GNOME 18 October 2008
KDE CE Daryna 4.0 Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 15 September 2008
Xfce CE Daryna 4.0 Xubuntu 8.04 Xfce 8 September 2008
Fluxbox CE Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.04 Fluxbox 21 October 2008
6 Felicia Main Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.10 GNOME 15 December 2008
Universal (Light) Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.10 GNOME 15 December 2008
x64 Ubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.10 GNOME 6 February 2009
KDE CE Elyssa 5 Kubuntu 8.10 KDE 8 April 2009
Xfce CE Xubuntu 8.10 Xubuntu 8.10 Xfce 24 February 2009
Fluxbox CE Xubuntu 8.10 Ubuntu 8.10 Fluxbox 7 April 2009
7 Gloria Main Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.04 GNOME 26 May 2009
Universal (Light) Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.04 GNOME 26 May 2009
x64 Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.04 GNOME 24 June 2009
KDE CE Kubuntu 9.04 Kubuntu 9.04 KDE 3 August 2009
Xfce CE Xubuntu 9.04 Xubuntu 9.04 Xfce 13 September 2009
8 Helena Main Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.10 GNOME 28 November 2009
Universal (Light) Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.10 GNOME 28 November 2009
Gnome x64 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 9.10 GNOME 14 December 2009
KDE Kubuntu 9.10 Kubuntu 9.10 KDE 6 February 2010
KDE x64 Kubuntu 9.10 Kubuntu 9.10 KDE 12 February 2010
Fluxbox Helena Main Ubuntu 9.10 Fluxbox 12 February 2010
Xfce Xubuntu 9.10 Xubuntu 9.10 Xfce 31 March 2010
LXDE Helena Main Ubuntu 9.10 LXDE 31 March 2010
9 Isadora Main Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.04 GNOME 18 May 2010
Gnome x64 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.04 GNOME 18 May 2010
LXDE Lubuntu 10.04 Lubuntu 10.04 LXDE 18 July 2010
KDE Kubuntu 10.04 Kubuntu 10.04 KDE 27 July 2010
KDE x64 Kubuntu 10.04 Kubuntu 10.04 KDE 27 July 2010
Xfce Xubuntu 10.04 Xubuntu 10.04 Xfce 24 August 2010
Fluxbox Lubuntu 10.04 Lubuntu 10.04 Fluxbox 6 September 2010
10 Julia Main Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.10 GNOME 12 November 2010
Gnome x64 Ubuntu 10.10 Ubuntu 10.10 GNOME 12 November 2010
KDE Kubuntu 10.10 Kubuntu 10.10 KDE 23 February 2011
KDE x64 Kubuntu 10.10 Kubuntu 10.10 KDE 23 February 2011
LXDE Lubuntu 10.10 Lubuntu 10.10 LXDE 16 March 2011
11 Katya Main Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.04 GNOME 26 May 2011
Gnome x64 Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 11.04 GNOME 26 May 2011
LXDE Lubuntu 11.04 Lubuntu 11.04 LXDE 16 August 2011
12 Lisa Main Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 GNOME 3, MATE* 26 November 2011

* Fork of GNOME 2

Version history of common programs

Release Linux kernel[3] GNOME[4] Firefox[5][6][7] OpenOffice / LibreOffice[8] GIMP[9] Pidgin[10] MySQL[11][12][13] PHP[14][15] Python[16] X.Org Server[17] / X Window System[18]
1.0 2.6.15 2.14 1.5.3 2.0.2 2.2.11 1.5.0 5.0.22 5.1.2 2.4.3 1.0.2 / 7.0.0
2.x 2.6.17 2.16 2.0.0 2.0.4 2.2.13 2.0b3 5.0.24 5.1 2.4.4 1.1.1 / 7.1.1
3.x 2.6.20 2.18 2.0.3 2.2.0 2.2.13 2.0b6 5.0.38 5.2 2.5.1 1.2.0 / 7.2.0
4.0 2.6.22 2.20 2.0.6 2.3.0 2.4.0rc3 2.2.1 5.0.45 5.2.3 2.5.1 1.3.0 / 7.2.5
5 2.6.24 2.22 3.0b5 2.4.0 2.4.5 2.4.1 5.0.51 (5.2.4)* 2.5.2 1.4.1 / 7.3
6 2.6.27 2.24 3.0.3 2.4.1 2.6.1 2.5.2 5.0.67 (5.2.6)* 2.5.2 1.5.2 / 7.4
7 2.6.28 2.26 3.0.8 3.0.1 2.6.6 2.5.5 5.1.31 (5.2.6)* 2.6.2 1.6.0 / 7.4
8 2.6.31 2.28 3.5.3 3.1.1 2.6.7 2.6.2 5.1.37 (5.2.10)* 2.6.3 1.6.4 / 7.4
9 2.6.32 2.30 3.6.3 3.2.0 2.6.8 2.6.6 5.1.41 (5.3.2)* 2.6.5 1.7.6 / 7.5
10 2.6.35 2.32 3.6.10 3.2.1 2.6.10 2.7.3 5.1.43 (5.3.3)* 2.6.6 1.9.0 / 7.5
11 2.6.38 2.32 4.0.1 3.3.2 2.6.11 2.7.11 5.1.57 (5.3.6)* 2.7.1 1.10.1 / 7.6
12 3.0.0 3.2 7.0.1 3.4.3 2.6.11 --- --- --- --- ---

(x.y.z)* – program not installed by default
x.y** – all versions are as of most recent unstable release

References

  1. ^ "Download – Linux Mint". http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Download – Linux Mint". http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  3. ^ Publishing history : “linux-meta” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  4. ^ Publishing history : “gnome-common” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  5. ^ Publishing history : “firefox” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ Publishing history : “firefox-3.0” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  7. ^ Publishing history : “firefox-3.5” package : Ubuntu. Edge.launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  8. ^ Publishing history : “openoffice.org” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  9. ^ Publishing history : “gimp” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  10. ^ Publishing history : “pidgin” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  11. ^ Publishing history : “mysql-dfsg-4.1” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  12. ^ Publishing history : “mysql-dfsg-5.0” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  13. ^ Publishing history : “mysql-dfsg-5.1” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  14. ^ Publishing history : “php4” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  15. ^ Publishing history : “php5” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  16. ^ Publishing history : “python-defaults” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  17. ^ Publishing history : “xorg-server” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.
  18. ^ Publishing history : “xorg” package : Ubuntu. Launchpad.net. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.

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