Quote: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.

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).
  

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