Crowd fave Linux Mint update approaches, fresh from autumn release of Cinnamon desktop

Linux Mint 27 is expected next month, and it's starting to take shape. Its flagship desktop, Cinnamon 2.8, is already available.

The team behind the popular, beginner-friendly Linux just released Cinnamon 2.8, which will be the default desktop in Mint 27. Since 2014, Linux Mint versions have been based on the LTS releases of Ubuntu. Since a new LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" arrived in late April, that means that a corresponding version of Mint is in development.

The Mint project blog post last month revealed the codename: "Adrien." This is the first male codename since Mint 1.0 "Ada" in 2006, based on the first ever Ubuntu LTS release, 6.06 "Dapper Drake", but the project has run through the whole alphabet since then (except for the letter “Y”.) That blog also revealed it will have a new alarm clock app, but the subsequent Mint Blog post imparted more information.

The Nemo file manager will gain a preview pane, there will …