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Linux Mint Releases LMDE 7 Beta

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 18 September 2025 at 06:42 AM EDT. 7 Comments
Following the recent release of Linux Mint 22.2 as the Linux Mint project's premiere operating system currently built atop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, today marks the beta release of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7.

Linux Mint Debian Edition "LMDE" continues to be the project's hedge in case they are forced or otherwise decide in the future to not be based on Ubuntu itself. LMDE is much like the Ubuntu-based Linux Mint but with using the upstream Debian packages as its base. With Linux Mint Debian Edition 7, they are basing on the recently released Debian 13.

👁 Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 beta desktop


Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 is powered by Debian 13 while pulling in the latest Cinnamon desktop packages and apps and other customizations worked on by the Linux Mint team.

Downloads and more details on today's LMDE 7 Beta release via LinuxMint.com.

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