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Linux Mint Ready With Its Wayland-Compatible Cinnamon Screensaver

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 4 March 2026 at 10:09 AM EST. 41 Comments
Linux Mint developers recently outlined their work on developing a new Wayland-compatible screensaver for use with their Cinnamon desktop environment. Linux Mint developers announced today that their new screensaver solution is ready for use.

Linux Mint developers announced in their monthly development recap that their new Wayland-compatible screensaver is ready. This new screensaver works on Wayland, provides a better experience between the desktop and screensaver, and is built into Cinnamon itself. There is a native look and smooth animation with this new solution and should nicely work with both X.Org and Wayland environments.

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More details on this new Linux Mint / Cinnamon screensaver via the February monthly recap. Linux Mint developers have also added a dedicated sensors area to their System Repots tool.

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