Linux Mint 20.3 Una to arrive at Christmas with Dark Apps and visual changes
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In his latest monthly Linux Mint newsletter, Clement Lefebvre stated that Linux Mint 20.3
Una will be arriving at Christmas with Dark Apps and visual changes.
Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop
experience with many convenient, customizable tools and optional multimedia support out
of the box.
It also adds a custom workspace and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a
web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software
repositories.
Linux Mint developers have now revealed the codename and expected release date of the
next Linux Mint 20.3 distribution, as well as some of the expected features.
Linux Mint 20.3 will be dubbed 'Una' and will be the third major update of the Linux Mint
20 series based on the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series, which will,
of course, be supported with software updates and security patches until 2025.
Most likely, Linux Mint 20.3 'Una' will be derived from the point release of Ubuntu 20.04.3
LTS, but, as with Linux Mint 20.2 'Uma', Linux Mint 20.1 'Ulyssa' and Linux Mint 20 'Ulyana',
it will remain in the Linux 5.4 LTS kernel series with long-term support instead of using
the latest 5.`11 Linux kernel.
In addition to these “underlying” changes, Linux Mint 20.3 'Una' will be provided with
some interesting visual changes, namely dark mode support for Celluloid, GNOME Terminal,
Hypnotix, Pix and XViewer applications, even when you are using a lightweight theme. However,
Pix and XViewer do not support dark mode in Xfce edition because Xfwm window manager does
not support dark mode.
In his monthly Linux Mint newsletter for September 2021 , Clement Lefebvre said:
“Dark mode is configurable in every app we ship dark by default. So, if you don't
like Hypnotix, Celluloid, Pix, Xviewer or GNOME Terminal to be dark, you can disable
it in each of them.”
In addition to dark mode support for apps, Linux Mint 20.3 will come with other visual
changes to the default Mint-Y theme, such as more rounded title bars with larger buttons,
as well as the replacement of accent colors with grayscale.
Also, the Mint-Y-Darker theme will be available in the repositories by installing the mint-themes-legacy
package.
In addition to these visual changes, the next release of Linux Mint will likely include
updated apps with new features and improvements, as well as other changes that will be announced
in the coming months.
In related news, the Linux Mint team has recently started development of the upcoming LDME (Linux
Mint Debian Edition) 5 operating system, codenamed 'Elsie', which will be based on the Debian
11 Bullseye operating system series and the Cinnamon Desktop.
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