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Linux Mint 21 will use Blueman for better Bluetooth support, and more
According to Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre, Linux Mint 21 will use Blueman for
better Bluetooth support, and more.
Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop
experience with many convenient and customized tools and optional out-of-the-box multimedia
support.
It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based
package installation interface.
Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.
Now, Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre today reports some of the initial features
of the next major version of the popular Ubuntu-based distribution due to be released later this
year, Linux Mint 21.
Linux Mint 21 will finally shut down the Linux Mint 20 series, which is based on the Ubuntu
20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series, presenting a newer foundation of the next
series of long-term supported ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellifish) support operating systems.
Of course Linux Mint 20 will still be supported by April 2025 with software and security updates,
but the Linux Mint team is now focusing on the next big series, Linux Mint 21, which
will be released not only with newer core components (e.g., Linux kernel, Desktop graphics
stack, GCC, GNU C Library), but also with a newer version of the cinnamon desktop environment
developed internally.
Cinnamon 6 will likely be used in Linux Mint 21, whose Windows Manager and JavaScript interpreter
will be based on a more modern version of the Mutter window and gnome composite manager,
as well as GJS JavaScript for GNOME bindings.
According to Clement Lefebvre.:
"In preparation for Linux Mint 21, we're updating cinnamon's Javascript interpreter and re-rebased
your window manager on a more modern version of Mutter.
This is a huge task and requires many code changes in Cinnamon itself and causes a significant
number of regressions.
We needed a complete development cycle for this, so the timing is perfect."
In the latest monthly newsletter, the developer reports on bluetooth improvements that are
likely to be present at the linux mint 21 release due to the adoption of the Blueman
GTK+ Bluetooth manager as a replacement for the Blueberry Bluetooth configuration tool
that is currently being used in the Linux Mint 20 series.
The biggest difference between Blueman and Blueberry is that the former uses the BlueZ
as a Bluetooth backend, while the latter depends on the gnome-bluetooth backend.
As such, the Blueman seems to offer better support for Bluetooth audio headphones and
connect to a wider range of Bluetooth devices than the Blueberry.
Clement Lefebvre said that:
"On the development side, the latest version of gnome-bluetooth introduced changes that
broke compatibility with Blueberry and its main developer is not interested in seeing
their work used outside of GNOME.
Blueman, on the other hand, welcomed the Mint's migration and is open to change.
We are currently testing Blueman and working on its integration into Linux Mint."
Clement Lefebvre also published the Linux Mint 21 roadmap for those interested in following
the six-month development cycle.
There is no release date set for Linux Mint 21, but if the story serves as a guide, you
should see the light of day sometime in early July 2022.
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Linux Mint 21 is starting to take shape, and LMDE 5 Beta is now available.
News this month
A little later than usual, they usually publish it at the end of each month, "Clem" posted
the monthly note on the project of the operating system that it develops.
Linux Mint 20.3 I arrive a couple of weeks later than expected, but I think nobody can
complain if the delay or extra time has been used to perfect things.
The next version will be Linux Mint 21 , and Lefebvre has said that it is already taking
shape.
For those who want to follow the development, not recommended for those who expect details
or clear explanations, the information is being published in this link . It is there
that Linux Mint 21 is supposed to be seen taking shape , partly because it is seen that
there is movement.
But in the March note they have also taken the opportunity to announce something else.
Linux Mint 21 will ditch Blueberry and use Blueman
The team has released LMDE 5 Beta , which comes weeks after you start your development
. Clem says that they have already received 22 bug reports from the community, which will
help improve things ahead of the stable release.
But the most important thing for the number of users is the Ubuntu-based version, and
Linux Mint 21 will arrive with a new JavaScript interpreter in Cinnamon and will override
its window manager in a more modern version of Mutter.
In addition, they will introduce changes to improve Bluetooth connections:
Linux Mint 21 is likely to change from Blueberry (which uses the gnome-bluetooth backend) to
Blueman (which uses bluez).
Feedback showed that it worked better with Bluetooth audio headsets and connected to
a wider range of devices.
On the development side of things, the latest version of gnome-bluetooth introduced changes
that broke compatibility with Blueberry and its main developer is unwilling to see his
work used outside of GNOME.
Blueman, on the other hand, welcomed the migration to Mint and is open to changes.
We are currently testing Blueman and working on integrating it into Linux Mint.
No release date has been mentioned, but Linux Mint 21 is expected to arrive in summer, probably
in July .
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