Aptivi<p><strong>Linux Mint 22.2 Changes the Default Theme</strong></p><p>Linux Mint, which is a Linux distribution that is based on Ubuntu (based on Debian) aimed at reachability, has recently undergone a design makeover that makes your desktop look more gorgeous than before, starting from the upcoming release of Linux Mint, which is v22.2. Meanwhile, the Linux Mint Debian Edition is currently at version v6 “Faye.”</p><p>The current version of Linux Mint, v22.1, is codenamed “Xia”, just like all other Linux Mint versions that adopt this naming scheme. The previous Linux Mint codenames, starting from v21.0, were v21.0 Vanessa, v21.1 Vera, v21.2 Victoria, v21.3 Virginia, v22.0 Wilma, and v22.1 Xia. However, it looks like that the Linux Mint development team went straight to a name that starts with Z and not Y with the v22.2 release, called “Zara.” Why not Linux Mint v22.2 “Yara” or something?</p><p>This upcoming version of Linux Mint uses Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat as base, and, just like all other Linux distributions, supports 64-bit processors only, and support is expected to end on April 2029. It brings one very interesting feature:</p><p><strong>New Default Theme!</strong></p><p>The Linux Mint theme has been changed starting from this version with the changed grey and with support for colorful accents. The gray is now a steely blue tint similar to how Apple defines the gray in current versions of iOS and iPadOS according to their <a href="https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/color#iOS-iPadOS-system-gray-colors" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">official documentation</a>.</p><p>If you have noticed, the <code>R</code> and the <code>G</code> color values shown above for greys are the same, while the <code>B</code> color level is slightly higher. Following the current “gray” trend, the Linux Mint development team decided to adopt the same “steely blue” gray color to their system as Apple defined for their operating systems.</p><p>The goals for this change, according to the <a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4840" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">official blog of Linux Mint</a>, are:</p><ul><li>Modernizing the theme</li><li>Making dark theme and Cinnamon Desktop elements softer and nicer</li><li>Making further changes to Flatpak Libadwaita applications to fit in with the rest of the system</li></ul><p>Now, your desktop will look like this once you upgrade to this gorgeousness:</p><p>Alongside this, the Linux Mint team has also added the Libadwaita stylesheets in Mint-X and Mint-Y themes and patched the Libadwaita library so that it doesn’t use its own stylesheet. This is in an effort to combat rigidity that GNOME’s Libadwaita introduced with the initial version of GNOME 40.</p><p>This version of Linux Mint is expected to be globally available to the public this summer.</p><p><span></span></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/computers/" target="_blank">#Computers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/desktop/" target="_blank">#Desktop</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/linux/" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/linux-mint/" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/linux-mint-22/" target="_blank">#LinuxMint22</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/linux-mint-22-2/" target="_blank">#LinuxMint222</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/mint-22-2/" target="_blank">#Mint222</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/tech/" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/technology/" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/tag/update/" target="_blank">#update</a></p>