Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce Images Released for VirtualBox and VMware

Linux Mint project recently announced the final version Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce editions of Linux Mint 20 codenamed “Ulyana” based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. “Linux Mint 20 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2025. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop experience more comfortable. Linux Mint 20 features improved support for NVIDIA Optimus. Gdebi, the tool used to open and install .deb files was given a new user interface. System improvements: Apturl switched backend from Synaptic to Aptdaemon; APT recommends are enabled by default for newly installed packages (not for upgrades); Snapd is disabled by default and APT packages are not allowed to install it; Live sessions running under Virtualbox automatically get their resolution bumped to a minimum of 1024×768; This release ships with linux-firmware 1.187 and the Linux kernel 5.4. As you enter the Linux Mint 20 desktop for the first time, the welcome screen will bring colors to your attention and ask you which one you enjoy the most. Linux Mint 20 will receive security updates until 2025. Until 2022, future versions of Linux Mint will use the same package base as Linux Mint 20, making it trivial for people to upgrade. Until 2022, the development team won’t start working on a new base and will be fully focused on this one…” You can read release announcement for Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce.

We are providing you virtual images for latest version of Linux Mint 20 Ulyana Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce editions for VirtualBox and VMware.

You can download VDI and VMDK images for VirtualBox & VMware from here.