Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” arrives as a careful, pragmatic point release that sharpens the desktop experience, brings native fingerprint enrollment to the mainstream Mint workflow, and extends hardware support via Ubuntu’s HWE stack—without forcing users into a disruptive upgrade path.
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Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” lands as a conservative, practical refresh: the same familiar desktop experience with a newer kernel and hardware enablement, a modest Cinnamon update that nudges Wayland forward, and a handful of user-facing polish including native fingerprint setup and improved update...