The Linux Mint team has published today the ISO images of the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 22.3 release, which can be downloaded (for testing purposes) from the official mirrors.

The biggest change in Linux Mint 22.3 (codename Zena) is the brand-new Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment, which features a redesigned application menu applet with configurable Places and Bookmarks, support for symbolic category icons, better Wayland support, as well as several other visual changes.

Cinnamon 6.6 also introduces updated Settings with a new Thunderbolt module for managing your Thunderbolt devices, modernized keyboard handling, many enhancements to the virtual keyboard, as well as updates to the Sound, NetworkManager, Workspace Switcher, Printer, and Window List applets.