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Should I use The Linux Mint Blog – News from the Mint Team?

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· 2 weeks ago

There is nothing to buy: this is the Linux Mint team's free announcement blog, worth reading only if you run or are evaluating Linux Mint. Enterprises or anyone needing vendor support, SLAs, or a purchasable product should look elsewhere.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources; most cover Linux Mint the OS, not the blog itself.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthIt's a blog, not software
  • Support qualityNo vendor support; community forums only
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Existing Linux Mint users tracking releases
  • Hobbyists and Windows switchers
  • People following donation-funded open source

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — nothing is sold here
  • Enterprises needing vendor support or SLAs
  • Teams wanting managed desktop deployments
  • Non-Mint Linux users wanting general news

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

In 2016 hackers modified the website to push a backdoored Mint 17.3 ISO. Verify downloads.

medium

A recent mintupdate flaw (CVE-2026-59159) was disclosed on the blog; patch promptly.

medium

No paid support exists; help comes from volunteer forums and community.

low

Donation-funded model means no contract, uptime promise, or refund recourse.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Official release notes and monthly news straight from the Mint team.
  • Completely free, donation-funded: $31,720 from 852 donors in Jan 2025.
  • Transparent cadence: point releases every 6 months, major every 2 years.
  • Security flaws like mintupdate CVEs are disclosed openly on the blog.

Cons

  • It's a blog, not a product — no features, support, or SLAs to evaluate.
  • 2016 compromise served a backdoored Linux Mint ISO to users.
  • Useless unless you run or consider Linux Mint specifically.
  • No security page found at the blog's security URL.

Sources & method

- 8 sources - Checkered history: 2016 site hack distributed a backdoored ISO; a 2026 mintupdate CVE was disclosed on the blog.

official x3review x2security x2news x1
  • Backdoored ISO distributed via hacked website (2016), Hackers created a backdoored Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon ISO and hacked the website to point to it.
  • CVE-2026-59159 in mintupdate, The blog itself announced a severe security flaw affecting mintupdate this month.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free; funded by $31,720/month donations
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Plain blog; monthly news and release posts
  • Feature depth. It's a blog, not software
  • Support quality. No vendor support; community forums only
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2016 ISO hack; recent mintupdate CVE
  • $0 Price Free, donation-funded
  • $31,720 Donations, Jan 2025 From 852 donors
  • Every 6 months Release cadence Major version every 2 years
  • 1 Known incidents 2016 backdoored ISO hack

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Release announcements
  • Monthly news posts
  • Open security advisories

Security

Checkered history: 2016 site hack distributed a backdoored ISO; a 2026 mintupdate CVE was disclosed on the blog.

  • Backdoored ISO distributed via hacked website (2016)Hackers created a backdoored Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon ISO and hacked the website to point to it.⁴
  • CVE-2026-59159 in mintupdateThe blog itself announced a severe security flaw affecting mintupdate this month.³

What users say

Community sentiment is enthusiastic hobbyists and former Windows users following each release, with few complaints in evidence.

“I'm looking forward to the new version! 🤗”
Facebook, Linux Mint desktop group
“The last Windows I used was XP and I have been using Linux ever since.”
Facebook, Linux Mint desktop group
Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources; most cover Linux Mint the OS, not the blog itself.

Not a product — Linux Mint's free news blog. Read it if you run Mint; skip it otherwise.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources; most cover Linux Mint the OS, not the blog itself.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. The Linux Mint Blog – News from the Mint Teamblog.linuxmint.com
    official
  2. Monthly News – January 2025 (donations)blog.linuxmint.com
    official
  3. Monthly News – March 2022 (release cadence)blog.linuxmint.com
    official
  4. Hackers Distributed a Backdoored Version of Linux Mintvice.com
    security
  5. Warning! Linux Mint hacked - operating system compromisedbetanews.com
    security
  6. Linux Mint (Wikiwand)wikiwand.com
    news
  7. Linux Mint desktop Facebook group reactionsfacebook.com
    review
  8. Security on Linux Mint (forums)forums.linuxmint.com
    review

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