In its month-to-month information roundup for March 2025, Linux Mint introduced a sequence of options underneath improvement which might be coming to future Mint releases (the final launch was in January, which noticed the launch of Mint 22.1 Xia).

To kick issues off, file common expressions (regex) search is making its solution to Nemo, Mint’s default file supervisor. Common expressions are insanely highly effective, with a little bit of a studying curve, however when you get used to them, you’d end up utilizing them wherever that helps it.

Future variations of Nemo could have a regex toggle beside the search field, permitting you to allow regex mode. You possibly can try the precise commit that makes this potential right here. For the time being, Nemo solely helps wildcards within the search field.

Different enhancements in Nemo embody expression validation for filename and content material patterns, which permits the file supervisor to inform you when an expression is invalid.

Subsequent up, Cinnamon in Wayland is getting improved assist for keyboard layouts and enter strategies. The Linux Mint group hopes this function is completed in time for the following Linux Mint launch, as it isn’t prepared but. For the time being, there are points to be resolved with enter strategies for Asian languages and extra.

The Mint group additionally says that LMDE 7 will lastly include “full assist” for OEM installations, which can enable Linux Mint to be pre-installed on computer systems which might be bought to shoppers. After buying a system with LMDE 7 put in, the consumer can fill of their particulars by way of a first-run wizard once they activate the brand new pc.

Lastly, Cinnamon JavaScript (CJS), Mint’s JavaScript interpreter used within the Cinnamon desktop surroundings, will now be versioned based on the Mozilla SpiderMonkey engine it makes use of. Beforehand, CJS shared the identical model quantity because the Cinnamon desktop surroundings and was solely up to date when Cinnamon itself was up to date.

The brand new modifications to how CJS versioning is dealt with ought to enable for extra frequent updates, sooner integration of JavaScript engine enhancements, and assist for a number of engine variations with out ready for a full Cinnamon launch.