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Mint Monthly News – January 2022
LMDE5 progress - BETA this month.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4276
Linux Crash Course for Beginners by freecodecamp.org

https://youtu.be/ROjZy1WbCIA
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Monthly News – February 2022
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4285
LMDE 5 is now released https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4287
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Monthly News – March 2022
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4293
LM 21 will be called Vanessa
LMDE 4 reaches EOL in August
Slow download speeds
Warpinator beta for iOS
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Monthly News – April 2022
Mutter rebase for Cinnamon 5.4.
Work started on the Linux Mint 21 base.
The upgrade tool is passing a final test today and should be officially announced in LMDE tomorrow.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4317
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How to upgrade to LMDE 5
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4320
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Monthly News – May 2022

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4323
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Linux Mint 21 Pre-Alpha Release
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Mint Monthly News – June 2022
Linux Mint 21 is almost ready for BETA.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4336
Improve font rendering on Linux

Font Settings
- Hinting: Enabled
- Hinting Method: Slight
- Antialiasing: Enabled
- Antialiasing Method: Subpixel (RGBA)
- RGBA Order: RGB

Enable thicker fonts on Linux (MacOS like)

Freetype Settings (GUI Method)
1. Backup .profile file in your home folder
2. Open .profile file with a text editor.
3. Add the following line at the end, save the file and reboot.
export FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=40 cff:no-stem-darkening=0 autofitter:no-stem-darkening=0"

Freetype Settings (CLI Method)
$ cp -v ~/.profile ~/.profile.bak
$ echo -e '\n\nexport FREETYPE_PROPERTIES="truetype:interpreter-version=40 cff:no-stem-darkening=0 autofitter:no-stem-darkening=0"' >> ~/.profile
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