Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Cinnamon
Review exact release details and current availability for Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Cinnamon.
About this target
- Release
- 7
- Desktop
- Cinnamon
- Architecture
- x86_64
- Availability
- Ready to launch
About Linux Mint Debian Edition
LMDE, short for Linux Mint Debian Edition, answers a strategic question: could Mint survive without Ubuntu? It rebuilds the Mint experience, Cinnamon desktop included, directly on Debian stable, and the project maintains it partly as working proof that its tools and desktop are portable to another base. For users, LMDE feels strikingly close to mainline Mint: the same Software Manager, Update Manager, Timeshift snapshots, and X-Apps, delivered as deb packages over APT. The differences live underneath, where Debian's slower, more conservative archive replaces Ubuntu's, hardware enablement is less aggressive, and Ubuntu-specific conveniences are absent. LMDE ships only the Cinnamon desktop, which keeps the maintenance surface small for the team. It appeals to people who like Mint's polish but prefer Debian's independence. Booting LMDE through OpenFactory next to regular Mint is a practical way to spot what the Ubuntu layer actually contributes.
All Linux Mint Debian Edition releases and desktopsWhat happens when you press Try now
The button opens the OpenFactory console in a new tab and boots a fresh Linux Mint Debian Edition virtual machine from OpenFactory's verified source media. The session renders directly in the browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to install on your computer.
Each visit gets its own machine with a fresh overlay over an immutable base image. Files, settings, and desktop changes behave normally inside the session and are discarded when it ends, so every visitor starts from the same clean Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Cinnamon.
How Cinnamon behaves in a browser VM
Cinnamon, developed by the Linux Mint project, pairs a traditional menu-and-taskbar layout with modern GTK internals. It is a common first desktop for people arriving from Windows.
Questions about this target
Is this an official Linux Mint Debian Edition image?
Yes. Launches boot from OpenFactory's verified copy of official Linux Mint Debian Edition media with the Cinnamon desktop. The catalog records where each source came from and when it was verified, and visitor sessions never modify the stored image.
Do changes persist between sessions?
No. Every launch runs on a fresh overlay over an immutable base image, and the machine state is discarded when the session ends. No visitor sees another visitor's changes, and every session starts from the same clean Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Cinnamon.
Can I get a customized Linux Mint Debian Edition instead of the stock demo?
Yes. The OpenFactory builder turns this release into your own image: pick packages, services, users, and hardening, then build it, test it in a browser VM, and download the result for real hardware.