--- title: Linux Mint Now Considers Wayland Stable | daily.dev description: Linux Mint has officially declared Wayland stable in Cinnamon, moving it out of experimental status. Starting with the next release (Linux Mint 23, due... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-now-considers-wayland-stable-8oz5mvizf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux Mint Now Considers Wayland Stable | daily.dev og:description: Linux Mint has officially declared Wayland stable in Cinnamon, moving it out of experimental status. Starting with the next release (Linux Mint 23, due... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-now-considers-wayland-stable-8oz5mvizf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8oz5mviZf.png og:image:alt: Linux Mint Now Considers Wayland Stable og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux Mint Now Considers Wayland Stable **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linux Mint has officially declared Wayland stable in Cinnamon, moving it out of experimental status. Starting with the next release (Linux Mint 23, due Christmas 2026), both X11 and Wayland sessions will be fully supported, though Wayland won't be the default. Key improvements include full HiDPI support, better multi-monitor handling, hardware acceleration for NVIDIA GPUs via GBM over EGL, a redesigned screensaver that runs natively on both display servers, and fixes for Chromium-based apps like Slack and VS Code. The extended release cycle — the longest gap between major Mint releases — allowed the team to invest heavily in Wayland readiness. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is Wayland support in Linux Mint's Cinnamon desktop still considered experimental? No, starting with the next Cinnamon release Wayland will no longer be labeled experimental, though it won't be the default session and X11 remains fully supported. Founder Clement Lefebvre described the Wayland experience as now almost on par with X11, following improvements including full HiDPI support, better hardware acceleration, and a redesigned screensaver that works natively on Wayland. _Teams planning a Cinnamon Wayland migration can follow rollout details like this on daily.dev._ ### When is Linux Mint 23 being released and why was it delayed? Linux Mint 23 is scheduled for Christmas 2026, pushed back after the team decided in April to lengthen its release cycle rather than ship a new version every six months. The extra time, the longest gap between major releases for the project, went largely toward finishing Wayland support, including a redesigned Cinnamon screensaver that runs on both X11 and Wayland. _daily.dev helps developers tracking distro release timelines like Linux Mint's stay ahead of upgrade planning._ ### How can I get newer Linux kernels on Linux Mint 22.3 without upgrading to Linux Mint 23? Linux Mint started shipping HWE (Hardware Enablement) ISOs in May, giving Linux Mint 22.3 users access to newer kernels, such as 6.17, without waiting for the Linux Mint 23 release. This lets users benefit from updated hardware support ahead of the next major version. _daily.dev keeps hardware-support and kernel-update news like this on Mint's radar for admins planning upgrades._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Linux Mint 23 to offer full Wayland support \(but X11 is staying\)](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-23-to-offer-full-wayland-support-but-x11-is-staying--7wmq8fk2x) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Linux Mint is finally ready for Wayland, and it's handling the switch the way GNOME never did](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-is-finally-ready-for-wayland-and-it-s-handling-the-switch-the-way-gnome-never-did-m7y22ggbz) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Wayland No Longer Considered Experimental For Linux Mint's Next Cinnamon Release](https://daily.dev/posts/wayland-no-longer-considered-experimental-for-linux-mint-s-next-cinnamon-release-z9pjupch4) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The best Linux distro for Windows escapees will fully support Wayland](https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-linux-distro-for-windows-escapees-will-fully-support-wayland-2fasc1lnk) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-now-considers-wayland-stable-8oz5mvizf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Linux Mint Now Considers Wayland Stable","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-now-considers-wayland-stable-8oz5mvizf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-mint-now-considers-wayland-stable-8oz5mvizf"},"datePublished":"2026-07-10T06:09:38.409Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:17:01.970Z","description":"Linux Mint has officially declared Wayland stable in Cinnamon, moving it out of experimental status. 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