The relationship between Ubuntu Cinnamon and Linux Mint will be similar to that of Kubuntu and KDE neon

This summer we wrote an article in which we explained the similarities and differences between Kubuntu and KDE neon. Are they the same operating system? No, although they are developed by them. A priori, we are talking about an operating system, but the philosophy of updates, among other things, make it very different to use one or the other. In this sense, we can say that similarities and differences between Ubuntu Cinnamon (Remix) and Linux Mint they are almost a carbon copy of the KDE Community systems.

But you have to be very clear about something: Ubuntu Cinnamon is just a project for the future, one that has many ballots to become an official Ubuntu flavor, but about which we currently have little confirmed information. What we are learning about what will be the ninth flavor of the Canonical family we can read on social networks and imagine how things will be in the future. There are some things that do seem clear, and one of them is that the developers of Ubuntu's "Cinnamon" flavor want us to enter the scene to add, not to subtract nor delete.

Ubuntu Cinnamon: Canonical news sooner, environment news later

If we have mentioned the reference to Kubuntu and KDE neon it is by what software includes each, what is after a zero installation and what and when are they updated. Help us get an idea of ​​one of the latest tweets from the official Ubuntu Cinnamon account:

Negative! (in a superhero way)@debian Cinnamon team is in charge of giving Cinnamon to Debian and Ubuntu users. Linux Mint is there not just to be special and have their own software but also they develop Cinnamon, so Linux Mint will have latest and Ubuntu will be a few behind.

- Ubuntu Cinnamon (@UbuntuCinnamon) September 23, 2019

Negative! (with a superhero tone). The Cinnamon Debian team is in charge of delivering Cinnamon to Debian and Ubuntu users. Linux Mint isn't there just for being special and having its own software, but for developing Cinnamon. Hence, Linux Mint will have the latest and Ubuntu will be a bit behind.

Personally, I think the answer is clear and very reminiscent of the aforementioned non-existent rivalry between Kubuntu and KDE neon:

• The Cinnamon graphical environment is developed by the Linux Mint team, so all the new features of the "Cinnamon" environment will reach Linux Mint Cinnamon earlier than any other operating system.
• Canonical news will arrive earlier to Ubuntu Cinnamon than to Linux Mint. And, although there was no preference, Linux Mint is based on LTS versions, so, for example, if Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix becomes an official flavor in October 2020, we will have an Ubuntu Cinnamon 20.10 GAnimal target with everything new. from Canonical, but Linux Mint will remain based on Ubuntu 20.04 until April 2022.

Regardless of whether I am happy with Kubuntu, I think we are facing an important news, the arrival of a new component to the Ubuntu family, so it seems like a good idea to follow the project Twitter account and give them the love and encouragement they deserve, don't you think?