Linux Mint To Begin Publishing HWE ISOs For Better Hardware Support
Due to Linux Mint moving to a longer development cycle with their next release not due until December, Linux Mint developers have decided to begin regularly publishing hardware enablement 'HWE' ISOs with newer Linux kernel versions to provide better support for new hardware.
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Linux Mint To Begin Publishing HWE ISOs For Better Hardware Support Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 30 April 2026 at 12:53 PM EDT. 2 Comments Due to Linux Mint moving to a longer development cycle with their next release not due until December, Linux Mint developers have decided to begin regularly publishing hardware enablement "HWE" ISOs with newer Linux kernel versions to provide better support for new hardware. With Linux Mint having traditionally stuck to older Ubuntu kernel versions, this is a change that should have happened long ago but now is more pressing under Linux Mint's longer development cycles. The developers have decided to provide better hardware compatibility they will start publishing updated HWE ISO images.
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