Linux Mint Improves Kernel Management & Setting System-Wide Environment Variables

Linux Mint's July 2026 status update brings two notable improvements: updated HWE ISOs now ship with the Linux 7.0 kernel for better hardware support, and the System Administration tool gains two new features — a GUI page for managing system-wide environment variables, and kernel management capabilities (previously in the Update Manager) including removing old kernels and viewing cleanup history.

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