One of the Mint team's greatest talents is consistency. Whether it is running on Ubuntu, Debian, or a potato, the user experience remains identical.

Ada includes pre‑installed but disabled by default . Enable it with one click in the “Welcome Screen”:

Even in its earliest form, Mint aimed to include restricted multimedia codecs and drivers by default, which other distros like Ubuntu excluded due to licensing concerns.

Linux Mint 23 “Ada” isn’t a revolution – it’s a . If you write code, train models, or just want a distro that stays out of your way while giving you modern dev tools, Ada is your new daily driver.

One point off only because the Wayland session is still labeled “experimental” – but that’s honest, not a flaw.

Keep an eye on the official Linux Mint blog. As with all Mint projects, it will be released "when it's ready"—and judging by their track record, it will be worth the wait.