Linux Mint End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Linux Mint versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.1 | — | Jan 27, 2017 | Apr 1, 2021 | 1909 days past EOL | EOL |
| 18.3 LTS | — | Nov 27, 2017 | May 3, 2021 | 1877 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19 LTS | — | Jun 29, 2018 | Apr 1, 2023 | 1179 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19.1 LTS | — | Dec 19, 2018 | Apr 1, 2023 | 1179 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19.2 LTS | — | Aug 2, 2019 | Apr 1, 2023 | 1179 days past EOL | EOL |
| 19.3 LTS | — | Dec 18, 2019 | Apr 1, 2023 | 1179 days past EOL | EOL |
| lmde4 | — | Mar 20, 2020 | Aug 1, 2022 | 1422 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20 LTS | — | Jun 27, 2020 | Apr 30, 2025 | 419 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20.1 LTS | — | Jan 8, 2021 | Apr 30, 2025 | 419 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20.2 LTS | — | Jul 8, 2021 | Apr 30, 2025 | 419 days past EOL | EOL |
| 20.3 LTS | — | Jan 7, 2022 | Apr 30, 2025 | 419 days past EOL | EOL |
| lmde5 | — | Mar 20, 2022 | Jul 1, 2024 | 722 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21 LTS | — | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2027 | 311 days remaining | Active |
| 21.1 LTS | — | Dec 20, 2022 | Apr 30, 2027 | 311 days remaining | Active |
| 21.2 LTS | — | Jul 16, 2023 | Apr 30, 2027 | 311 days remaining | Active |
| lmde6 | — | Sep 27, 2023 | Jan 1, 2026 | 173 days past EOL | EOL |
| 21.3 LTS | — | Jan 12, 2024 | Apr 30, 2027 | 311 days remaining | Active |
| 22 LTS | — | Jul 25, 2024 | Apr 30, 2029 | 1042 days remaining | Active |
| 22.1 LTS | — | Jan 16, 2025 | Apr 30, 2029 | 1042 days remaining | Active |
| 22.2 LTS | — | Sep 4, 2025 | Apr 30, 2029 | 1042 days remaining | Active |
| lmde7 | — | Oct 14, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 22.3 LTS | — | Jan 11, 2026 | Apr 30, 2029 | 1042 days remaining | Active |
What does Linux Mint end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Linux Mint reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Linux Mint should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
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