![Installing Linux Mint Cinnamon Edge.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mint-cinnamon-edge.webp)
Installing and using Linux Mint Cinnamon Edge is a lot of fun, running in a QEMU VM on a modern SSD, loads very fast and the Cinnamon desktop is very fast and smooth in operation. After installation, boot into the new desktop and open a Terminal. Then install all pending updates.
![Installing updates on Linux Mint Cinnamon.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/linux-mint-updates.webp)
Linux Mint features the Timeshift utility to provide a system backup to a remote NAS, this would be a great way to have secure backups of your Linux Mint files. Also, a very useful shortcut to install multimedia codecs for playing MP3 music and MKV movie files.
There is also a backup tool to create a backup file of all files in your home directory. Another very useful addition to Linux Mint.