Linux Mint
Linux distribution focused on desktop use, with unique menus, media codecs, browser plugins, and DVD support pre-installed; offers easy package management, compatibility with Ubuntu repositories, and a Debian-based alternative for consistency and reliability.
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Features
Properties
- Customizable
- User friendly
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
Features
- Windows-like
- Based on Ubuntu
- Support for Nvidia drivers
- Cinnamon Desktop
- Debian package compatible
- Ad-free
- Linux-based
- Out Of The Box
- Application Launchers
- No Tracking
- Community-based
- Dark Mode
- Built-in File Manager
- Multiple languages
- Works Offline
- Based on Debian
- No registration required
- Extensive settings menu
- Unix-like
- Boot Repair
- X11/Xorg
- XFCE support
- Extensible window manager
Tags
- Privacy Protection
- MATE desktop
- Security & Privacy
- cinnamon
- gnu-linux
Linux Mint News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about Linux Mint
Linux Mint 22.3 Zena beta to debut with new system tools and Cinnamon menuLinux Mint 22.3 'Zena' beta is expected in the first half of the month, introducing new system info...
- Maoholguin published news article about Linux Mint
Linux Mint introduces new system information and administration toolsThe Linux Mint team’s October 2025 update focuses on the redesigned “System Information” tool, prev...
- Fla published news article about Linux Mint
Linux Mint releases LMDE 7 “Gigi” based on Debian 13LMDE 7, Linux Mint Debian Edition, “Gigi” has been released, providing a Debian-based alternative t...
Recent activities
- brickelt963-altto liked Linux Mint
- Coelacanth_to_Code reviewed Linux Mint
As far as free and open source alternatives for an operating system are concerned - Linux Mint is no doubt your best option. Works with plenty of systems from plenty of ages. Runs smoothly with minimal lag. With a lot of free and open source software for all your needs in the digital world of today. Safety and security and privacy are all very valued as well. Free of advertisements. Minimal amounts of bloatware. Just not the de facto operating system of your average computer of today. Being how...
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What is Linux Mint?
Linux Mint is a user-friendly GNU/Linux distribution based on 
Ubuntu , so on 
Debian . It comes with features like browser plugins, media codecs, DVD playback support, Java, and more. It also has a custom desktop and unique menus. It is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.
Linux Mint's popularity is due to its multimedia support, ease of use, and being free and open source. It's a community-driven project that relies on user feedback. It offers around 30,000 packages and an effective software manager. It's known for its reliability and minimal maintenance requirements due to its conservative software update approach.
Also the "Linux Mint Debian Edition" (LMDE) is a project to ensure the same user experience without Ubuntu, in case it will ceases to exist. LMDE aims to mirror Linux Mint as closely as possible without Ubuntu, providing a Debian-based alternative to standard version of the distribution.
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Comments and Reviews
I love it. New to Linux though. I tried, like, 10 other versions of Linux and this baby hit the sweet spot. Great for users used to Windows.
As far as free and open source alternatives for an operating system are concerned - Linux Mint is no doubt your best option. Works with plenty of systems from plenty of ages. Runs smoothly with minimal lag. With a lot of free and open source software for all your needs in the digital world of today. Safety and security and privacy are all very valued as well. Free of advertisements. Minimal amounts of bloatware. Just not the de facto operating system of your average computer of today. Being how difficult it is to make everything work the way you'd want it to ad infinitum.
I love Linux Mint because it has excellent software and hardware support, familiar interface, and can sync Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive natively into the file manager, as it has GVfs.
used it on my old school laptop and it was soo fast, but i had some weird problems no other person had. :( So I am on Fedora now.
It works well for me. I recently switched from windows, and the only thing that took time to learn was the filesystem and the need to tick an option "allow file to run as executable" was a bit challenging for me, but I figured it out in about 10 minutes (:
It’s not secure
Proof; https://www.osnews.com/story/29093/linux-mint-generally-very-bad-when-it-comes-to-security/ https://lwn.net/Articles/676664/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/canonical-dev-dont-use-linux-mint-online-banking-unsecure
all three of these articles are around a decade old and likely do not reflect the circumstances of today
very user friendly and a great all around linux distro.