Linux Mint
Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions and used by millions of people. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortab...
What is Linux Mint?
Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution.
Linux Mint is an 
Ubuntu -based distribution ( so 
Debian based ) whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components.
It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface.
Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.
Linux Mint was started as a fork of Ubuntu Linux, while still relying upon the Ubuntu repositories. There are various versions, all free of cost, but some include proprietary codecs, which can not be distributed without license restrictions in certain countries. Linux Mint is quickly supplanting Ubuntu as the world's most popular desktop Linux solution.
Some of the reasons for the success of Linux Mint are:
- It works out of the box, with full multimedia support and is extremely easy to use.
- It's both free of cost and open source.
- It's community-driven. Users are encouraged to send feedback to the project so that their ideas can be used to improve Linux Mint.
- Based on Debian and Ubuntu, it provides about 30,000 packages and one of the best software managers.
- It's safe and reliable. Thanks to a conservative approach to software updates, a unique Update Manager and the robustness of its Linux architecture, Linux Mint requires very little maintenance (no regressions, no antivirus, no anti-spyware...etc).
Linux Mint Features
- Customizable
- Windows-like
- Based on Ubuntu
- Support for Nvidia drivers
- Cinnamon Desktop
- Debian package compatible
- Linux-based
- User friendly
- Out Of The Box
- Based on Debian
- X11/Xorg
- XFCE support
- Built-in File Manager
- Unix-like
- Community-based
- Boot Repair
- Extensive settings menu
- Application Launchers
- Multiple languages
- Extensible window manager
Linux Mint information
Supported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
Tags
- Operating System
- Linux Distro
- Security & Privacy
- Privacy Protection
- cinnamon
- gnu-linux
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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.
This is the best Linux distros, its simple, you get thing done fast, its stable as you've never seen. Its compatibility is exceptional, and installing wine to run windows apps work perfectly. This system is mint ;)
I always use the open source Linux Mints OS on my laptops or PCs that don't legally have Windows OS. I think Linux Mints has a pretty bright and modern look and the software is lightweight. However, its features and the software that supports it are not as complete as windows. It's good enough for browsing and offices.
The fact that it's free and open source is reason enough to use it. User-friendly.
Keep coming back to Mint. More-or-less reliable...
Linux Mint is great because you can run it on some pretty old machines. I am currently using a HP Pavilion g6 and loving it. It also looks like Windows 10, which is a plus. Good security, backgrounds, a built-in software manager, and an available panel-mounted resource monitor are some of the reasons to use this OS. You can even play Windows games under WINE, and since Valve released Proton, even more on Steam!
Very good system generally. Recommended for everyone, who wants to have his computer under control, not to be tracked and slowed by foreign supra-national company. More-like Windows than Ubuntu, still quite easy to learn with lots of help all over the internet. Quick and safe, moreover it comes with Synaptic Package Manager, where you'll find useful apps to install without even opening the Terminal. After installing Wine it offers even wider options. Perfect not just as a dual boot system, but as a full-fledged replacement of Win10, which is a crap. R.I.P. Win7.