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 comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. Latest: Ulyana (20)
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.
•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).
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.
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'm running Linux Mint 18.3 Xfce. I like it very much. Enough so that I was able to gladly dump Windows.
So far, it's been extremely stable and has played nice with all of the hardware on the 4 different machines I've installed it on. It even had a built-in driver for my nearly 20 year old Hauppauge TV tuner card. A surprising number of free Linux-based programs are available for almost every purpose. The Xfce desktop makes Mint relatively light on hardware resources. With the dark theme installed and a different wallpaper, it looks nice too. The only minor annoyance was getting my HP printer running. When I plugged it in, it came up as ready to use but refused to print. It neglected to tell me that I had to install additional software, which was no big deal.
Whenever people ask me about Linux, I always suggest they try Linux Mint. It's extremely user-friendly, stable and fast. It just works out of the box, without much user input. I used to recommend people use Ubuntu as their first-time distro, but after GNOME 3 (yes, I'm a hater), I have switched to defaulting to Linux Mint.
My mother (who is not computer-savvy at all) runs Linux Mint perfectly fine on a blank laptop she received, and she finds it very intuitive and user-friendly. I've also installed it for one or two co-workers' machines in order to introduce them to the basics of Linux and the command line.
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It resembles Windows and as a Windows user most of my life, it helps me to get used to Linux in a way I'm familiar with. Mint is easy to use and can be customised more than windows.
I love the open source community because we can get ideas from commercial operating systems and use it to improve ours without paying a penny for it.
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