the distro that's usually pointed to is Linux Mint. Linux Mint's "about" page describes it as "a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use." ...

The final release of Linux Mint 17 (Qiana) was made available over the weekend. The release announcements (Cinnamon/MATE) give a brief overview of the release. Two particularly important bits of ...

My personal favorite Linux distro for people coming from Windows 10 is Linux Mint. As I explain in my overview of what Linux Mint is and why I like it, this is mainly because, as a former Windows ...

I'll blog about the experience here.It's hard to give up Windows forever because so many applications only run in Microsoft's OS. For example, the peripheral software that runs with many keyboards and ...

Then one of your best options is the upgrade to Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa,” released on July 30. It comes in a choice of Ubuntu- or Debian-base flavors. Making that recommendation is a significant step ...

Cinnamon isn't the default desktop environment for Linux Mint, it also happens to be a very popular GUI for several distributions, such as Artix Linux, FerenOS, Manjaro, Fedora Cinnamon, Debian ...

At the start of the month, Neowin wrote that Linux Mint 21.1 Beta was available with a new theme and that the final release would come out around Christmas. Living up to that promise, the Mint ...

Besides being my personal desktop Linux favorite, it works well for Windows users. That’s because Mint’s default Cinnamon interface looks and works a lot like Windows 7’s Aero interface.

Linux Mint always follows its Ubuntu base (LTS with long-term support) after some delay. Version 21.3 has just brought its system base up to the level of Ubuntu 22.04.3, i.e. the third update of ...

Update: The Linux Mint 21.2 Beta ISOs have been approved so we should hear more soon. If you are waiting to try out the Linux Mint 21.2 Beta, your wait will soon be over. Last week the Linux Mint ...

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