Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-09
Votes: 1
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A good OS for newbie and casual users. After I saw many reviews on internet and this site, I took Mint as my laptop system. If you like Mint, stay with it for everyday use.
Pros:
- Easy to use even with children. My little niece can use it easily.
- Better security with less maintenance for casual user.
- Good support.
- Its community. They are kind, polite, and helpful.
- Its Update Manager. Easy to handle updates without compromising security.
- Elegant design and better performances.
- A little tips on terminal. It's a good idea for placing a tips when a new user uses terminal for the first time.
Cons:
- Timeshift on 19. It messing my first installation so I reinstall Mint from scratch.
- Some apps on Software Manager are older than the latest releases.
- Fonts with ClearType cannot render properly.
Thanks Mint team. Cheers :)
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-08
Votes: 42
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Brilliant - a file manager which gives additional information about disk space just like Nautilus used to and menus with each application. A really pleasant experience to use.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-07
Votes: 32
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I started using Linux Mint 4 years ago on my laptop and i still use it. Last week i bought a new Lenovo Ideapad and it took me 20 minutes to install and setup my system with Mint. It's very easy to install and everything works out of the box. I don't have much experience with additional hardware so far, but i used two wireless headsets and two printers with Mint and they worked without installing any software/driver at all. For people who are used to Windows 7 and 10, it's a good alternative with similar usability. In the last few weeks i tried out some other distros, but i came back to Mint. The reasons for me are the stability, good performance, large software repo and documentation. Some friends had an old OS like Windows XP and they didn't want to buy a new Windows version, so i installed Mint on their machines. Most of them don't need any support at all because most of the casual pc users only use a browser and Firefox/Chrome look the same on linux and windows.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-07
Votes: 27
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Using Linux since it's start at 1992. Used some distro's but since 2012 just Linux Mint. It is just running like it has to. Updates are easy, also from version to version. Wonderfull Linux distro for daily use.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-06
Votes: 52
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Linux Mint Cinnamon is the toughest rival of Microsoft's Windows in the desktop. In my opinion, it stands head and shoulders above Windows because it's sleeker, simpler and much faster. And of course, because it's built upon the best existing operating system engine: Linux. In my job, I'm using Ubuntu (GNOME interface). I love it, but Linux Mint is so much more professional, easier, smoother and feature-rich. Mint is Linux's showcase. Just give it a try for a couple of weeks and you will never want to go back to Windows again.
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-06
Votes: 0
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Sadly, this version seems to be completely unable to install Photoshop Elements 2.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-01
Votes: 0
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Impressed with LMDE3, typical Mint ease-of-use, very good with RAM, only one problem, password box for Bleachbit and Sweeper would not recognise system password, tho, this was still OK for use elsewhere. Command line access for these 2 apps was OK.
Other Mints no worries, easy to use, good with RAM, appreciate very much the potential to swap drives, and, 32-bit OS versions that are very useful for older 64-bit systems.
Have you considered a Forensic Mint to expand the suite..?
Regards,
Paul
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-29
Votes: 5
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Version 19 works OK on 64-bit machines, not so well on 32-bit machines. For my 32-bit machines I have re-installed 17.3. All is good now.
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Version: 19
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-11-28
Votes: 0
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Mint (Mate) has been my favorite for years but version 19 takes forever to get up and run on a HP envy running a I7 . I also have had trouble updating a tower which is normally not hooked to the internet it was running Mint 18.2 ------that failed to install most updates ending in an un-bootable system . I tried to install an older Mint 18.1 on this system and ran into similar problem doing any updates . Will end up cloning drives off another Mint system that is running well and avoid any updates till these bugs are sorted out . The way the updates are failing makes me hesitant to attempt to install any new programs and end with os failure . Patience I guess
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-27
Votes: 18
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Super easy to use.
Looks good.
Pretty stable so far.
A great OS for 1st timers coming from Windows.
Easy to configure for 4k monitors.
Works great and comes loaded with many useful apps already installed.
Easy to install whatever else you may need.
I wish it was a bit more customizable for appearance (like say...KDE) but oh well.
It's a great OS.
Great support too.
And , I just love Timeshift.
Using Mint 19 Cinnamon currently on my living room PC hooked to a 50 inch 4k TV , as well as a work laptop.
Love it.
One thing I don't like though (as with all Linux distros) is that there is no system-wide EQ.
So watching movies on Netflix or Amazon can be annoying with a "Flat" sound setting.
My answer to that though WAS Pulseaudio EQ , but that no longer works with any of the new distros (at least for me).
Then I thought the NEW answer would be PulseEffects....
Well that is absolutely amazing , with EQ , Compression , Limiting , etc. .......if you are using a 2.1 sound system.
But it is useless if you use 5.1 or above as PulseEffects only supports 2 channels.
Why in the WORLD would you do that!?
Oh well , not an issue with Mint so much as with just PulseEffects itself.
Mint 19 is a wonderful OS.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-27
Votes: 5
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17.3 is my go-to version of Mint.
I still want & need the ability to use STARTX from the SU log-in to correct and tame and tweak other projects and OPS. Using SU or SUDO and the command line is a crippling experience contrary the advice of experts. Still having a GUI desktop as ROOT is much better.
The only current difficulties are with updating 17.3. On the rare occasion I really need something "new" 18.3 or 19 can do the work.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-23
Votes: 35
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Cannot compare to other distros . I'm using this distro on a HP laptop from 2012, which I do not recommend due to hardware compatibility. Cinnamon was even able to detect and enable my keyboard's backlight + Function shortcuts. This was not possible with Mate or XFCE.
I tried too many distros to the point of frustration, and this is the distro that has been the most stable for me. My productivity has never been better when I do work at home or on the go. Would I recommend Mint to others? Of course, but don't be discouraged to try other distros. My only wish is that the Mint team stuck with the KDE desktop. KDE Plasma is fantastic and I would make KDE Neon my main OS if it wasn't for better stability in Mint 19.
It has been a very smooth experience with Mint 19 and look forward to see what the team will do with LMDE.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-18
Votes: 28
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I've used Linux Mint since 2006. Never once in all that time have I been disappointed in a new Mint release until LM19 came along. For a brief time installing Wine in LM19 didn't work. That issue has now been fixed and once again I'm more than happy with Mint 19 'Mate' on my desktop.
In the interim, while LM19's Wine installation issue was sorted out, I spent time with other distros to get a feel for what's out there and why something else may or may not be a fit for me. Distrowatch's top 10 was the list I worked from. Starting with Manjaro, then Elementary, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Solus and Zorin, I ran these in virtual machines for a few days each. Those that offered Mate' as a desktop choice were my favorites. Those that didn't, not so much.
Manjaro Mate' was good, as was Ubuntu Mate', but nothing I'd trade Linux Mint for. Debian, in the LMDE 3 offering, was also good even though it didn't offer Mate' as a desktop option. Never been partial to openSUSE. Solus and Zorin were 'also rans'. So I stayed with LM19 Mate' till a solution to the Wine installation issue became available, and there I'll remain. It's a rock solid desktop OS that right out of the box offers everything the typical desktop user needs and then some - all without getting in your way, begging for attention or phoning home with info about you, like Win 10 users have to put up with.
After the brief disappointment the Wine installation issue caused, Mint has emerged once again as the 'go to' choice for those who simply want their desktop OS to work without fuss from the moment it's installed. After all these years Mint is still 'the best!'.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-15
Votes: 16
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Actually have been using Mint since version 6. Dual booted with windows versions XP, 7, & 10. Any more only use Windows to play Minecraft because that is the version (Java) I was given. All other use is on Mint. Over the years I have installed and tested many other distros and always come back to Mint, it is the easiest and most reliable of them all, and support and community are great. Also have built many computers for people and put Mint on them over the years. Kudos to the Mint team.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-15
Votes: 16
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I have been using Linux Mint Cinnamon since version 17 intermittently.
In favor:
- Ease of use, very similar to Windows.
- Stability.
-Customization.
Against:
-Unattractive. It looks old-fashioned and ugly.
-The taskbar is not very customizable, it does not allow to change its transparency level nor the use of thumbnails, Windows Aero style.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-14
Votes: 27
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The best Linux version I have tried. I've been using it for about a year and I'm super happy. Install was easy, save a minor hoop to jump through for broadcom wireless... I was impressed at how many things just work, web browsing, email, spreadsheets, documents, photos... connecting a Bluetooth speaker through Bluetooth... and it's reasonably fast on my old turd of a Lenovo x200. Seriously getting to the point that I'm thinking about replacing my lamily desktop with a home built computer with Linux mint on it.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-11
Votes: 5
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I have spent the last 3 days doing full installs and tests with different distributions coming to one conclusion. I tried MX Linux, Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10, Elementary 5, Manjaro, Opensuse Tumbleweed and Peppermint 9 fully updated.
I needed everything to work and be available without installing tweak tools and without ppa's. Mint 19 xfce is the only one that achieved this but only because of Flatpak integration into software manager. All of the the icons on panel show up and work correctly with installed software, no confusing grub updates, no screen tearing or graphics glitches.
To be fair, Peppermint 9 and Ubuntu 18.10 Gnome did the same but failed because of strange problem with certain Steam games not working correctly.
-1 point for lack of software in repos compared to Manjaro and Opensuse.
-1 point because after using Ubuntu 18.10 everything else is ugly to me and feel Mint has the most unappealing theme out of the box.
But at the end of the day, I stick with what works.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-08
Votes: 16
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When I started using Linux again after a break since Ubuntu 12 or thereabouts I tried Mint 18 as my first install. I've since tried other distros, Ubuntu Mate, Linux Lite, Manjaro and probably others I've forgotten on this laptop and a few others which were installed on and specifically targeted at my older hardware (desktops).
However for me the Mint team do it best - at least for my current laptop hardware. I really like their distros.
I think Mint 19 got a poor reception but they must have put in some hours since the initial launch. I recently installed Mint 19 and I couldn't be more satisfied.
Everything in 19 just works now as it should. I'm writing this using a three monitor setup, playing Netflix on one and spreadsheeting on another. I have the confidence now to overwrite Mint 18 with another Linux flavour (and continue experimenting).
Mint 19 is a bit like using Windows. No obvious limitations in what you can do, but without the feeling of being "metricked".
Hardware: Lenovo IdeaPad 8 gig ram, 1 Tb SATA, Nvidia Geforce 940 MX graphics.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-07
Votes: 16
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Linux Mint is my favorite in 2018. Nice and simple UI. Distro just works and very stable.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-06
Votes: 15
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Went back to Mint after a distrohopper tour, because I have realized what is most important: a polished distro that simply works, is stable, easy to use and secure. I am feeling at home with apt and deb-files and for me Mint is the easiest to install all the necessary apps and a proper security setup (apparmor with good working profiles, firewall, firejail), I know it is well maintained and the whole team is hard at work to make it even better. It must be said that Ubuntu is also a great choice and delivers the solid base.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-04
Votes: 35
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I love Linux Mint 19 cinnamon. Version 18.3 had left a bitter taste in my mouth due to some errors, such as not being able to install my printer drivers and the problem with the shutdown. However, these problems have disappeared in this version. Everything works as it should, so it has become my official distribution, which I use for daily use in my work.
Its resemblance to windows makes its learning curvature low. To this must be added its great stability and handling of updates.
It is simply ideal for beginners and for all those who want an operating system easy to install and work properly from the first moment.
Before I used Zorin os 12.4 but I was disappointed and began to cause various problems. In addition, the support provided for the paid version is quite deficient.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-04
Votes: 29
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Simply the best if you want an easy to install and well working out of the box Linux.
I have tried many other distros but none of them comes nearly the quality of Mint.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-11-03
Votes: 2
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Have been using Mint for many years, and I only run Linux at home. I switched from Xubuntu back in 2008ish. I am stuck on XFCE, nothing has been able to replace it for me. Mint was hitting all the right spots. Because they are a downstream release, they adopted systemd. Suddenly, my system wasn't as stable, and could take 5 minutes to shut down. Several stability issues.
Clem confirmed that there was really nothing they could do about it, and I realized that I had to move away from Mint. The new upgrade process (19) is convoluted, and I've reached my breaking point. For the good of the future of linux, I have to move to a systemd-free version , and I've chosen Devuan. Since this is a review of Mint I won't go into it here, but Mint just doesn't meet my needs anymore. It was such a great distro, but some things can't be overlooked.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 8
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i use on all my client linux mint now at version 18.1
great OS
Quintilio Taccetti
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-27
Votes: 18
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Great OS. Best I have ever.used Windows ca not even come close.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-25
Votes: 42
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Linux Mint Debian eddition LMDE3, is my favored distro. Thanks
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-10-25
Votes: 0
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worked on the live dvd fine. after installation twice only crashes waist of time
they may have had some thing here once but now no
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-10-24
Votes: 0
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LinuxMint has been my favorite distro for many years, often used LMDE3 dual booting. Disappointed that Xfce is no longer available.
Cons: Install hung up with partitioning and forced to install without my normal 3 partitions. Once installed updates had a series of errors. Not good for a new release, don't think I will continue with LinuxMint or LMDE.
Could use LnuxMint, not stable and so much is not functioning properly to even list, nor do I know what is causing it.
Think I will head over to Devuan, heard it just works and quite stable. Think the problems with Debian and Ubuntu is evident, won't say what I suspect here.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-23
Votes: 42
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The best distro. There is no comparison. It works all right, it's stable, it's simple to use and has a beautiful desktop. There are no frills or anti-intuitive things, it's essential. What more could you want from a linux operating system?
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-10-22
Votes: 1
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Con - I was very disappointed to discover that neither Wine nor Q4Wine nor Play on Linux were any use when I tried to install Photoshop Elements 2.
Pro - Crossover on the other hand has installed Photoshop Elements 2. Consequently I shall keep using
3-LMDE for a while, though it will have to be turn out to very much better than the excellent Mint 17.1 Xfce to
persuade me abandon Mint 17.1 Xfce.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-22
Votes: 4
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This is a serious contender for the desktop Os "market" it has all the bells and whistles of any commercially available Os, ( read Microsoft or Mac OS ) but a ton of user custumisation that out strip Microsoft and Mac OS combined ..... Has been my OS of choice for almost two years and the only down side is the lack of open source support from big vendors ... Hardware and software. However things are moving on and after using mint I don't think I could ever go back to any non Linux distro......
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-19
Votes: 0
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Well integrated desktop Cinnamon and apps with the system, own advanced and beautiful desktop Cinnamon, nice own tools and everything out of the box makes this the best desktop Linux system (distro). Also built on top of great base system Ubuntu.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-19
Votes: 0
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Outstanding. With this version I can now kiss Windows good-bye. The 32-bit version works excellently on my older T2060 laptop and works great on my LGA 1155 computer. Once I get a bit more accustom to using this NEWEST version of Mint, then I'll install it on my LGA 1151 7th generation computer. I'm really impressed with the simple click and go process of getting things done. This IS the Operating System that will get people to make the leap away from Microsoft. Mint even made it simple by including a one-click process to get my DVD player working properly. Thank You!!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-10-18
Votes: 1
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After using LM 18.3 MATE for a number of months I am going back to 17.3 MATE, even though support is due to end in April 2019. LM 18.3 has problems, including the switch to GTK3, using lightdm instead of mdm (the slide show at login was very appealing and quite refined), using approximately twice the memory of 17.3 at idle and a problem with wireless not restarting after suspend which the developers still have not fixed. I did the same thing years ago with Windows XP. I kept using it years after other Windows versions were introduced. LM 17.3 was Mint's best release ever. Let's hope that a future release will be just as good!
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-16
Votes: 14
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This is a great looking distro that works really well. It is easy to install and use, but perhaps slightly more difficult than Linux Mint 19. The one complaint I have is that LibreOffice 5 is provided rather than LibreOffice 6. The first thing I did after installation was remove version 5. I then downloaded version 6 from LibreOffice and installed it.
This distro would likely appeal to advanced beginners and intermediate level users. Its biggest strength is stability; its greatest weakness is outdated packages. Compared to many of the other available options, I think it is worth considering.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-15
Votes: 2
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Very stable. Familiar to anyone from the Windows world, so a short learning curve. I got on board when my Windows Vista turned bad, who's didn't?. That was version Mint 10. I tend to hang back on version updates so I'm still on 18.3. Once version 19 matures I'll upgrade. I liked Mint from the start as it just worked out the box. No jumping through hoops to get basic functionality. However, there is one area where Linux, in general, fails to shine and that's printers. What to do? Virtualbox, with either a cheap copy of Windows 7 off eBay or use one of the 90-day virtual versions from Microsoft and take a snapshot. When the 90 days is up, roll out the snapshot and your good to go for another 90 days. All you need then is shared read-only directory with MInt and there you have it. All the bells and whistles of your printer ready to hand. Overall I love the depth of Linux. There isn't anything you can't get at. It's not for everyone, neither is anything, but if you want to try it out Linux, Mint is a great place to start. The question is would I change? Probably not, but I have considered using Proxmox and virtualising everything, including Mint.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 1
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Just tried version 19. Really impressed with sleek UI and ease of use. I'm using windows from 1995, but recently I had some projects to work on Linux at work. I tried Ubuntu but hated it, when my colleague recommended Linux Mint, I couldn't be more happier. As a long time Windows fan, I really enjoy working on Mint way more. Currently I'm running it inside VM, but planning to switch completely soon. By far, this is the most stable, ease to use and elegant OS I've ever used. Love it. Will donate to the project. Keep up the good work guys
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-10
Votes: 0
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As a relative Linux newb I have found Mint the perfect mix of Linux security and Windows familiarity. Thanks for making a distro for us users in transition from Microsoft products to Linux.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-10
Votes: 0
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Turned my back on Windows several years ago because I was really fed up. After quite some reading and trying out live systems of a number of Linux distros, I opted for Linux Mint. I haven't regretted that for a single second. No more freezing or crashing applications, no frozen desktop, no blue screens of death, no crashing computer. Viruses, trojans, spyware or other malware whatsoever are just words from long ago - and bad memories. Is there an equivalent of that infamous Ctrl+Alt+Del combination? I couldn't tell.
Everything works perfectly well, and thanks to PlayOnLinux, I can use this one Windows app I can't live without. :-)) Well, one quirk is okay, isn't it?
I warmly recommend Mint to everybody who wants a convenient, elegant, and self-explanatory OS. Adjectives I want to add: rock-solid, stable, reliable.
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Version: 19
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-10-09
Votes: 0
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MInt Linux 19 look nice apps, themes, and software especially Mint Linux is horrible on my Notebook 4K display. I feel that there is not enough to adjust display size, only setting HiDPI. I have to adjust everything customize display. Pain in Ass.
It should be automatically to detect the 4K display scaling. I prefer to go Windows 10 because it has detect it and correct scaling.
I wish that LInux need improving with 4K scaling.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-08
Votes: 0
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This is the best alternative to the Windows operating system very polished and works excellent on my desktop computers and is fast what more could you want?
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-06
Votes: 0
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Fast, reliable and stable. I use lmde3 daily on my production computer. I like Cinnamon desktop too. I think this is the Mint's flagship.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-04
Votes: 0
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It works well!
Thank you for the developers.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-03
Votes: 0
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I think Mint is very stable. Works very well. Simple to use. I use Mate as desktop environment. My focus isn't in speed but in stability. Upgrading from 18.3 is not a good idea. I think it's better install 19 over 18.3 after a backup. I've had to change to bios (legacy) to boot after install in one machine. I use Mint since version 17. It was always stable and easy to use. Now Mint 19 comes with wine 3.0.2. Very good to use some windows programs. Since I left Ubuntu Mint was my preferred distribution.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-03
Votes: 0
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For me Linux Mint is THE best and most stable linux distribution at all. Where Ubuntu cannot detect and configure my hardware (graphic and sound) Mint is doing it without any problems.
I have never ever had any crashes or problems with it.
I also use kali linux on laptops, but on my PC I only use mint for all my work. Its just about perfect
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-10-02
Votes: 3
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With support end for 17.3 aproaching we decided to trial upgrade to latest version for the Mint systems in classroom groups.
First we ran live for a day to check 19 would rtun on the hardware.
Reading instructions we found we had to upgrade to 18, from 18 to 18.3 and then at last to 19.
First we did a backup of all things of importance. Read the instructions again and decided to do 1 laptop first as a test. Users of another very popular distro were already laughing.
Upgrade to 18 was not so difficult, upgrade to 18.3 was taken care of by a mint tool upgrade manager, it worked but left us with the anchient kernel. Then for bravely update to 19. Change the display manager on console, do apt remove --purge mdm mint-mdm-themes*, sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm, sudo reboot. Install mint upgrade tool, do Mint upgrade check and remove any packages which are quoted as an hindrance to the upgrade. In our case several packages had to be purged, on the command line. ( Not all steps listed ).
Upgrade and reboot...... Failed, after hours of sitting on one computer. Hell the school kids have hundreds, what if this was the standard distro.. Now the rest of restraint was lost and the watching rolling release users were screaming with laughter.
We could have reinstalled keeping home or copied files from the backup but after some discussion something else happened, users decided this is not a process or a system for beginners, I decided it is not an option for the admin either.
Sorry but this is not everything works and simplicity anymore. my system was updated each time succesfully from Mint 13 onwards until 17.3 without much difficulty. I tried 18 but found it lacking so no upgrade. Felt like downgrade to me.
Most of the kids are very happy with an Arch based rolling release system. I will join them today.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-30
Votes: 0
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I just installed Linux Mint 19 on my gaming laptop for the first time a few days ago. I've got a lot of experience with computers and software and have used other distros in the past. Most distros fall short in some way or another and may take some work to get it running properly. I wanted a distro which I didn't have to spend time working on constantly in order to keep it running properly and would work with all my hardware with loads of software options. Linux Mint is the absolute best distro I've tried and it even blows Windows and Mac out of the water as well. Everything works perfectly out of the box and it is so simple to use.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 0
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Yesterday I was tried manjaro gnome and understood now how much I love Mint Cinnamon! Great distribution, friendly, clear. I definitely recommend for newbies. I use for three years Linux Mint different versions.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 5
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Good distro for noobs coming from Windows. Cinnamon has a very Windowsy look and feel and Linux Mint comes with all the tools you would want preinstalled. Built on the excellent Ubuntu 18.04 LTS with long term support which means that Linux Mint gets the same five year support and vast software repository. All in all, Linux Mint is Ubuntu with a desktop environment that looks and behave more like Windows and is a good gateway drug for Windows people turned off by Microsoft's latest shenanigans. It's not as fast as Debian or Arch or as good-looking as Ubuntu and that is why I don't give it a top score. However, it is really good for noobs.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-26
Votes: 0
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Using LM 19 XFCE
looks gorgeous imho
maybe I am comparing 'apples with pairs' - however, seems that LM XFCE version 19 prob a bit less nippy than even Linux Mint Mate 18.3 [sorry... don't have any comparison with LM XFCE 18] , seems to have slower boot, applications take longer to load etc
but seems very stable so far!
[also... if you like XFCE... my impression is that Xubuntu seems to be sl faster than LM - have been using Xubuntu 16.04 for some time now.. very fast! ]
I think overall very well done distro. fantastic to use even for novices
Also I had for a few months now LM Mate 18.3 on a quite old refurb laptop with SSD. LM Mate 18.3 is quite fast/stable distro. Never used Mate before - so I thought I'd give it a go - but have been quite impressed!
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Version: 19
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-09-25
Votes: 0
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I completely agree with others complaining about 19 being unstable. MATE's caja is a real mess right now with blank file & folder info on extra panel view and focus issues. But the show stopper for me is the consistent file manager crashes when unmounting a usb drive. I tested caja with different distos but Ubuntu, Mint and Manjaro all have this frustrating issue. Yes I filed my bug reports but really who has the time to for all of this. Also the nvidia-settings has become a real pain as there is NO way to save anything even as root; everything is be rewritten on reboot. It took me two days to figure that one out with a GRUB option...I'm better off building my own system and skip all the bloat from Mint. I've tried Mint several times now and in the end I've had to scrap it to do my own thing with Debian.
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Version: 19
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-09-24
Votes: 0
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version 18.3 is far better than version 19. Version 19 is buggy and should not have been released.
On install, do not try to encrypt your home folder if you want to start the distro.
18.3 has K3B, Version 19 do not include a burning program. Their are still people who do backup of files on CD & DVD.
Version 18.3 is a 10 vs. version 19 as a 3.
very, very disappointed in this release
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-24
Votes: 0
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I have easily installed LinuxMint 19 Cinnamon with UEFI and SecureBoot Enabled on my Acer ES1-572 Intel Core I5-6200U 2.3GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz, Intel HD graphics 520, 4GB DDR3 L Memory and 500 GB HDD without no problem with the help of LinuxMint Forum Friends; the boot is a bit slower than LinuxMint 18.3 but it is more complete and solid like a rock !!!
I would never want to change LinuxMint for Windows 10 or for Mac OS x for the simple reason that I learn slowly but surely the Linux Philosophy in general, but especially LinuxMint Developers and their head CLEM, LE Well NAMED ,,,,,
BYE
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-24
Votes: 0
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Mint is the best Linux distro I have ever used. But version 19 have some problems. I installed Mint 19 Tara but started to freeze. Before Mint 19 Tara there was no freeze problem. A few weeks ago I switched to Debian based Mint Cindy 3. This is much much better than Ubuntu based Mint distros. I hope Linux Mint team will follow Debian based Mint distro.
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Version: 19
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 0
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I run (ran) Mint on most of my laptops until version 19. I think compared to 18, it is buggy. The largest problem I had was I could not reboot a laptop remotely. This issue to not happen in 18. At least for now, I have moved the laptops to Ubuntu until Mint gets this fixed. I did have some browser issues as well.
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Version: 19
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 0
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I'm disappointed with Linux Mint 19 cinnamon. The previous version (18.3) works quite acceptable, however I can not say the same of the current one. It doesn't have wine, so it has not been impossible for me to install some programs that ran before. Downloaded movies are choppy. Anyway, I think the developers went backwards with Mint 19. Does it make sense to rush out a new version if Ubuntu 18.04 isn't polished enough? Wouldn't it have been better to wait a little longer?
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 1
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I would recommend Linux Mint to anyone who has just started. I have not encountered any problems. It is highly performance, fluent and comfortable to use. I have tried a lot of distributions and decided to use Linux Mint permanently.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 2
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Linux Mint 19 Xfce my favorite distro.
Main features I like;
+ Out of box Compiz support
+ Easy switch Openbox window manager or Compton compositor
+ Mintupdate (superb app)
+ Outofbox Timeshift support (with Mintupdate reminders)
+ Mintinstall (outofbox Flatpak support)
+ Easy installation
+ Xapps
+ Tradational layout
+ Outofbox context menu element (open with root etc.)
+ Outofbox OpenVPN support (easly configuration and connection)
+ Slick greeter and LightDM settings tool
+ A lot of things...
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-20
Votes: 4
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Quite the distro hopper. Been using a mix of Elementary, MXLinux, and Ubuntu as daily drivers. Decided to ghost my elementaryOS Desktop with Mint 19.
Pros: Very stable. Elementary has some issues since it is still built off Ubuntu Xenial (until Luna is released anyway.) Mint does not have this issue. Lots of small things to make this point, but a big one for me was the difference in the function of OpenVPN. Depricated functions of OpenVPN in older OSs, such as Comp-LZO, clog up my logs over TCP and wont work at all over UDP. Mint handles VPN connections over OpenVPN flawlessly. Lots of configuration options with GUIs if you dont like getting into too many config files. Power options allow for lid-close options without having to manipulate config files manually.
Cons: Not a big fan of having launchers on the left big bars in the middle for running programs. Wish I could just have the icons, like many other distros do. Just cleaner. Little heavy on applications. I know some people hate having to install software, but it can go too far where you end up with a bloated system having a bunch of unneeded software installed.
Still giving a ten despite my nitpicking con-list. Feels like a complete, and well-thought-out OS. The screensavers are cool, someone had some fun coming up with all of those. VLC integrated much nicer than in Elementary, probably why it is bundled in. Overall great distro, I see why it is so high in the list here on distrowatch.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-19
Votes: 4
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[for Mint 19 XFCE]
I have found that this version integrates all of my hardware very well. The desktop is sleek and simple to configure. Even though I prefer installing apps from the command line, the Software Manager has become a great tool. Timeshift works as advertised; I use BTRFS for my / partition. Since Mint pushes Timeshift as a disaster recovery option, it should use BTRFS as the default partition type instead of EXT4 (at least for /).
Overall, Mint 19 is a great OS and I highly recommend it.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-19
Votes: 3
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This is more a comment about LMDE3 than the Ubuntu-based version 19.
First I would like to say I like both distributions.
I manage a nonprofit where we rebuild, resell, and donate computers to the less fortunate among us.
We use Mint as the default distribution for the computers that we rebuild.
Although it is not officially supported, it has been a trivial matter to setup a live DVD for booting over our PXE network. The method we used was the same as that which would work with any version of Ubuntu or its other derivatives, that is, unzipping it to a folder on the PXE server and then configuring the menus. This method would work, that is, until the release of Ubuntu 18.04 upon which Mint 19 is based. From that point forward no Ubuntu derivatives have been easily made to PXE boot using our old standard method
However, an unzipped LMDE3 DVD does still PXE boot properly.
This makes us happy and as a consequence we now use LMDE3 rather than Mint 19.x as our default distribution set.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-19
Votes: 0
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Je suis absolument satisfait de cet OS. Simple, convivial, rapide. Une merveille !
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-18
Votes: 3
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Rating is for the Xfce edition. My preference is based on the overwhelming flexibility of controls with Xfce, in determining font size, icon size, color combinations is appearance. One can make it as simple as one desires. My need is strictly for speed and ready-access to a program's functions and practical application. I only use the system for productivity (mainly office spreadsheets and word processing) and communications through email. I recommend version 18.3.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-18
Votes: 4
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All Linux Mint versions are excellent performers, easy to install use, everything works, 32-bit very useful for older 64-bit systems, and, LMDE the fastest Cinnamon with RAM. More actual human thinking-time freed up for personal projects using computer systems....
Swapability of drives between systems, laptop or PC, is very convenient, and also, cloning partitions with gparted is a breeze. Both activities very useful when updates are performed away from base, when/where Internet is not available/unreliable.
Computing as only Open Source ideals and craftsmanship can provide, and also, computing as computing should always have been...! Long Live Linux Mints...and their Developers...
Plus a very apt quote, borrowed from below...
'Never had any problems that I didn't cause myself...' Thanks for that one...LOL..
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-18
Votes: 1
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this is the best of all linux at distro watch by far easy to install and does every thing as windows 10
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-17
Votes: 2
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Desktops, Laptops, works well on anything.
Never had any problems that I didn't cause myself...
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-16
Votes: 3
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Best all around Linux Desktop going, imo. very fast too. using Mate DE 64 bit.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-15
Votes: 0
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Everything works out of the box. Installation is very easy. Cinnamon is very polished and beautiful. You can't make it more easy. If you need to get rid of Windows, try Mint.
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-09-15
Votes: 0
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I have been using Linux since 2006 with Ubuntu 5.04, So I am not a newbie. Compared to Mint 17.3/18.3, Mint 19 is somewhat of a disappointment. Can we blame it on the Ubuntu 18.04 base? Maybe and maybe not. With some difficulty I installed it on two of my Lenovo Thinkpads. It is slower and more sluggish than Mint 17/18 MATE, which shut down in 4 sec. Mint 19 takes a good 10-12 sec. to shut down, though the boot time is good. For software, the biggest letdown is with LibreOffice 6. The great product they had with LibreOffice Ver. 4xx/5xx is gone. It is slow and sluggish, the interface has changed and some fonts previously available in LO 4/5 are gone in LO 6. It took me about 20 min. the other day to figure out how to add cells in LO Calc. Is it progress when you keep changing the interface, like MS Ofiice has done over and over? No, absolutely not! Then there's Mozilla's Firefox who thought they were doing us a favor with FF 57 Quantum. I have switched to the old style interface that's available in Pale Moon. Every time you change the interface productivity drops. I will stick with Mint 18.3 MATE until EOL and hopefully the Mint team will have a really great Mint release by the Spring of 2021 if not earlier.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-13
Votes: 1
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One of the most user-friendly Linux distributions that suits a Linux beginner / Windows user very well. Very easy installation. System works without problems and runs flawlessly. Updates and patches are easy to install. Many great software programs are preinstalled.
I have installed Mint 18.3 Sarah and Mint 19 Tara on two old laptops and it runs perfectly.
I recommend this distribution to everyone.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-13
Votes: 0
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Best linux distro for replacing costly windows
also offers much more security than windows like windows will allow you to set 12345 or your username as a password but linux mint won't
and more customizable than windows.
Less resource heavy as Blender cpu rendering is faster on mint as compared to windows.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-11
Votes: 0
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Best operation out there. No firecracks pure desktop pro.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-11
Votes: 1
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Linux Mint will make you feel at home. It is a fairly stable and fast distribution. Mintupdate is best update manager of linux world.
I am using Linux Mint 19 since three months without any problem. I did upgrade from Linux Mint 18.3 without any pain and problem.
I would strongly recommend.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-09
Votes: 8
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Very good distribution, my choice nr.1 is Linux Mint 17.3 and 18.2 .Thank you!
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Version: 19
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-09-09
Votes: 3
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I'm using linux for nearly 10 years now, and I have to say that Mint was the best and the most polished linux distro out there. Was. And I explain myself:
Mint's supposed to delay its arrival 1-2 months after Ubuntu in order to test its base more and provide a (mostly) bug-free experience. And it does it right in many cases.
Not in this one. Tried 3 times (dd, ISO, UEFI/MBR) to install on a Lenovo Ideapad 100 and it failed each time to install grub. That's a known bug if you look it up on the forums, and they even uploaded a "v2" version of their ISOs, which was supposed to have the exact same bug fixed. That's the version that I was trying to install too, the "bug free", and it was rubbish. The QA has been going downhill in this distro sadly, and that's a strong fact about it.
Versions 18.0 to 18.3 installed flawlessly in the same hardware. Manjaro went excellent too. Can't recommend Mint as newbie friendly anymore. It's no easier than Ubuntu and even not easier than Manjaro. Instead, it causes more trouble.
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Version: 19
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-09-06
Votes: 0
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Installed Linux Mint 19 last night. Initial impressions and comparisons:
Using it with Mint-Y-Dark theme coupled with Papirus-icon-theme (Software manager has it), uninstalled TimeShift as I didn't have much space in my partition for regular backups (each backup summing up in GBs), and a few applets. (Desklets seem useless as of now).
Miss caffeine as an applet (my last distro Solus Budgie had it) and a system Night mode. (Have been using Redshift but not satisfied). The applets on Mint seem old.
Cinnamon is a memory hog. After playing with Solus for like a month could immediately notice the difference between the two. Cinnamon is like the Windows 7 of Linux distros, while Budgie might be the MacOS. It's smooth. All in all, in my experience of 3 Linux Distros, KDE 5 seemm the best overall, if functionality, smoothness and system resources usage are taken into account. Then comes Budgie, and the last should be Cinnamon.
Opening about 15-16 tabs in Chrome v69 on Mint makes the system unresponsive from time to time which was a surprise (8th Gen i3), and web-scrolling isn't as smooth as I'd seen on Solus, the launching of applications even after a fresh restart seem slower, and the outdated bottom panel seems in need of a serious update! All in all, Mint works, and seems stable, but the UX is just okay.
Default flatpack support feels nice, although the strength of Mint is its Ubuntu base, which entails a great software repository (primary reason why the shift was made). Solus app repository lacked a few apps I wanted, and it doesn't have debian package support. I have Kubuntu as my primary OS which I'd prefer over Mint 19 due to its good user experience, and low memory utilisation. The con with Kubuntu seems to me an erratic WiFi bug.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-03
Votes: 0
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Run very smooth. People said mint is for beginner, but for me, mint is my real linux.
Mint 19 is the best. This time I make right decision to upgrade to Mint 19
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-02
Votes: 0
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Tried top 5 flavors and Mind is years ahead of the rest.
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-09-02
Votes: 2
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When Linux Mint 19 Debian Edition 'LMDE" was recently released I thought that the developers had finally got it right. No more reliance on Ubuntu 18.04 and Pure Debian at it's core. Unfortunately LMDE comes up short with the same old repositories as Debian 9 "Stretch" and the same challenges with hardware recognition.
I noticed during my evaluation of the 2 versions that LMDE used more resources than Cinnamon under Debian 9 "Stretch" and had slower response times when opening applications.
I like the idea of getting out from under Ubuntu's skirts, but LMDE wouldn't work in my environment as a daily driver.
Don't give up Mint team, you are moving in the right direction and I look forward to returning to, what I considered the best Mint ever, 17.03.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-01
Votes: 0
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Mint 19 is still the best distro. Timeshift is a great addition and makes up for some apps slow to open in Cinnamon.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-01
Votes: 0
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I have lived with LINUX for 20 years and no matter what distros I try, I always drift back to LINUX MINT! Tara (19.0) is perhaps their best effort ever. A solid operating system that is both intuitive to use, but also allows the user to easily explore the power of LINUX. Mint has an amazing and friendly community willing to help the newbie, yet sophisticated enough to support a seasoned pro.
As far as I am concerned Mint is the best all around distro going
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-31
Votes: 0
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I use LM since 2010. This operating system was always stable, functional and worked out of the box with a fresh design. It is one of the best linux distribution, wich you can have. I have installed it on computers of all my family. Thanks to the LM-Team for their good work!
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-29
Votes: 0
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I've always loved this distro. Back around when it first came out, it was the only distro to load on my laptop and discover all devices, even the built-in wireless device! Yes, Awesome! I've stuck with Mint as my home server, router appliance, and my treadmill companion for watching movies.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-27
Votes: 0
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Seems very nice and smooth. and yes, mint cinnamon uses less memory than ubuntu unity, also reccommend to beginners cuz remind windows. plentiful repository.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-27
Votes: 7
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everything works on my laptop.
nothing to complain about.
i use it with great joy and pleasure!
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-27
Votes: 0
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The most objective when compared to others. And the 'Mint' looked very beautiful and more practical after being remodeled with the addition of 'Plank Dock', transparency, panel setup, etc.
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Version: 19
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-08-26
Votes: 2
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Cinnamon works snappy. It has more and better tools. However there're soms bugs and regressions that need attention. Some pre-installed software and preferences (dependencies) doesn't make sense.
There's still work to do. In parent distro Ubuntu I don't have those problems.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-22
Votes: 1
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Linux mint 18.2 xfce there are some inaccuracies and small internal problems for Dell latitude D630.
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Version: 19
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-08-22
Votes: 0
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Disappointing. The 19 cinnamon version consumes too many resources, which slows down the system too much. Besides, movies don't look smoothly.
As far as aesthetics go, it hasn't improved anything. The icons used mint-y are ugly and not very explanatory in relation to what they are intended to show.
The taskbar has not evolved, it still behaves like the old Windows XP.
On the other hand it lacks wine so you can't play programs that run on Windows.
In short, more than an advance, it is a step backwards compared to the 18.3 cinnamon version.
Zorin os ultimate is a much better choice, plus it has support which is a great help for new users.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 4
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My first Linux experience was very positive. Running Folding@Home for months at a time without restart.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 0
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It's beautiful and easy to use, my only con is that on my Dell Inspiron 1525 video is a little jittery, YouTube and videos in my hard drive look worse than on WIndows, little fps and sometimes the screen looks like it's broken on the diagonal.
I don't know. If it wasn't for that I'd probably use it as my daily driver OS
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-20
Votes: 0
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I've tested a lot of Linux distros the past few weeks and I have to admit Linux Mint 19 is almost the best.
Easy to use, very good hardware compatibilty (no problem with wifi driver on old Laptops), pretty nice and clear, efficient.
Latest CrossOver version works perfect on it and the store is really exhaustive.
LM19 will be my daily OS on my new laptop.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-20
Votes: 0
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Pros: Easy it install and use for home computing.
Cons: Firejail is not working. When I run firejail firefox in the terminal I get a blank web page.
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Version: 19
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-08-20
Votes: 16
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LM 19 Cinnamon.
I have been using LM 17 and 18 without issues. However, LM 19 does not run good in my laptop (i7, 16Gb, SSD).
Once Nvidia driver is running, the DE by itself makes my laptop runs hot and drains the battery faster than normal. Moreover, moving windows, scroll down the menus, and other common tasks feel heavy and laggy. Maybe a 4 cores intel @3.2GHz processor is not good enough for Cinnamon 3.8.
I did try to clean it up by killing background apps and removing preinstalled trash but I could not find the problem.
I wish LM team focused on the performance.
KDE 5 and XFCE run faster than Cinnamon 3.8 and Mate 1.20 (gtk3 problem?). I do not understand why dev team dropped KDE instead of Cinnamon.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-19
Votes: 0
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Clean and reliable with a far better graphic than earlier Mint distro. I used a dark theme to bring it "perfect."
Wine isn't great but works. Spotify is flawless. Nextcloud works well.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-08-16
Votes: 2
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With the death of my WinXP system I moved to Linux.
I chose Mint Mate 18.2.
Then the used laptop died and a new laptop with 18.2.
Worked until the Kernel series 14.5, I learned how to switch kernels then.
Mint 18.3 & 19.0...
I have my reservations about the new software manager FLATPAK.
Sounds like a band-aid to fix GUI differences.
Things are getting too bloated in the NEW Mints.
So I stick with what is working - 18.2.
And when that quits working, off to another distro...
Probably Arch or Slack now that I know Linux.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-13
Votes: 0
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Hi, love it but, always a but. I cannot get wine to run in version 19. I have gone back to 18.3 as wine runs ok in it.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-13
Votes: 0
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Quite reliable. Other OSes do not tend to hang around on my laptop for longer than two weeks. Microsoft included. Either they fail to boot after one too much customization, or deteriorate rapidly and go slooooooooow. This one here I have since... I do not remember, which is unusual (around release date?). And I didn't go easy on it. I'm quite impressed.
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-08-11
Votes: 0
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Still trying to install it on a usb stick(?). the Mint 19 file I have downloaded from 3 different sites installs on the usb OK but when I try to boot from it, I get the message that Gru4dos is missing and the boot
process halts. Disappointing....
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-09
Votes: 0
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If you are the fork lift / tractor / truck type, take Ubuntu. Sluggishness, intricateness and lots of inconveniences guaranteed. If you are not, take Linux Mint. It's smart and elegant, and most of all: user-friendly. Whether it's rather a Volvo, a Mercedes or a Porsche - well, that's up to you to decide. :-)
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