Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-21
Votes: 4
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Mint 19.1 is my first modern Linux installation, from Windows 10, and I have to say, I'm not disappointed at all leaving Windows behind....
As a techie, I'm like to have Wireshark, Virtualbox, Putty, OpenSSL and Python as basic tools I use, and they're all there, or easily installed..
Also installed Brave browser and it all works very well..
(no more Windows "glitches" to deal with)
There's really nothing missing that I didn't have on Windows, and it runs great on my HP laptop, Intel Core-i5 + 8gig memory. (I'm now converting over to a 500gig EVO860 SSD)
Thanks to the Mint Team for sympathizing with us ex-windows users...
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-13
Votes: 6
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Moving from Windows, this seems to be the most reasonable choice.
Why?
Stability
Performance
Familiarity
Supporting Community
A Linux Mint Pro User Support company might do well to take advantage of many Windows users flocking away ffrom the end of life for Windows 7.
I have tried Kubuntu, Fedora, Ubuntu, Feren, and some others. But I always come back to Linux Mint.... It was working upon first install.
Issues? Yes... Because Linux lets you change things, new users may change too much and find themselves confused by options and operations that veer from the expected behavior of the original.
One thing they must get used to is that support is found in IRC more than anyplace else, and (unfortunately) the experienced users there, who can help, often have an attitude that is off-putting.
Answers to simple questions often take the form of "Why would you want that?! Just do this." While Windows users are trained to approach things from that perspective.
Time will tell if many user can transition. I sure hope to!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-05-13
Votes: 2
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This is the best out-of-the-box Xfce desktop I've seen so far. Unless most Xfce spins which are poorly crafted and need lots of customisation to feel comfortable with, this one works and looks really fine. The OS is fast to boot even on HDD (Btrfs root partition recommended for faster HDD boot) and light on system resources. The default software choice is good, you get useful programs and no useless ones like Flash or games.
It does have its downsides: like most LTS distributions, software in the repositories is quite old; like most Ubuntu derivatives, the installer gives you few options and hibernation is disabled by default.
If you don't need the latest versions of software and want a well-polished, light and efficient desktop OS, you should definitely give it a try.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-05-11
Votes: 4
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Linux Mint is by far the best Linux distro out there, recently wiped win10 from my laptop and used it at work instead, which got some heads turning, I especially like to point out Linux Updates are in the control of the user.
The only reason i scored it down to an 8 out of 10 was because i recently brought a RX580 gfx card and the drivers would not install.
Keep up the good work, once the drivers from the rx580 are available i will be back but until then LX for me at the moment.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-11
Votes: 0
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Since last upgrade, still battling to get WifI working for some unknown reason. Otherwise brilliant in every other way.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-09
Votes: 7
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My only gripes are:
1) Shortcuts on the desktop are way too much work
2) I have a 4 year old desktop system that I originally ran as a hackintosh with NVidia card that won't sleep or hibernate or gracefully shut off the monitor
3) Creating new default app to filetype mappings are more painful than gripe #1
Gripes aside, this is the best OS/distro out there as an alternative to MS.
I have been an OS and distro hopper for 15 years. Many disappointments until I switched to Mint 17, and now on Mint 19.1.
I make sure that I provide my share of support to the Mint team and the open source projects that are most valuable to me. I hope that others do the same so that free choice prevails. Freedom is not free, regardless of the subject matter.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-07
Votes: 22
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The best distro for Linux beginners, some minimal tweaks here and there for an optimal and better experience makes it better.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-07
Votes: 16
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One of the best distro I ever tested ...
Every time if I think to change distro I again come back to mint ..
I really addicted to Mint cinnamon...
Thanks to the developers ..
Still there are little bit problems but I hope that mint team will resolved it in future updates ...
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-05
Votes: 22
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This is super distro, very-very thanks for the developers!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-05
Votes: 33
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I am a distro-hopper and have been ever since Ubuntu changed their desktop to Unity.
I went to Mint Mate and although I keep trying to find a better distro than Mint ( have tried Manjaro OpenSuSe Zorin MXlinux etc ) I have had no success. Always I return to Mint Mate.
Mint simply does it right : based on Ubuntu and Debian with ppas available for just about anything else you may require ( sush as Clipgrab or easymp3gain )
Many thanks to the Linux Mint developers. Well Done
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-04
Votes: 29
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Linux Mint is an elegant, modern distro that is easy to use yet powerful
Mint is reliable, comes with one of the best software managers. I use Cinnamon desktop and latest LMDE
I appreciate all the Linux Mint developers, good work!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-03
Votes: 34
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This is super distro, very-very thanks for the developers! I can use almost any documents, video or audio files, and some click to play good games. LM up-to-date system, and the cinnamon is a very intuitive GUI.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-02
Votes: 22
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Truly best of all distros. Tried many. !Thank You Linux Mint Team!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-02
Votes: 26
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This OS is what has freed me from windows. It also saved me a lot of money by not having to replace some aging computers. I started as a dual boot and find I hardly ever use windows anymore. Even my wife commented on that its much faster and enjoyable to use than windows. We just started using Linux and are very pleased with Linux Mint. I have tried some other distros but keep coming back to Mint.
So from a complete newbie switching from Windows, I would love to thank the Mint team!!!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-02
Votes: 0
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I was not able to make my Canon LBB-6000 printer to work under Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon 64bit version.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-30
Votes: 44
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I have been a big fan of Linux for the last 15 years, mostly a big fan if Ubuntu flavors specially for their simplicity to install and use.
After all these years I decided to try Linux Mint and I have to say that it is one of the very best distros that I ever used.
Linux Mint is very easy to install, end user do not need to have any special knowledge to have the OS installed and the computer running in just a few minutes.
From the moment that you start to use Linux Mint everything works flawless without any driver or software issue.
It is specially oriented to windows users that were able to do a step forward and move to a serious OS. Very user friendly in all aspects without the need of installing additional thing from the command line, or without the need of spending the whole afternoon googling for solutions.
Desktop is really nice, in most cases you will not need to customize anything. The default desktop is very nice and fully functional.
Anyway, if you want to customize your desktop according to your needs and preferences there is a full set of alternatives that you can apply to your desktop at a couple of mouse clicks of distance.
Another very important feature for newbies is the welcome screen that appears the first time that you enter to Linux Mint (you can keep it for ever there if you want, but there is an option that you can select if you do not want to see this screen anymore)
This welcome screen will guide you step by step (including links to the systems required to perform the actions) to for example download and install the latest system upgrades or customize your desktop or make a security copy of your computer, etc..
Software manager offers a lot of new soft to install in your computer and makes your user experience much better.
Summarizing
The perfect Linux distro for newbies and also for people that are not interested in complicated things.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-30
Votes: 21
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I've been a Windows user all my life (unless you count MS-DOS in the 1980s).
I needed a free but secure OS for 2010 computer I wanted to give to my partly-disabled 59 year old brother-in-law. His computer literacy was minimal. I checked out various Linux distributions and settled on Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop.
It worked right out of the box (not wireless or driver issues), was fast enough despite the age of the hardware, came with all the third party stuff many people need and to me (a Windows user) it was totally intuitive. I could set him up in no time. He's very happy and so am I.
Works fine on older machines, no worries about expensive license fees, no forced updates and no crapware to get rid of (I'm looking at you Windows 10!)
Linux mint is awesome!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-28
Votes: 24
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The only usable distribution that ever existed.Everything works.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-28
Votes: 25
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I use Linux Mint Cinnamon for 4 years. It is very fluent, elegant, easy and convenient. Linux Mint Cinnamon best Llinux distribution for the end user.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-26
Votes: 11
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I liked LinuxMint Cinnamon which I use since 2015 so far, and as I am curious, I want to install LMDE 3 Cinnamon, and I wish the development team of this second Distro to move to LMDE 5 directly based on Debian 10 Buster Stable, because Debian is very difficult for me !!!
Greetings to the whole team and to CLEM ...
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-24
Votes: 32
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I did install Linux Mint Xfce version alongside to Windows. LM Xfce very light and fast. I started doing every job on Linux Mint. I don't remember the last time I opened Windows. I think Linux is not as difficult as it is overrated. After a short familiarization period, you can use it without difficulty. The transition process was not very complicated. For this reason, I would like to thank the Linux Mint team. It's time to delete Windows now.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-24
Votes: 19
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Excellent distribution, easy to install, and to use. It is fast, whether in XFCE or Cinnamon version, fully functional, and reliable.
The tools to install/remove software, or to update it are really user friendly, yet full featured.
It is probably the easiest Linux to try when switching from Windows. Among the distributions that I tried, this is the best at handling system locales other than English.
The explanation of the 9 rating: the first version I installed was a 18.1, which I upgraded up to 18.3. Upon switching to 19.0, boot up time was longer than with 18.3 at first. For the 1st time, I had to use the forums for assistance. It was not a difficult fix in the end, but you get hard to please when your early experience is better on one point.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-23
Votes: 20
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Have used LM Mate 18.3 now for well over one year, I don't think ever had a single crash which must be a first for any distro I ever used, fast, responsive system; running very well on an ancient (prob 8-9 year old but reconditioned with new SSD) Lenovo thinkpad.
Mate looks really nice (before used mostly Cinnamon and XFCE) and is easy to configure.
Lots to like about LM, what I found particularly useful is the Update manager with ability to remove old Linux kernels.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-04-22
Votes: 16
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Impossible to install Photoshop Elements 2 because the older version of Wine is no longer available and the substitute Q4Wine is so convoluted and incomprehensible as to be useless.
Mint 17.1 was - and is - a far more useful version than this.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-22
Votes: 14
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Linux Mint just works. Have tried Manjaro, Arch, Antergos, Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSuse, Fedora
Only Mint and Ubuntu work out of those.
Arch is fun but tedious to maintain.
Manjaro has wifi Issues.
Some similar experiences with others.
And I find mint looks better.
Works better
3 years since I ditched Windows.
Never looked back.
Mint is the only Linux Distro I recommend.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-20
Votes: 11
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The only Linux distro that never disappoints me. It would do better than all distros if it had newer versions of applications. A thumbs up from me.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-19
Votes: 15
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I really like this distribution. Users like me that come from the Windows World will quickly adjust and feel like home. Thanks to the developers who created a really functional OS that looks also very nice. GREAT WORK !!!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-18
Votes: 21
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There are so many positive things to say about Mint that I do not have enough room to do so. Instead, I'll sum everything up with simply one word - "EXCELLENT."
A big hearty Thank You to all the developers responsible for this fine Distro which is the utmost best Windows replacement. The developers at Mint did not just settle for an Operating System that would work up to Windows 10 specifications, instead they made a much better Operating System than Windows 10 could ever be. When I previously used Windows 10 on this computer I would have to add-on a lot of aftermarket programs to do what Mint 19.1 does straight out of the box without any add-ons. After using Mint 19/19.1 for awhile, why would I or anybody else want to use the sub-standard Windows 10? I state this from the perspective of someone who works on(including building) computers for myself, my family and others AND I've done development work for Microsoft. Just to be able to work on other people's computers, I keep several computers with different versions of Windows on them. This is to keep me up to date with other people's computers I work on. Now that I have totally switched to Mint on my personal computer, I realized now more than ever exactly how poor the Windows Operating System truly is. Let's hope with Microsoft's renewed interest in Linux, they will not do to Linux what they did to Windows.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-18
Votes: 30
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Linux user for 20 years now. Started out with RH and Slackware. Tried ubuntu, Manjaro for a while and by chance LM; never looked back. The best by far.
Download and enjoy
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-17
Votes: 22
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I'm a senior and used mint for at least 3 years.
Have run it on a lot old and some newer machines and never had a issue.
Thanks
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-15
Votes: 2
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I am really enjoying this distro a lot. But I missed Mint KDE DE a lot. If possible Linux mint should also start providing KDE DE again
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-14
Votes: 50
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Hands down, the best Windows replacement going.
Windows is full of shortcomings, always has been. My disappointments with Windows began with 3.1 and continued through Windows NT, Win95, Windows 2000, Vista, XP, Windows 7, and on continued with Windows 10. Early on, I saw Linux had the potential to be a more efficient and less oppressive OS. I've tried various Linux distributions off and on since the 1990s. First, it was early Red Hat. Later, SuSe, and Debian. In the last few years, I have tried over a dozen different Linux distributions. But, in spite of any benefits Linux offered, every flavor, every distribution lacked the big things that Windows has always had going for it - easy to install, an easy to use intuitive interface, reliability, and a single installation that can be used for years at a time. Not one Linux distribution was able to combine those attributes. Worse, to the average home user, every Linux distribution was less stable than predominant MS Windows versions like XP, Win 2000, and Windows 7. Yes, you read that right. Even with the blue screen of death, freezes and crashes, MS Windows reboots and is more stable over time without tweaking than any home user targeted Linux distribution I'd tried.
That is until I tried Linux Mint. Mint has all the main ingredients - easy to install, an easy to use intuitive interface, reliability, and an single install that can be used for years at a time. It's still not perfect but it's close enough to perfect to be an honest, the first HONEST, Windows replacement for the home user.
One thing I absolutely love about Mint is the Update Manager. I have 64-bit Mint on two desktops and a laptop, and 32-bit Mint on an old Dell 1150 my teen uses for homework. All update flawlessly, including kernel updates. And, most impressive, I was able to update all from Mint 18.3 to Mint 19.1 from within the OS, no disc required. no issues, no data loss!
Wow!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-11
Votes: 7
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I really appreciate the stability, speed, and ease of this distribution. It's important for me to have something that just works reliably, without trying to be too fancy. I tried Ubuntu for a while, and then Mint with XFCE, but have since come to enjoy Mint with Cinnamon. Mint w/ Cinnamon works great on my several-year-old laptop, with very little tweaking needed. It gives me much less hassle than my Windows installations, which I need to boot into sometimes for certain apps.
About the only gripe I have is a few instances of lack of driver compatibility (an old Brother laser printer and a several-year-old usb wireless network adapter on a desktop, both of which would require some terminal-based updating to work), but there are so many positives I'm not complaining. I've submitted a few small donations to the dev team--a small price for the value I get from Mint.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-10
Votes: 18
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Linux Mint definately is one of the best Linux distros out there (in my view).
It's extremely simple, fast and stable and also quite easy, especially for Linux newbies.
For older hardware, I recommend the MATE or XFCE edition (Myself, I am using the MATE version).
Again, I only recommend Linux Mint for everyone, who wants an easy, fast and stable system. ;-)
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-09
Votes: 11
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I have this on my lappy,desktop,Girlfriends lappy,friends Lappy and my parents lappy.
All put on by myself (never done linux before really,only a Raspberry Pi 1st gen
All but mine running 5 to 15 year old laptops with 2 GIG RAM,all Mint Mate,except my laptop and desktop running Mint Cinnamon with *gig ram.
Yes some problems and had restore my lappy,but very pleased,girlfriend and parents are technophobes,but love it.
My thanks to linux and Mint team.
John
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-09
Votes: 12
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I come from Windows.
LM is :
- easy to install.
- easy to learn.
- elegant.
- has a good community.
- but no easy for the installation of Wine :-|
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-08
Votes: 11
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I use Linux Mint from previous, before 19.1 version. Had only several problems, one of them is with REMENIA, I had no menu toolbar. But this is very often problem. Other is with virtualization, I had no access to the USB port but this is because I use AMD fugly FM2+ platform, which live too short with no support for FOSS. Also I can't read CPU temperatures by same reason - AMD FM2+. I had before Intel Pentium 775 socket with 915 chipset, DDR1 memory and had no problems to read CPU temperatures or any problems in virtualization.
On other side, OS works like charm with no problems at all.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-04-04
Votes: 0
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Before I can say this is great for window defectors, there needs to be build in support for file sharing such as samba, which took a bit of effort to find the right forum and having it finally up and running on the OS drive only. I am still having problem finding a forum that guides me to have samba running with multiple HDD, Also, there needs to be build in support for VGA 1080p option in monitor resolution setting.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-04
Votes: 12
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e this distro. Have been using it for more than 8 year and it has never failed me. I have started using v11 (way back since in 2011).
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-04-03
Votes: 10
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Love this distro. Have been using it for more than a year and it has never failed me.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-04-03
Votes: 15
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I have been using Mint since version 8 helena after switching from Windows. With all it's flaws and there were only a few it's still head and shoulders above Windows. Mint has always been stable as a rock for me, as I'm not a Power User I usually wait a few months before upgrading and let the power gurus' work the bugs. Mint is fast, stable, flexable and priced right.
Now for the Cons: There are some but for an average to slightly above average user like myself I can't find one. I hope the Developers can keep up the outstanding work.
GREAT JOB...
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-04-01
Votes: 28
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The mint simply shutdown after some minutes , and log indicates a plymouth error.
I used mint a lot before and had never problem.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-29
Votes: 26
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Works great and installed without any problems on my old sony vaio, on my new lenovo ideapad and on my amd workstation. Other well known distro did not. Many thanks to mint.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-29
Votes: 21
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Its like Windows to use easy of u from Windows.
Works good without big problems and looks so great :)
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-29
Votes: 22
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Easy to install. Easy to learn. The more i use it the more i like it. I would never go back ! Installed on my 4 computers at my home.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-28
Votes: 50
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Linux Mint has been my main LInux OS for a couple of years now. During this time I have been distro hopping, but Mint always ended up being my Linux of choice.
I have tried Ubuntu and other Ubuntu derivatives. Other than Ubuntu and Mint, none have the kind of stability I need to run my day to day tasks. I don't have time to customize Ubuntu, and Mint is easier for me to use out of the box.
If you want to play, there are many fun and challenging Linux distros, but if you want something that just works, stick with Mint and Ubuntu.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-27
Votes: 12
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Works perfect with my laptop and I don´t need to do any special configuration.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-25
Votes: 24
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One of the best desktop distros out there. They make Ubuntu better. I keep experimenting with other distros on laptops I have and always end up with Mint in the end. It's very polished, works well, and has the perfect user interface over any other distro. If only there was something like OpenSuse's Yast in Mint, then there would never be a reason to go anywhere else.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-22
Votes: 10
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Linux Mint 19.1 XFCE is one of the better distros with this particular desktop. It's fast, stable, easy on the eyes, low on resource usage, and loaded with a number of popular applications. If you are looking for a well balanced and lightweight distro this or MX-18 would be fine choices.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-20
Votes: 12
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here a very good and light desktop, higly configurable
work perfect on laptop
thanks
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-03-19
Votes: 2
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Some Windows, e.g. during install and the Program manager to add or remove programs, cannot be resized and are simply too big for use on low resolution screens. The Program Manager is unstable when asking to install too many programs simultaneously. It is still too difficult to add certain hardware, like printers, scanners, some Wi-Fi adapters.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-15
Votes: 4
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Well polished in every aspect and logical. cant be improved much more
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-13
Votes: 14
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Perfect balance between out-of-the box functionality and expandability!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-03-12
Votes: 5
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LM 19.1 Cinnamon
Cons:
Not being able to resize the menu box and the search box being at the top of the menu box are deal breakers, for me. Adding the Stark applet only fixes part of the problem. Hopefully the Advanced Cinnamon Menu will be installed in a future release of LM Cinnamon, which allows the search box to be moved to the bottom.
Has some video glitches upon desktop start up. Known problem. Hopefully it will be fixed in the future.
I installed MATE over Cinnamon to fix the search box problem since the LM Advanced Menu has a search box on the bottom. But even that didn't completely please me, due to excessive scrolling. So I installed Xfce over MATE and now I have a system that I can live with, although I would prefer the power down and settings icons on the right of the search box and the Whisker setting "Show Menu Hierarchy" doesn't work, so scrolling remains excessive.
systemd still comes up with duplicate resume candidates when systemd mounts all swap partitions on startup. Upon shutdown LM 19.1 saw ~8 swap partitions on my multi-distro box.
Systemd sometimes causes shutdowns to last over two minutes.
Limited choice of Internet browsers in Synaptics.
Fonts could be clearer.
BlackMATE theme installed by default.
Pros:
They fixed the cursor problem of 18.3, so now I don't have to hunt for 'just the right' spot to resize a window when using Oxygen cursors. The control panel mouse size setting has also been fixed where the cursor was too small or too large, with nothing in between.
Love the LightDM login panel and wish it could be ported to other distros.
Good disk tools.
Unlike other distros which ask for ambiguous user or root passwords, LM explicitly asks for the right user password.
At work I'll stick with LM 18.3 and will not update until 19.3 comes out. At home I'll use LM Xfce instead.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-11
Votes: 33
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Fast, light and precise. I have been using Debian for over ten years. I may even try other distro, but the return to Linuxmint cinnamon is inevitable
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-09
Votes: 15
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18.3 with Mate just works on a 10 year old laptop that has gone through battery and hard drive changes. No twiddling needed for video, sound, or wireless. Software updates go fast.
My one real dislike is that window decoration was changed to be controlled by CSS. It's not only too complicated, it doesn't work. I'm not a programmer. Just trying to simply make the border a custom color was an ordeal I gave up on. Version 14 was easy--as it should be. I ask an old question, why fix what wasn't broken? New is not a synonym for better.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-07
Votes: 29
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Great distro, I have loved Mint since my first install of version 6. Easy to use and works out of the box.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-06
Votes: 18
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This is my favourite OS! Easy to install, easy to use, and easy to update thanks to the update manager always visible in the menu bar! I prefer MATE DE, but Cinnamon is also good, although a bit heavier.
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Version: 18.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-05
Votes: 19
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Have been a very long time since installing Linux Mint other than LMDE2. Very pleased with what I found, an elegant, sophisticated Mate desktop. Wasn't bloated with a lot of apps that I didn't need and seems to be a careful balance with what I need and a few essential apps not commonly found in other distributions. Very snappy and everything seems to just work OOTB!
Pros: Mate has always been a favorite, added my own choice of dark theme, icons and quite happy with the ease of configuring. Linux Mint 18.1 Mate would be an ideal replacement for Windows, although in my opinion LM is quite superior.
Cons: Really folks after a week haven't found anything, have been enjoying and not looking for faults.
Recommend anyone to try out any of the available DE's and give Linux Mint a spin, think you will be impressed!
Kudos to the team!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-05
Votes: 3
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Pros: Easy to install and use.
Cons: Not sure about its security. Does anyone out there run the lynis security audit tool on their system? It comes up with a score of 67 in Linux mint. Lynis shows a lot of red in the sysctl configuration.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-04
Votes: 22
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Had tons of hardware problems with other distros, and as a beginner didnt know how to properly fix them(solutions found on google didnt work), trying out Mint and voila: everything worked out of the box.
As an absolute beginner, everything has been a very smooth ride so far with a steady learning curve.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-03-04
Votes: 0
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Video problems when watching youtube live streams, both in firefox and chrome
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-04
Votes: 14
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Boots 5x faster than Ubuntu, everything just works out of the box, special keys, audio, monitor hot-plugging. I'm not a Linux newbie, but it's my daily driver in the dual boot with Win 10, which I use sporadically.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-03
Votes: 20
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Linux Mint is easily the best Linux distro out there for beginners and more advanced users. The Mint team does an excellent job making an OS that's easy to setup and maintain. I have been using Mint since version 5, it was the Linux distro that finally allowed my complete break with Microsoft Windows.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-02
Votes: 21
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Linux mint is great for beginners and for those who switch from windows to linux world. Not many bugs fast easy to use, great developers who keep updating the os. If you are a windows/mac user and want to switch and free yourself then use linux mint!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-03-02
Votes: 16
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Always good for anyone who wants to get things done on Linux. No need to spend a lot of time fiddling with it.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-03-02
Votes: 2
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PROS - A solid distro based upon Ubuntu. Like its parent, it just works... most of the time. This is my go-to distro as I like the familiarity of both Mate and Cinnamon desktops.
CONS - Can be sluggish on bootup especially with the Cinnamon desktop.
This is a stable distro with a huge selection of apps to install. If you are familiar with Ubuntu's package manager, then Linux Mint will be easy to use. The Mate and Cinnamon desktops are both well designed and are intuitive. Mate can seem a bit dated in its appearance but that is because it is based upon Gnome 2. Cinnamon is a bit more sporty in appearance and offers cool extras (check out the Cinnamon spices and panel extra) but they come at a cost. Cinnamon is a resource hog.
Another problem is that Linux Mint strips out some of the stuff from Ubuntu that makes it work well overall. Tried to set up Remmina and desktop sharing isn't installed and is a major pain to get installed and working. I eventually gave up. Also, some 3rd party programs (GNS3) are seriously hard to get running in Linux Mint with Cinnamon. I haven't tried it with Mate yet. Since I finally got an earlier version of GNS3 to work I hesitate to mess with it now.
Overall this distro is one I recommend to people who want to give Linux a test drive, but lately, I'm starting to look around for a change of pace. Still happy Linux Mint and will still use it on systems that I really need to work.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-25
Votes: 17
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Using Linux Mint for over 2 years as my main OS for work and laisure, I'm a happy camper and donator. It simply let's me do my work (software dev) without any hickups. Installed it on my wife's and kids laptops too, moving them away from Windows and they haven't had ANY complaints at all.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-22
Votes: 23
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Linux Mint best Linux distro I have used. Installation very easy and smoothly. Cinnamon desktop quite user friendly and can be configured and customized well. Best desktop environment for hidpi screens. You can easly install drivers for Intel+Nvidia hybrid systems. You can easily switch between Intel and Nvidia GPU. Tis is very nice feature for game lovers. I especially liked the Cinnamon 4.0 version too. New look very stylish and attractive. In addition, many improvements were made for both performance and convenience. I love the update tool and the software manager with flatpak support.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-02-21
Votes: 0
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cinnamon even now on 2019 doesnt have in the display menu a refresh rate option...shame linux mint team,xfce its the best so far.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-02-20
Votes: 11
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LMDE is my "base" distro that I like the most and has been that for some time now. Looks good and works well. I have been using MXlinux too and it is a great distro too but there is something about Linux Mint that puts it over all.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-20
Votes: 29
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I am newcomers. I tried the top 10 distributions on the list. But linux mint tied me to itself. You don't have any difficulty in installation. Cinnamon desktop is very stylish, ease of use and fluency can enchant you. I use at office and at home too, I'm very pleased. Linux Mint's community is also very helpful. If you are looking for a distribution that you feel at home, You are welcome.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-02-18
Votes: 0
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I've used Linux Mint since 2009. I've always looked forward to new releases and features. But that ended with 19.1. Too many problems. The new "look" takes more mouse clicks to do task, cannot simply see all task running in task bar. Moving back to the traditional view GRAMPS doesn't do some functions. Ended up reinstalling 19. LM Cinnamon 19.1 doesn't seem as stable or easy to use as 18.3. Reminds me of when I switched to LM from Ubuntu.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-02-16
Votes: 4
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I have an older Acer Aspire desktop with an unsupported Nvidia card. If I get to it before it crashes, I can install an old driver and everything works fine. IF I can get it done before it crashes...
My son's laptop is also older, and an Asus. Previous versions of Mint have worked just fine on the laptop, breathing new life into a machine that would barely function under Windows 7. But where it would take a mere five minutes or so to start up before, now it takes around thirty minutes. Needless to say, this is a real pain if you are in the middle of something and you have to restart.
Minor issues abound with the cosmetics, primarily a lack of real polish like Mac or Windows machines, especially in the themes department. And a reliable application of Compiz would be really nice.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-02-15
Votes: 10
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On the internet a 32bit machine with Linux Mint runs faster than a 64bit machine with Windows10
I like it because I can watch streaming TV channels
sadly it doesn't update Libre Office or Octave
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-14
Votes: 50
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If you're coming from another OS and looking for a highly polished Linux distro to serve as your day to day operating system, a distro you'll instantly feel at home with, Linux Mint 19.1 is, IMHO, far and away your best choice.
If 14 years with desktop Linux have taught me anything it's that with hundreds of wannabe distro developments out there vying for attention, the best choice you have, if you want to get real work done without a lot of messing around getting things working, is to make your selection among the top 10 distros listed in Distrowatch's page hit rankings. They're in that elite group because they are, by world wide consensus, the best of the best when it comes to desktop Linux.
Today it's Manjaro, MX Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary and Ubuntu topping the list. Not long ago Linux Mint topped that list for a very long time. Before long the pecking order will shift again. That's the nature of the beast. Relative popularity is always in flux. In the long run though the distros you find in the top 10 will largely remain there because they are, quite simply, the best of the best.
So the question comes down to, "Among those top 10, what's best for me?"
If the answer you seek is a desktop OS that "Just Works!", with everything need to get things done right from the start, plus a polished traditional desktop environment you'll feel instantly comfortable with no matter your computing background, Linux Mint 19.1 is, without hesitation, your best choice.
Try them all, see for yourself. If you're at all like multiple millions of users worldwide you'll settle on Linux Mint as the distro most suited to the sort of real world get things done desktop computing you do day to day. Take it from someone who's tried the rest and come back to the best!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-02-08
Votes: 4
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I love the distro, and on the right machine, I do believe that this is the best OS all around, especially for people who aren't complete morons, but just don't feel like learning an entirely new platform. It is nice and polished, though I would like to see better native integration with KDE and Gnome.
However, I have a few gripes, and I wouldn't even mention them if it wasn't so easily fixable for the developers, but a real headache for the end user.
I have an older Acer Aspire desktop with an unsupported Nvidia card. If I get to it before it crashes, I can install an old driver and everything works fine. IF I can get it done before it crashes...
My son's laptop is also older, and an Asus. Previous versions of Mint have worked just fine on the laptop, breathing new life into a machine that would barely function under Windows 7. But where it would take a mere five minutes or so to start up before, now it takes around thirty minutes. Needless to say, this is a real pain if you are in the middle of something and you have to restart.
Minor issues abound with the cosmetics, primarily a lack of real polish like Mac or Windows machines, especially in the themes department. And a reliable application of Compiz would be really nice.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-05
Votes: 24
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Linux Mint has come a long way, especially with version 19.1. With every new version, Linux Mint comes closer to being an easy replacement OS for a novice user looking for a good alternative to Windows. It's so close that I actually feel comfortable installing it for friends and family and not worrying about support calls. Unless, of course, they want to play Windows games on it, in which case they are just out of luck with any distro.
By the way, I have been running Linux Mint on a now 9-year old system for a few years now and it has no problems keeping up (and in some way out-preforming) the Windows computers that "replaced" it.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-02-05
Votes: 0
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Out of date software, even Firefox is way out of date.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-02-05
Votes: 22
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Easy to use, fairly straightforward to set up.
Been my goto for 4-5 years now and am still happy
Thanks to Clem and the Mint team :)
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-04
Votes: 18
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Linux Mint Cinnamon - Maybe not the best, lot of competition form Manjaro, but the one I will always recommend for new Linux users. It looks enough like Windows to make going to it painless for the average user. There are better choices once they are an advanced user. But this will give a first time user a positive feeling about Linux.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-02-02
Votes: 15
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Linux Mint 19.1 cinnamon 32-bit
it's a winner
actually I am a Windows user with a fontanel for Linux
I come back every once in a while to check out some linux distros
Mint has always been one of my favorites but for a long time it's performance has just been wonky
but today after trying 19.1 cinnamon I'm liking it again, I predict good things for mint
... watch it rise in popularity.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-02-02
Votes: 21
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Mint is amazing - installs and runs (not crawls) on an old Asus 200 (A4 size mini laptop) with a just Celeron and 2GB RAM, and the exact same distro installs and runs like lightning on my new high-end Gigabyte "gaming" i7 with 16GB RAM, SSD and HDD.
I have tried several distros in the Top 10 of the ratings here. Mint remains the best and works for me with the least drama and surprises. If you want to work and get things done VS fooling around under the hood to fix issues, go with Mint.
Pros:
- ease of use and light on administration
- tons and tons of applications
- everything "just works" and works well
Cons:
- some major applications lag a bit and are not the latest version
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-30
Votes: 19
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Used Linux Mint for years now. Prefer Mate desktop. Very solid.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-29
Votes: 21
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I am really happy with this distro! I recently had problems with some games to run on manjaro likely "life is strange" and i found out that games like that are made to run on ubuntu-based distros.
Just because I do not like the gnome desktop enviropment because of missing important features that I need for audio/video editing and file managing, I choosed to try out the most recent version of mint, then I really loved it!! Fun fact: The Cinnamon version is so fast and similar if compared to xfce!
Pros:
-Extremely intuitive;
-So much userful features;
-Very resource friendly (even on cinnamon);
-Launch the apps very fast;
-Optimized for SSD out of the box;
-Easy to change to another fast and stable kernel version without problems;
Cons:
-Out of the box won't come with the cpu microcode installed (you can manually install it);
-Sometimes takes a lot of time to reboot;
-Sometimes in xfce there's a black screen after suspended, needing to press ctrl + alt + F(something) to find the logon screen.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-27
Votes: 20
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Installed Cinnamon on desktop, mate on laptop. No issues, both easy to use and configure. Solid OS.
Thank you Linux Mint team.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-26
Votes: 28
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I'm a first timer to Linux, installed a bunch of distro's over the last couple of weeks but finally decided to stick with Mint Xfce. It's the only one I haven't had one issue with, it runs great and it's light on resources. Really recommend it!
Big thanks to Linux Mint developers for all their work!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-26
Votes: 21
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I would like to see possibility to chose what aplications i want to install. For example, i don't want to install transmission. Linux Mint is great for beginers like me.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-26
Votes: 32
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The most straightforward experience in the Linux universe. More intuitive, stable and safe than windows 10.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-24
Votes: 22
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I have been using Linux off and on for almost 20 years, but never long enough to really understand it properly. Now, my outlook has changed because I've finally had enough of Microsoft's spying and "constant" crashes which cost me and my family a boatload of time and money. The last time I even test drove Linux was a couple of years ago and I then thought that Linux was very close to being a day-to-day driver(so to speak). I've recently gotten reacquainted with Linux and not only has Linux become my daily driver, but the more I use it the more I realize that I should've moved over sooner. Mint 19 & 19.1 are outstanding and outshines anything Microsoft has to offer. No wonder Microsoft has taken a renewed interest in Linux. Windows 10 is now playing catch-up with Mint. Since I work on computers, I will be forced to keep a few computers around that use Windows, but for my personal computer - it's Mint all the way - no dual or triple booting either. If any Mint developers read this then: "THANK YOU!" I plan to send Mint a contribution equal to the cost of the Windows Licenses I would have spent. I sincerely look forward to experiencing the future with Mint and other Linux Distros.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-24
Votes: 32
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Fast and smooth, few hang ups or delays...Cinnamon. Worked well with the additional programs I use, Cairo Dock, Audacious, Audacity, Chromium, Chrome and Opera, GParted, QbitTorrent, PIA and GTKHash. Also multiple GIMP add-ons. The usb iso write is great just as it was in 18.x. The Cinnamon screen saver...so good.I miss the old Xscreensaver with some awesome effects. Vivaldi and Brave and even Opera don't work as well as they did on 18.3, but they were never my favorites anyway except Opera, like it a lot. Cinnamon 4.03 when I transfer to another monitor sometimes takes 2 or three tries to switch, annoying.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-24
Votes: 28
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Good! The best operating system that uses linux kernel, simple and reliable
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-23
Votes: 29
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I use it on my laptop HP PROBOOK 440 G5, it's almost perfect ... if only the fingerprint scanner function can function properly
overall I like linux mint, I used mandriva before, then switched to mageia. and now mint
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-21
Votes: 23
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This is still my main distro, partly because of the polish and good looks, partly because it's newbie-friendly, and also because of stability, and features such as the software manager, update manager, and timeshift. Cinnamon desktop is much-improved, but still quick and without using too much resources. Most of the features of Mint don't have to be explained because they are intuitive and easy to find. The synaptic package manager, however, has the 'Consider dependencies' checkbox unchecked by default and I think it should be checked because installing Kdenlive with it unchecked causes the overall look of the software to become a white-washed look devoid of the themes and colour and form-customizations of the users. I'm assuming this can happen with other software as well. However, Flat-pack installations work excellent through the Software-Manager.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-19
Votes: 19
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Best distro i've ever seen. 'cause everything works good after your first start and every day after.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-18
Votes: 27
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A fantastic out of the box experience. Setup up was a doddle and the impressive array of software available from the GUI, along with simple and intuitive navigation and general usage makes this the ultimate distro for beginners. I can't comment on the stability but it certainly had no problem handling the typical things that tend to trip up distros for me such as first boot, drivers and external peripherals. With Cinnamon overlaying the whole thing I had a comfortable productive environment in no time without a single obstacle.
The only reason I give it a 9 is because despite the phenomenally polished out of the box experience I found it slower to boot and get to a responsive desktop than other Distros I've tried. Perhaps that can be attributed to the slightly heavier overall package on offer and the use of Cinnamon. It's not deal breaking as such but this is all a personal journey after all and the beauty of Linux is knowing I can honestly recommend this to everyone of any ability yet sample other offerings myself.
I'm a tinkerer at heart but if I was forced on the spot to get something done and handed a wiped machine, I'd reach for Mint first. We have to appreciate what distros like this mean for raising awareness and providing a good first impression of Linux.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-17
Votes: 37
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Mint 19.1 Tessa is exponentially better than Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. In the same hardware, there is a hell and a heaven of speed difference. Mint developers decide very wisely and it shows. Instead of going along with the flow of Ubuntu and supporting snaps, Mint went with Flatpak support instead and this is a boon. Finding flatpaks is very easy through the software center. Apps open very quickly, even on old hardware and system resource usage is quite low, although it does not match the KDE Plasma 5 level of low resource usage. Cinnamon does not do a lot of things but the things it does, it makes sure it does them very well. Mint is a benchmark of stability and reliability in the world of linux. It is a very dependable distribution for all my mission critical tasks. I might use Arch in my secondary spare machine when I feel adventurous, but whenever I have to get some work done, when my work is more important than system maintenance and thinking about the distribution, I look no more than Mint. It is the only distribution that I rely on. There have been many distros out there which are based upon "one man's vision" and suddenly the one man goes away and the distro becomes orphaned. I avoid using such distros and stick to the ones which are meant to last. Mint is one of them. It is not just another distro with a theme slapped in. It has the best hardware compatibility that I have seen in Linux.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-17
Votes: 22
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I've been a Linux Mint user for 2 or 3 years (I'm getting older and my memory is not so good!). It's my first Linux distro, so I cannot compare to other versions of Linux but I can certainly say that it blows the socks off of Windows! :-)
I installed Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon on my primary home desktop PC, a 2014ish vintage Dell XPS 8700, a couple of years ago after a hard disk crash. It took me a couple of tries to figure out the partitioning but it's been rock solid ever since.
I have also installed Linux Mint (xfce) on my wife's 10+ year old laptop. After years of endless problems with the OEM Windows XP install, it is now a breeze to support the machine. For a friend who wanted a low-cost guest computer, I picked up a second-hand SFF desktop, added an SSD and USB 3 card and installed Linux Mint 19.1 (xfce).
What continues to astound me is how easy-to-use and problem free Linux Mint it is. I have yet to run into a problem that was not of my own making and have always managed to find any applications that I needed. Most recently I discovered Heimdall and ADP tools for customizing Android phones. Totally cool.
I am not a coder or true hacker but rather a fairly advanced user (prosumer?) - a retired software tech manager, with broad exposure to a variety of operating systems and applications but fairly limited hands-on experience [those who can't do manage?] Nonetheless, I have found Linux Mint installation and administration to be very straightforward and easy to use. Both the xfce and Cinnamon desktops are very clean, aesthetically pleasing and easy to use. The built in application set and those available via the Software Manager and other installation tools have enabled me to do anything I've wanted to. And, finally, the performance and stability are excellent. The only reason I'm giving it a 9/10 is that I haven't compared to any other Linux distros, so I want to leave room for improvement ! :-)
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-15
Votes: 28
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The ideal distro for those who want to leave Windows and get to Linux. It is fast, stable, customizable, all the programs I installed work very well. In addition it does not abuse the consumption of resources.
There are many aids, apart from the existence of a manual. On the other hand, the presentation introduces you to the necessary steps to start using Linux Mint.
The only two but I found were the following:
1. There is no introduction for newcomers from the Windows world, which explains the differences and equivalences between the two operating systems.
2. Wine is not present in the Software Store, as it happened in version 18.3. Wine is important for beginners because it allows to install Windows programs in Linux. I had to do it through the terminal, which can discourage novices.
All of the above seems necessary for a distribution that prides itself on being a valid alternative to Windows.
In spite of it I am enchanted with Linux Mint, I come using it from the Rafaela version. If I decanté in the wonderful world of Gnu Linux was thanks to her, because it has everything that Ubuntu lacks.
Congratulations to the developers.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-15
Votes: 26
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After many years working with other distributions, suffering the jump from one version to the next, keeping hardware, applications and adjustments running, Linux Mint offers an amazing stable and easy to use OS. Specially the tools to support installation processes. This make the productive life of end users more valuable and funny.
OK I am not a beginner, even though the amount of work related with the installation of i.e. WINE and other App is at least similar to other distros. The support of the comunity is in such cases more than important.
The new version 19.1 is totally fresh, the new Cinnamon 4.0 desktop is modern, quick and reliable.
I can only emphasize using Linux Mint you don't need market dominant OS in parallel.
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