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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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-08
Votes: 1
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Linux Mint is a Ubuntu ++.
Ubuntu is a great Linux distro therefore it used by another Linux Distro like Linux Mint, Zorin, Linux Lite, elementary OS and, Peppermint. All them of them are good Linux distros. And why Linux Mint is the best? because is already proven as a mature, easy to use and elegant operating system for many years.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-07
Votes: 0
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I have been using LinuxMint Cinnamon for about 3 years now. I must say that it is a strangely boring distribution. I mean that in the most complementary way ... there is never anything to fix! Most distributions require a number of changes to get started. I like to change things, that's why I get bored with LinuxMint 19 Cinnamon ??? For an LTS distro to be as stable as possible, it's quite an achievement! I keep looking for things to fix, but there is never anything ... so Boring! ,,,
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-07
Votes: 0
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I have tried several linux distro (Linux Mint Ubuntu(*), Linux Lite, Debian, elementary OS, MX Linux, Deepin, Manjaro, Swagarch, Solus, Fedora) in Oracle Virtualbox. Among those linux distros, Linux Mint is absolutely best of the best. Linux Mint is mature, stable, easy to use, have elegant desktop, have great support, developed by solid developer team and build on another solid and excellent linux distro (Ubuntu).
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 14
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I use Linux mint since 2010. Linux Mint 19 is a fairly stable and fast distribution. Cinnamon is slick looking, customizable, flex and modern desktop environment. Also, Nemo best file manager for me. You can create a lot of action easily. I think Linux Mint Cinnamon is quite balanced and successfully distro. A highly suitable distribution for end user.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 3
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Version 17.3 was Mint's best work by a long shot. But, as long as they continue relying on Ubuntu for the code base, future releases will be like playing Russian roulette. Hit or miss. LMDE3 does show promise.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 0
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Fine distro.
I love the MATE version. I dislike the Cinnamon version - never saw the point of it.
The auto updates + timeshift is a great new feature.
~ Torin
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-03
Votes: 2
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This is a great distro, I use both MATE and CINNAMON on different computers and I still don't know which one is the best. I am preparing my computers for upgrade to Mint 19.
Thanks to everyone for those developments!
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Version: 19
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-08-03
Votes: 2
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I loved Linux Mint during the "17.x" series and converted all my computers, 5 in total, to this distro. I even recommended it to friends who now question my opinion about any distro that I recommend. It was fast, sexy and the software was compatible with all my computers, even an old Sony VAIO which always had trouble with drivers.
Then the updates started to come out, almost daily, and I started to experience performance and compatibility issues along with stability. I finally had enough and went back to Debian.
The "18.x" series came out and I tried it again and just like before, once the updates started , promblems began to show up.
When "19" was released I thought that they had finally got it right but it's core is Ubuntu and they were experiencing issues so I knew that Mint was probably going to be the same way. Again, everything started out great but I noticed that it used more resources and had a slower response time when opening applications. It's now become unstable and freezes periodically.
So... as the saying goes "strike 3, your out!"
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Version: 19
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-08-01
Votes: 1
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It was disappionted to see that the mint store could not close properly and some of my software didn't work well,but I think it has something to do with ubuntu 18.04.Anyway,it is easy to use.But I prefer manjaro.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-07-30
Votes: 0
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Everyting is great about this except the memory consumption. It consumes around 2GB. It's not that lightweight distro.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-30
Votes: 2
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Working very well.
It was easy to install and also easy to use after install.
Especially the cinnamon version is great.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-28
Votes: 4
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Worked out of the box on a new Lenovo 120S 11.6" 4GB RAM 32GB SSD, with all the features including Bluetooth, sound volume, screen brightness, wifi, all keys mapped properly. The only issue and reason I don't rate it 10/10 is that it required copying an additional file to get the installation USB disk to work with the bootloader which is 32-bit on this laptop.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-26
Votes: 8
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It has some ruff edges at the moment, but still one of the best desktop distros around. Comes with just about everything needed to be productive out of the box.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-24
Votes: 19
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This is in my opinion the absolute most refined distro. I'm thoroughly impressed, the amount of features out of the box and the low reqs for memory. I'm running Mint on an Acer Aspire 5251. Out of the box no problems with installing spotify, synergy, playonlinux, discord, and minecraft. The interface is Highly fleshed out, more so imo than gnome. All in all this is the best distro.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-23
Votes: 2
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Best linux distro. I tried Ubuntu, fedora elementary os etc. But i stick with linux mint!
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-23
Votes: 2
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I have both LM 19 and LM 18.3 installed in 4 PCs and laptops I have got at home and they works really well, especially with MATE flavour which is really rock-solid and polished at the same time. So, I'm so content with Clem's job and I'm so proud of being a fan of this amazing OS, the best in GNU/Linux, in my opinion.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-22
Votes: 1
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Good for someone who is a beginner in Linux and want to explore FOSS. Nice interface and I was also looking for some distro to suit my use as I have recently swapped in from Windows. Linux will really be an exploring point for you. It has got a great community support...
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-21
Votes: 21
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Writing this review in Mint 19. In the last year and half, I have installed Mint, Ubuntu, Manjaro, Elementary, Zorin (these on 5 separate HDs I swap in-n-out to boot each distro), and tried a few others.
Manjaro is fun to try, but if I need to get things done, I go for Mint. I have been able to install any software I need for work, and though the UI is nothing fancy, and some may say it's too close to Windows, I don't mind the UI and I like Mint for the fact that it just works. My work environment uses a mix of Windows, Macs and Linux, and Mint plays well in that environment.
This other plus is that I can install Mint (18 and 19) on all of my hardware, including some obscure or outdated laptops.
I am not saying that Mint is perfect, and no more development work is needed, but it gets my "10" vote for its ease of use and smooth functionality.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-19
Votes: 10
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The flexibility and security provided by Linux Mint is unrivaled, especially if you properly configure Firefox.
With all Mint installs, one piece of advice - after install, open up Synaptic select Settings > Preferences and click "Consider recommended packages as dependencies". Some apps from the Ubuntu repositories will not function correctly if this is left unchecked.
The appearance of the operating system, is always very beautiful, it is fast, fluid, responsive, the system starts one more faster than the version "Cinnamon" 18.3 ,,,
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-07-18
Votes: 0
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Memory leaking in Cinnamon still exists. So, Mint still unusable. Pity.
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-07-16
Votes: 1
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Plus moyen de faire fonctionner mon scanner dcp-j132w brother, avec la version Mint 19 en 32 bit,
A savoir, avec la version 17.1 mon scanner fonctionnait très bien, maintenant plus moyen .
J'ai comme message logiciels complémentaires nécessaires.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-15
Votes: 1
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Used Mint from 2009 and it has always been easy and just works. I don't credit this to Mint alone, but also to Ubuntu. My problem with Ubuntu was always the Unity Desktop spy-ware. I used Cinnamon on Ubuntu 18.04 and it was flawless and no spy-ware. However, I use Mint for two reasons: 1.Cinnamon is the desktop that Windows always should have been, and 2. The variety of apps available, from PIA and Dropbox in 2018 to Snapshots the apps just work, unlike windows. Windows 10 has created an monolithic locked in structure and desktop that does not work with todays app structure. With Linux Mint I load Cairo Dock and configure it to Apple and there is no way to tell the difference between Mint and Apple OS 11. Same is true for Windows, load the configurations and the system works exactly like Windows 7. The flexibility and security provided by Linux Mint is unrivaled, especially if you properly configure Firefox.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-14
Votes: 0
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Perfect os. i use mint from version 15 if i remember well. All work perfect...
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-12
Votes: 5
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best for laptops and easy installation, love mint inside ubuntu.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-11
Votes: 7
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I have been using Linux Mint Mate 18.3 and did the upgrade to Linux Mint Mate 19, following the upgrade instructions.
The process was straightforward but took about 2 hours, including the installation and first use of timeshift.
The new system works great. The only bug was a very minor one: In Caja, I used to open text files in emacs, that is, emacs24. Mint 19 has emacs25, but after the upgrade, text files were opened with emacs-nox instead of emacs-x. Easy to change. So far, everything is running smoothly.
Congratulations to the Linux Mint team!
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-10
Votes: 3
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.....evrything works, it's pretty.... all I'm missing is a OneNote client, but that has nothing to do with Mint....excellent....
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-10
Votes: 3
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Mint 19 continues Mint's consistent, incremental improvement schedule.
- Cinnamon is quicker and more fluid - very nice improvement.
- Software center is more responsive and has nice crossfade animations
- I'm neutral about the change in update policy - I had no issues with their longstanding ranking system. We'll see how well Timeshift works when and if I need it.
- 18.04 has some nice updated software, but Wine/Playonlinux behaves differently than on 16.04 and not in an improved, more user friendly way.
- Mint Y theme gives a slicker appearance and it's more consistent than in 18. Mint still needs to change the gray on gray fonts though
As I've come to expect, I had zero issues with hardware recognition, no glitches during or after install, and flawless operation since.
Mint 19 is another professional effort by the Mint team and well worth the install. My only caveat is if you use Wine/Playonlinux, the change is dramatic and you may want to stay on a 17 or 18 build to keep the familiar use of these apps.
Also, with all Mint installs, one piece of advice - after install, open up Synaptic select Settings > Preferences and click "Consider recommended packages as dependencies". Some apps from the Ubuntu repositories will not function correctly if this is left unchecked.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-07-09
Votes: 6
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FRANCAIS:
Une fois toutes les mises à jour éffectuées par rapport à la version "Cinnamon" 18.3, j' ai été surpris par la stabilité et la rapidité.
Ce qui manque à "Linux Mint" c'est l'automatisation des installations et mises à jour des logiciels, avec les versions les plus récentes et les drivers non-libres pour périphériques spécifiques (imprimantes, cartes graphiques...) comme fait "Manjaro".
L' apparence du système d' exploitation, est toujours très belle, c' est rapide, fluide, réactif, le système démarre un plus plus vite que la version "Cinnamon" 18.3 pour moi.
ANGLAIS:
Once all the updates were made compared to the version "Cinnamon" 18.3, I was surprised by the stability and speed.
What is missing in "Linux Mint" is the automation of installations and software updates, with the latest versions and non-free drivers for specific peripherals (printers, graphics cards ...) as done " Manjaro. "
The appearance of the operating system, is always very beautiful, it is fast, fluid, responsive, the system starts one more faster than the version "Cinnamon" 18.3 for me.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-07-08
Votes: 2
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My main problem is with installing a VPN, I'm unable to stop the leaks after installing PrivateVPN using OpenVpn.
Mints great, but what let's it down for a new user is the program manager having out of date packages.
That said I must admit that the instruction for installing Mint on the PrivateVPN are out dated and for Ubuntu, thankfully the Mint forum is there to pick up the pieces.
Second issue is scanning and pdf, if only there was an i2pdf for Linux.
Other than that it's a breath of fresh air compared to Windows 10. You have all you nee regarding Office and internet straight out of the box without any apps forced onto you.
After installing a mate version onto an old lap top my granddaughter was up and running with it within minutes, so full marks on that score.
With the new bios system I have found that some companies are locking into Widows and I had to send back a HP desktop for that reason.
Niggles, MInt has a few, but I don't see me going back to Windows with it's many niggles.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-07-08
Votes: 1
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v18.2 (not in list)
latest kernel 4.15.0-24 broken
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-07
Votes: 12
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I've been a registered Mint user since v 2.0 Barbara back in 2007 I think it was. Prior to that I had mainly used Debian and before that, ancient history I admit, I was a Mandrake and Suse disciple. In the Mint era, I've flirted with most flavours, particularly LMDE but kept returning to the Xfce desktop for its speed and simplicity. I have recently installed v 19.0 (Xfce) on my daily user and, being suitably impressed, earned a lot of points by putting a similar setup on my wife's device. Neither of us can get over the speed and elegance.
My daily user is an ancient Dell Latitude that has been upgraded in terms of RAM, HD, and Bios, and works perfectly with 19. I'm a writer who depends on fast responses when researching topics so the speed aspect of this edition is vital. The included version of LibreOffice works like a charm and is in use all the time.
The impressive thing about installing any version of Mint is that it takes very little time to set things up to suit your own needs. The first thing I do is dump Firefox and Thunderbird in favour of Chromium. After that it's mainly just cosmetic changes.
The truly great thing about Mint, and this version in particular, is that when installed on modest hardware, you get a fast, modern, easy to use work-place. Some of the previous reviews don't mention this aspect and I think it's one of the most important points. You just can't get this kind of speed and quality on modest hardware using Windows or a Mac OS, and I'm not willing to spend thousands of dollars just to have the latest wiz-bang thing. Mint 19.0 Xfce is to me at least, is the latest wiz-bang thing so thanks Team Mint for another great edition.
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Version: 19
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-07-07
Votes: 0
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I tried it, but my wifi mostly didn't work. It showed a connection, but would never load a website or download anything. Then it did work, but the next day it didn't work again. I am told this might be due to the kernel update, but I am not messing with that. I switched to Peppermint, which shares much of the same software as Mint, but the wifi just works.
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-07-07
Votes: 0
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not being too mean I hope, but not working with my usb modem after v 18.2 seems a silly thing to not have working properly
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Version: 19
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-07-07
Votes: 1
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Some (for me important day to day) applications don't work or are gone (repo).
I suspected something like it, I tested already (X)ubuntu 18.4. Same story. Sad story.
The transition gksu(do) and/or kdesudo to admin:// and/or pkexec is not very lucky and
userfriendly; sometimes it works, sometimes not.
I use Linux Lite and I have on the machine PCLinuxOS and Manjaro, so no problem.
I have loved Mint over the years but the love tiny has cooled. I keep it on a partition but
I'm gonna wait a little for all those beautiful updates and changes for the better.
For the rest the OS is working right as far as I can see.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-07
Votes: 3
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I've used Mint for a decade, installing it on many dozens of used computers I give away to charitable recipients.
Pros:
+ Works well on older computers. I install Mint/Xfce on dual core boxes up to a decade old. With a minimum of 2g ram, you won't swap and your performance will be excellent!
+ Easy for naive end users. My users have never used Linux, yet with the simple Xfce menu interface they're able to operate just fine.
+ Stable and reliable, with long-term support
+ Huge repository of free apps
+ Big user community -- lots of help is available if you experience any issues
+ The Mint team has proven themselves over many years. They've delivered steady well-paced improvements without upsetting the applecart for over a decade.
Cons:
-- No operating system is perfect. As with any, you'll experience the occasional annoyance.
-- As with any computer, be sure your users know to back up their personal data to a USB memory stick.
In conclusion, I'm grateful to the Mint team for providing me with a such a reliable tool for over a decade. Bravo!
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Version: 19
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-07-06
Votes: 5
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I've been a huge fan of Mint since version 17, but sadly the Mint 19 beta got off to a very rough start - lots of bugs that frankly should have been caught.
Gdebi, CUPS, Samba, Realtek NIC drivers, Fslint, Streamtuner2, WINE, K3b, many other packages in the repos did not work properly, if at all.
Regarding WINE that's a crucial part of my home work and play install, as there are many Windows programs I must use for which there are no linux equivalents. I tried older versions, I tried WineHQ stable, staging and dev all failed. A few weeks later WineHQ's PPA released a version specific to Bionic and it works with some Windows apps, but others still won't even install. Error!
Some of those WINE issues might relate to the Nvidia driver. Official repos only go up to 390. I believe the current version is 396 something, I tried the official PPA and no joy - too many unmet dependencies, would not install.
And where is Armory? Supertux?
When I select English during the install, why does it try to force a Spanish keyboard on me? Or install lots of other languages, asian, arabic and related middle east fonts, but ms-ttf installer doesn't work?
This new version of Cinnamon is supposed to be faster, but it's not.
Also Mint 19 can't put hard drives to sleep for some reason. This is inherited from a Debian bug actually, when you direct disk manager to park a hard drive that's inactive...it won't. Something about a time out error.
I know Clem and crew have been working diligently on these issues and more, some have already been resolved. I knew what I was getting into by installing the beta but now I'm running the regular release version and many of the above issues are still present.
Not as noob friendly as previous versions, but great if you like to get your fingernails dirty.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-06
Votes: 1
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Without making a song and dance about things the Mint team have produced another great version in 19. Everything remains in the places you expect to find them, which makes it like going to sit in your fave chair to find it has become more comfortable.
Rather than a clean install which mostly recommended I did the upgrade thanks to guidance provided and by following them I found when it had completed and the system rebooted via the terminal everything worked great. The first thing I tried was my solitaire suite which needs WINE to run it and it worked fine.
Once installed with a few simple tweaks for my SSD and changing the update settings to the way I like them. Everything is great and I am impressed by Cinnamon desktop and the speed that Mint boots to now. Every thing looks and feels better. I find TimeShift great because if anything that might go wrong can be repaired through it.
The only con that I might have is that there isn't much choice of browsers so if yours isn't included you have to down load it. That really is a minor thing.
While there is no need to upgrade from 18.3 if I were to advise others I would say do so rather than wait. I certainly would recommend it to new users.
I really love it which you can probably tell from this.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-06
Votes: 2
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the best linux disto got better......
Have upgraded from linux mint 18.2 to 18.3 and now 19 tara without any hick
solid,stable,smooth and fast
Thank you, guys for an EXCELLENT LINUX
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-06
Votes: 0
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TVM for Linux Mint 19, so frugal with RAM, like all Mints, and, so easy to install and use, plus, clonable/swappable HDDs/SSDs, PC or laptop, also makes updating a breeze, if no home Internet.
TVM also for continuing 32-bit, this is handy for older systems, including older 64-bit systems that do not cope with newer 64-bit OSs, esp if not so rich in RAM, or not using SSDs or fast HDDs.
LM is computing as this should always have been, and for me, Mac and MS were left far behind, years ago, thanks to Mint, how may hours/$$ were wasted in years gone by, before LM, esp using MS.
Manjaro does not even come close, in spite of what Distrowatch ranking says, have tried a dozen others, too, none as good as LM.
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Version: 19
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-07-06
Votes: 0
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Easy to install... that's where it ended for me. Took a few hours to find info on howto get network shares to work. Minecraft doesn't install (terminal & software manager). Some guy on the mint forums suggested using google search to fix the problem. Seems like a number of stuff was not tested at all.
Must still test Steam, Wine(crap) and Blender. On the hardware side I will see if I can get my drawing tablet and g27 to work. If not I will try another distro.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-05
Votes: 3
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Linux Mint has for many years been the most well-polished distro, with a lot of stability, an impressive look and great economy of hardware resources. Developers go beyond simply developing the distro by presenting the community with a set of quality software like Cinammon, Mate and x applications.
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-07-05
Votes: 1
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Those who gave Mint 19 a high rating obviously don't need or use Wine. Worked fine through 18.3. What has happened Clem? Without a working install of Wine, Mint 19 is useless! Mint has lost its focus and direction. Will stick with 17.3/18.3 for the foreseeable future.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-05
Votes: 0
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The new Version of Linux MInt Tara fullfills continously the same stable work of late years. It is easy to use with standard application which most users need for their daily work and it is also fast so you do not fall into sleep while using it. Furthermore the surface were polished and looks pretty modern and elgant. So just enjoy and getting your things done with this Linux Distribution.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-05
Votes: 0
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Best Distro ever, well done!
Works fine, no problems so far - THANK YOU!
:-)
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-05
Votes: 2
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The new '' 'LinuxMint 19' '' is sublime; I love. I'm surprised by the average rating of LM / 19 LTS = 8.7 out of 10. Some perspectives: I had used '' Ubuntu '' for years and I liked it. I recently tried '' MX_Linux '' and I thought it was OK. Shockingly, I recently tried '' ManjaroLinux '' '' highly regarded '' because it has always been in the top 5 distributions for a long time. I did not like! ... Manjaro (for me) is a disaster. I really did not like the Graphical Interface. So, if you are completely "New on Linux," I recommend LinuxMint 19 for the ease of use, stability, and feel of the GUI.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-05
Votes: 0
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I managed to upgrade Linux Mint 19 to 18.3 and this OS amazingly works, because of its stability and its incredibly low usage of hardware resources. Thus, LM19 definitely confirms, in my opinion, the great job by Clem and all the community and developers involved.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-04
Votes: 2
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I have been using Mint for years. I will not give any distro a ten until they can replace MacOS or MS - I have some unique requirements.
Since 14, Mint does most of what I need with no additional Work. It just works. Granted, I do not have install on laptops. For those who do and complain, I have no sorrow. I used to build my own drivers and install to do my job years ago. It takes some education. There is no shame in staying back versions and corresponding for support and provide feedback to help the community. Hence, open drivers and modules.
I have tried most other distorts on the list, and they aren’t as “together” as Mint. Manjaro is making headway but not there yet. Still in “hype” phase.
Keep at it Clem et al!
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-04
Votes: 1
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Linux Mint 19 is easy to install, works fine and provides three desktops: Cinnamon, Mate and XFCE. So what can I say: For me it is simply the best.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-07-04
Votes: 0
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My opinion could have been either 7 or 8 but I decided upon 8 for the following reason. Although Samba won't install properly and the OS takes a long time to load on startup, the rest of the 19 release is fairly good and stable. For me it is a absolute necessity to have a good samba install and there is little reason for this issue not to have been addressed before release. I suspect the reason for samba issues is an incomplete installation script or missing packages at the repository. This should be a simple fix IMHO. Other than the samba issues it is a Good distro overall. I will retry the 19 release later, after the samba issue is addressed.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-07-04
Votes: 0
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Never really got the bootloader to install during the installation process for some reason.
Re-installing grub on my second ubuntu installation did the trick finally.
Once it was working, great desktop experience. Everything's available in terms of software and even what wasn't in the repositories could easily be installed thanks to Debian/Ubuntu compatibility.
Bluetooth drivers were a bit messed up. Never got my Bose Soundlink to work not even via command line. Mouse did work.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-04
Votes: 2
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This distro is working fine. Only one problem with SAMBA client not working like in 18,3. Finally i found the solution. In Mint 18.3 when you put smb://192.168,2.1 in Firefox to access a USB drive on a Bell router it's was working fine. Now you have also to include the USB name to access it. SMB://192.168.2.1/usb_disk_name. to access the usb drive on a Bell router. So now everything that i need is working fine with Mint 19, so i can migrate to it with no regrets for 18.3 . To Boldly Go when no one as Gone Before! Thank you Mint Team. You are the best distro by any mean.
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 7
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Linux Mint was the Best, 18.3 is still in the top 5. I thought 19 would put them back at number 1. However, its version of the 4.15 kernel will not work with Broadcom WiFi drivers and there is no obvious way to use an older kernel. I have other distros with the 4.15 kernel and do not have any problems. Until they fix both of these issues will not upgrade.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 3
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I have an HP Spectra 4k laptop. New, two months old. I had Manjaro on it as it was the only distro to see my wireless adapter. Manjaro worked just fine. I have been using Mint on my older Lenovo Ideapad for 4 years without a hitch.
Version 19 works just great on the HP. I installed a fresh copy without any problems. I can change the resolution to anything and Mint just works great.
Not so with Manjaro. It works best at 4k. If I choose a lower resolution, the login screen is so tiny, I need a magnifying glass to see where to log in. I will keep using Mint.
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Version: 19
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 2
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Completely dissatisfied.
Cons: does not work well and makes hard errors both on 19 beta and on 19 final Mint version usb radio mouse named as Cordless TraskMan Wheel T-RA18 is produced by Logitech .
On previous versions of Mint 16 in the series 17 and 18, my trackball did not have any problems at all.
I hope the guys from the Mint Linux team will be able to solve this issue before Christmas comes.
So I have Mint XFCE 18.3 today.
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 0
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Everything was fine until it stopped booting up without any error message. I'm done.
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 0
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Excellent distro, I use Mint since version 16 and it work's flawlessly !
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 1
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Excellent distro. Works perfectly on an old Dell 620 with core i3. Wiped the old windows off the drive and rescued the computer for Linux. Fast and no problems with drivers. Would recommend it highly. I have used Mint in various versions for years. Old laptops and desktops can be wiped and rescued and given to people who cannot afford new computers The old boxes with Linux actually work better than some of the new stuff with the crummy windows systems on them. :)
Rob
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Version: 19
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 0
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a lot of bugs. every browser crashes. system freezes. go back to 18.3
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-07-03
Votes: 0
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Currently testing Mint 19 on USB drive. Everything is working fine but after trying to mount a USB drive on my bell router with SAMBA, nothing is working . I tried many Google hints but nothing is working so far. So I'm staying with mint 18.3 because SAMBA shares are working fine with this version.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-02
Votes: 8
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I have tried the most several linux: Linux Mint, Manjaro, Ubuntu, Debian, MX Linux. Among of them, Linux Mint is absolutely the best. Linux Mint is easy to install, easy to use and have beautiful desktop environment.
As scientific computing enthusiast, I use several software like Gnu Octave, Scilab, Maxima dan Python. All of them can be easily installed on Linux Mint. However, I have failed to install Scilab on Manjaro dan Ubuntu.
Because Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and Debian then the availability of softwares is huge. A software can be installed by using software manajer, synaptic package manager or manually.
Beginners can try Linux Mint on Oracle virtualbox.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-02
Votes: 4
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Longtime Windows user, just getting my feet wet with Linux. I've been experimenting with various distros for about a month now. Mint (both 18.3 and 19) has been the best fit for me as far as combination of features and ease of use. The Cinnamon UI is functional without being either too spartan or too overboard with flashy visuals. It was easy to install on my 7-year old i5 machine and easy to use. Seems to perform pretty well with 4 GB of RAM and a WD Green 2TB drive. Updates are easy, and so far, reliable.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-02
Votes: 1
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Cinnamon 3.8 in Mint is very good, special effects work nicely,
and all the basic functionality which you expect from a DE is there.
The theme in Mint 19 looks nice, black and green...
Timeshift is pretty nice addition, which makes MINT easier to manage.
Also Install Manager has support for Flatpak, and is fast.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-02
Votes: 0
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New major release for the Linux distribution, whose success is unmistakable. Named Tara, this grind is as usual available in several variants, including the two main ones, Cinnamon and MATE.
There are many new features: a big increase in Timeshift for restoring the machine's previous states, an Update Manager offering all the updates (sorted by type), a new home screen, a redesigned (and faster) Software Manager , a new theme (Mint-Y), etc.
The other improvements depend on the desktop environment. On the Cinnamon side (3.8), there are faster application launches and animations, a simplified search in Nemo, an adjustable maximum sound level, more practical notifications, better HiDPI support ...
The HiDPI is one of the big additions to the MATE 1.20 version. The application is dynamic, without the need to disconnect the session. The other contributions are less visible, the grind bringing mostly corrections and small improvements.
Note also that Linux Mint 19 is a LTS version (Long Term Support), since it takes the base of Ubuntu 18.04, itself LTS (with its kernel Linux 4.15). Its support is thus assured until 2023. Moreover, an Xfce variant of the distribution is always proposed.
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Version: 19
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-07-02
Votes: 1
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in both the mate en xfce edition does the network manager not function. It says your machine is connected to wifi, but you are still unable to download anything and firefox will not load at all. The cinnamon edition does not have this problem, strangely enough.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-02
Votes: 0
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After trying several Linux flavors, to me Mint is the easiest to install and use.
Its very responsive and has lots of apps.
A very good choice for beginners
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Version: 19
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-07-01
Votes: 2
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First time I've been unable to install a working instance of Wine in Mint, leaving me unable to run Adobe Photoshop 7, a application I use daily. Previous versions of Mint didn't have this problem, so I'm going back to Mint 18.3 until this issue is hopefully solved. Gotta admit that for the first time I'm rather disappointed in Mint 19. It's good looking and mostly works well, but not being able to install a working version of Wine with which to run Photoshop is a deal breaker for me.
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Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 5
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Installed with no sound, some of the games won't work, boot time is extended over 18.3, downloaded several apps from the repository, but they never showed up. Will stick with an older version.
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Version: 19
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 1
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I moved across to KDE a while ago, but ran Mint 19 via liveusb, to see what it's like, after having used 18 previously. There's better speed, but I can't see how it's helpful to beginners to remove eg access to root without having to set that up, etc. I'm also not sure Timeshift mixed in with updates is a good idea; I'd let updates through previously and had some issues, but experienced Timeshift as not reliable. On first booting in, I ended up searching for the updates icon, for important initial updates. I was never keen on flatpak when that was introduced (preferring one or two reputable appimages and ppa's), but if Mint have made that more secure, that would be a plus.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 0
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A great base for GNOME desktop. Much lighter than Ubuntu. Install Mint then add Gnome core. Login to Gnome session and remove Mint packages + extra Xfce/Mate/Cinnamoon pkgs. Do the clean up. Around 350 MB lighter than Ubuntu. (RAM-wise) .
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Version: 19
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 0
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I use Linux Mint 19 on Lenovo g70-80. LM 19 serves the hardware absolutely well and offers each app I need in my daily use.
LM is the very best distro for my usage.
Thank you for the great work of the LM-Team und Community.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 1
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Installed Mint, Ubuntu, Zorin, Fedora and Manjaro, and Mint is least buggy and the one I boot when I want to get things done.
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 3
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Version 19 no longer includes the version of WINE that was in Mint 18.3. That prevents me from using either of my two versions of Photoshop - viz Photoshop 7 and Photoshop Elements2.
So I've re-installed the excellent Mint 18.3.
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Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-06-30
Votes: 0
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Ram hog. Compared to previous Mint releases the ram usage just keeps on increasing and increasing. And nothing is added, all we seem to be getting new are more lines of poor coding.
And ironically the desktop they dropped for this 19 release (kde) is the best thing ever on Linux in its version 5.13.
For Mint 20 they should drop all desktop environments except for Cinnamon because it's the only thing original about Mint, for their other desktop environment versions you get (much) better Linux operating systems using other distros. They bring nothing of value and are even missing available stuff.
A total miss.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-29
Votes: 5
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Does everything I need.... in a reliable and intuitive way. I run a lot of open source graphical tools, as well as some word processing and spreadsheets. I originally tried Ubuntu for a year as a replacement for Windows, which had become unstable after several large updates. I came across a few issues with Ubuntu, mostly with their software manager, where software updates resulted in issues/conflicts. I also didn't like their restricted access to icons on the desktop.
Linux Mint is a great replacement for Windows. Everything from startup to launching programs is lightening fast and the UI is asthetically pleasing and very functional.
It has a very solid... and polished feel about it. Highly recommend.
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Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-29
Votes: 0
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Easy Transition for windows users. Based on Debian/Ubuntu for commands. Easily adaptable if you want to modify. Well supported.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-29
Votes: 0
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It works better than all other Mint versions. Xfce is the lightest and fastest.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-29
Votes: 0
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I've been using Mint since about the time Ubuntu switched to the Unity DE. It works great, is easy to navigate, and is a nice replacement for a Windows desktop. My twin boys use it daily for online gaming, I use it with Steam's War Thunder and everyday computing like email, web browsing, documents, etc...
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-29
Votes: 0
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Preferred the KDE version, but I understand their reasoning.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-29
Votes: 0
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Best distro for me. Intuitive and easy to install and use, works like a charm, almost no bugs. In past few years I used Manjaro, Debian, Ubuntu, MX Linux, Suse, but for now Mint is my final choice.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-06-28
Votes: 5
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This is a nice system that can be recommended for beginners. There are two issues I can comment upon. First, the screen mirroring and using external 24" monitor distorted the display image. Second, the system boots relatively slow. To compare, MX16.1 boots faster from the USB drive than Mint from the HDD. Of course, the lack of default administrative account may be a problem for non-beginners.
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Version: 19
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-06-28
Votes: 0
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Just tried this stable release this morning on a VM with 12G virtual disk and everything got well until i updated the system, then the disk got full, i remember to use the previous stable release in a VM with 8G disk and i never had this problem but Tara seems to be a little bit fat. This happened with 64 version, i cannot try 32 version because the file is corrupted in every mirror i tried. Not a good feeling.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-27
Votes: 8
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I did had 5 systems, all with Win7 on them.
A few years ago, I tried and used Win10 for 6 months. Then a forced version update gave me bluescreens, which i never had on Win7. MS would not allow regressing back to 7 after 30 days, so i got screwed (I trusted them,) and put Linux on it. I chose Mint Cinnamon as I had used a few distros before, and Mint seemed to be the best fit, plus updating was easy and worked. No more time spent reading if an update was going to brick my PC or not.
Then MS screwed up a Win 7 update on my older Compaq, and it didn't boot, so Mint went on that one. After MS could not put out updates that worked since last December, stopped allowing control over which updates got installed, caused more problems than they solved, and kept trying to install it's phone-home-spyware for 5 months, my last two systems got switched to Mint.
Whew! Finally free of the MS madness of being an unpaid beta-tester for their broken updates and promises and their technical hassles. Thanks, MS. You forced me into what really is an easy decision. Mint has been working flawlesly for years, while Windows was not. And it is just as easy to use and it's free.
I feel absolutely no need to pay MS to break my PCs every month, maybe 3-4 times a month with their fix of a fix of a fix update program, then try to find a way to get them working again if MS will even allow me to.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-24
Votes: 4
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This is a perfected version. What can you say? I like the stability and flexibility of Mint 17. I believe this could grab more windows users if they knew about it. I cannot say enough about the stability really amazing. The support is as good as it gets. Updates are always right on and effective. The ability to upgrade the 18 without losing a beat, it is assume. When you upgrade from 17 to 18 you lose nothing. I suggest Mint to 90 percent of computer users for everyday use.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-06-24
Votes: 1
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Hello, I got rid of mint. One problem with the corrupt repository factory one and all choices on the list will not let me correct the problem. Updates can not be downloaded. Clamsav 100.0 remove virus infection file and sudden comes back. Twice a day computer lost connection. It need to be fix. Stop ongoing problem. Maybe others have the same problem. Three weeks of this and enough. I dump this and Install parrot os 4.10 . I have used parrot os too. Very nice and no issues. Better than Kali. Back to mint , ,update too much. Do not copy microsoft 10 and its problems.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-06-23
Votes: 4
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Mint has always been my favorite distro, however, File Sharing, Audio Capture and Video Capture seems to have skipped regression testing. I will stick with Mint for now but it seems that it takes so much to get things working with each release and then the next release breaks thing again.
It almost seems like a clean(?) compile is good enough, no need to test.
Very disappointed, but for now I will stick with Mint.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-22
Votes: 9
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All distros have issues. Mint has been flawless for me for years after switching from my very well-liked OpenSuse on several platforms. I even switched from KDE to Cinnamon.
While every distro has it's faults, I have had very few problems that weren't quickly resolved, or had a fix that I could find.
I have even tried Manjaro for a month, and am not sure what all the fuss is about. ???
I am sticking with Mint.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-20
Votes: 9
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Linux Mint 18.3 is the best Linux distro for the desktop. It's good to try new distros, but I always come back to Mint. Why? It's community driven, elegant, ease to use, a lot of tutorials available, It's not resource heavy, good hardware detection, You can choose between Cinnamon, MATE or Xfce Edition, or LMDE(Linux Mint Debian Edition), with Cinnamon or MATE.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-18
Votes: 5
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I have 2 laptops, one that's my "playing around" machine - constantly trying out new distros and settings, games, apps, wipe & reload, etc... but on the other laptop, the one I keep just for getting things done, when I don't want to mess around with settings or whatever and just need it to work - that's the one that runs Mint.
Looks great, performs flawlessly, and just works - always.
The only reason I didn't give it a 10 out of 10 is because Nvidia Optimus is still too much of a pain to get working. It does work (eventually) but is way more difficult than it should be. MX Linux is a shining example of how Optimus setup should be - just 1 click to start the installer, then sit back and wait for it to complete :-) If Mint ever gets that, then it will be a perfect 10
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Version: 19-beta
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-15
Votes: 4
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The latest mint runs flawlessly on my modern dell desktop, legacy laptop IBM T430 Thinkpad, and in a VirtualBox VM. Although it's a beta, I haven't had any issues. The Timeshift app has been improved and works beautifully. I did a couple of backup and restore cycles to test before committing to replace my 18.3 instance. Timeshift is awesome - it's able to restore snapshots that include grub updates, kernels, and pretty much anything you have changed on a system. Just boot to the live CD/DVD/USB and run timeshift, point it to your backup and system and let it run.
I installed the XFCE version and use it as my primary desktop and for python/c/gtk development.
Pro's: Easy to install, beautiful, and performs well. Software manager integrates well. Timeshift is a killer app (beats the heck out of any prior backup solution I've tried in the last 20 years). Backup software is complementary to Timeshift and is easy to use. Found all of my hardware without any additional drivers.
Con's: It would be nice if there were more varied themes available on basic install. Connecting a TV via HDMI reqiures to much work to set up - have to select audio output, extends by default, rather than mirror, etc. Thinkpad special buttons aren't recognized (sleep, detect monitor, etc).
Overall, a fantastic system that is easy to use and maintain.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-14
Votes: 5
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This distro does almost everything I need. Now they just need to improve the cooperation between ALSA, PulseAudio, and QJackCtl. And of course fix the weather indicator, whatever app they choose for that. None of the weather desklets work at this point. The location code format should not require a doctorate in science to figure out. I should be able to enter my zipcode and the location code should be automatically generated for me.
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Version: 19-beta
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-08
Votes: 10
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I've run Linux Mint as my daily desktop driver since 2006, and have yet to be disappointed with it. The last couple of release cycles I've downloaded Mint's beta version when it first appeared just to get a headstart on what the Mint team was offering. Invariable with the betas there's been an issue or two that by the time the release version appeared had been successfully dealt with. So far, with Mint 19 beta, the single most difficult issue for me has been getting Wine to cooperate so I can run Photoshop 7 and Illustrator 10. Haven't cracked that particular nut just yet, but I'm confidant Clem and his team will have that ironed out by the time Mint 19 is released in final form. Other than that I don't find much to fault in this new beta version. It does a few things differently than Mint 18.3 did, for the most part what I would call improvements on what came before. As long as people remember that what we have in hand right now with Mint 19 is the 'beta' version, not the release still to come, then a few rough edges are to be expected. But not to worry, Mint hasn't failed us yet and won't this time around. By the time the release version of Mint 19 becomes available we'll once again have "the best of the best," as others have said, when it comes to a Debian/Ubuntu based desktop OS.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-06-08
Votes: 15
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Three full years distro-hopping like a mad thing and never really satisfied!
Recently, I thought to myself that with around 300 distros in active development at any given time there must surely be a "winner"; something that comes as close to my idea of perfection as is possible. Finally, a verdict has been returned: Linux Mint with the Mate desktop.
It's good for people new to Linux, and more experienced heads alike. It's very stable and now even comes with the Timeshift utility. The Mate desktop is pure eye candy and doesn't 'get in the way'; very customizable too. Long term support, great community, good documentation. It works out of the box. Resource friendly; uses about 300Mb ram on startup.
That's it really. I can't fault it. Hats off to the developers; this one goes up to 11.
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Version: 19-beta
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-06-07
Votes: 1
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This is a great effort by the LM team I really like it but iInitially I had problems with installing Vivaldi a web browser and eSword via wine/playonlinux ..... after a few attempts and suggestions from LM help, I ended up just re installing LM19 beta and updated everything before I tried to install my wanted programs..... Vivaldi installed first and eventually I got the playonlinux to install the windows program esword by adding the i386 modules for wine, not sure why but it seemed to have worked..... so for me I am really pleased not that this version of LM wasnt good without those programs I am pretty confident by the time the public release was here these things would of been ironed out.....
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Version: 19-beta
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-06-06
Votes: 1
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To my astonishment I found that this new version of Mint was completely unable to install Photoshop Elements 2.
The version of Wine that had always worked on earlier versions was missing and despite my trying everything related to Wine that I could find under Synaptic Package Manager, including Play on Linux, there was no way at all to install my favorite version of Photoshop (Elements 2).
Consequently (for me) this version of Mint is useless.
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