Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-12-11
Votes: 3
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I have been a huge Mint fanboy from version 13 till now at 19.2. Mint team has always targeted regular desktop users where many distros go more for advanced users and developers. Mint has been one of the very few distros that "just work" on about any hardware I have ever owned. As many others, on my Linux journey I have learned some about computers. I have to rate Mint a bit lower now due to their dependence on Ubuntu.
Ubuntu as a base is fairly solid, however the Ubuntu installer is where things get a bit out of whack. The installer will not let you custom partition and have full disk encryption with llvm at the same time. You must use the auto install to get llvm and full disk encryption. In turn this prevents the user from over-provisioning a SSD. If you want to over-provision you have to live without llvm encryption and vise-versa. Debian allows you to FDE using llvm and set the partition sizes as you like allowing you to over-provision. It is still debatable if over-provision is worth it now days but it is a nice option.
The next issue, Ubuntu uses a swap file that is too small for hibernation. Hibernation is needed to keep you from loosing work if your laptop battery dies. (you really don't need it on desktops). Again you can set up a larger swap partition or file in Debian and other distros and throw it into your encrypted volume group. You can do this upon install with Mint but because of the Ubuntu installer you have to give up llvm and FDE in order to customize partitions. I hope this all made some sense. When Mint decides to boot Ubuntu or use a different installer I cannot recommend it for mare advanced setups. And no, LMDE is not an answer as they are still using Stretch packages (old stable).
Thanks.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-11
Votes: 2
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I was a full time mint user several years ago and always loved it, because it worked out of the box, was extremely user friendly and came with all the programs I needed without being bloated. Only left it for full debian with xfce and later openbox, when I felt ready to experiment a bit/ learn more about linux.
Now I made some friends and family members try linux for the first time and of course mint was my choice of distro for them. I was not disappointed, everything I experienced with the older versions still holds true for 19.2 - firefox, thunderbird, libreoffice (three programs, that, honestly, almost everybody uses anyway) are there, you get an archive program, mediaplayer, pdf reader, media playback works fine, printers and other hardware were immediately recognized in all cases, there is a very intuitive software center, and so on - everything that is needed and not a single bit too much. Cinnamon also looks great and is familiar enough for longtime windows users.
tldr - great distro, recommended for everyone, especially those new to the linux world.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-12-08
Votes: 0
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ENGLISH:
Seriously? ... the interface of this OS is pretty good, unfortunately the positive stops there ... the software is old and not up to date, for example: Firefox version 70, and the NVIDIA driver in 390 lol, the system is slow whereas if I use other OS with the same PC, I find systems that consume only 400 MB of RAM, I spent 1 hour, looking on forums, how to make functional Steam, with "Linux Mint" ... for gaming go your way, if it's for basic use: read mails, internet, watch videos, it will be OK.
FRANCAIS:
Sérieusement?...l' interface de cet OS est assez belle, malheureusement le positif s' arrête là...les logiciels sont vieux et pas à jour, par exemple: Firefox en version 70, et le driver NVIDIA en 390 lol, le système est lent alors que si j' utilise d'autres OS avec le même PC, je trouve des systèmes qui consomment seulement 400 Mo de RAM, j' ai passé 1 heure, à chercher sur les forums, comment rendre fonctionnel Steam, avec "Linux Mint"...pour le gaming passez votre chemin, si c' est pour un usage basique: lire des mails, internet, regarder des vidéos, ce sera à peine correct.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-08
Votes: 15
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No other OS I've installed and worked with is as fluid, well designed and completely user oriented as Linux Mint, and that includes everything from Windows 3.0 to 10 on my own hardware, to Macs as my graphics machines at work.
Started with Mint back in '06. Bounced around a bit over the years trying different distros, some OK, others not so much. Measuring these against one another I always ended up looking to Mint to do what I needed in a way that was free of concern, made good sense, and always worked with me instead of against me.
Over the years the Mint development team as proven its worth in the distro they offer and the improvements they make release to release. Mint 19.2 has been a marvel of efficiency, and the beta of Mint 19.3, which I'm running in a virtual machine, once again brings new improvements that further illustrate why Mint has been an unbeatable fixture at the top of every list for 'best of the best' when in comes to a near perfect 'just works out of the box' desktop OS for going on 14 years now.
If you haven't already, give Mint a try. If you're like multiple millions of Mint users world wide you'll end up singing its praises as well.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-12-05
Votes: 9
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Easy to install (just make sure to do the authentification procedure beforehand),
very easy to use even for long-time windumb-users.
Minor problems (monitor settings) can quickly be fixed using the xgamma command.
Some usb-soundcards may not work under 19.2 Tina, so just get a class compliant card (e.g. Behringer, Focusrite) or use the internal sound card.
Mint comes with all the tools necessary for everyday tasks (Office, DTP, Internet etc), a bunch of other useful apps is easily accessible via application management.
Been using Mint 19.2 for several months now and it has never let me down.
In my opinion, the most window-y (look/feel) distro.
Recommended.
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Version: 17.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-12-05
Votes: 6
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Linux Mint runs on all our deskop and notebook computers as a parallel installation to preinstalled windows. It runs stable and very easy to use. The windows os are only used when windows specific research is to do. All every day work is done under Mint. Installation is much easier and faster than a windows installation. After installation there is much less to do than in case of wndows to get a full adapted and safe OS. Version switching is easy - no need to change your behavior (no stress as in case of any windows changes). In praxis this means high productivity. Installation of new software from the repositories is easy and much faster done compared to windows. The update management is perfect - you see there are updates - you see what updates there are - you decide when and what you update. And updates are much faster done compared to windows. In general I can say: Linus Mint is what windows could have been if it had been consequently developed - a ripe, stable and nearly perfect os.
General conclusion: Linux Mint is recommended.
My background: I started with Commodore pet, then CP/M, DOS, WIndows (main os until Win 2000), switched to Ubuntu (from 6.06 on until 10,04), since then several versions of Mint. I'm checking new OS/Distros in virtual machines, sometimes I use one of our computers to make a test installation.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-05
Votes: 6
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Mint is and always has been stable, easy to use and none frightening to ex-windows users.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-04
Votes: 12
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I will have to ate Mint Mate as the best, or tied with a few others for best.
Smooth running, a lot of software menu choices, lot of good software in the installation package.
I have tried out a lot of different Linux Distros, but always come back to Mint Mate.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-03
Votes: 9
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It just works! I use Cinnamon version and think it is a stable and pretty desktop environment. Sometimes Mint gets boring because it is so hassle free and just lets you do your work. Simply the best OS I ever came across. I installed it on many family members' PC.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-03
Votes: 17
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+ Linux Mint team has created jewel, almost perfect OS, I think it could already drop Ubuntu base and just use Debian base.
+ Cinnamon is a beautiful but heavier DE, so LMDE should also add XFCE version, especially for 32-bit systems.
+ This distro has the best of the Mint world, minus the complexity of the Debian world, it is ready to be used out of the box.
+ Thanks for still supporting 32-bit architectures, because here in Latin America we still have many customers who have 32-bit systems, and those PCs, All-in-Ones, Laptops, Netbooks work pretty fine!
+ LMDE in my opinion is better than Ubuntu and Ubuntu based, does not have closed sourced software like Snaps, no hidden things, just pure Linux, freedom, open source philosophy with a well polished and working system.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-12-03
Votes: 4
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Mint is an excellent distribution. Simple, light, fast and uncomplicated to install. Still in your favor is the fact that it is derived from Debian via Ubuntu.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-29
Votes: 13
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Rock solid distro (Cinnamon) that I always return to after I get infected by the distro hopping bug, and get disappointed, I always seem to have some kind of trouble with other distros sooner or later. Never with Linux Mint. I had high hopes for Kubuntu, it ran well for 3-4 months, but ran into trouble with what I guess is the Nvidia graphics (Proprietary) driver, the screen wouldnt wake up 8 times of 10 after sleep. Linux Mint just works, almost no matter how i "abuse" it by testing different stuff.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-29
Votes: 4
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Linux Mint xfce installed on ssd runs smooth as butter and rockstable on an old intel p6100 dualcore laptop. I tried a bunch of other distros but always come back to Linux Mint. It's my preferred dailydriver Linux distro. Thanks to the Devs! Kepp up your great work! Now that’s what I call a fine job!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-28
Votes: 16
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Simply put the most polished linux distro i have ever used. I have used Manjaro, Arch, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Fedora for 3 months each and none of them can hold a candle to linux mint. It is a install and forget while you get work done type of distro. The devs of this distro set it up with their users in mind and you can tell by the amount of polish and attention to detail. So many distros out there only think from a devs mindset and preferences without putting their actual users first. No crashes what so ever, useful context menus and tools in nemo, i could go on and on. Just go to their website and you will see people contributing about $18,000/month to the project to make it sustainable and you will understand why they do so once you use it. So much love and care put in and i have never had to go searching for an essential tool or utility that wasn't already preinstalled by the mint team. Nowadays i smile more and pull my hair less while i use this distro as the tool it is meant to be and not some fixer upper project
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-28
Votes: 6
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Simply the Best ! Installs easy - works out of the box , Very Fast and stable !
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-28
Votes: 1
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Mint 19.2 Cinnamon works like a charm out of the box. Runs quite fast, fluid and stable on an older cheap former 250 EUR notebook (dual core Celeron N3060, 4 GB Ram, 500 GB Seagate Thin HDD).
Great tool for private surfing, Email, eBooks, YT, Spotify, mp3, TV etc, as well as all my freelance standard office stuff and communication for work. For the latter an encrypted harddrive via a click during installation, and an encrypted restricted useraccount (ok, this is done like in Ubuntu via the terminal) is the cherry on the icing. Works also nice with veracrypt for usb stick exchanges with Windows using colleagues at work.
Mint never let's you down, it just delivers clear, user friendly experiences day after day. And you don't have to worry about anything, you just get your work done.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-26
Votes: 7
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Linux Mint 19.2 MATE, which was recommended to me by a co-worker and long time friend, is without a doubt the best OS I've ever used for the day to day computing I do. It's a highly polished operating system which doesn't get in my way, provides all the security I need right out of the box without having to install a bunch of extras, and it doesn't intrude into my work flow with the sort of crazy stuff Windows 10 does at the most inopportune times.
Mint 19.2 MATE lets me easily set things up the way I want them to be. It's extremely light on resources, easy to grasp as a new Linux user, and smoothly runs everything I need it to run, including Photoshop 7 in Wine, my long time favorite image editor which I use together with Gimp and Inkscape for graphics projects.
I've been around desktop Linux long enough to run the other top 6 distros listed on DistroWatch in virtual machines to get a better idea of what's available. So far, out of these additional 6, nothing I've seen is as perfectly suited to my computing needs as Mint 19.2 MATE has proven to be.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-24
Votes: 3
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Best for my laptop. XFCE. Automatically detects the external monitor. VGA_monitor -> VGA-DP_cable
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-11-22
Votes: 1
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They need to improve the xfce edition, they have minor errors in the xfce desktop environment, the xfce desktop environment is neglected, there are few customization options, other distributions have a more beautiful xfce desktop and custom options. Ex: Manajro XFCE, Zorin OS Lite.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-19
Votes: 8
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I'm a beginner in linux word.
In the past I used Ubuntu and Lubuntu with mixed feelings.
But now I am sure that linux mint is much better. My netbook Dell Inspiron 11 P24T works very well with this distribution.
Thanks a lot
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-18
Votes: 12
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Everything I could ask for in a desktop replacement for Windows. Sayonara Microsoft.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-18
Votes: 4
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The best system, I've tried many and I always end up using mint 19.2 I think it's the most stable friendly operating system.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-16
Votes: 5
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I've been using Linux Mint on and off since 18.3. I was also using Manjaro (and Windows 10 at need), but on balance I prefer Mint, partly because I don't like Bumblebee and/or Microsoft.
Mint uses Prime and just seems snappier than Manjaro. On the other hand its a pain having to download and install recent software when the repository version is older e.g. I need HPLIP version 3.19.8 to get my printer recognised in Mint (the Repo version is 3.17).
I recently inherited an old AMD based PC from my son. It was his old gaming computer with Win 7 installed, but it no longer booted. After fixing it I installed Mint 19.2 on an SSD and upped the Ram to 16Gb. I was really surprised that all the devices were recognised and installed easily. This PC is still more than good enough as a daily driver (in fact it seems just as fast as my i5 Lenovo laptop).
Of all the Mint versions I've used I *really* like 19.2. Its solid, stable and fast and doesn't get in the way when you want to do something. The dark theme is particularly nice. It has all the usual software (although they seem to be planning to drop VLC for 19.3)
I'll be sticking with 19.2 for the forseeable future.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-15
Votes: 0
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I use Linux Mint since version 16.04.
As many Linux Users I sometimes tried another distribution - coming back to Linux Mint.
It's the most stable distribution for my laptop (Lenovo g70-70), featured with everything for my daily useage incl. multimedia codecs. It also supports my favorite ppas for I like to be update with i. e. LibreOffice. But: I really miss a good PDF-Reader&Editor included in the repositories. I currently use Masterpdf-Editor 4.
Sometimes I wished to have some more options for customization ouf the box. But that's just a play. There are a few pretty options on www.cinnamon-look.org which I could use if they are really compatible with LM Cinnamon.
All in all: 9 of 10. Nothing is totally perfect ;) But LM is great for me.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-15
Votes: 3
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I have been using windows ever since 3.1 remember 3.1..lol.. anyways.. for about 6 months now I have slowly moved from windows to linux.. Yes a true learning experience but fun.. I have tried many distros from armbian for sbc's to many true desktop distros.. and Linux Mint ever since 19.0 I have dabbled into the free world.. Out of all the distros Mint has been the one I keep going back too.. For a windows user it may not be a total equal but it is a lot better than windows once you get a hang of it.. many other distros that I have played with in the past have been command line to do anything.. install command line.. update command line.. yes it is awesome to learn, but there are a lot more commands then just sudo and other basic commands.. Linux Mint has made me happy with performance and reliability, I went from cinnamon to mate to xfce... now just xfce.. because of the hardware it is on.. Linux Mint I would recommend to anyone that is ready for the switch from windows.. they have compiled and made a well thought of distro for windows users.. will I go back to MS windows.. NO.. I have found my choice of OS.. one day.. I will turn into a GreyBeard.. but at this moment.. Im just going grey.. lol.. good luck..
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-12
Votes: 6
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Pros: Simple, easy to use right out of the box, with easily configurable options, comes installed with pretty much all the software that would let you get started with basic computing and productivity. Very stable.
Cons: Look and feel seems pretty dated out of the box (but it can be very easily configured), It would be nice to see some preset desktop arrangements that can provide a basis for further customization of the UI/Desktop experience
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-11-12
Votes: 3
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I have been using Mint versions for at least 10 years after becoming disillusioned with Windows. Personally I think it it is fantastic and my only complaint with the 18.3 I am using now is that it is a bit slow in booting up.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-12
Votes: 12
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Thank you for providing 32-bit architecture!!!
So we here in Latin America can still revive old PCs with such a great Linux OS.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-11
Votes: 9
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This is the best Linux for migrating from Windows 7 which support is over. A very very very polished system, tons of software, joy to use. I use Cinnamon edition.
***** 10 STARS *****
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-11
Votes: 0
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One of the most user friendly Linux distro IMHO, or probably it is the most user friendly. Cinnamon edition is fast, beautiful and built on the solid base of the LTS Ubuntu but without the crazy snap-hidden apps.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-07
Votes: 14
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Wow the best linux platform, better than ubuntu even, works on servers, desktops, everything smoothly, without bloat, very compatible and modular
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-06
Votes: 11
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Take it from a life long Windows user who began with PCs back in the early days of MS-DOS - what we're faced with in the age of Windows 10 is so far from the ideal we had in mind as we rode the Windows' wave through Windows 7 to the beginning of the end with Ballmer's Windows 8, that it hurts to think about the disappointment that Windows has become.
Thought for a long time there had to be a more productive, more enjoyable way go about my daily desktop computing tasks. But not until a friend offered to help me resurrect an 8 year old Dell laptop that had sat unused for a long time, and introduced me to Linux Mint 19.2, had I ever really thought it was possible to break the Microsoft habit and make the move to Linux.
Like so many I was stuck in the Windows rut, spinning my wheels in an expensive fruitless effort to get more out of my system, with Windows 10 outright battling me every step of the way. I knew enough to be dangerous, but not enough to think I could actually move on.
I'll always be thankful for my long time friend who introduced me to Linux Mint on my old unused Dell laptop. Windows 10, which had installed itself on that machine in place of Windows 7 without consulting me, had it so gummed up, bogged down and impossible to use that I had simply written it off, figuring that was simply part of the cost of sticking with the Windows rut I was mired in. In less than an hour after my friend stopped by and walked me through installing Linux Mint 19.2 MATE on that older Dell laptop it was running better and faster than it had ever run with any version of Windows.
After a month with Mint on that machine I'm ready to move each of my PCs away from Windows to LMint 19.2! I'm a convert, that's for certain, and glad to be one. Lots to learn, no doubt about that, but loving the journey and glad to be moving out of the Windows 10 rut I was in.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-06
Votes: 11
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I am a periodically distrohopper. I just get bored and want to try something else, but I always come back to Linux Mint. Because it just works. I have tried many that I found had more and better features and/or had way more aesthetic desktop environment (looking at you deepin), and I was happy with them... until they at some point started to mess up in one way or another (often with Nvidia proprietary driver problems) so I had to do a complete reinstall. Linux Mint isnt as pretty or has the latest of everything (LTS-builds) but it just works.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-05
Votes: 4
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Linux Mint has a very strong package ecosystem and a software manager of Debian, including more than 50000 packages available from the Debian repositories. It can use debian .deb files, ubuntu .deb files, ppa, flatpaks, snaps, appimages..... what more?
Stable, beautiful, ready out of the box.
Great job Mint Team!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-04
Votes: 3
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I've tried almost every distro out there, using numerous desktop environments. By far, the best, smoothest and just-works-out-of-the-box distro OS is Linux Mint 19.2 with Cinnamon desktop environment.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-03
Votes: 1
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My distro on all PCs.
Recommend to all.
Best ever!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-03
Votes: 3
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I've been a consistent Mint user since probably 14. The most consistent was 16 or 17...16.3 and 17.3 to be exact. I've been on 18.3 for quite a while. I tried 19.2 on other basic laptops and desktops but it doesn't run as well as 18.3. Doesn't worry me though. I'm sure by 19.3 everything will get worked out.
I starting trying different distros for fun around 2011 I'd guess. Puppy Linux to be exact. But with Puppy, it's just more for fun or portability. It's not really for everyday use. I've tried just about every distro out there and still like quite a few different ones. Linux Lite, MX Linux, Linux LXLE, Peppermint...these have all worked for me....but Mint seems to just be more refined out of the box. It's a lateral move if your tired of Windows or just wanna try something different. Everything feels familiar.
The majority of my internet life is on MInt. Windows 7 gets used for Video Editing and VPN use. When I have to fix a PC, usually WIn 7 or Win 10, people are surprised or haven't a clue what Linux is. I just say..."you see your Android phone?..thats Linux". I tell them that Windows doesn't have to consume your life. When you try Linux, you see immediately..."Wow..that was easy...and free to boot". Outside of Office, what exactly is so important about Windows everyday usage? People can't answer anything but.."I didn't know this existed".
I haven't turned everyone on to Mint. a few wanted Lubuntu for its basics...but most are amazed that it actually exists and Mint is where I usually start. It just works. There are bugs... there are bugs in all OS's..ever heard of Windows 10? Lately?
I've got a few more years of support for 18.3 so I'll stick with it. I'll let everyone else help out and get 19 up to par for the future. Keep up the good work. I can't say that Linux will ever overtake Windows...but if it ever did, it would probably be Mint that would lead the charge.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-03
Votes: 2
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Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon is easy and stylish distro. I've been using it for a few months, but I've been thinking about it for a long time.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-02
Votes: 10
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I'm not a distro maniac. I just want an OS that is good and usable for me as a web programmer, and sometimes tinkering microcontrollers, and rarely programming for desktop and mobile. I was Windows user, and satisfied with that until version 7. After ver 8 came up, and now version 10, is very annoying; heavy, updates too often, and too much notifications pops up, etc. It was slowing down my work instead of helping.
Linux Mint is my savior! Some people said that Mint is for newbie (or rookie?). I don't care. I already doing programming since green-monochrome display XT-PC era, and booting with 51⁄4-inch DOS 360 KB flppy disk. But coding OS is not my field. I just want my works done, fast. Installed Cinnamon since ver 18.x and feels like home. It installs Nginx, MySql & PHP like magic; ready to use right away after few clicks. No command line nor editing configs required.
I've also tried some of top-ranks distros. But eventualy, a came back to Mint. Others distros I've tried either has some issues during dual/multi-boot installation or during usage. I don't have any problem with Mint, as long as I stay away from terminal and doing stupid; such as accidentally chmod/chown -R in /var directory. ...hahaha... :D
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-01
Votes: 3
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Though my initial run ins with Mint were not as good, I found the XFCE and MATE versions customizable to my liking and decent. In particular, the XFCE version runs on very little RAM (250-280MB vs 400-450MB for MATE), definitely recommended for older hardware. For an older laptop that Microsoft forced upgrades to Win10 to, this is the answer I am looking for, as its users are not too tech savvy, and Mint has that extra user friendliness to newcomers. For newbies, the availability of a Software Center is a definitive plus. After the user installs their desired software and get the computer running, they can, if so they wish, to learn to use synaptic or the command line.
If you have a couple of GBs to spare, then MATE-vs-XFCE is really a toss up, there are very minor upsides and downsides for each flavour.
I heard Cinnamon is great, and commend them from bringing in a new DE to the table, to the point that it has permeated to other distros (much like Solus' Budgie). Nevertheless, I found it less customizable to my workflow, as the panels are a pain in the neck to tweak. In that regard, MATE is the simplest, followed by XFCE, which is slightly more customizable but will require a couple of minutes of manually tweaking the panels to your liking.
The three DEs start by default with one bottom panel, much like Windows versions, so for the newbie crowd the initial shock will be less.
Mint does not bother users with updates too much, like Ubuntu. Fast updates are a pro and con, since I had updates break apps some times, but on the other hand you get the newest versions of them. For less tech savvy users I want the least breakage risk as possible, so the "we won't pester you too much with updates" is something I like, since they will have a hard time fixing a broken-by-update app.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-10-31
Votes: 0
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Every release gets slower to boot and more sluggish to run, culminating in v19 taking about 2 minutes to boot, despite trying to system-analyze it,still can't get it to boot quicker. I thought Linux as a desktop community wanted to surpass Windows, but with this sort of boot time it never will. I can get windows to boot instantly. Yet SystemD has really dragged down many distros, including Mint. Also was there any real need to integrate FlatPaks into the repository? This makes a mess of the repository, mixing and matching different methods of installation, just horrible. The Mint team have succumbed to the "bigger-is-better" ideology of Windows and undone what was best about Linux distros. I can't recommend Mint any more.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-10-29
Votes: 0
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Nemo for this version in cinnamon doesn't allow less than 3 characters in the search. This version is sluggish too. It was my first distro several years ago. Back then I certainly enjoyed it. I installed this on a friends computer and he likes it a lot. I commend them for coming up with the DE and applications like nemo. Cinnamon is a spectacular desktop and nemo is my favorite file manager.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-29
Votes: 5
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It's an easy OS to use very friendly and complete.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-28
Votes: 2
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When it comes to the EASIEST, NO-BRAINER distribution, that requires little or no tweaking, hit-the-ground-running, out-of-the-box Linux experience...... Linux Mint 19.2 is the one you should install. I began my journey, back in the Linux Mint 13 (Maya) days, and had it installed on a hand-me-down Intel Centrino (1.5GHz) laptop from 2005. I went with XFCE and it was light and fast and stable. But it lacked the visual 'pop' and polish that the Cinnamon environment offered. When I tried to install Cinnamon (in Mint 13), it ended up being such a resource hog. So I stuck with XFCE for the longest time, then forgot about it. Life outside of computers kept me busy. Since I got time on my hands, I installed Linux Mint 19.2, and just for laughs, I started with Cinnamon. Let me just say that Cinnamon today, in October 2019, on my same Centrino laptop..... yes, that one.... is just as fast, as XFCE was, when I was still rocking Mint 13! Best of all, the visual appeal is so much better! Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon is the closest to a 'no-compromise/no-hassle' solution you can get for a choice of Linux distribution on old (or lower-spec) hardware, to-date.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-28
Votes: 0
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Mint Cinnamon is the most efficient and plaisant desktop I've ever used. The distro is frequently updated. The application store is impressive. Multimedia support for audio and video editing is perfect.
No cons to mention, despite my efforts to find one.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-28
Votes: 2
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The best operating system for users who start the world of Linux. I am not one of those who complain about the nonsense of the desktop environment, its stability is greatly appreciated. I have been using it for several years and it has never disappointed me.
The efforts of the Linux Mint community to keep the operating system in good condition, refined and maintaining its optimal performance are appreciated.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-10-27
Votes: 0
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I used to like LMDE when it offered the MATE package. I don't like Cinnamon at all and it is too much trouble to install Cinnamon and have to install the MATE package software manually.
Also bad about misinterpreting the partition space.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-25
Votes: 3
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Best linux ever!
I have tried it all and if you want system with no care and lots of fun, thats it! No bugs, superb with drivers. Cinammon rocks!!!!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-25
Votes: 1
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Can't complain, it does its job and doesn't need a ton of optimizations to set up
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-24
Votes: 2
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I have tried many distros, but Mint is by the far the most user friendly. I have used Mint as my daily desktop since version 17, and for the last four years it has worked very well. I had the occasional problem, but nothing that cannot be sorted out in the forums.
I found that Wine works FAR better in Mint than in other distros. I use a newish version of SketchUp a lot, and it installed flawlessly in Mint 19 (and previous versions of Mint). I tried other distros lately (for an older computer), but Wine did not work well on MX-Linux and Deepin. Mint is even better with Wine than Zorin.
All in all I love Mint. This is an excellent distro. The best as far as I am concerned.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-24
Votes: 1
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Mint MATE is awesome!
Very nice distro!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-24
Votes: 1
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I have used MINT since 17/18 and has been a very good desktop/daily driver distro.
I can echo the comments for WINE and just about cross compatible with all UBUNTU without the GNOME controversial craziness. It also comes in KDE if you aren't happy with the 'cinnamon' window manager deployment. I always like cinnamon or for a lighter running XFCE use that version as well as it gets full support for older but still 64-bit hardware. I use Steam with all my games and that works flawlessly. I can't sing Mint's praises enough.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-22
Votes: 3
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Of course, Mate is very favorite Linux format.
Mint Mate is above all the other Linux Distros.
No Cons to mention or list
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-10-22
Votes: 0
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On the 21st Oct I wrote - "Cons - Non so far!"
Now, alas, there is a "Con". Although EasyHDR was installed, when it came to actually using it, all I got was something like "Sorry but there is a serious problem"....
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-21
Votes: 1
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Pros - Easily the best Linux yet. I enjoyed being able to install Mint using a USB flash drive. I successfully and easily - using Wine and Wine Windows Program Loader - installed Photoshop Elements 2, EasyHDR3, & Photomatix for Linux. This Mint version also includes a version of GIMP that (to me) seems (in some ways) more capable than my Photoshop Elements. And moreover, on my old M82 Lenovo computer, that has an SSD drive, Mint boots up in less than 15 seconds.
Cons - None so far!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-19
Votes: 0
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Mint 19.2 XFCE is very fast already for a week now after the second try installation. Take care not to install rubbish like libraries that may have come with my brother printer software when installing the driver. At some point Mint 19.2 took almost 2 minutes to boot, while it does take only 15 seconds now, with a clean install and after many apps were installed again. I have also reinstalled the Brother driver, rejecting the extra libraries. Wine also works like a charm, running Picasa 3 and Pinball. I'm running the XFCE taskbar at the top and Cairo Dock in 3D view at the bottom of the screen.
The Software Manager cannot be used easily on low resolution screens, because of the big sub windows that contain useless information about a few advertised apps and make that the control buttons are hidden.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-10-18
Votes: 2
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I've been using Mint since the beginning of version 17, it was rock solid, stable and very fast. Mint 19 (with all desktops) is slow, fat a-rse and unstable. It takes 1:10 to boot to login screen, Mint 17 and Debian take 20 seconds, it takes 7 seconds to open Firefox on a 32GB rig, Debian and Mint 17 take 2 seconds. I hate timeshift, I hate flatpak and I hate systemd, one of these or something else has taken Mint down with it. I don't know what they've done, maybe too much bloatware. I now call it Mint Vista. I won't suggest another distro because people will think I have a vested interest, I don't! I really wanted to continue with Mint, but I can't justify it at this cost. It sucks on all my machines, in all flavors, so it's not a hardware issue. Bye mint.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-17
Votes: 1
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It's an powerful OS, I was looking for an good alternative for Windows, Mint doesn't have me disappointed, always stable, not slower after a while.. I will recommend this distro for everyone who wants to have an alternative for windows. It's really friendly user interface.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-14
Votes: 0
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outstanding OS in every aspects.
Far better than ubuntu.
Good it uses flatpak by default, as snap packages have no good structure and stablity.
I like mintupdate , which provide auto update feature . you have to enable it by one click.
x-apps are far better than gnome apps in customization and usability. :)
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-13
Votes: 10
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Mintupdate is powerfull update manager. It offers many features and preferences to users. You can easily manage Linux kernel's with Mintupdate. Automatic update and automatic maintenance options are very useful. Best Linux distro has best update manager.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-11
Votes: 20
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After travelling from distro to distro I gravitated back to the most stable I'd used. It might not be as ambicious as OpenSuse or as game-friendly as Pop_OS, however, having a reliable desktop machine is the priority for me (an engineering student). And so, I return to Mint, stable, reliable, straight-forward, clean and never disappointing.
ES
Después de pasar de distro en distro por meses, en llegué de vuelta a la distro donde me enamoré de Linux. No es tan ambiciosa como OpenSuse, tampoco se ve tan moderna y lista para el gaming como el Pop_OS, sin embargo, buscando una computadora estable, bonita, muy confiable y siempre reconfortante, decidí regresar a Mint.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-10
Votes: 3
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I have been a Windows user for a long time. As a matter of fact I have used Windows since I started using computers 20+ years ago. The experience had been good mostly, but you get some issues which you attribute to hardware and you let it go because you don't know anything else.
Four months ago I started working on a large project and a friend of mine suggested I stop running Linux Mint in a VM and go full monty with it as my primary desktop. In short Linux mint is the first operating system I have used that just stays out of your way.
I have multiple windows open and the system doesn't periodically freeze or crash as was the case before with Windows. Sure, I have to learn new productivity applications and use the command line for some issues, but it looks like the system just updates itself. It tells you which software needs updating and installs the updates but only reboots on kernel issues, great!
I cannot recommend Linux Mint enough to any new user or a user who migrates from Windows. I now run Windows in a VM for only one application. I like Linux Mint.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-09
Votes: 4
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distro better then original ubuntu, all works perfectly, icluding printer=older samsung scx
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-03
Votes: 18
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Tried MXLinux and then Manjaro since moving from Windows 10. Things I liked about them and things I didn't. MXLinux was the better of the two, but each of them were bloated in some regards and lacking in others, at least for my tastes.
Reading further I found that Mint had been at the top of the DistroWatch list for many years. Mint was DistroWatch's third most popular desktop OS in 2008, behind Ubuntu and openSUSE. By 2010 it had risen to the top where stayed until just recently, when Manjaro briefly held that position only to be bumped off the top spot by MXLinux, with Mint once again in third.
None of this jockeying for position makes any difference in what people actually do with the distro they select. All it does is provide some indication of which projects DistroWatch readers find interesting at a given point in time. That said, what I found different from MXLinux and Manjaro, once I tried Mint on my machine, initially in Virtualbox, was that Mint had clearly been designed with real people like me and real world computing needs like I have in mind. The overall care, polish, fit and finish with which Mint is put together is outstanding, and the way it lends itself to the various tasks I ask of it without throwing up roadblocks or getting in my way, working with me instead of against me, is the way I think personal computing should have been all along.
As a plug-in replacement for the tiresome PC experience that Windows 10 now is, Linux Mint 19.2 is literally a breath of fresh air. In a personal computing world that's long been dominated by narrow minded top heavy corporate interests that pay no attention to users who want an OS that stays out of their way, simplifies the path before them and doesn't continually vex them with ads and corporate requirements they have no time for or interest in, those who've made the move to Linux Mint have ever so much to be thankful for.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-03
Votes: 12
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Meanwhile my third new installation - and as expected no problems at all.
Within a few minutes everything is working fine. Just added some stuff that I need for work and that's it.
Mint is my choice for over seven years now! Simplifies my life!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-29
Votes: 24
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Good Performance, Flatpak out-the-box, Nvidia Driver,
10/10
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-28
Votes: 24
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usinf mint since years and the experience is .. it's just working
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-28
Votes: 28
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Linux Mint comes with good looking Lightdm theme named slick-greeter. Also has an easy configurable GUI named lightdm-settings. Linux Mint versions do not use GDM as the display manager.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-09-26
Votes: 0
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Can't give a positive review to a distro which fails to address the GDM bug affecting systems like mine. The problem is that the keyboard goes haywire after resuming from a sleep. It was fixed a long time ago and then reemerged. For some reason, it hasn't been resolved in a couple years. All distros are affected except for two that I've tried.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-26
Votes: 29
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New users, those who'd like to install a fresh Linux OS with everything in place so they can to go right to work once the installation is done, find Linux Mint 19.2, with its classic Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktop environments to choose from, easy to work with and simple to customize. Mint's selection of out-of-the-box programs and apps completely covers today's most common desktop requirements, plus the reliable simplicity of use it provides satisfies the vast majority of newcomers.
This isn't to say that Mint is strictly a newcomer's distro. Long time Linux users who need to install a user friendly ready-to-roll distro on a variety of machines likewise find Mint an excellent choice. Walking new users through the steps needed to customize Mint to their liking is a simple task, plus the overall polish and general lack of frustration that Mint brings to the table is a welcomed plus.
Given all the years that Mint has stayed at or near the top of DW's page-hit rankings, the consistency of the work its development team puts in improving Mint release-to-release and keeping its current releases updated is most impressive. Little wonder that it's as incredibly popular as it is, and even less wonder that once all is said and done and the dust settles, Linux Mint remains a people's choice distro that's tough to beat on real world work-a-day PC desktops!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-25
Votes: 2
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My Windows 10 turned toes up after the internet provider provided modem and router turned out to be from a bankrupt French company. Yikes! Looked it up on the internet so know this is true. Knew was in trouble when Windows asked "Are you sure you want to turn this computer off. It will disconnect the others." : . ) Fortunately for me had my trusty Linux Mint hard drive handy to come to the rescue! Since then have been using Mint with no problems other than the lack of a new fancy Canon printer which had just purchased. Sigh. I am not sure about installing the Linux drivers that know are available as they might scramble this complicated printer. Any help would be appreciated. Meantime, Linux Mint keeps humming along. Yea! Thank You.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-22
Votes: 5
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This has been the 3rd distro that I have tested and used after switching from Windows 10. I wanted an operating system that didn't bloat my system like Windows 10 and didn't force updates when I am in the middle of working through a project.
Linux Mint is easy to use and I don't have to worry about paying for Microsoft Office Subscriptions. Libre Office works great for the work I need to complete, and I prefer Libre Database of Access anyway.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 0
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This is the first time I have seen some glitches in a Linux Mint XFCE distro. The one that bothers me the most is setting up LAN printers, specifically Ricoh laser printers. The problem may be the drivers, but I do not see the same problems when I use MX Linux. Otherwise there have been a few minor glitches in using Firefox, but again this may not be the fault of the Mint distro. I might be moving in the direction of LMDE 3 in the future. I tried it a few months ago and it did not have the same problems I was experiencing with Linux Mint. It is a little behind in the repos, but it is more stable. My computer is an older Dell tower computer with a 4 core Intel processor. There is no problem with the speed of Linux Mint and the core is stable, just some of the apps do not seem to interface as well as on some other distros.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-19
Votes: 8
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For me as an average user - best choice! tried many different distros but linux mint cinnamon was always top for me.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 3
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Excellent desktop distro. I use if everyday as my standard desktop environment
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 4
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Like many readers I tried a variety of Linux distros to gauge pros and cons.
One test was using an HP EliteDisplay 201 monitor which was a few year old but of high build quality with a max resolution 0f 1600x900 dpi.
The PC had an nVidia 710 graphics card and most distros gave an "out of range" error because they could not find a suitable driver. Some showed in low resolution so control buttons were off the screen but the pages would not scroll; others displayed with a wrong aspect ratio so the images were squashed.
The only distro to give a reasonable display out of the box was Linux Mint 19.1 which I had on a DVD from 2018. It started with a 1024x768 resolution but I installed an nVidia 390 driver using the Synaptic package manager and it then displayed correctly at the full 1600x900 resolution.
Normally I would default to Debian 10 with a Gnome Classic desktop but that distro would not play during this trial (out of range error) so Linux Mint won the sweepstake!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 6
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Hi everyone
I have tried several distros/forks searching for the best solution between performance, security and user-friendly interface and management. My needs fall into scientific research and academics tasks. After much spend time and hard trails, Linux Mint was my choice for all requisites. Now I use Linux Mint 19.2 (Tina) successfully for all purposes. Thank's to developments.
Best regards
S. B. Soltau
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-15
Votes: 6
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I am using Linux Mint MATE since Felicia (2008) and upgrading from time to time (sticking mainly with LTS editions). It is my primary OS for home and my recommendation for any Windows user looking for a Linux alternative.
Of course, if anybody has issues with the hardware detection or OS stability, that means the end of the game...
By now I have enough experience with 19.2 Tina to declare that it is really fast, stable and polished. All my hardware was detected with no issues. My laptop is pretty powerful (HP Zbook 17 G3, 16 GB RAM, 2 x SSD, nVidia QUADRO M2200). But, before saying anything, I have also installed Tina MATE on a 10 years old average laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens with 4 GB RAM). And again the experience was very good - all hardware detected, stable and enough fast (that was quite surprising :)).
So, this is a 10/10 product in my opinion, with a good balance between features and performance. At least for the average user not having time / skills to dig into the OS issues when all he/she wants is browsing the Internet, watching some video and editing documents now and then. And, definitively, it is a pleasure to be used by savvy users too ;-)
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-10
Votes: 22
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Linux Mint Debian Edition = DEBIAN ON STEROIDS !
Polished, well done, faster than the ubuntu based branches, feels coherent to me.
Good for beginners who want to use Debian, because LMDE is actually Debian but with useful tweaks and a bit more polished.
Excellent job!
Keep it going Mint Team!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-09
Votes: 2
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I have been using it for only a few days. Overall I like it. It is very much like Windows which because of Microsoft's attitude to its users, is fast diminishing in popularity. So far my only complaint is that the support for printers is abysmal. No matter what I do, I cannot get it to print properly. I need to go back to Windows to print anything. Please fix this NOW. IT IS THAT IMPORTANT
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-09
Votes: 24
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I think this is a masterpeace of the mint team. I have used it since the first version.
It is fast, stable and looks very good. I have had some problems with mint ubuntu version(s),
especially with printer, scanner and smartphone but never with lmde.
It is very sad that lmde is only a mint's team backup if ubuntu some day will disappear.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-09
Votes: 0
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I have used Linux Mint for years and have found it very easy to use while still having the tools available to do more complex things. My wife was using Windows 10 since it came out and could not get the hang of it, so I installed Linux Mint 19.2 Mate on her system and she loves it.
Pro's: Easy to use for beginners, with the power and tools for someone more advanced. Lots of programs in the repository.
Con's: Would be nice to see a browser like Vivaldi available in the repository (I prefer it over Firefox and Chrome/Chromium)
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-09-07
Votes: 2
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Using Tina since 1 week now. In the first days working like a charme but not it is freezing in almost everything I am doing, Chrome scrolling, opening files, opening Youtube Videos, totally unusable.
No Idea what the heck has happened. Have to switch to annother Distribution.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-03
Votes: 6
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I really like Linux Mint Mate edition (19.2), it's the first that installs without problems on my old MacBook. I tried Fedora, Debian and plain Ubuntu but all of them had some minor problems.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-29
Votes: 13
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I tried about 25 different Linux distros from the top 100 distrowatch.com list and I am pretty convinced there is no distro out there that is better optimized for performance on the lower end hardware than Linux Mint. Performance wise it just beats everything else I tried.
I had troubles with my laptop's touchpad though which would occassionally freeze but switching to a different kernel (5 something) fixed the problem it seems.
There is a lot to choose from if your hardware can deliver but if not then Linux Mint Cinnamon is your last and only chance to experience the best the Linux world has to offer. Any Gnome 3 distro is unusable on my laptop, Linux Mint Cinnamon runs as smoothly as Lubuntu even if obviously consuming more RAM. As simple as that. Solus Budgie 4 would also be a good contestant if it wasn't so buggy and had more software choices out of the box.
On a better computer I would probably also consider Zorin 15 core or Pop!_OS.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-27
Votes: 3
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I do like MINT; it is reliable, and for those used to windows, MINT is a lot like you are used to.
I only wish it made it easy to edit the grub menu thingy (no, I am not very linux literate.
MX has an editor built in - I don't need a lot of "prettyness" - just to be able to make the font bigger, slow it down a little, and decide which OS is the default.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-27
Votes: 19
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Linux Mint 19.2 is amazing! The MATE desktop is my go to, it just does everything I want, and it's not too flashy and fancy, it's stable and quite lightweight, great job Mint and MATE teams.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-25
Votes: 0
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Mint with MATE is very good. About 120MB less resources than cinnamon and less idle processor percentages. No need for flashy interface that takes up resources. What you get is a windows xp looking interface, tons of customization if you need it. No bash on cinnamon, it's really great and I would use it on a more powerful pc. Thanks developers!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-25
Votes: 1
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After a 2 year hiatus from Linux Mint, by distro-hopping all over the place, looking for that "perfect distro", I decided to try Mint again. I Installed Cinnamon 19.2 on a desktop & HP laptop. Color me impressed. the desktop worked flawlessly as usual, but the laptop is what exceed all of my expectations. Everything works perfectly, WIFI, Bluetooth, Suspend and a Wireless Printer/Scanner. All I had to do was click add printer and it found & installed the drivers needed then it connected in a mater of minutes, UNBELIEVABLE. On top of that it looks great and is silky smooth with lots of the little things that puts Mint in a league of its own. Great job by Clem and his team of magicians. After you are done trying all the rest, just go with the best... Linux Mint!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-24
Votes: 12
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I'm using Linux Mint for ~7 years now as my main system. It's stable and gets better over time.
Pros:
- Stable and elegant. It's the most reliable distro I've ever used.
- Its tools (update manager, kernels etc) are functional, they look modern and not 1990s and are easy to use. Just a joy.
- Many packages ready to install, no need to compile anything.
- Has most Ubuntu's bugs ironed out and fixed.
- When a new version is ready there are upgrade paths through the Update Manager, in order to upgrade the system without reinstalling it.
- Easy to maintain (it needs almost no maintenance actually)
- Flatpak support out of the box!
Cons:
- Being based on Ubuntu LTS the software gets old after a while.
- No KDE edition.
- Cinnamon panel effects have changed and feel laggy after v18.1
- I'd like to see Cinnamon getting a visual retouch, like a better menu, settings and notification center.
All in all, it's the most reliable distro I've used (tried Ubuntu, Manjaro, Fedora, Debian, MX). Stable, polished, with great tools and a great community. Clearly a 10/10.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 52
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My conversion to Linux (or rather, the conversion of my PCs...) finally happened about 2 year ago thanks to Linux Mint. Over the years, starting years ago, I had tried Linux, several times, and ended up extremely disappointed each time.
Linux Mint 18.3 was the 1st successful Linux setup for me. I actually have 3 laptops, from rather old to more recent, from different brands, from 2 to 8 Gb RAM. Installation of Mint was always easy and straightforward. It always resulted in a perfectly functional laptop. Setting the language to French was easy. I have successfully used Mint 18.3 with either Xfce or Cinnamon on all my laptops, the choice of the desktop depending on hardware performances only. I finally upgraded more recently to 19.1 (from scratch), then 19.2 (simple upgrade path), and found the upgrade very positive on all accounts: features, looks, performances...
After a few months of experience with Mint, feeling more confident with Linux in general, I tried some 'distro hopping', just to be sure I would not be even better served with another choice. Well, it sometimes looked promising at first, but frustrating on other accounts, and sometimes a total failure. In the end, I still try other distributions for fun on one machine, but Mint 19 is definitely my stable/reference system (i.e. the one I trust for my precious data - photos, documents, etc).
The utility to look for/install additional software is one of the best features of Mint in my opinion. It's really simple to use. Updates are very easy too, particularly with Mint 19.x. The desktop may be a bit old fashioned, but it's a good thing for new users, and you can customize it later. In my view, Cinnamon looks nicer, but Xfce is just as functional, and indeed very light on older computers.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 1
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Little support for webcam but otherwise very good.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 25
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Hands down the best distribution. I was impressed with Mint 17.3 and suffered through 19 and 19.1. The 19.2 version has fixed all of the problems that I was having and not getting answers on. Kudos to the Mint devel team.
I've been a Linux user for over 15 years. The older I get, the less I want to fiddle wih things and just want it to work and be stable. That said, I do dabble in other distros to find the best that works for me.
I am still settled on mint since version 11...
'nuff said
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 1
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Very easy to install and use, a very good feature in the update manager is to view the current kernel and have the choice to either downgrade or upgrade the current one, after the first installation it detected the hardware drivers correctly although at the time I didnt know which was the best choice for the video driver, the cinnamon desktop feels very complete and easy to manage and maintain in general.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 5
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I have used linux for years now and think that linux mint is the best version. I can do all the things I want, Everything always works and I have even repaired quite a few computers using Mint as the operating system.
It always guarantees a working computer.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-08-15
Votes: 0
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The update icon is missing in the bottom panel and we are not notified of security updates.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-15
Votes: 5
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Mint has been my go-to distribution on all 5 machines in my home. I have bounced around and experimented with just about every one on the Distrowatch list. Hard to believe some of them have followers. Others might be viable with much effort. Nothing compares to the ease of installing and running with Mint. Thank you for all your efforts.
Mike
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-14
Votes: 20
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Simple to installa and use, never crashes, allows customization to a reasonable degree. I use it in 3 computers (one of them a laptop) with no glitches.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 0
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Mint whatever happened, for several years my go to distro, reached a peak at 17.3. I have updated severall computers to latest versions, ended up downgrading to get trouble free performance.
17.3 is beyond end of life. End of life with Mint for me too, and taking the users I support with me. After a year of testing MX had the most votes with Manjaro in second place.
Somewhat sad about the demise but sick of the crappy boot imes, waiting an age to shutdown, system lockups !!!!!!!. Never experienced that in many years of Linux both as user and Admin
Mint 19 felt like moving back to something from Redmond, is it to make win 10 users feel at home.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 22
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Linux Mint 19.2 fast, stable, easy and elegant distro.
I've been using it for over 5 years. I didn't experience any performance degradation compared to previous versions. Especially the performance improvements in the latest release are very good.
My computer boot up in 30 seconds. Also installed on HDD, I have no SSD disk.
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