Is Linux Mint BETTER Than Windows?
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Is Linux Mint the best operating system you're not using?
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Petition for Lmg to make a Linux channel hosted by Anthony
I would at least like to have some episodes here and there to see what he does :)
They discussed this but it wouldn't have enough viewers to be financially viable. It comes down to Anthony's valuable time.
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I agree it would be awesome. But I don't think that it would make sense for them. The time (cost) to create videos would be too high would be my guess. I do wish that Linux would become more mainstream.
I feel this is Linus' Christmas gift to Anthony: let him do a Linux video.
True?
Which is based
i said the same thing
No, Linus' gift was not forcing himself into yet another video just to pump his ego.
LOL, yea Linux sucks.
Mint will always hold a special place in my heart. It was my very first Linux distro and really made me fall in love with the ideas of Linux and FOSS. However, I've been spoiled with KDE though and now run Neon. But when I first started my Linux journey, Mint helped me get my feet wet and will forever be one of my favorite distros of all time.
I like OpenSUSE but I did not like their main KDE desktop because I struggled to scale things, everything ended up looking so big regardless of what I did.
Is there a fix to that? Because outside of that I really think KDE looks neat but I am running cinnamon on my SUSE install atm as I've been on mint for years until making the swap recently and it is familiar, lol
Do you still have the issue? Apparently ive expressed my passion towards suse too much in my last reply and i got shadow blocked, I can help you if you want that. I’ve had the exat same issue a couple days ago and i have a solution.
Mint is usually where you start and where you end after learning and playing around other distros (after your Arch/Gentoo phase).
KDE NEON FTW.. Ubuntu was my first < back in the day, mint 17.3, them kde neon.
@@Top_Cheeze You can force dpi scaling in kde settings. I've also had this problem, but 96 dpi under fonts fixed it
Two years ago I was deciding between Linux Mint and Zorin OS, with my only previous Linux experience being Ubuntu and Lubuntu. I decided to go with Mint and I LOVE it. I don't think I ever had a single OS installation for 2 years straight without reinstall or disc format before. I ended up dualbooting Windows 10 for PC games (Wine is usually pain to deal with) and MS Office to check my university assignments formatting before submitting them. I really do not like booting Windows up however since it's so slow on my PC after about a year of use, whereas Linux Mint runs like a dream even after two years of everyday use. I also love how intuitive and user friendly everything is.
With Windows, I always had that feeling I am struggling against the OS to get hold of the PC. Like me and Windows were two separate entities trying to gain control over the desktop struggling against each other, whereas Linux Mint is like a loving father who knows you and helps you. That's how it feels to me.
I have one program I need Windows for, but just run a Win 10 iso in a virtual machine for it in Mint 21.2. Have to disconnect from the internet first though, or its backdoor uses up my limited data plan. I know there must be a way to stop it, but haven't spent the time figuring it out yet.
"We're not saying Windows is a bad operating system--I mean, I would..." This is one of the many reasons I love Anthony. 😂
I agree. Windows is not a bad operating system. I use it on my laptops.
@@dreaper2087 Tell me you can't afford Windows without telling me you can't afford Windows. 😁
@@dreaper2087 You Linux fanboys are so funny.
"Windows is such crap" - where is your proof? What are your sources?
I have a real job and my time is precious to play with distros. l don't have time to deal with driver or software incompatibility issues.
Tell me one linux distro that didn't require troubleshooting and googling to get everything to run well after the install? It happens every time when I try to use linux. Even mint and ubuntu have issues with drivers, often offer old repositories and I have to search for the latest security patches manually.
In the corporate world this costs money.
@Linden Reaper This proves nothing. Btw there are countless videos here of how to deal with linux issues and people complaining for the lack of driver support 😂
@Linden Reaper You are in denial.
Hey Anthony, would be great if you could do more Linux content in the future.
Linux server could also be pretty interesting for many people (how to build a reasonable home lab without Linus' budged and so on.)
Love how the "Linus' budget" is an accepted phrase now.
@@ste4lthles i never heard of it, but I'm totally adopting the fuck out of it.
I second this motion. More Linux content please.
Make sure to keep liking the linux videos and they'll make more
@@FFXfever same :D
I'm working on a school project where you have to build a PC using really old parts. I have the thing dual booted with Linux Mint 21.2 and Windows 10 and the speed improvement in things like boot times was incredible on mint. The PC has mechanical hard drives so Windows 10 takes forever to boot while Linux takes a manageable amount of time. It also seems the PC is even slower now since I updated from the 2015 version of Windows 10 to 22h2 for application support so I'm glad of my Linux installation.
Thanks for sharing. This is exactly why I'm looking to dual boot - my 2015 laptop has become unbearably slow so I'm excited to see how much better it is!
Just virtualize windows there is no need for dual boot now a days.
@@davmcgurrin bro I'm on a 2022 top-end laptop that is lightning fast on whatever it runs, and I don't even dual boot anymore. Got rid of windows permanently half a year ago and I haven't needed it since. I run everything I need to on Linux including 95% of my steam library running natively or close to natively w/ steams build in proton (their custom WINE config, wine runs windows programs in Linux and very well now).
That said I'm on Arch but my 2nd machine is on Mint and I use it regularly, I started on Mint and it's definitely what I'd use if I didn't need or want bleeding edge nvidia drivers
I dual boot w10/LM21.1, & use a separate ssd for Mint. Two games I like don't roll well unless I use 10. Otherwise I'd have no need to use 11. Hoping that changes by 10's eol. One thing I would like to mention for anyone thinking about trying Mint or another Linux distro - especially if you use LibreOffice is install MS core fonts.
I started using Mint a year ago and can say it does everything I want it to and better than Windows 11 in most cases. It's far less bloated and far easier to customise. The only sticking point is that there can be issues playing certain games. Hoping that within a few years it'll catch up to Windows on that front, particularly as the Steam Deck gains greater traction.
steamOS is based on arch so if you want the best game support i would recommend using something arch based like manjaro or garuda, both of them are great and far more customisable than linux mint
@@fantasypvp What is the best Linux distro alternative to Windows 10/11 for gaming and general use like web browsing, looking movies, listen music, editing video, etc... ?
@@fantasypvp Whether you use Arch or Debian based distros doesn't matter for Proton support. Every major distro can run Wine and Proton just fine and Steam officially supports Debian based distros too. There's no compatibility difference.
@@fantasypvp I've had better luck gaming on Mint XFCE
The majority of the world pirates Windows especially in developing countries. Linux has so many distros, yet can't play all Windows games and work applications which once again they pirate too. Wine layer may work for a program on one computer and may not work on another; after update suddenly can't run an application properly. People in developing countries steal Windows rather then use Linux to avoid these troubles. That being said countries are now looking towards digital sovereignty to break from Western control are slowly looking at developing their own LInux OS not just for the govt and military. But for their people to use too which might force companies to start releasing games for Linux in the future.
My dad uses Mint on his old Core 2/GT710 combo(ancient computer with on board that isn't even enough to play back UA-cam videos at higher than 360p, GT 710 has 1080p hardware video decoding and cost £30, issue solved) and it runs smoother than Windows 10 in most instances.
He's not a gamer outside of a game of Lemmings on his Amiga emulator, which he was able to locate and install himself.
I should note my dad's not computer illiterate by any means, but he is 72, got out of the computing hobby in the mid '90s and has Parkinson's. The way he could glide from using Windows and hit a new OS without getting too confused is pretty great.
Lemmings, yeah that takes me waaay back. Good for him :)
Its a very ancient computer, so OBVIOUSLY it runs smoother than windows 10. Windows 10 is a fast OS because it takes advantage of modern computing power, while Mint does things the old way (try to be as lightweight as possible and minimizing background apps). This approach results in Mint being faster on very old hardware than people shouldn't even be running anyway, while on modern systems windows 10 and 11 is vastly superior.
@@angrysocialjusticewarrior problem is, why use all the extra power if you do not have to?... I guess some people have money to burn lol. Idk about you but I gotta make this i7 laptop from 2012 last.... ASUS ROG BIG O'L BOY (running mint stable over 1 year.)
@@djsaekrakem3608 Why reply to a person being contrary for the sake of being contrary?
@@angrysocialjusticewarrior I don't think it's right to say that one shouldn't be using old hardware. For some it's a technical challenge and for others it's a way to avoid landfill. Sometimes old hardware is perfect for non-daily driver tasks and is augmented in its capabilities by an undemanding linux OS. There must be merit in that.
Mint is my daily driver, has been for awhile. Every time a cute distro catches my eye I will try it, but usually they are all window dressing or have their own issues I would have to contend with. Mint has been pretty awesome for the past couple releases.
I was kind of forced to move away from Windows to Linux on my 2-core Lenovo Thinkpad t470 because it came with Windows 10 Pro and it's not upgradeable to Windows 11. I bought it refurbished about 2 years ago. I installed Linux Mint 21.2 on it and I absolutely love it! My use for this laptop is pretty simple. No games, essentially it's my go to portable for writing, surfing the web, and access to email and my Google Drive. I love these older Thinkpad keyboards, so I'm a happy DIY guy getting things done.
Linux Mint is indeed a great choice for older machines (or even recent ones). The MATE version is my favorite for that kind of situation. It's more efficient than Cinnamon while still being similar enough to it, and supports scaling, much like Windows
I just ordered a T460s refurbished. I'm planning on using Mint on it for watching digitally archived videos, writing (mostly ideas/brainstorming) and maybe some light programming.
Yo lemme tell you something
Windows 10 is alot faster than 11(I would know.)
why do you want to DOWNGRADE from windows 10 to windows 11?
What? I prefer Windows 10 more than the cluttered UX right-click menu of Windows 11
Been using Mint as a daily driver for like six years, its great! I haven't liked Ubuntu since they changed over to Gnome.
Yep I'm no fan of gnome
you can always install a different DE(eg KDE Plasma)
Same thats why am like more da Unity Remix thats around rn
its good ! 👍
meh. any linux distro is the same after you slap dwm on it :D
I'd rather have a video covering the different desktop environments or other terms often used rather than a specific distro.
Still nice to see linux getting some more attention.
Not me, there's already a ton of those videos, Mint is definitly a great first step to linux for most Windows users. It's a distro that has been really stable and known to be a reliable way to get into Linux.
Look I'm a Fedora user, but I wouldn't say to anyone new to Linux to migrate there.
This is tech quickie not LTT....
this, distro doesn't really matter a lot, they all have their pro's and con's.
they also go in such depts when talking about hardware but when talking about software or OS it's pretty surface level
Your right but not everyone has use linux and its can be realy confusing for beginner, its great to recommand distro to a mainly non-linux audiance
Sure distros and choice are a great selling point for Linux but for most new users and Windows Switchers the choice paralysis involved in that is not worth it. Presenting a well balanced distro with a focus on privacy and Windows-like feel is a much better option for someone dissatisfied with Windows rather than interested in Linux and that is clearly how this video is being positioned
I loved Mint when I used it a few years ago. I couldn’t get my voice to not sound high-pitched/robot like though on Discord. Not sure if there was a driver issue, or it did not like my headset/mixamp. Would love to revisit it sometime though
Great video. I dual-boot Mint and Win10.
Windows for MS Office, and a couple games. Linux for Everything else. Some Linux users turn their noses up at Mint, but I've been a Linux admin for 20 years, and it's still the most simple/comfortable distro for me. And I've used a LOT of different ones...
I've never used Linex, but I'm pretty technologically savvy, do you think I could learn to dual-boot Mint & Win10 on my laptop? Not ready to do it on my PC yet. I want to try out Mint without regretting it - which dual-booting may accomplish.
@@spydar05 There are many tutorials but simply said you just have to create a bootable USB and disable secure boot if it is enabled
@@spydar05 it's actually really easy. Load windows. Make sure you have about 50+G for linux, and load Linux. Most distro's have a "load along side Windows" option nowadays. If not, you can always youtube dual-boot to partition info.
Most people who use linux always think that their way of using it is the only way, just ignore them, focus on what you like.
love seeing linux topics on LMG channels. always love watching Anthony explaining and introducing tech to us, your content is almost always on point, interesting, informative, descriptive, funny and just all in all a good time!
@Nigga how is this related to the comment.
Anthony is so based honestly
I've been using Mint for about 10 years now. And It's been fantastic.
how does it compare to the latest fedora?
@@mbahmarijan789 I like fedora, but I discovered Mint makes everything more simple. It has some many application/codec/and functionnality pre installed. You can almost run everything straight away after the install.
Same here. Used it every day for about 10 years. Absolutely no complaints and it just keeps getting better and better.
My old dell gaming laptop i have installed Linux mint and been buzzing
Stupid newb question: what type of basic office type software can I run on mint? Glad to hear there are 10 year users out there, but how do you folks use this OS in a practical sense? Mahalos!
I've been able to tempt a number of friends over to the Linux side with Linux Mint. Great devs, great community, great out of the box experience. It's really amusing to see their astonishment when things actually work, or that they don't have to worry about the tons of annoyances that windows has. There's actually very few show-stoppers these days (notably professional graphics applications) and gaming in particular works way better than you ever thought it would. The only gripes I have with mint are their packages are frequently out of date. Not an issue if you choose to use flatpaks (as I'd recommend you do).
I just switched to mint linux yesterday and its GREAT windows is spyware😂
@@EpicRandomDid ya watched a guide ir something? I'm very curious about switch to Mint
Can u recommend some communities to join? I'm a beginner and want to Perform coding cause i'll be soon at University
In 40 years I've never seen anyone actually use Linux. They always are trying to get something to work on linux
@@DevStuff-ml5pj Give it a shot yourself and see.
I installed Mint as daily driver 2 days ago and as a gamer and student developer i can say that it works great! Even genshin impact is now supported trough Lutris without any problems! well i had a small problem of a missing package but that was fixed with a simple "sudo apt install [package_name]" now it works smoother than when i ran it on windows! well in my case that is. Thanks Anthony! You Rock!
well what about honkai star rail??
@@wish1333looks like star rail is also possible to play on linux. About how well idk. I have not played it yet
@@wish1333 it works perfectly as well. In genshin's case there's a 0% chance of being banned. As far as WINE looks running Genshin, Genshin thinks you are on windows, because you technically kind of are, strapping it into wine. Lutris works fine but there's a 'better' client for Genshin on Linux that allows you to uncap FPS and in my case it offers 5% or so better performance for some reason, but I think it's because the guys behind it tweak it better for Genshin somehow. It's called AAGL but don't spread it around 2 much
Anthony, Mate is an herb. They make an incredibly popular drink out of it in in Argentina which is called...mate. (pronounced MAH-tay as you correctly noted.) And as such it has a distinctive flavor. There are flavors everywhere!
thanks for the info
Yep. And if you haven't had chicken in a breadcrumb and XFCE coating, you haven't lived.
@@chaos.corner XFCE? Don't you mean eXtremely Fresh Cilantro Extract?
And the drink is served in a dried calabash (bottle gourd) container. They sell this container in one of the shopping streets on Buenos Aires with the option of etching words or patterns on it.
And? Xfce is mouse flavour?
I have Linux Mint installed on my 5yo laptop and I can safely say I don't miss Windows at all. Heck, I don't even have to say goodbye to my Windows apps. Those that don't run in WINE, run QEMU and/or VirtualBox. It's awesome!
13 year old Laptop here, Mint Cinnamon. The first year sucked, because you have to relearn things. But it was SO worth it.
I have a 7 years old potato laptop and Mint ran very stuttery. I tried Zorin, Kubuntu but they all had the same problem. Also there were many glitches. Surprisingly my potato laptop runs Windows 8.1 buttery smooth and faster so I came back to Windows.
About to be 7 years old low-end laptop here. The hardware is on life support with certain parts of the keyboard registering ghost presses out of nowhere, a screen replacement, and battery dead, it runs almost as good as it did the first year of purchase.
@@Bhakt-TheDevotee Let me guess. Intel Atom? It's the drivers. Intel never made a full drivers suite for those chips, so there's only drivers for specific Windows versions. They never released drivers for Linux, so the computer is basically blocked from running its own hardware when using it.
@D R I don't see how's that a problem...
Windows setups more than one partition as well.
If what's confusing you is the swap partition, it's optional and it just acts as cache/RAM, the same way windows does with its pagefile, however, you can setup linux to also use a file in your main partition rather than a whole separate partition. Home partition is also optional and it's not really needed (most OSes don't even use it, other than like default Debian).
As somebody who has been using Windows since the days of MSDOS/3.1 (yes I am that old), I have tried to give Linux Mint a go a few times. I have tried it from a USB drive, dual booting it with Windows and I have also bought a Raspberry Pi in the past.
The problems I have had are:
1. Trying to wrap my head around how hard drives work. The lettering/numbering/mounting etc makes no sense to me at all.
2. Trying to get both Windows and Linux to read/use a shared Hard Drive (Linux doesn't have permission to do that, Windows can't read that, this drive is read-only etc).
3. There is always something right out of the box that doesn't work with Linux (Wi-Fi, my printer etc).
When I try to find out how to solve these issues, there are a million different people/websites out there that all seem to have completely different ideas and methods using a million different commands and programs. It seems impossible to get a definitive answer on ANYTHING.
In the end, I always revert to sheep mode and go back to Windows. Linux might be better if you know what you are doing but sometimes ignorance is bliss, lol.
1. honestly they're annoying, usually you have to mount them before using them which can be done automatically in some ways.
2. you can make a seperate partition for windows and linux, and usually on linux it will ask you for ur password to open the drive.
3. that happens with some components unfortunately.
Create a new partition and install Linux on there. I have Mint on a laptop and it can access the Windows section of the hard drive right from the file manager.
Really love Anthony's presentation style. He has this comforting mellow tone while displaying his great knowledge. More of Anthony please!!
Not Anthony anymore.
Who's gonna tell him
@@unholys1gma159 don't assume the commentators gender
@@coldestbeer you got it maamsir, won't happen again
@@unholys1gma159 Whats happened, did I miss something? Hes left LTT?
Cinnamon mint was my first go at Linux when I built my first computer. (I was too broke for a Windows license)
I enjoyed it, though def missed the thoughtless compatibility that came with Windows.
keep going like i did with debian flavours (pi turne me on! back when you could get them...) and then ome other deb flavours and then tried literally 50+ before getting on the arch master race train. arcolinux currently and building a real archiso right now actually. Once you realize how bad winddows is you wont miss it. I even use to HATE os x i loved windoze so hard, but now I realize, i see the light and dont mind some os x and hate windows haha.
Been a windows user nearly all my life ( like majority of people) lol. Did use Ubuntu once for a networking class. Might try to familiarize myself with Mint on a VR and if I enjoy it may try to install on an old desktop I have laying around from the Vista days that my dad plugged with maleware ( the make your PC's run faster softwares lol) if it still boots up.
You don't need a license to run windows though
During installation, you can select "I don't have a product key". It will have a "Activate Windows" text in the bottom right. You can activate it later on. Have used VMs like this before. Good for testing.
i use arch btw
I've used Mint since 2012. Good stuff!
Not as big of a fan for linux on desktop but every single laptop I own for the last 15 years gets linux put on immediately
@@shanepotter4635 I actually wanted to switch my laptop to Mint or any user friendly Linux distro like Pop Os or Ubuntu (I actually haven't tried these two yet) but my HP and its special audio from B&O made it a bad choice.
With out the B&O-HP driver the sound is awful like a can connected with a cotton wire to the source. :(
My mom (65yrs) put mint on her all in one .. win10 ran like crap and once i put mid mint on it runs great and she loves it
@@Bacavoit Yea with laptops it's a hit and miss whether Linux will work well or not. On some it's perfect without doing anything, on some you need to spend hours to make the display/keyboard/audio work and it still sucks. It's kinda sad that Linux users need to do research before buying a laptop to make sure they can use the operating system they want.
Any tips on how to make audio sound as good as on windows?
It's the only thing that pisses me off, things just don't sound as good as on windows, and often things just sound "muddy" no matter what I do.
I love my Linux Mint XFCE laptop (apart from the 4k screen which is impossible to read). Everything else just works. The only real problem I had was figuring out how to access my Windows shared drives (it took me a while, but I finally got it to work!!)
How ?
I've been running Linux Mint on an older Dell Latitude laptop for about 7 years. It's stable, secure, and for general use an outstanding OS. Once support for Windows 7 ended I've disliked all subsequent Microsoft OS's and prefer the familiarity/Look and Feel that Linux Mint brings to the table. Looking forward to obtaining a newer PC soon with better connectivity ports (USB, Ethernet, HDMI, etc) and loading up Mint on that. I'm hoping the installer will have no problems recognizing the newer standards, I'll just have to wait and see. If anyone has experience and issues in this regard, I'd like to hear from you.
Definitely need a full Playlist on how to use this for doing everything, like how we all do on Windows and MacOS. Since Steam already has almost every game being ported from, while also how good it is for editing vids for future content, and blender for 3D printing too
Blender works, your 3d accelerator might give you issues depending on the driver you need.
There are FOSS video editors that are pretty solid. Audacity for audio... etc.
Yes Anthony, we know your the Linux guy! What's funny is, you sold me on it lol. Brought out my 17 year old pc, which was a BEAST back in the day, and Linux got it running like it was brand new again. It's now my home server, which is also thanks to you guys!
you're.
@@justdude8115 “🤓👆”
@@xxXKogasaWe3dL0rd420Xxx yeah, I'm very nerdy. While my English is very basic because I never bothered to learn it properly I still know the difference between "your" and "you're" unlike americans.
@sock Wow, dude! You're, like, sooo smart! No Sky Daddy or scary, loud arms for you, because you're apart of the intellectual crowd. So pretentious lol
@@sock2206what's wrong with gun shooting?
I installed Linux Mint Cin on my Asus A556U laptop, with ssd as boot drive, the laptop runs really good, like REALLLLLLLY GOOD. I used to be using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, but the Nvidia driver went broken out of nowhere. So far, my laptop had no issues since the day I have installed it on my laptop. LOVE IT.
Mint is fantastic, not just for newbies but I have even become a mint power-user lol. You can get tiling window managers, get rid of the menu's and edit the terminal etc. It's a great and simple OS for new users and a very powerful OS capable of almost anything any other Linux distro is. I like to set all the same keyboard shortcuts in all the distros I use, that way you can smash anything out right from the get go.
I started with Mint, but now that I'm a more experienced user, I prefer Debian (which is basically Mint's upstream). It seems to be a lot more stable and I don't run into package conflicts as often.
@@pikachuchujelly7628 Debian is where people always go to when they are done with the garbage and just want a serious OS. Honestly all of the best are on Debian and some on Arch, but Arch is filled with a lot of posers. Nix is where the turbo-brain power users are but I think they are wasting their time, they could be a lot more productive on Debian instead of constantly fiddling with flakes and other modules like you do in Nix.
I remember installing Mint close to 8 years ago in my good old college days on a very modest laptop I have with 1GB Ram with windows 7 starter OS, which was extremely slow.
I installed Linux mint on this guy and it was as if i have revived it. It was so snappy and fast.
This video brought some good memories
I've been using Mint exclusively @ home for the past ten years and I am very satisfied with it's stabilty and compatibility. I second giving Anthony his own LMG-backed Linux channel!
I’ve been using Mint XFCE for almost 2 years now and this is where I learned about the Software Manager
MMy first distro was Ubuntu and to start off with I liked it then they re-designed the interface and I didn't. Tried Mint and absolutely loved it. Used it no problem for a loooong time until HandBrake started to play up (crashing) and I decided it was time to have a crack at another OS. Tried Peppermint and really liked it and have now settled on Manjaro KDE Plasma. Absolutely love it but if I had to choose another, I'd go back to Mint in a heartbeat.
I do agree that the unity desktop in Ubuntu is not that great. That's why the MATE desktop exists
Just a couple of weeks ago I set up an old laptop with Mint, easy and painless install. Haven't used it for a lot yet, but it's working fine. Mostly just for playing videos and music in another room since I had the laptop in a drawer doing nothing.
i read that linux mint is the way to go if you intend to use your pc as a workstation on a linux platform
@@fargeeks Mint is the closest to a 'windows like experience' in my limited experience. Behind the interface though, most all Linux distros are very similar... but if you're a windows user, Mint is the easiest to transfer to and get going quick and easy.
@@dreaper5813 I'm still not a full convert... But, the laptop that I installed Mint on, was running Windows 7. Now is a dual boot system, 'cause I wanted to keep some of the games and such out of nostalgia.
@@dreaper5813 It's more that they're installs that I've long ago lost the CD keys to install again, don't feel like messing with cracks or buying digital copies.
@D Reaper For me it was Garuda Dr4g0nized :D Soo much eye candy and a good performance. Good helper tools but in the end still an ArchLinux based Distro and not that recommended for beginners :)
if I could play some steam games like pubg etc with anticheat software on Mint, I would definitely switch to Mint immediately. I hope they fix these issues
You can play games with anticheat on Linux, you'll just have to jump through multiple hoops to get them running. I can say that the process of installing games that are not natively supported by Linux has become significantly better nowadays with tools like Lutris, Bottles, etc.
if you can't totally swith then just duel boot and only play certain games on windows
Try to download those anticheat games from torrents.
Using a crack used to be a solution for running many games back in the times when most games didn't work on linux.
Unfortunately I cannot confirm if it will work, since even though I buy 2-3 new games per week for last 3 years, not a single one failed to run on linux, so I don't know how to deal with ones that do not any more.
@@keithsze0012 it's actually more common than you'd think! Some online games aren't allowed to be downloaded in certain countries like overwatch in russia (but you are able to play it if you had it before). Some people may only need it to perform benchmarks for the game they don't want to buy. Some may need it to test the game in the shooting range first to see how it feels.
That's how I feel with Bethesda games
In November, 2022 I made the Linux switch after being an Apple guy since 1980. I bought an HP Dev One laptop. It came with PopOS! preinstalled but I found that distro had a few rough edges, so after about a week I switched to Linux Mint (LM). I subsequently distro hopped through about eight other distros before settling on three I still use regularly: KDE Neon, KDE Manjaro and LM.
Coming from Mac OS X, I found Linux drive backup paradigms available to be far less intuitive and risky. I lost count of the number of times I destroyed my GRUB volume in the process, and doing so still strikes fear. Backing up Mac OS X volumes is absolutely straightforward by comparison to Linux. I tried all the Linux backup options and I found them wanting in efficiency, convenience and safety. All have serious ‘gotchas.’
Most recently dabbling with Wizard-Vicuna and other open source AI, I struggled for days trying to get oobabooga (the AI server) to install under Manjaro before giving up. ‘Wheel’ would not compile because it could not find GCC 9, whereas Manjaro has GCC 12.2.1. No problem installing oobabooga in LM, which has GCC 11. Downgrading or dual-installing GCC 9 and 12 in Manjaro is beyond my capability.
Maybe the biggest reason for newbies to use use Linux Mint is the amazing online LM community. These people are incredibly empathetic and helpful. I found none of the toxicity there that plagues most social media.
The bottom line is that for bleeding edge usage, one Linux distro may not be enough to get every task done. Maintaining three Linux distros side-by-side is probably not for everyone, but it works alright for me (for now). Linux has a pretty steep learning curve, and most apps don’t have up-to-date user’s guides. The Arch wiki is amazing, but prepare to spend many hours with it. The Linux community IS the user’s guide… it’s pretty special.
I am happy to have mostly peeled Apple’s claws off my wrists, and not deal with the Devil named Microsoft. Linux Mint was instrumental in that journey.
Well done; short, honest, and clear. I use Mint (Cinnamon on desktops, Mate on my laptop) because, while I can use the more "Linux-like" distros (and have tried dozens), I like Mint's easy interface and stability.
Yes, thank you, Anthony. I've long held that we should stop recommending stock Ubuntu to first time users and that Linux Mint is a better choice -- primarily for its interface. I don't daily drive it myself, but I always keep a copy handy, and whenever I put together a PC for new users, I run with Mint.
I put it on my parents' computers for their daily desktops, and despite their best efforts, haven't broken it yet! ;-) Dad understands it intuitively, as it has all the predictable Win 9x basics in place, and Mum -- who is completely new to computers -- just has to click the icon for her web browser and Zoom, and then close down the machine with a couple of more clicks. It doesn't yell at her, doesn't give her warning messages, it's just simple.
@@Asfgxff Ten bucks says she'd do better in Mint.
I use mint on my PC and Laptop
All versions are stable.
The differences is just the Desktop Environment.
If I have XFCE, but if I decide to install Cinnamon which is easy to do.
I am not making my PC any less stable
I have only once had an update cause issues and I suspect it had to do more with the nvidia drivers more than anything else.
No one cares.
i care :D
@@BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL You care seeing as you took the time to REPLY.
Plus the likes seem to say otherwise.
By the time I used to run Mint on my workstation, Cinnamon had a bug with a memory leak that was making my PC slower. I moved to Arch Linux and my system has never been more stable.
@@kamuridesu Cinnamon 5.6 is pretty damn good now.
Memory leaks are patched quickly
About a year ago, I decided to install Linux Mint on an old laptop to be used as a home theater PC (HTPC). It's been great ever since. No more "smart TV" app limitations, plus I can also game and run productivity apps on it. I've been thinking about switching my "main rig" desktop to Mint, but there are some critical line-of-business apps that I struggle to find decent alternatives to; not to mention it's my primary gaming machine as well.
You can always set up a dual boot. Do most of your browsing and General application stuff on Linux, and pop over to Windows whenever you need to use one of those special applications.
Run Win 10 in a virtual machine when you need those programs.
excellent review. Don't forget the LMDE (Debian based) version . I run the Mate DE on it with Xanmod kernel. It's stable and lightning fast and has all the Minty goodies!
Linux Mint is amazing. I used to run Windows 7, which I discontinued when Microsoft no longer had security updates. I use Mint on both my laptop and desktop and it is very reliable and 100% free. I still use Window 7 sometimes (in a virtual machine), but that is only for a few apps.
Changed to Mint this year and absolutely loving it! So much nicer to use and I don’t feel like I’m fighting it to undo any changes I make! (Like my AMD graphics drivers goddammit!🤬🤬)
AMD Drivers is a lot better on Linux and is highly compatible
@@dreaper2087 My Vega APU doesn't make any hiccups on Linux and I can't tell much about it on Windows because I hardly use Windows and performance in games is good but I'm bottlenecked by my system RAM.
@@dreaper2087 Yup planning to do that sometime later
On windows it has hardware acceleration but on Linux no hardware acceleration.
On my old and laptop
@@savio3175 That's weird what applications do you use and is that a really old GPU? Not that I know a fix but just interested
cool. So Steam is there, but will my invidia 3070ti laptop chip work normally too? If so, I'm in!
Linux has some issues with nvida drivers
@@joebidenofficialpotus I see, thanks.
so out of curiosity i checked how linux mint looks like now, and i am just really impressed it stood the test of time. it was my fave distro before (although, i had no other practical reason to use linux other than its a windows alternative + it looked nice)
Office 365 or whatever its called now has alternatives on linux. And they are even quite good.
Only Office paired with nextcloud for example is an amazing bundle.
Libre office is better... There's some security flaws that Open Office has come across that I'm not comfortable with in getting back to it any time soon...
@@rlosangeleskings Btw, the comment above refers to onlyoffice, not openoffice
@@rlosangeleskings libre is the hate of my life.
Only Office on ZorinOS is great as well since ZorinOS has added a bunch of Windows compatible fonts. This is great if you have to send documents to other people that use Windows.
@@howling-wolf how come you dislike libre?
I recently saw an unofficial flavor of Linux mint that was meant to emulate the look, feel, and experience of Windows XP. Even had a custom skin for the web browser that made it look exactly like old-school Internet Explorer that I remember from my childhood.
I have a Toshiba Satellite 300-L that I think I bought as brand new around 2008, and MINT works fantastic on it. Originally it used VISTA and it was great but once Windows crashed, Windows never ran to any quality since.
For anyone considering Mint, absolutely give it a chance; you can even just do a live boot (run it off a USB drive) for a while before you commit (be aware whatever you do won't be saved to your system in the live boot environment; also you're more likely to encounter issues in the live boot that will probably be resolved with updates once you install). I've been daily driving Mint since I built my new PC in February/March. Also daily drove it for a while a couple years back (Windows 10 in between). Had a few small issues with a couple games and a controller out of the box, but they were easy to resolve and I don't miss Windows at all anymore. Also use Ubuntu (occasionally) at work and definitely prefer Mint for my home machine for the familiar layout. The Mint community is also very friendly and helpful from my experience.
After windows 7, I started using linux. Never looked back. Mint is one of my favourite ❤️.
Rofl
@@xzxxx-km4vy ? I was on 7 until its very end of life. Microsoft's spyware is a biggg no. Mint is great, fantastic even and mint 22 w/ KDE 6 is going to be THE desktop OS everyone goes to. Try MX/KDE man, you might like Linux
I use Cinnamon, mainly for ham radio apps, it is brilliant. I use a mini PC with a Celeron N2840 dual core @ 2.16GHz, 4 Gb ram, 128Gb SSD 6 256Gb second SSD. Brilliant and only about $130 total.
I bought 2 new el-cheapo laptops for Xmas 2022 as our old laptops were 10 years old and beginning to fail. Both new computers were loaded with windows 11. After stuffing around a few times re-installing windows without connecting to the internet to minimize microsoft intrusion I ended up leaving windows only on one computer while installing a duel boot of windows and linuxmint 21.2 on the other. I have been using linux almost exclusively ever since !
No crashes, no privacy concerns, no f....g problems since day one. I love it.
Good summary. I started using Ubuntu 13 years ago but when they decided to switch to the Unity desktop, things went awry and was now dealing with a buggy distro. I had experimented with LM about 10 years ago but found it a little buggy and still needed a bit of work to get it up to speed. I experimented with other distros in the meantime until I checked out LM again and found it had greatly improved. I'm presently dual booting with Windows 10 (not 11) - there is one Windows app that I still need otherwise would have ditched Windows a long time ago. There are still problems trying to run Windows apps on LM using Wine, Play on Linux etc but prefer to dual boot instead. If anyone out there wants to know how to dual boot, there's plenty of help available online.
I've never tried any anti-virus software on LM and have never had any issues. I use it for my everyday needs and can safely say it has evolved into a polished and well maintained distro.
yep. I dumped ubuntu as well. I do not wtf Shuttleworth was thinking when he came up with Unity but I couldn't deal with that UI either. and worse there was NO workaround. I believe they have a workaround now but I've moved on to LM since then & stayed with it. also Ubuntu One they're storage medium at the time got hacked I mean WTF?
I'd really like to see a small video series from Anthony on the different versions on Linux. I'm still using Windows 10 hoping that 12 will be better but I doubt it.
100% agree and I'd love to see Anthony explain Debian, Fedora, and Arch Linux to everyone to sidestep the distro chaos
Honestly there isn't much to go in to in a non technical sense. On one extreme, Debian is stable but has older software versions, whereas on the other extreme Arch is the reverse. Most distributions fall somewhere in the middle. Beyond that the only thing that any general user is going to notice is the desktop environment, which was briefly covered in this video (Cinnamon, MATE etc)
Differences between distributions is a separate topic for more technical discussion. Better in general to just recommend a solid user friendly distribution like Mint and discuss more relevant every day user experience concerns.
just try different distro's from a usb and duel boot with windows whichever you like
What's the issue with win 11, just want to know
@@harryatomix it's Windows.
In seriousness though, it's just more of the same from Microsoft:
- The so-called new features have been in Linux and Mac for a long time now. I remember cackling like a madman when I saw people getting excited for... Tabs. In Windows explorer.
- The interfaces for any kind of computer administration are still dogshit (the last time they were actually usable was Win7).
- The soft-lock requirement for TPM 2.0 modules is complete nonsense. Win11 runs fine on PCs without it if you know how to install it, but Microsoft doesn't want you to know that; they want people to go and buy new PCs so they can sell more Windows licenses.
- The interface is less customisable (when customisability was already poor in Win10).
All in all, Win11 is just a prettier, less functional, more spyware-laden version of Win10. There's not really much if any reason to actually use it. To add on to this, Win11 was such a stupidly insignificant non-event of an OS in non-Microsoft tech circles that a few people I know didn't even know it existed a year after it came out; they thought I was making some obscure joke when I talked about it.
As a long time user of Ubuntu, I have to say that recent versions have been extremely buggy especially with audio processing applications. I've been using endeavoros which isn't for the faint of heart but at least audio is pretty reliable out of the box.
Been using Endeavor for a while too, it's been pretty stable for the most part
@@jefferson-tan Same here, haven't had any issues besides pipewire not liking my bluetooth earbuds (switching to pulseaudio fixed the issue). Worked better out of the box on my Nvidia laptop than even PopOS
Try windows.
last year I got a computer with cinnamon mint instaled, and, man I loved how fast it was, especially when I was testing my code, but unfortunately I has to format and re-install windows because of 1: a boot error was happening and 2: I also needed to use some of the microsoft office apps with don't work even if it is the online version. but still, mint and bodhi have a special place in my heart
I used it for few years and i liked it but i moved to rolling release distro to get more updates. 🙂
This guy updates.
@@lobotomo9212 after logging in sudo pacman -Syu is the first thing i do everyday
@@grisu1934 man of culture
I did the opposite (went to Debian Stable) lmao
@@grisu1934 I mean why not make it a startup script then lol
Thanks for your video. I bought a used 13 year old iMac from eBay in the middle of 2022 on the cheap and converted it to Linux Mint (total cost about $150.00 with shipping). It works great and it's my main computer for daily use without one problem or issue . I already owned one of these computers, editing wedding videos for 10 years on it till I retired from this business. My original iMac began slowing down and Apple refuses to update anything on it because they don't have to. I think Apple slowed down my computer quite frankly... they have been known to do this with iPhones... even the Web Browser is so slow you would swear I was using a dial up modem. I mention this about the two computers for a reason. I have identical iMacs but one is almost useless because of Apple and the other one is run on Linux Mint and is very fast... everything works... so its the software and not the hardware. Even though this hardware is old, Linux Mint performs like a race car on it! So a few lessons to be learned from this... the big guys are not your friends yet Linux Mint is free. its stable, fast, with free, usable software and the people behind the scenes give a crap.... and oh yes.... don't put a working older machine out to pasture as it may actually be a great piece of hardware if you install Linux Mint on it.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I love video editing too. Since you mentioned that you've been editing wedding videos for ten years, I'm curious to know what video editor you're currently using on LInux Mint and why.
Pretty much any Linux with run on older equipment since they all have the same kernel and drivers. Mint is my daily driver on my main machine but I also have Arch on my 10 year old DZ77 intel machine with an i7-2700K. The old girl is pretty snappy with Arch/KDE on it.
@@johnarnold893 I think that what you have posted here only punctuates how much the main computer/software companies diminish older equipment by claiming additional innovation. I mean... do I have to stop using my old computer so I can buy your new one that surfs the web 5% faster? It makes me realize that we are only renting technology and not purchasing it from the main tech players.... Linux changes this situation and serves to make them look like what they are... greedy.
@@mindtekzone The reality is that software doesn't age. It is not a physical thing. Music, poetry, stories, names, colors, dreams, numbers and other things don’t age.
At first, a company develops a software and releases version 1.0. They make additions and keep making new versions. Eventually, you are going to run out of ideas.
That’s what software as a service is for. They make you rent the software.
Open source software will never make you rent it.
For the hardware, mostly, it is gamers who need new hardware. I am a gamer. I just recently bought a better power supply and a Radeon RX 6800 16 GB.
Most of the population is not a gamer. They just need to surf the weeb and write a letter.
When it comes to cellbones, there isn’t much left to improve. It has turned into a fashion thing: pink colored iphone.
Did I mention that I still use Paint Shop Pro version 5? This is from 1997. I run it on Linux via WINE.
Linux helps keep old hardware out of landfills by bringing it back to life.
I've dabbled with some distros (mint and ubuntuu included) but always go back on Windows. I'd prefer to switch, but I have too much familiarity with so many programs, don't trust Wine to run most programs, and the big one for me is my music recording. I use FL Studio and definitely couldn't manage the headache of using it within Wine.
Since these flavors as stated in the Video are just the Graphics User Interface. You can use and install any GUI in Linux Mint after the install. Personally, I use the Debian Version or LMDE with the Cinnamon Desktop as my daily computer.
I've uses everything from Slack and LFS to Ubuntu and Lindows. For general desktop use, I always find myself going back to Mint because it just works and stays out of the user's way. I've converted several grandparents that just wanted to eek another decade out of their computer before they died, and they preferred it to Windows (after creating shortcuts to and bookmarks like I did on Windows too).
I still use Windows for work at a Microsoft shop, and ofc gaming, but hopefully the Steam Deck will help us get more native Linux titles.
The computers or the grandparents?
@@buca117 yes, los dos
For grandparents I recommend Google's ChromeOS Flex which makes a laptop into a Chromebook.
lmao at installing that trash on grandma's computer. Great idea if you want constant calls of her asking what's that's weird thing that popped up xD Also imagine being such an anti ms fanboy you use linsux while working at Microsoft. And dw steam deck will fail and be forgotten. It won't take off
@@DallasPhool Install nothing other than windows or get her a mac, unless you want constant calls from your grandma asking you what's that thing that popped up. Linsux and everything else other than Windows or maybe mac is just trash
Honestly, I really like the direction that Linux and Ubuntu are going. Especially the fact that they finally start to focus more and more on the mainstream user instead of the developer. The very nice desktop in the latest Ubuntu release is also a massive improvement imho.
Yes, but the data collection and the push toward a walled garden is a step back.
@@RicardoSantos-oz3uj Then run Linux Lite or LXLE.
I don't see the difference between Mint from 10 years ago and today. You have to have to learn console for every little shit. Most programs running on Windows, still don't run on Linux or performance sucks. Speaking of Music Production (would work) , Video Production (does not work or need to sacrifice a lot) and especially gaming (mostly no) that is.
So, unfortunately still a no go for me. As much as I would love to leave Microsoft.
Definetly! With a little more support by some of the other software companies - like @affinity - the better. Less spying, more control. I'll be switching soon for Blender and DaVinci Resolve usage on my desktop soon!
Good luck trying to force a whole new OS on non-tech-savvy users who only ever used Windows. Good luck getting your whole company to relearn basic computer skills.
I've just installed Mint on my laptop from Windows and it's made a big difference, no more stuttering when browsing through my files. It's more difficult getting things to work the way you want them to with Linux tho.
Could you provide some example things that are harder?
It's great you switched but remember that it would take some time to get accustomed. If you have time you could also maybe look for Linux apps that would make your workflow faster.
I use Mint for my laptop and love it. It take a little getting used to if you’re brand new but a few quick internet searches and you’re on your way. I am going to be recommending Mint to a lot of friends when Win 10 support ends for sure.
i have never used linux, can i start with mint?
@@deep_jadaun absolutely yes, it’s similar to windows. A lot of people think it’s the best distro for beginners.
linux mint 17 kde edition, probably on of the best things i ever used
Too bad they got rid of KDE.
@@Kodeb8 it was basically a Kubuntu.
@D Reaper Exactly, I tihnk 18 was when they stopped
Currently using Mint with Xfce. Literally gave a new life to my old laptop.
Kubuntu 22.04 LTS is the way to go now.
I've been running Xubuntu for about 8 years and it's been mostly a great experience so far. And in the last 2-3 years, I've only had to use the command line once every 3-5 months, and usually for very minor stuff. Also, philosophically, the way I see it, open source software has already won.
@@DoubleMonoLR not really. It's not that rare to use powershell in windows
@@brunoais Only in business environments with regards to IT management and even then, still not much. Your average user will rarely have to enter commands and it would probably be too scary for most.
@@DoubleMonoLR I only had to copypaste a string of commands (which occupied maybe less than two lines) to install a program. I recently had to Google a fix for StarCraft 2 not starting after a Windows update and, believe it or not, I had to do the same (it was an ip config command for renewing the ip address of my machine). As I said, very minor stuff, and if somebody complains about it, their complaints are pretty much specious. The SC2 bug was probably the worst of the two.
I seriously don't get the resistance to Linux most of the folks arguing against it have. In the end, it's another powerful tool to have at your disposal; you don't even have to install it exclusively on your machine, you can always choose to dual boot Linux with Windows, it's so easy, or you can easily make a bootable thumb drive without even touching the SSD or the main hard drive.
I think you underestimate how difficult or scary it can be for most ordinary people or how people just don't care and just want something that they know and that works for them.
ty I recently ordered a mini with the Ryzen 5600 shipset then i noticed the 'bare bones' tag. if my cancel order doesn't go thru i will be looking for a SSD , ram , and most importantly an os. I used to build pcs on the side back in the stone age but the last 10-12 years have been using only android so even the newer windows are new to me. I always was curious about linux but used to be you had to be very well schooled in pcs to know how to program and use linux. TY for the info
I tried to use Linux, had the NVIDIA drivers installed, but Blender wasn't recognizing it in the systems tab for rendering. I tried to look into fixing it, but the explanations were beyond convoluted, and didn't work.
Linux mint has been my favorite distro. It's simple, fast, and gives me access to Ubuntu programs without actually running Ubuntu. I'd say fedora with gnome is probably 2nd place. It's also really nice especially for a tablet. Good for touch screens. I wish they would have made gnome an option for the steam deck actually.
I love the way that Anthony explains Linux. He taught me how to start with Linux, and I am so greatful that he is so good at talking about Linux
Mint is most solid Distro for most people.
I would recommend it to every Linux beginner 10/10 times. I use Fedora as a dev, but Love mint .. it's so good my mom run it for many years on her PC (and she is lost even in Windows 😅 - I just setup it for her and it runs, always .. she has it only for internet, movies and documents)
My old laptop from when I was in high school had Windows 7. When support ended for 7 I decided to try Linux to breath some new life into this old machine. It's not a gaming laptop and just for general web surfing. Linux Mint ended up being the OS I used and I overall liked it. It was very similar to Windows 7 in how it worked.
Also found my old laptop, Sony Vaio running Windows 7. Will be updating it to Linux later this week. Just have to decide which Linux, Mint looking best so far.
Zorin is definitely my favourite "easy" linux, based on Ubuntu. It's visually across between MacOS and Windows - and it's gorgeous.
Yeah, Zorin is pretty damn good, it should be recommended more to people who absolutely need a desktop that looks exactly like what they are familiar with.
the census of Zorin OS users is very important to show how many people use Linux, unfortunately a large part of the community hates any kind of telemetry but this is fundamental.
Been using Mint as my daily driver for the past 18 months, love it. I still have a Windows laptop but the only thing I use it for is Amazon prime videos as they won't let me watch movies in HD on anything other than Windows for some stupid reason. What frustrates me the most is sitting down to watch a film and it decides it wants to update for the next 40 minutes. This was the main reason to switch away from Windows. I was on my way out to work but needed to quickly order something online, nope, you got to wait for the update and be late for work. Happened way too many times I rage quit.
Which distro is best if you want to learn Linux and terminal commands?
Doesn't really matter. Choose something that best suits your hardware.
You can use any of them. Mint would be good because you can do literally everything from the desktop, so if you get stuck in the terminal, you have a fail-safe until you figure it out.
I've used both Linux Mint and Ubuntu in the past (I liked them and I was actually triple booted with windows 10 for emergencies) but the compatibility issues were too much of a hindrance to ever go back (wine doesn't always work properly).
I'm using Linux Mint for several years now on my Dell XPS13 (2013 model) laptop and it still works very good. I even did an upgrade to "Vera" this week without problems. Linux is suitable very every day computer use, back in the day (1998) when I started using Red Hat Linux was something different, just to get it installed.
Last week on a Dell Demsions E521 with older Athlon duo core 3600 processor installed Linux 21.1 Cinnamon. While running through the installation procedure of personal set up the desktop ran slow. Picked up 4 1GB 800 Mhz RAM to replace older 4 500mbs, computer now runs fairly well on this one operating system desktop computer. In the past have had problems on multi operating systems where the Mint boot loader does not pick up and include Fedora operating systems and erases within the Fedora boot directory the boot loader files of that operating system upon installation or upgrade to later version. Never had any problems with Mint erasing or missing any Windows operating system, Debian, AV Linux, or Ubuntu.
I strongly considered Mint when choosing a distro to dual-boot with Windows, but I ended up deciding on Debian instead. So far, after about 25 days, it's been good. I realized that the text editor I got with my desktop environment (Kate and KDE respectively) is better for coding in Ruby than VS Code is. It also boots noticeably faster than Windows, and I have both Debian and Windows 10 on separate M.2 SSDs. Yesterday I finally decided to set up themes, and today I made a desktop background. The only thing I have to use Windows 10 for is some programming homework involving C# applications targeted exclusively towards Windows.
Made my old XP machine w/E8400 + 8Gb ram + 5 Tb hdds dual boot into Mint Mate. Looks nice and runs smoothly but other than web browsing I really haven't found use for it.
Thanks for the Linux popularization! I'm a Linux nerd using it for work, absolutely love it. But not sure if it is ready to be a gaming platform. Steam did an excellent job with proton and steam, but it's always roulette when you run a game that is not tested by Valve.
But it could, more users could change Things.
@@josefschulz5069 indeed! That’s why popularisation is important
I daily drive it since March last year without issues in gaming (except anti-cheat).
Other than not easily mapping controller layouts for non steam games I haven't had issues gaming on Linux. Then again I just check proton db and have any workarounds beforehand if needed
Iam using it For gaming too, after finding out Steam uses a udev whitelist for external controllers, i knew how to add them and config my Setup. My last big problem is motion smoothing, ITS missing for Steamvr on linux. But iam hoping :)
I recently installed the Cinnamon Desktop from Linux Mint and it's brilliant! Beautiful, fast, easy to use. I love it.
I recenlty dual-booted my old Dell E5450 with Linux Mint and have enjoyed it. Windows 11 doesn't run well on it but Mint does and I use Mint mainly for just watching stuff when I don't need a full out OS like Windows. And since I have 2 Windows laptops, I was ok with trying Mint on something older.
For newbies (and grannies) moving over from Windows, Mint does a nice job in telling you what all those oddly-named programs in the menu are. By default, descriptions are shown in the menu, so they'll know that "Celluloid" lets them "Play movies or videos", with a lot of things in the menu just having descriptive names, such as "Text Editor" (which leads to the xed text editor).
Linux Mint is pleasantly useable. I keep an older laptop near my work bench on a desk in my home workshop running Linux Mint. I have grown accustomed to being able to opening up the older Toshiba, download updates and browsing/email, even shopping parts and equipment, research, do everything I need to and the OS runs reliably even after a week or two in hibernation. No nag screens, free apps/software (most common stuff) and it's free. After a little research and bumbling I have it networked with my Win 10 PCs. I also have USB thumb drives and attached storage that works right out of the box with it. It's really good. Do it.
This is right on time because after looking at numerous video's I'm hoping to start with mint...I say hoping because a few days ago, on one of my newer laptops, I wanted to replace Bing/Edge with Google Chrome...and I was blocked. Do you have any suggestions on how I can download Mint and get rid of Bing? I do not like being hijacked, or forced to use anything.
I bought a new laptop for class (for programming and server deployment) and was pretty tired from past years of how bad the experience was on Windows when it came to running services and creating virtual machines (VirtualBox sucks balls, and I don't even want to mention Windows server) so I decided to install Mint and see how it would go. For now, I can do everything my classmates and teacher are doing in windows and most of the time I outperform them and run into fewer problems. Not everything is beautiful tho, I suffered learning to use a Linux-based OS, I spent almost one complete summer a year ago learning how to use it and tweaking with the command line, but I really enjoy the Linux experience, being able to literally change anything you want on you OS is something you learn to appreciate.
So cool !
I would've enjoyed a mention of more native linux softwares, such as libre office, keepassxc firefox and so on.
keepassxc + syncthing is bae
I love Keepassxc, I use it all of the time!
If you're serious about writing LaTeX is the way to go and not any of those Office-thingies.
@@BruceCarbonLakeriver I had to learn to use LaTeX for a writing assignment I had to do in an Algorithms class. I learned really quickly trying to write logic proofs in any of the office suites was a no-go. The learning curve was pretty steep with LaTeX, not gonna lie, but once you get used to the shortcuts it becomes really powerful.
@@GoodStageProduction0 Yep that was my experience too. In my case I studied Physics and we had to use it to document all our projects and laboratory protocols. Since then I never looked back to office suites :D
Switched to Mint after everything in Windows 11 was bugged out and crashing without downclocking most of my hardware, after a bit of setup I got it more functional than Windows, however some things are still a bit shaky, but still able to daily drive
Yeah Linux desktop isn't perfect, but I've found myself diagnosing and fixing alot less problems on Linux than Windows these days (not just because I don't use Windows alot). At least I can control the updates and such of my linux systems - once I get them working I can leave them alone knowing that they will work consistently.
@@warthunder1969 I hear that a lot of people have issues with things that are bugged on Windows.
I never really had any major bug on Windows - what was the bug?
@@nnnik3595 Once I had to reinstall Windows on my dad's PC, because an update completely bricked the system..
@@nnnik3595 Windows 11 is current buggy on little things(not crashing etc, but dumb thing like start menu features stop working until reboot), I found Windows 10 extremely reliable. I expect Win11 will rapidly sort out the niggles.
@@DoubleMonoLR I expected that too but its been like this for three months now? 22H2 is a fucking nightmare
I have an old laptop originally came with Windows 8 (not 8.1) later upgraded to Windows 10. Should I restore it to factory settings before installing Mint?
The Bio's/UEFI? yeah probably. The software ( OS )? nah, you're wiping that.
Now that none of my computers "qualify" for win11 looks like when support for win10 finishes I'll be using mint. Already dual booting 2 with it and one computer only runs it since it's an older build and already knew my newer ones don't qualify so didn't bother getting a win10 key lol
Everything just works. Even found my brother printer on my network without doing anything.
Earlier versions of Mint had KDE version too.. It was the nicest and the heaviest one. But after mint 18 or something they left the KDE version.
My two main system are Windows 10 (can’t upgrade to 11) but a majority of my systems (includes several Raspberry Pi:s) are Linux systems (Debian-based).
My dedicated coding laptop runs Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (chosen as one should based on one’s own needs) and I really like it.
It automatically checks for updates but doesn’t update unless I tell it to (and automatic update checking can be disabled).
If you want to use the X-Fi Titanium and get a lot of static, disable the time scheduler in the driver. Solved it for me.
I did test run Mint Cinnamon and still have it in a virtual machine. It is great. The only thing that is stopping me from moving to Linux is MS Office specifically outlook. The day I will move to Linux I would surely go for Mint. I like Ubuntu as well.
I think there's a browser version for outlook idk
@ngx3649 yes you are right, however we need to keep a yearly backup of all the emails.
tbh, Linux Mint was my first linux distro ( around cca 10+ years ago) i think that Helena was the LM distro name then, the whole procedure was neat and intuitive. I really like the whole direction of the Linux Mint development for casual users,
But don't forget the Debian direction, even more "robuster" approach.
keep up the good work Anthony
Thank you Anthony! You just made my personal mission as a mint evangelist much easier. Another benefit can be "lower support costs". My elderly mother has been using it for many years and her tech calls dropped by 90% when I switched her away from windoze.