Simple Tasks in WINDOWS 11 vs LINUX MINT
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
- This video outlines the differences and similarities between simple tasks that can be performed natively in Windows 11 and Linux Mint Cinnamon.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Similarities vs Differences
1:17 Fullscreen Screenshots
2:21 Selection Screenshots
3:41 Opening a File Manager
3:59 Navigating Through Windows
4:27 Snapping Windows
5:34 Copy/Cut & Paste
5:53 Delete
6:08 Renaming a Single File
6:26 Batch Renaming
7:27 Force Task Ending
8:06 Searching - Наука та технологія
Key thing to remember though is Mint (or any Linux OS) is NOT Windows, it has its own set of strengths and weaknesses. Some try to help you transition by being similar with a lot of functions but Mint has a lot of very good and bad differences to Windows. If anyone gives Linux a try because of videos like this go in with an open mind that this is a new eco-system with it's own history and design decisions that can be different than you are used to.
Same could be said for Mac is NOT Windows. And you see people transition to that fine
Mac is easier to learn than Linux and all it's "flavours".
@@mikem9536 That's why you stick to popular flavors like Mint. Very simple. Ain't it?
@@lindenreaper8683 Funny enough, my first acceptance of macOS is actually by using it like a Linux, which it does since it's also a POSIX compliance OS.
@@singed234 Well, Windows fanbois won't think it's easy. Only Windows is easy to them lol
8:04 worth noting, there's also an ability to "kill" process in the right-click context menu. This command gives a 100% guarantee that the process will stop.
I also added a tool to my menu bar that kills processes you click on. I think mint calls them snippets ? I forget the name but it's useful!
@@joshplaysdrums2143 don't know what snippets are, but there's the xkill command, which you can set to a keyboard shortcut, and it lets you kill programs you click on. Perhaps that's what you're referring to?
@@PyroNexus22 I got the name wrong, mint calls them applets, pretty much the applets in was thinking off gives a cursor to kill the process with. Helpful for me as its taking me a while to learn keyboard shortcuts lol
@@joshplaysdrums2143 oh, that's right, there is an applet like that.
But setting a shortcut is not that hard either. You open the corresponding menu, select custom shortcuts (you can see it in the video where he shows how to set up a shortcut for the system monitor) and just enter "xkill" in the command line. I set mine to Ctrl+Del. There are guides on this on the internet to.
windows has powertoys which also has a feature to kill processes under "whats using this file?" in the context menu
Need a April fools day follow up where you do the same tasks but strictly in the terminal on Linux.
Haha. Funny lol
ok but when you compare bash/zsh and cmd/powershell windows loses on all fronts
@@ovi1326I just tried Linux for the first time today. what’s the difference, I thought cmd uses bash also? Bc l commands like ls and cd are the same
@@AkashPalukuri-tc5tt bash comes from unix shell while windows cmd comes from dos. they don't share much in ways they can be scripted, instead of ls you have dir on windows, in bash you can do actual ifs, loops and functions while cmd offers goto statements.
you can use bash on windows (ie. mingw has one) the thing that sucks is most scripts expect a posix environment and it'd hard to make one in windows.
Nowdays microsoft offers WSL though but I wouldn't call that a windows terminal since it's actually running a full linux vm.
Also powershell is kinda cool but
1) it's not posix shell compatible, it does things in it's own way
2) almost no one writes scripts for that
3) check out nushell, it's just better
Thats like saying french and spanish are pretty much the same they both have si and la
Another simple tasks that come to my idea would be: installing software, compressing and decompressing files, workspace organization (virtual desktops, overview of open windows, etc.) and maybe customizations (although that's its own rabbit hole).
And updating software/the OS itself.
@@cigmorfil4101that's like only a good experience in linux, though winget is a good first step
This is missing on video because SUDO for installing a simple program is just a pain in the and that's the reality of linux users.
@@carloseltopoquegira7454
Less of a pain than Windwos when I've just deliberately downloaded software and being asked if I really want to run it when I click on it.
But if I just want to install it for my user only then I don't need escalated privileges and no need for SUDO.
Because Windwos is really a single user system by backward compatibility design, you need admin rights to install any software. Linux was designed as multi user from the outset and so understands the need to separate OS files from application files. That's why escalated privileges are required to install software for everyone - you are bring a system administrator instead of just a user, and the Linux method helps you understand the difference. It also means it is much harder for malware to install itself without your permission.
@@carloseltopoquegira7454 It's neither a pain (it's literally just typing those four letters), nor is it required… All of the things I listed can also easily be done with a few clicks. Go spread your FUD somewhere else!
A subtle snapping feature in Mint not mentioned is that there is a slight bumper-snap between floating windows. If you bring two windows together and overlap slightly then it will perfectly butt them up against each other. It also allows sliding the two windows against each other. This can let you butt the moved one up against a third window. A perfectly screen filling floating patchwork of windows can be made this way.
It's called window edge snapping and I really really really wish Windows had it. It's such an amazing feature for desktop organization.
i love edging my windows to one another
It's worth noting that you will be using the system monitor a lot less than you would the task manager. Apps on linux very rarely hang or stop responding to commands. In Mint, specifically, if you stick to the applications in the software center then you are extremely unlikely to have those issues. It is a very stable distribution. This changes if you start tweaking and messing with the configs and generally experimenting with the freedom linux gives you but you know what they say, with great power comes great responsibility. :)
Lol true!
Unless you're using wine / proton to play a game, then it might hang.
@@Triro Hasn't been my experience in the last few years of playing tbh
@@Triro Yeah, when I used to game on Linux, the launcher to my game would "hang" and fail to halt.
@@mikem9536Huh weird, only time that happens is when I play cities skylines, it will hang for a bit then come back.
I always has random stuff hanging, but not the problem with linux, it's me squeezing the specs down to an unreasonable level for my workload. And, it's still just hang not straight up crashing the entire OS
I've been using Linux full time since the windows 8 atrocity. I play all manner of high end games, routinely handle office files, edit photos and videos, and of course browse the internet. Have yet to find a single thing that I cant do on Linux that i could on Windows. Of course there are varying degrees of learning required to accomplish that at times, but this makes the computer fun to use again. The idea that I am in control of everything my computer does at all times is quite appealing :)
And this is how it should be.
I have a few. There's no equivalent (not even close) to Photoshop. If you need photo editing, you're SOL. Same for good video editing. There's a few, but they're vastly inferior. If you need accounting software, you're screwed. If you need to use banking software, you're screwed. If you play games that use anti-cheat, you're usually (but not always) screwed. I could go on for a few hours.
I do use Linux since Kernel 0.96, and pre-KDE/Gnome on Enlightenment. It's good for some things, good for the average illiterate grandparents, not so great in any serious office environment. Admittedly, gaming (via Wine/Proton/Steam) has improved a ton in the last 5ish years. The whole X11/Wayland mess on the other hand has just devolved the desktop into an infernal hellscape.
@@wombatdk Really don't care. MS and Adobe products are trash. Same with accounting software. And I use Only Office for office work on Linux. As for games, any game company that refuses to support Proton on Linux with anti cheat aren't worth playing (no game will ever make me put Windows on bare metal ever again). There are many other online games I could play if I cared to. Thank you.
@@wombatdk if you are speaking of software.from Adobe or Intuit that require subscriptions to use them I'll pass everytime. If you absolutely MUST use them in a professional setting then get a Mac...they work better there anyway. I'm not speaking about the tiny percent of users who have those needs, I'm talking about the 95% plus who do not.
@@wpochert As much as I detest Apple, I agree.
*I'm talking about the 95% plus who do not.*
This is very much on the mark. You wouldn't believe how many people I switched from Photoshop (which they could barely afford on their tight income or got a malware infection from pirating), to Krita or GIMP just to do some painting or basic graphic stuff.
i really hope linux mint devs look into this video because i really like their desktop environment.
I hope you point out even more issues where the desktop can improve in the future.
Linux Mint has apparently been around since 2006 which will make it a retro Operating System but I want more iconic Windows computers and I am a retro computer collector. I turned one side of our basement into a makeshift retro entertainment center and a retro computer lab almost like how Schools set up their computers. I will eventually be putting every model gaming console known to man down their it will eventually feel like a makeshift museum for retro electronics.
6:20 About renaming: you can also click on the name of the file in Windows, and this will allow you to edit it from there. This wasn't the case in Linux Mint until the latest update, where it now mirrors that functionality.
It was always a setting
It has been possible on raspberry pi’s for at least 4 years and on mint for at least 2 years.
Before that I do not have personal experience but I know for a fact you are mistaken, it happens
I don't know man, I've always pressed F2 to rename, so I can't tell.
It might be cool to compare a KDE Plasma distro to windows as well. KDE does many things even better than Windows, not on par like Mint Cinnamon. I suggest either KDE neon, or OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.
Tumbleweed had kernel sads with my Wi-Fi driver I compiled every time I updated and it rolls kinda fast, but yeah
Cinnamon might be simpler, but it's not a buggy mess like KDE. Don't ever suggest Windows users to use KDE, unless you want them to hate Linux.
@@PyroNexus22 As someone who daily drives Arch Linux with KDE no new user should use KDE, Sure it looks good by default and still has plenty of customization but you need to be willing to fix things when they break. Cinnamon was the first DE (in Linux mint) that I used when I permanently switched to linux.
@@sus-ln1nmThe 'old man' is right though. I love KDE but it still needs a year or two of polishing until i would be willing to recommend it to people that ain't into modifying (and fixing) their desktop. It might work good on some hardware, but more often than not KDE ends up being a painful hell on most systems for most users. No need to deny this fact... Unless you want to be an ignorant butt about it. Everything that has to do with the discover program in KDE crashes if you look at it too hard this day, also it's slow as hell.
i love that on KDE i can configure to zoom in the screen on command by just pressing Super+(= or -), no questions asked, or that to kill a window i can just press Ctrl+Super+Escape and then click the window i wanna forcibly close.
while the start menu is way better than Cinnamon because of KRunner, i still find it to be laggy when loading up long lists of programs available as i hover through the categories in it. i'll be happy to recommend KDE when the team eventually publishes their version 6. Cinnamon is still a solid choice tho.
I think it might be interesting to see a 'cool' features in Linux mint video
Oh please let this channel become a Linux channel
I'm all for it
Let's gooo
...and change the name to Chmod Tech!
@@ratlinggull2223xd
nah, i prefer it to be linux propaganda for windows user.
Nah, just a general OS channel, so Linux, Windows and Mac
For screenshot. You can just press the Printscr button alone and it'll give you 3 options on what you can do.
No need to hold down the Windows key.
this was not the case until recently on Windows.
@@GinanjarUtomo Just pressing printscr will take a picture of the whole screen on any Windows version since at least 95 or 98.
Windows 11 just added 3 options at the top on what you want to do after you press Printscr.
I remember this because when you wanted to prank someone back in the days you just took a printscreen, pasted it into Paint, saved it and used it as the desktop while removing all real icons. Then you also just hide the start menu.
I have never tried it on multiple monitors but it always worked like this with 1 monitor.
@@GinanjarUtomo it was the case since forever
@@sunofabeach9424no
@@GinanjarUtomo Это было всегда, сама кнопка об этом как бы говорит
Note the Windows Task Manager has one simplified main tab showing apps on the task bar so that normal people can kill apps easily. The Processes tab is a secondary tab showing all processes, similar to what Mint has.
However - it almost never kills apps easily. Which is the problem.
@@FullMetalGladiatorYes, it does. What are you talking about?
Very useful. A simple task that gave me some trouble at first was getting different language input running. Like when you want to type Japanese, Chinese or Korean.
excellent! plz make a whole series of these videos comparing win 11 to linux mint.
Loving your videos, need more content on daily usage of linux.
It'd be nice if you also compare Gnome DE and windows.. I find it one of the easiest environment if one's not blaming it for not working as windows
Quality and good as always
Learned a few things. great video
An interesting feature to compare would be on file operation conflicts, when copying or moving things to somewhere that already has the same stuff with the same name. From my previous use of Linux, I think Windows and most Linux distros work quite similar, bit macOS, mind bogglingly, gives the option to REPLACE the destination folder, instead of merging them.
Let's be honest. Depending on the desktop environment you run, Linux will have superior file management capabilities.
Photo viewing and send it somewhere, maybe to a friend. Change wallpapper. Change time for sleep mode/screensaver. Installing Microsoft Teams or play a popular game. Setup backup to external drive.
"Photo viewing" has nothing to do with the OS though on the off chance to do with some proprietary media codecs, that Mint provides to you during the installation. The wallpaper itself is a window in the XOrg display server that Mint flavours use, and is completely exposed to a protocol called EWMH, meaning you can do much more than have a photo or video wallpaper. Theoretically you could make a live mathematical graph, rendering in real-time, be your wallpaper. Do you see any reason why "Microsoft" Teams is difficult to install on an OS that isn't "Microsoft" Windows? It's developed in Electron which is a cross-platform framework so what difficulty could there even be?? oh maybe it's the fact that they dropped linux support last December. In Valve's own words with association to their development on ProtonDB, "80% of Steam's top 100 games are now playable within Linux". is that a good enough metric?
@@bhavyakukkarI’m a Linux user and I enjoy Linux, but for the gaming part, I need to be realistic. 80% is not enough, especially if like 90% of the remaining 20% consists of online multiplayer games, aka the big hits that the vast majority of gamers care about.
@@m4sterred853 Let's be realistic. A lot of those multiplayer games are hot garbage with shady micro transactions. People would be better off without them. But you are wrong. A lot of big online multiplayer games work on Linux now. Though, I would be happy if they didn't.
@@m4sterred853 Those kinds of gamers who call those micro transaction multiplayer games fun are real suckers in my books. Like how is shady transactions and 'pay to win' fun? Like really?
@@bhavyakukkarI tried to mention some tasks that the average user might do with a computer. Will it be easier or harder to do on Mint?
Teams is pretty common for work, Slack as well. With wallpaper I meant just setting a photo as the wallpaper, people like to see a photo of their loved ones on the Desktop. How easy is it to share a photo to a friend?
Utilize the applications installed or do you have to search and install extra software to archive this?
loved it you shoud do more this kind of video
i saw your video many times... but this video make me to subscribe your channel... good work
nice video
this video makes me wanna switch to linux mint
Switching to linux requires time getting used to, a good advice would be dual booting, but you decide
@@RayOfSunlight984An even simpler solution is to make a virtual machine. Sure, performance will suffer due to the virtualization overhead, but day to day tasks won’t make people notice that.
You could also install it on a USB 3.0 flash drive if you are very limited on disk space. You have three different ways to give Linux Mint a shot with losing Windows, each with it's own advantages. Good luck! 🐧
@@johnettipio That works too
@@johnettipio replying so that OP can see, i recommend this, booting from a USB flash drive. this is what got me to try linux with no strings attached, and then i could go back to my computer without having anything changed. it's what charmed me to linux.
I just want to point out for anyone used to Windows file searching: Linux file search is _fast._ When I say fast, I mean that on my system, it managed to find a file down in the depths of a 1TB external hard drive in about 20 seconds flat, presumably _after_ searching through my 500GB main SSD. Try doing that on Windows, and you'd be sitting there for 5 minutes, minimum, before anything resembling a useful result came up. I have no idea why the difference is so big, but it is, and it's one of the reasons I switched.
I'm wondering if you did any comparisons in usb handling, I switched to linux mint on an old Samsung all in one and noticed that usb 3 speeds had gotten a pretty decent boost when transferring files from my external ssd and I'm wondering if you noticed any difference between the two.
0:30 which audio visualizer is it? I see it very often on UA-cam
What about Win+V, that uses clipboard history, that in theory should work between multiple devices with the same account?
You might want to compare KDE as well, as it's also very similar.
Thanks for clearing it up!
I would love if you did a video for macOS vs Windows too
5:29 Don't use a DE if you want tiling, use a tiling WM!
Great snapping in Mint works as expected, Win10 and 11 imposing you fill the space that is left while you didn't ask for it bugged me endlessly
Yeah agree. Sometimes it's convinient, sometimes it's not. In Linux (I use GNOME), I just use Super and arrow key like the uploader showed and to get another window resized, Alt+Tab and then super + arrow key again. It's almost as fast when you get used to it and you have much more control. And if I want complex tiling, I have multiple tiling extensions that far surapass what Windows offers, as they essentially emulate and full blown tiling window manager.
You can disable that (in Win10, at least).
Settings -> Multitasking
(Or type "snap settings" from the Start menu)
uncheck "When I snap a window, show what I can snap next to it"
@@ratamacue0320 Nice, thanks! Never thought of looking for it in there (then again not much is where it's supposed to be in the control pan... sorry, settings)
@@patrickcardon1643 welcome 🙂
I haven't had a WIndows install where the search index wasn't corrupted in a few years, resulting in continuous indexing...
Maybe in another video try and explain some basic linux terms to beginners. Like terminal, packages, distros, etc.
I've been using Void Linux for years. But I appreciate the fact that there are distributions like Mint that are friendly to newcomers. I wish there was Linux Mint without systemd.
what's wrong with systemd?
@@arianitonline8748 it's bloated, it's not following UNIX philosophy, it complicates things, and just personal preferance not to use it. There always should be an alternative, but systemd became a 'system layer', and grown to be so mainstream that people bareley have any alternative. I prefer simple init scripts as opposed to 'services'. It's becoming more and more Windows'ish and less UNIX-like.
Average GNU/Linux user shouldn't care though. Until it gets in their way somehow. But I've been running GNU/Linux distributions for over 17 years, and I like the older approach without systemd. Good thing that there is a big community that thinks the same, so here I am running one of the distributions that suits my purposes AND doesn't have systemd.
@@arianitonline8748 it does everything. Seriously, not only does it handle startup, but it can handle stuff like NTP through systemd-timesyncd and serve as a bootloader through systemd-boot. It does too many things.
@@arianitonline8748 あっぷ
well systemd is the mainstream choice even for advanced distros like Arch or NixOS
so if you want non-systemd I doubt there's a newbie-friendly distro for you
I moved from Windows to Linux mint three years ago because I got tired of Windows approach to updates.
I decided to give Linux a go for a year to see if i could "survive it" for that long.
Never went back and never going back.
I use Windows at work and those updates are still a killer,.
Linux just get on with it and politely asks for a reboot only if the kernal has been upgraded. It won't force you though.
A reboot on my system takes just 27 seconds with Mint so I don't mind doing one.
As an added bonus when the system comes up it's using only about 800mb of memory!
The applications are all free and also very memory efficient.
Oh, and it never crashes, freezes or blue screens, even if you leave it running overnight or for a few days (yep i did that once)
So Microsoft ... Why? ... just why ... why can't you do this?
*So Microsoft ... Why? ... just why ... why can't you do this?*
Because they don't care. They are making money from other stuff like Azure. So, they don't care about Windows. They just care about milking what money they can from it through ads.
Why?
-ans is profit
I usually left my windows laptop sleep and rarely get blue screen
Also nowadays you can just shutdown without installing updates on windows
@@Fataha22 Two things about that, the first is that if you work in a corporate environment updates are pushed and not optional, the machine will shut down on you.
The second it that if you don't take updates you're not addressing vulnerabilities in the system thereby leaving you open to attack and new and exciting viruses.
So while you can on a private machine, it's not wise.
@@ravenmadd1343 so shutdown when work is done and left!
Took two Linux classes but haven’t used it outside of there, been wanting to change that. Seeing that selection screenshots can still copy to the clipboard might finally do me in, that setting has become crucial to my entire existence LOL
7:40 you can also end tasks directly from the task bar by enabling the kill feature in the developer settings
I just switched to mint from windows a few weeks ago!! Cant recomend it enough, if you have a spare hardrive i can easily recomend flashig mint on it. Now im already thinking of reclaiming my windows harddrives for linux lol.
Also gaming is very easy (if you have amd gpu). I have nvidia and it is now running just as well as it did on windows but freesync is goddam jank, im hoping xorg gets some fixes eventually but theres always workarounds in the meantime. In reality it just means ill get an amd gpu when i next upgtade though thats no time soon
Honestly, AMD is better on Linux than on Windows today. BTW, xorg is old and is literally a dead project. For gaming, I recommend Wayland (especially if you have AMD and Intel GPUs; Nvidia not so much). You can only get Wayland on the Gnome desktop and the KDE Plasma desktop. Cinnamon desktop doesn't support Wayland. This is why Valve chose the KDE Plasma Desktop for Steam OS on the Steam Deck.
It will take some time to get the best performance you can get out of Linux. So, if you go all AMD and switch to a distro with the Gnome or KDE Plasma desktop to run Wayland as the display server, you will see a huge difference in overall performance. But yeah. Most of the xorg devs moved over to Wayland. So, it's a dead project.
But in your case, xorg is probably best until you go full AMD. Nvidia isn't really up to the task of running with Wayland I think (considering their drivers are proprietary and can't be optimized). Being a former Nvidia user, I switched to AMD because I wanted the better out of experience and have better drivers that are optimized because they are open source (as is Intel's).
@@lindenreaper8683 The Steam Deck also still uses X for the Plasma desktop.
@@gragogflying-anvil3605 True. But for future proofing, they went with KDE. So, when time comes to transition to Wayland, they have that option. It only makes sense. Because xorg is on its way out. And really, Wayland will bring better performance to the table when it comes to gaming. Like, when it comes to Wayland, they are developing HDR for it.
Make a video on the current situation of the Internet and many sites and companies suddenly paywalling their services e.g Twitter, Reddit, Unity etc. and how can deal with it.
Mastodon Lemmy Godot
@@bhavyakukkar I was asking for a deeper analysis but ok.
@@bhavyakukkarlemmy is garbage, run by pro-CCP people who censor all criticism
Hiya! I'm new to your channel - now subbed - like the content.
I know everyone wants to be a critic, but just one thing... whatever microphone you are using seems to be losing all of the top-end, where I'm sat. Sounds very muffled. If no-one else is having the same issue, it's just me :)
Eyy good video and all, but where did you buy that beautiful keyboard?🧐
I would love to see tasks in the video but in comparison with KDE and GNOME vs Windows, since those DEs are leading in desktop linux
Definitely so, but I see why OP chose to use Cinnamon, as a newcomer would likely have mint recommended to them. I’d personally recommend Mint to noobs too.
@@steventechno i usually recommend Fedora because it is stable and has the GNOME desktop environment which has great support and looks very polished. I installed it on my gf's laptop
While KDE and GNOME lead the Linux desktop, Windows leads the entire desktop market.
@@ettoreatalan8303 well not really, if you look at the stats you'll see that a portion of the market belongs to Apple, BSD, Linux and other variants
@@ettoreatalan8303 that's because they bribe every desktop maker to preinstall it, and defaults matter.
On Windows 11 if using a touchpad you can also show all windows with 3 fingers swipe up and select the window you wanna switch to. Touchpad gestures are really nice. I know GNOME has them though but not sure about Cinnamon.
Touchegg
Yeah Linux mint have gestures it got added in 21.3
when they switch to wayland they'll include all the gestures but even more smoother.
fullscreen screenshot of the current screen you are on that goes to your clipboard: ALT + PrntScr
such a wonderful video for a guy thinking to shifting to mint. thanks a ton
There’s only TWO reasons why I still using windows in my daily routine. Office and gaming. Although for office I’m using wps, it’s a very compatible tool and all but still lacks some of the ms office components.
And for gaming I just have to search for the Linux compatibility list in Steam. But for now that’s ok.
MS office is subscription trash. I sure as heck don't miss it. If you have to run that junk, keep it in a virtual machine that is kept offline. As for gaming, just get rid of those crap online games. There are better online games that support Proton on Linux. Then you could run Linux full time. BTW, single player games are not a problem on Linux.
@@lindenreaper8683the problem is that single player games aren't the problem. Otherwise I wouldn't dualboot Win and Lin on the same PC just to Game and Work. I just don't want to pirate Office 365.
@@andrey_sviridov First MS office is crap. Get rid of it. There are better options like Only Office. Second, any game company that goes out of their way to refuse support for anti cheat on Proton aren't worth playing to begin with; I could play other online games if I cared to. Know how I run Linux full time? I don't waste my time with crap software companies and game companies.
@@andrey_sviridov If you read already, I said that MS office is subscription trash and that certain online games are crap.
@@lindenreaper8683 are you an AI bot or something? I saw you text like this under other comments lol. Tell your developer to fix your text recognition or switch your theme of a talk. "Keep Windows offline", "MS Office is trash" stop spamming pls.
The search of files in windows (at least for me) is sometimes very slow, is that the same in mint?
Seems you might need a hard drive checkup as the Windows search feature mechanics called indexing, pre searches your computer and sometimes file content then displays it super fast. If that isn't working for you out of the box, I'd suspect you have either hardware issues or system file corruption.
Buy an ssd
On Windows there's the "Everything" program that searches your files pretty fast
And yeah, natively Linux mint searches files a lot faster for me.
I can also recommend "Catfish" search program, it's nice
We back!
As someone who's planning to at least partially transition over to Linux Mint in the near future, I'm very happy to see that batch renaming feature.
I recently updated the names of a bunch of old music files to add artist names, and ended up having to look up PowerShell commands that could do it efficiently. Just having it built into the context menu sure is a lot more convenient.
linuxmint gesture customization is great
Customization is great, but gesture implementation isn't.
@@akashsahu933 If you mean that they are not 1-to-1 gestures that's right. It's just an effect after the gesture has finished.
@@gragogflying-anvil3605 i think they will make them 1:1 in some future release.
I haven't watched every moment of this, but I would point out, that's Windows v Mint + Cinnamon. I'm a Mint + Mate user, have been for a very long time. There's also an XFCE version.
Windows only has one desktop. Linux has about 8 common ones and a few that are obscure. Many major distros have a selection of desktops you can install them with.
Cinnamon is designed to be (far as I understand it) a soft landing for people who just got here from Windows. If you're an older Windows user, like '95 / 2k / XP stuff, then Mate is a very familiar experience. There are also a number that mimic the Apple desktop very closely.
If you don't LIKE the way Windows does things, tough luck. But if there's something you don't like about your Linux distro
a) there are over a hundred others, and
b) you can very likely change it yourself.
Great video.🎉🎉❤❤Thank you very much for sharing all the Information about the Linux mint and the overall comparison between Linux mint and windows 11🎉🎉❤❤I have actually learned how to create a screenshot, a selected screenshots on the screen in Linux mint.🎉🎉❤
In rare cases your system may freeze.
In Windows, if I remember correctly, you enter it with alt+ctrl+supr and in file explorer you click restart.
In Linux Mint, if this happens, press Alt+F2, a small box will appear and type "r", and the cinnamon interface will restart.
Yeah no. In Linux, if it froze, it did so completely. Couldn't even get to a TTY. Forced hard restarts.
@@MichaelDustter I mean not always. I've had systems with 2 or less GB of RAM lockup because of Linux's shitty RAM MM and you could still unfreeze them most of the time.
> In Linux Mint, if this happens, press Alt+F2, a small box will appear and type "r", and the cinnamon interface will restart.
only on Xorg sessions. this is not supported by Wayland.
Windows no longer feels snappy though. Like.. you click on a ss notification.. the snip window first appear small.. then it pops to bigger size..
Just be responsive and snappy
You can literally disable animations if you're weird and think animations makes the PC feel slow.
@@silvy7394 animations are fine. Even when disabled current windows (10 n higher) are no longer as responsive as windows 7.
is that really weird though? it helps speed things up a bit as well and even if you like the animations, you don’t even notice after like a day
Largely the only thing thats been keeping me from going to Linux is the gaming. Which I've been told has gotten a lot better thanks to Valve. I hope that it's has gotten even better by the time that support for Win10 is dropped.
Windows 10 IoT LTSC, it's officially developed by Microsoft, comes debloated, and has support until 2032.
@@cbtillery135 you can't get it legally though, that could be a problem for someone
Is win+prntscrn a shortcut that really no one uses? Why would you not use the fastest way to take a screenshot?
Just wondering, will all the hardware on the laptop work out of the box after installing LM (like webcam, sound card, wifi, bluetooth, trackpad, etc etc) ??
Depends. If you have a cheap Realtek WiFi card though, just replace the card in the laptop. Intel is the better network card. Also, avoid Nvidia if you want a better out of box experience; stick to AMD and Intel. The other devices you mentioned will most likely work.
@@lindenreaper8683 wow, that sounds inconvenient at best, and disconcertingly disruptive at worst. And this is supposed to be one of the "easier" distros, noob friendly & all??!! Is there a better one that'll just work with everything?
@@PerpetualPreponderer Look, even Windows doesn't just work on anything. And if you believe that, then you are silly.
Just like I wouldn't advise Linux users to use Nvidia hardware, I wouldn't advise Windows users to use AMD hardware. And truth be told, Realtek is crap for the most part on any OS.
If you want something that already is configured, then get a laptop with Linux preinstalled from System 76 or Tuxedo computers. There is also Starlabs, Slimbook and even Framework.
Personally I've never seen Mint not work on anything, it has packaged in drivers for most components, and if not it'll probably still work with a similar one. Even if there's a conflict it can't solve by itself there's a 'Driver Manager' program that makes working with drivers super easy, for ex. you get an option to use opensource Nvidia drivers or the proprietary ones, just one click away!
@@PerpetualPreponderer Please dont listen to him. He's a troll spreading misinformation, and I'm guessing you're his sockpuppet that he's roleplaying with. In the event that you're not, my apologies, and here's something to know about linux mint: I have a dell G3 laptop, I need a graphics tablet to work for my art studies, and i was tech averse. Installed linux. Everything seemed to work, except some weird latency with my mic input. granted i havent texted everything, but it took me less than a weekend to get my set up up and running.
1. the screen capture tool in Windows 11 seems horribly buggy with multiple monitors at different screen resolutions, and it is slow. And I think it worked in previous versions. 2. Does Ctrl-Insert and Ctrl-Delete work with the clipboard in Linux Mint? 3. Does Linux Mint have tabbed file manager windows? 4. For my 25+ years of Windows experience, the search feature has been horrible. I swear it has a less than 50% success rate and I assume MS knows this from all the metrics data I must be sending back to the mothership.
Yes Linux Mint have tabbed file manager windows
1. On linux mint screenshotting will screenshot every screen
2. I don't think so, but I don't know what these shortcuts are supposed to do.
3. Yes
2: idk what ctrl+ins is supposed to do but Ctrl+del does work (deleting words to the right of the cursor, instead of single letters.
3: yep. Mint's default file manager is named "nemo", which supports tabs. Other file managers like nautilus and dolphin also do.
4: can confirm and relate
Printers, Drivers, and Capture Cards are imo a good way to show the differences between Windows and Linux
That does very much depend on manufacturer, some will work without any issue, some wont because vendor does not bother supporting them or they use some kind of never ever before seen protocol for printing
From my experience on managing Linux workstations at work, printers we bought with Windows users as priority, do work basically just plug & play on linux too (not literally plugging the cable, but discovering and connecting to them over network)
We even did manage to connect them to SafeQ
Printers either work flawlessly out of the box, or not at all. I have yet to use one that doesn't just work, but have heard of people having issues.
Drivers depend on hardware. AMD GPU drivers are included in the kernel, while Nvidia needs a proprietary blob driver (for now). Other devices are hit and miss, some just work, others need manual installs, and some don't exist.
Capture cards are known to be problematic.
@@LaughingOrange I love AMD on Linux. In fact, Linux is what gave me a reason to go all AMD.
@@LaughingOrangeI have an Epson ET-2750 at home and it worked on Ubuntu, but not on EndeavourOS. I installed the driver, so I have yet to find the cause of the issue.
@@m4sterred853 I always avoid all in ones after my Kodak all in one nightmare (that was on Windows).
You have to hold down the Windows Key while pressing PrtSc now? Oh I see, it's because they assigned PrtSc to open snipping tool. That's... arguably more useful than putting the whole screen into the clipboard. I pretty much never capture the whole screen anymore now that they added the ability to select an area.
yo that's actually a nice video.
I haven't tried in a while so I might be wrong but one thing that bothers me in Mint is deleting stuff from a USBstick or an external harddrive
because regardless of the method of deletion with will not delete the file but create a directory in the USBstick or external harddrive where it stores the deleted file, basically like it's creating a recycling bin from scratch
Huh? What you are saying makes no sense. Why would Mint delete stuff off a USB stick?
@@lindenreaper8683 ... because you told it to? You plug in a USB stick with a file on it, you decide you don't want that file anymore, you tell the OS to delete the file... this... should result in the file being deleted, one would expect?
@@laurencefraser I thought he was saying that Mint was deleting things on him. lol
i thought you had to do ctrl + delete or something
rm (-rf if necessary)
As an avid Linux hater (I might end up switching anyways because windows is trying its best to become bad) I wanted to share some notes:
- you showed what essentially looked like a gui-implemented script utility for the mint batch renaming, (which admittedly is nice and tidy) but then for some reason didn’t show a power shell on windows which could definitely do the same thing? Yeah it’s probably a bit more tedious but to be fair few people will likely use batch naming anyways imo so seems like an odd omission especially since it would be a convenient place to show windows ‘open terminal here’ context menu item
-someone correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t win+printscreen auto save to the screenshots folder? I think the copy to ms paint thing is kinda a mark of the past outside of doing it to actually edit the photo in there (which definitely still has its place) also on a tangent I’ve had weird issues with the snip tools markup feature on my multimonitor setup at work, granted that’s win10 not 11.
But yeah as someone begrudgingly thinking of switching to Linux as a daily driver I appreciate the comparison. I probably will go with Ubuntu over mint just because of popularity (aka more resources and support from things) but regardless a nice video.
Ok now a fun rant for those who are curious about my self prescribed anti Linux label: I like open source and free software as a concept; so I love Linux in that respect- however what frustrates me endlessly about Linux is that it’s community (and because it’s open source thus the devs themselves) will tout how Linux is definitely easy to use and an obvious choice while in the same breath criticize people for wanting Linux distros to…be simple and easy to use. The year of the Linux desktop is a meme for a reason, and it’s not just because of the power Microsoft’s wallet and influence- it’s also because there are 10 billion Linux distros, more of which naturally are poorly maintained, rather than people actually making a single really solid distro or two. And when people are in good faith trying the ecosystem out, forum dwellers are quick to shit on them for not scouring for 30 pages of forum posts somewhere else as well as not just knowing better automatically. Anyways I’m still maybe switching because holy fuck Microsoft stop with your forced updates, ad and telemetry shoves and anti consumer lack of legacy support. I hate how perfectly functional hardware becomes sketchy to use just because windows has either arbitrarily decided you can’t use it or actually can’t simply because the os is too fucking bloated to run decently on older hardware
So yeah if you can be bothered switch to Linux tbh, make a dual boot ideally especially for gaming/productivity since that is generally a better experience on windows
thank you, thought i was going crazy, linux is mad overrated, windows just works out of the gate and is just easy and accessible
FYI, Mint is Ubuntu. It runs Ubuntu as its base. Anyway, keep crying about Linux and be prepared to throw out your perfectly working hardware for someone else to run Linux on it (as Windoze 11 will most likely not run on it). And then dump money on a new machines for the latest spyware experience from MS. Or, stop ranting and start preparing for the switch. BTW, I don't need Windows for gaming. If anything, gaming is better on Linux; especially since I have AMD hardware. Oh, and my workflow is great on Linux. Because I was willing to make adjustments.
@@thenextcr7 *windows just works out of the gate*
With AMD, it's doesn't. AMD is worse on Windows. Meanwhile, on Linux, it's much better. On top of that, my graphics tablet is no longer works on Windows. But I can plug it in on a Linux computer and it will just work. On top of that, my older games no longer work on Windows. Windows has worse legacy support. But with WINE on Linux, they work perfectly. So, the claim that Windows on anything is a facade.
*and is just easy and accessible*
When it comes to ads? I agree. lol
@@MichaelDustter *Thank you a lot, cause I'm sick of exactly this.*
You are sick of anything that ain't Windows. I'm sure if you had a Mac in your face, you would say the same thing. Long time, Dustbunny. Blocked again. So, don't bother. lol
@@thenextcr7 Windows is israeli spyware.
Can you make a video where we can learn to bring the best of window 11 or 10 in linux or which apps to install in linux to do the same.
What icon pack do you use on mint?
6:12 To rename a single file in Windows, I click on the file name below the icon, wait half a second and click on the name again.
I‘m not the only one, am I? 🤔
You are not. I have a lot of use of that at work.
if i'm feeling lazy i'll navigate the file explorer with the arrow keys and rename with F2
PowerToys will unlock much more useful tools like power rename just like Linux mint.
You mean the FREE PowerToys. Gotcha.
Any idea why print screen key on my Linux Mint doesn't make screen shot? Is there any option in system that i changed by default? i didnt change that on purpose.
8:47 I think that only shows recently used files and folders
Linux mint doesn't have Wayland support, X does stuff like scale incorrectly and lag out, as well as security issues. KDE or something would be considerable instead
x11 works on my nvidia card prefectly, but wayland doesnt scale my screen up to 1920x1080, idk why but x11 works better by me than wayland. maybe it is a gpu problem
@@yogakumi nvidia cards are known to have issues with wayland and linux in general, so stay with X until either you do an upgrade or bugfixes get added to the linux drivers
Kubuntu has given me some issues on my gaming laptop, Mint does gpu switching so much nicer too with the icon on the task bar and only having to logout instead of actually restarting the pc.
Mint is working on adding Wayland support to Cinnamon, but your statement is indeed true for now.
I don't know why all these youtube channels are shilling Linux Mint specifically, there are better options out there. At least Linus Tech Tips gave multiple distros a try.
Snipping tool is great if you don't know keyboard shortcuts or you are working on touch screen - does Mint have similar program?
i dont know about mint, but using KDE you have "spectacle". does the same thing, arguably even better
Or Flameshot.
EndevourOS each is based on Arch Linux, have similar functions as Mint or they are diferent ?
Day 3 of asking to make a video on how turning machine works
For future videos comparing Linux to Windows you should use a distro that uses the KDE desktop environment instead of cinnamon. Way more configurable and customisable and also very very close to a windows like experience. It is the the most advanced DE on linux imo and it works great and even has Wayland support and because of that gesture support on touchpads on laptops which DEs that use X11 don't. Recommended distros for trying KDE are the KDE neon (straight from KDE devs based on ubuntu lte), Kubuntu, Tumbleweed and Arch (both Tumbleweed and Arch are rolling release distros so not recommended for new users). Both Kubuntu and KDE neon are great for new users
I don't fully agree
OS video won't be future proof regardless of which you choose because although some stay the same for longer, change will happen and that goes for Windows too
And when looking from the perspective of this video (a simple Windows user) Mint is easer to transition to because it was made for that and the KDE distros just aren't as good at that
Don't get me wrong KDE is a good desktop and Wayland support is also useful but it's just not as seamless (especially for a Windows user)
So while I agree that KDE is good and customizable, I think that Mint is a better choice for this video
But if someone wanted to move from Mint or Cinnamon my recommendation would most likely be KDE
KDE Plasma can easily be overwhelming for Windows users. The only thing that makes it that recommendable today is Wayland support and good fractional scaling, which are both lacking on Cinnamon.
Then there's also Gnome with yet another drastically different way of doing things. With the focus on desktop environments it's more like a GUI comparison rather than an OS comparison.
8:30 hmm, that (searching for individual settings) come a lot handy in windows 10. but that's partly 'cz it is fragmented in soo so many dialogs.
i have heard that linux settings app are much more coherent, and most all things are available in that app itself - so, this won't be too much of an issue in that land either.
Are you using gnome 45?
The worst version of Windows since Vista is still better than Linux for general purposes. That won't change for the next 2 decades, but I do like the strides that Linux is making. There are a lot of things Linux is missing. I can't count the number of times that I had to use the terminal to install a driver or a library, while using a StakOverflow answer from 2012 which worked 50% of the way.
*I can't count the number of times that I had to use the terminal to install a driver or a library, while using a StakOverflow answer from 2012 which worked 50% of the way.*
I don't know what you are doing. But I've never had this issue. Just ran a GUI package manager, or clicked on a deb package and that was it. FYI, Linux is better than any version of Windows today. Why? Because it isn't ad serving trash. And I would take some terminal usage over the crap that MS has turned Windows into any day of the week, as I am not afraid of the terminal like you are.
@@lindenreaper8683 Yeah, no. I also ended up troubleshooting more often than not on Linux than on Windows. First day I used it, I precisely couldn't use the GUI manager because I was installing network drivers. It was a pain in the ass finding the right ones when on Windows it automatically booted up with a basic driver, and eventually Windows Update could find a more adequate one, or I could easily install another with the right exe. Nonetheless when I finally solved my network issue on Linux, it was overall a pretty snappy experience and felt smoother than Windows, until that didn't matter anymore because I had to do more troubleshooting and "doing" copying more complex commands into the terminal to solve them. I'd say I'm somewhat experienced when it comes to PCs, so if I'm had my share of trouble, imagine someone less knowledgeable. Linux might be here to stay and overcome Windows, and I really hope that considering how Windows is progressively getting worse, but its just not getting there anytime soon.
@@Memecube You were making things complicated to start with; because you most likely were trying to get a cheap Realtek network adapter to work. That was your problem. FYI, Realtek is crap in general (even on Windows). And I recommend anyone to avoid those (especially when it comes to WiFi).
And I never had and issue with network drivers. I set up the damn system and that was it.
In fact, my old boss at the computer shop repurposes older PCs and Macs with Linux (Zorin OS). And he sells them to his customers. Or he has switched people to Linux who have computers that don't support MS's artificial hardware requirements for Windows 11. His customers are happy to not pay an arm and a leg just for the sake of buying a newer computer.
One customer literally came in and asked my old boss at the computer shop if there was anything else she could run on her computers other than Windows. Apparently, she wanted more of her privacy back. So, he set her up with Zorin OS. And apparently, according to him, she loved it.
His customers have had no problems with running Linux.
Apparently so far, not even my old boss has not had to the utilize the command line to add apps and so on. And compared to me, he knows nothing about Linux.
@@Memecube It's just like I wouldn't advise users to run AMD hardware on Windows. Whereas, I would advise AMD when running Linux. And just like I would advise running Nvidia on Windows, I wouldn't advise running Nivdia on Linux.
Certain hardware works better depending on the OS. For example, AMD has a much better experience for Linux users than their Windows user counterparts when it comes to drivers and stability.
As for your network adapter problem, if you stuck to Intel, it would have worked out of the box. And Intel is better than basically any other manufacturer out there when it comes to network adapters specifically.
@@Memecube One thing I will leave you with; don't think that Windows doesn't come with its own driver hassles. I could bring up examples when it comes to printer drivers and AMD drivers all being awful on Windows and having to find the right version of drivers to make it work. And not to mention Windows update messing up the drivers on certain systems in which I would have to fix.
And regular users brought their computers in over those issues in particular. So, don't think Windows is impervious to these issues either.
*I had to do more troubleshooting and "doing" copying more complex commands into the terminal to solve them*
What troubleshooting? I need more than just a blanket statement.
Wish linux mint gets updated to look modern, but I have ZERO hopes for that. At least for another decade where windows and mac os would have already moved to another look for modern aesthetics and environments.
Run a different distro with a different desktop environment then. Like KDE.
@@lindenreaper8683 or the same distro with different DE
or, better yet, don't use a crappy bloated DE, switch to a WM instead
@@bullshitman155 What's bloated? I actually love KDE plasma. And for me, KDE Neon does a great job.
Its just spots on a screen and most DEs can be configured to one extent or another.
Nice 🐧
App and file shortcuts, creating and using. Can I run a Python script file by clicking on it?
Why Linux Mint?
It is popular, so there is a lot of community support. The Cinnamon environment is simple and resembles Windows in a lot of ways, making it an attractive option for those coming from Windows. It is stable and highly unlikely to crash. It doesn't come with the privacy concerns that Ubuntu does (Canonical has a questionable history with privacy, still much better than Microsoft). What distribution would you recommend for newcomers?
@@johnettipio Ubuntu.
@@CuteSkyler Gnome is a large style-change for someone arriving from Windows
@@bhavyakukkar Yeah I still don't like the MacOS-style dock. When Apple introduced that, I was like "OK, I get it; you're desperate to be different from Microsoft by any means necessary." But then GNOME copied it and I was like "Wait, people unironically like using this?"
@@stevethepocket I think a lot of those people who unironically like the dock like it BECAUSE it has a macOS-ness to it; there is a sort of macOS-envy prevalent in the online desktop linux sphere, you see every other KDE user trying to get their desktop looking like Catalina or Big Sur. I get it though, Macs do generally outperform Windows and Linux PCs on the hardware front, a Mac is a pleasing (locked down) aesthetic/brand
Nobdy cares. There is no good bussiness software for Linux. Cost of Win Pro licence is too small to moving client app to Linux - the on of 300+ distributions.
Note: if you hit Win+PrtScr on Windows, it will automatically save the screenshots on the Pictures/Screenshots folder
idk why people still think u need to hold ctrl/alt/win + prtsc in windows, just a single tap of the prtsc btn has worked since xp or vista if i'm not mistaken
I’m not gonna say it… FIRST
I mean it's the only comment I can see.
windows runs circles around mint, bro.
With all the spying? It sure does! But anything else? No chance.
he says, with 80% memory usage
Do try this with KDE Plasma as well
Once you try window managers... It's so hard to go back lol.
WSO FXCKING TRUE! Window Mangers make me appreciate Linux even more.
I use both Hyprland and i3 (i3 for gaming and other GPU intense things, and hyprland for everythung else since I have an Nvidia GPU) and using a desktop environment after using a window manager for long enough does not feel right whatsoever even though I do most things in a terminal.
It was actually too easy. TWMs are not made with GUI apps in mind.
Linux users try to cope with criticism challenge
What criticism? Seems like you are coping with the fact that Windows ain't robust as Linux Mint is.
@@lindenreaper8683 I love Linux, I daily drive it. I just thought it was funny how the video never really said much bad about mint and yet all the comments are defending it.
@@bananaman9869 Because typically, when it comes to these comparison videos, you get all the Windows fanbois coming in first to say their ad serving OS is better. Meanwhile, they never watched the video.
you are literally the shining example of what OP has said @@lindenreaper8683
here's my words:
reminder, there's nothing wrong with using X over Y. they all have their drawbacks and benefits. which one you choose has most benefits and least drawbacks is up to you, but the more aggressively you do it, the more people can't stand you.
one favors freedom while the other one favors stability and functionality. with everyone being scattered on their own project, it's hard to get a cohesive set of systems that do everything windows does. and with windows being a conglomeration and a corporation, you get everything you need but it's hard to get any creativity and freedom. human stubborn-ness is also a very large thing that can't be beat unless the person themselves hit a tipping point (like I did).
this issue will not be remedied if you're intentionally pushing people away by having their first representation of Linux be "Because Linux is just better, and I said so. What? You have an issue? rtfm." or "What? You thought Linux was a choice? No. You're using what I want. Fuck you.", and then also proceed to intentionally bar people from decisions like using NVIDIA GPU's (no, the excuse of "just use another GPU lol" does not work. i can assure you most newcomers, especially LESS TECH SAVVY ONES will not end up buying a new $500 brick, installing it just to try out something new).
little timmy does not need linux to play fortnite and you're not justified for saying that he should give up his favorite game just to switch OS and possibly deal with a new whole host of issues arising from it. this is stupid, and if you want to convert people from one side to another, you need to give them the same luxury or benefits that are above Windows to specifically THEM.
the average poweruser that's also a programmer doesn't need to be confined to the restrictive, bloated and a snooping space that windows is. windows users should cope with the fact that a person has more preference and they sacrifice stability for freedom. complaining about it is stupid.
for a platform designed for unified freedom and infinite customizability you're certainly narrow minded for not having that sort of mentality.
i also daily drive Arch, have for like a year at this point and i've loved it. so far what i've gleamed is that the higher up you go, the more narcissistic garden-walled elitists you get.
Don’t forget to freeze while windows by drawing over screenshot tool
Does anyone know what icon pack he use in Linux Mint?
I need help as in which os or kernel works on a laptop with these specs ?
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHZ, 2000 Mhz, 2 Core(s)
Would really appreciate the help 🙌🏼
Just about any Linux distribution with a lightweight desktop environment should do it. Would help if you specified the amount of RAM you have. But I am going to guess 4 GB judging by the CPU.
I advise Linux Mint XFCE or Zorin OS lite. Both run the lighter XFCE desktop
Really appreciate the help
Thanks 👍🏼
@@lindenreaper8683 I did install chrome os but having issues with connection with wifi so it won't work
So gonna try your options 🤞🏼
@@keepitshort4208 BTW, with WIFI, if you have a Realtek Wifi card, you are best off replacing it with an Intel card. Realtek is cheap and is a hit or miss on Linux. Realtek is crap even on Windows. They don't make decent network adapters. Just FYI.
im on linux mint, but for some reason i don't have the alt-tab settings menu, even tho the shortcut works, does anyone know how to fix this
He shows the Cinnamon Desktop Environment. If you have a different DE installed, the options and features available will be different. It's also the latest Mint, 21.1 Victoria. Older menus might be different.
@@Leo0718 nah i have the regular cinnamon de, and i am on linux mint 21.2
how about mouse pad tab, desktop and etc switching??
I always after installing Windows, searching in searchbar "Print Screen" to setup Sniping tool lauching as default when I press "prt sc" / "print screen" button.
My peeve was creating desktop shortcuts in Mint. It was klunky. Is there a better way?
Clunky how?
@@lindenreaper8683A year ago, you could not drag and drop an app or document to create link/shortcut. You had to create a file in the terminal, and type in the mapping.
Windows has been stealing ideas from Linux and everyone else for decades... But Mint couldn't make life easier for Ex-Windows users with that small feature?
@@GregMoress You talking about a file manager with that function? I don't use the Cinnamon desktop (haven't in years). I use the KDE Plasma desktop on KDE Neon. And I run Dolphin, the file manager that comes with KDE distros. So, for me, dragging and dropping is simple.
EDIT:
Yeah, it seems not simple. I ran Mint in a virtual machine. The KDE Plasma desktop has a much better grasp on dragging and dropping to make short cuts.
@@GregMoress I think a Linux distro with the KDE Plasma desktop might be more for you if you want that functionality. And the plus side, you will have endless customization options. And you will be able to run the newer display server; Wayland (a better experience if you have AMD or Intel graphics). Cinnamon only supports xorg.
Swaywm and shortcuts/rofi
Im just started using linex last week, 8nstaled it on a laptop and found it dificult to do some basic stuff, that im used to do in windows, for start, partitioning the disk, you only discover that you did something wrong when u press install and a message pops up, for easy of use, the installer should have some presets pre configured (like garuda have, but still not very user friendly).
2nd thing was trying to copy some files to an external hdd into the laptop, i did setup the home partitio into a small separated disk (optane disk with 24gb) so i didnt whant to drop the files there, i was very dificult to figure it where to drop the file as many places didnt gave the option to paste the files, only after installing steam i learned that the user/tmp folder seems to be adequate to drop files.
Also having a file manager as an app is weird for a usual windows user, and not beeing able to see your hdd devices and most folders just like you can do in windows makes it all so confusing.