10 REASONS why Linux Mint is the desktop OS to beat in 2023

[@josh-foss]

Mint is not only my favorite Linux distro but my favorite OS, full stop. It has always been rock solid stable, even through numerous upgrade cycles. Every computer in my house runs Mint/Cinnamon and that includes everything from workstations to gaming rigs to a HTPC. I think the entire team, from Clem on down, should be commended for all their efforts in producing such a high quality OS. You did a great job on touching on all the finer points that make Mint such a fantastic distro, awesome job IG!

[@OkarinHououinKyouma]

Mint is the best OS. For me, it never broke. Rock solid like Debian and Simplicity like Ubuntu.

[@baroklim9511]

same here x2 . . . . totally agree 100%

[@GregorySchwartzkopf]

Really great rundown. Love the subject matter. I've wanted to be a Linux purist for so long. But I'm a gamer... The titles I like to play are never supported on Linux. Steam is the closest hope but even then devs don't target Linux. Bit of a chicken and egg scenario but realistically that's what keeps me on windows. Emulation is a no go cause let's be real, (bad fps), that's not really an option if you're even remotely serious about gaming. Windows desktop isn't my favorite by far, but it's very decent, so there's really no reason to run another desktop OS. This is why Microsoft has been so heavily invested in gaming for so long-- and they know this which is why they don't target linux when developing their flagship games. I'm not sure how much this affects others, but it's why I've never run Linux as a desktop, and I can't be alone.

[@allrightbruh]

"gaming rigs". Linux. Okaaay.

[@josh-foss]

@@allrightbruh That's what I said. Linux has made massive strides in gaming thanks largely to the efforts of Code Weavers and Valve. When I first started using Linux years ago gaming was nearly non-existent, now many titles run excellently. I do keep a Windows drive in my machine for the very few that don't but that number is dwindling constantly.

[@HannuSKorvala]

I think you are one of the most respectful KZbinrs who make Linux -related content. Great work again!

[@Pyro-Moloch]

One of the oldest too. And definitely most underrated.

[@adwaitagnome]

Truly one of the OGs too, I remember watching them when I started my journey in 2011. To see that they're still putting out content is amazing.

[@heldercapela]

I agree

[@BWGPEI]

I think you nailed it! Being on the wrong side of 70, I've lived through Microsoft operating systems from the days of Dual-floppy MS-DOS. Now our daily drivers all run Mint / Cinnamon. The lack of drama during updates and upgrades impresses us, as does the ease of use. Mint is truly a world-class operating system.

[@BWGPEI]

Wasting time on a multi-tasking OS? I don't thing so....@guitarszen

[@davidmackie8552]

Likewise!

[@danielvanhaften5779]

I'm with you. As a retired Computer Tech I spent a good deal of my Tech-life fighting with Windows and all the crap that the Internet dumped into it. Recently, I grew tired of all the crap that Microsoft dumps into it, and I'd had enough. Switching my PC's to Linux Mint has been a learning experience...but very nice one!!

[@CanuckGod]

Being in my mid-40s, I'm not quite at the level of seniority as some of you 😂 but having grown up using Apple IIs and some of those older IBM PCs in school as a child and then getting my own 486 system in my teens, I've lived through everything from the early DOS versions to Windows 11. While my main system is using Windows 11, my secondary PC is on Fedora 40 with KDE Plasma 6 and I'm almost at the point where I feel fine about dual-booting that distro on my daily driver with 11 on it for the few edge cases I'll need that for. Having said that, my laptop is using Linux Mint w/ Cinnamon exclusively, and for the system I built for my mother (who is around the same age as @BWGPEI ) Mint was an easy choice due to its stability, especially as she's not doing much besides browsing and e-mail.

[@TheGamerGuy1981]

Mint is the Toyota of Linux distros, it's vanilla and boring but reliable as anything. Because they wait until new technology is proven before adding it too soon just so people can say *ooh new shiny*. I respect and appreciate their approach.

[@chrisrgutierrez]

Debian

[@leecowell8165]

Right.. in fact kernel 6.8x out of mint 22 is 2 versions down from the current kernel of 6.10 with 6.11 in beta right now.

[@MurrayWaldron]

In my 25+ years of using Linux, Mint has been my daily desktop for the last 13, or so, years. It has everything you need without unnecessary bells & whistles.

[@Barten0071]

@guitarszen how long until you get tired of spamming? oh no, no flashy plasma oh no stable os

[@ForOdinAndAsgard]

@@Barten0071 The problem here is that guitarszen is actually right. Only thing he forgot is that the package manager also sucks major balls out of the box. You need decent Debian knowledge to get it working like it should and then you are stuck with 3 different ways which do not always sync correctly as Mint is downstream and it can lead to serious dependency hell (dpkg, aptitude and synaptic respectively).

[@diotitus]

One of the things that I have always liked Linux Mint is the conservative way that they are with features. I like how they stay consistent with the overall experience in improving the quality of their product, and only add features that they feel are actually going to be useful to their user base and not add features just to add them.

[@fabiobianchi3104]

I think the same. And use Linux Mint for many years.

[@majorpaindiaz]

Yes!

[@soulstenance]

Don't forget that they actually listen to their users! I've seen plenty of instances where a new feature got a lot of push back and by the next release it was gone. Unlike Windows, they actually care what their user base thinks.

[@cubedmelons876]

Yeah, their decision to stick with a traditional desktop back in 2011-2013 made me a fan. This was the time when everyone kept trying to chase the mobile trend with their desktop OS, and Mint decided to sit out that stupidity. It's basically the equivalent to Windows 7, but made from Linux and kept up to date.

[@soulstenance]

@guitarszen Rolling distros are awesome but tried and true, rock solid distros that are super hard to break and don't require regular updates to prevent breakage (I'm looking at you Arch) have a place too. I'm very grateful for flatpaks on distros like Debian and even Mint to some degree so you can still grab newer packages if you need them.

[@kmg501]

Linux Mint is the pickup truck of distros. It is rock solid, stable, dependable, easy to figure out, easily repaired if you do something dumb, (Love Timeshift) gets just about any job done, can be configured in a myriad of ways and can be driven by anyone who can read. I've been with Linux Mint now going on four years and can't even imagine why I would consider anything else.

[@davey820051]

As a pickup truck driver and Linux Mint user, I agree.

[@horridohobbies]

I agree with you. Over the years, I've tried various distros but for some reason I always end up coming back to Linux Mint. I can't quite put my finger on why but there's something about Linux Mint that appeals to me as a regular user who wants simplicity, convenience and stability. I'm not a Linux power user and _I don't want to be a Linux power user._ A good operating system should keep out of the user's way and let them get on with their work.

[@somecallmetimelderberries432]

I completely agree! I've been a Mint user since version 17 (both for work and home). I have turned many friends and family onto Mint - it's a great distribution for new users and experienced users alike!

[@isiahfriedlander5559]

revived a 14 year old iMac with Mint, using it everyday as my main OS, not only I haven't missed a single feature, but now I can't even imagine going back to Mac OS

[@etiennemahler]

I really agree with everything you've said. I've been distro-hopping quite a bit, but I always came back to Linux Mint because it just works.

[@williamnessanbaum7464]

I migrated from Zorin to Linux Mint: MATE Edition. Best decision I ever made. I put it on a Lenovo Core2 Duo laptop and a Dell Optiplex 9020. Both run fabulously. I feel confident saying that both machines will be usable for the next ten years.

[@webfischi]

Was it the real Zorin OS Core or Light? I only tried Core edition, but on better hardware a few years ago, and also think it shows its best on a touch device thanks to the larger title bar.

[@funnyberries4017]

Why did you switch? I have Zorin Lite on my mini pc and I think it's pretty good

[@mrsonicboy.]

​@@funnyberries4017i too use zorin lite. It is pretty good

[@hopelessdecoy]

I went from Mint MATE > Debian KDE > Kubuntu > Fedora KDE > Mint Cinnamon Mint just works and other than being a big fan of KDE and what they have I just really like the Mint OS tools and consistency. Excited to start testing Cinnamon on Wayland here soon too!

[@experimental0000]

Used to run Mint KDE back in the day. Not sure how badly it'll get borked but might try adding it and removing cinnamon or whatnot :) This is the main reason I dislike distros like Ubuntu and Mint is that they hard tie the DE with the distro to where the user can't just swap out DEs without possibly tanking the install vs something like Fedora, Debian, or Arch

[@Smittron]

@@experimental0000 Kubuntu 22.04 LTS and Debian 12 with KDE are both solid for me.

[@majorpaindiaz]

Cinnamon should be 🥇

[@majorpaindiaz]

I made a one-time $500 donation late last year to Linux Mint...DO NOT REGRET!

[@soundsnags2001]

I've used Windows for 25 years and have given them less than $500

[@xxzmk]

@@soundsnags2001 I have used Windows starting with XP and never paid a penny for it in my entire life.

[@Zu3sUK]

@@soundsnags2001 GFU, Windows is s**t and always has been.

[@soundsnags2001]

@@Zu3sUK true

[@arachnid83]

@@Zu3sUK Well, after extreme monopolization on software compatibility, it at least had its place as a beginner friendly OS until windows 7. After that it became cocky and more and more invasive and now we have recall. Yeah, anyone who has even the slightest bit of self-worth should jump ship at this point.

[@personalwatching9312]

This aged well. Im now a mint user as of yesterday after microsoft decided that copilot and recall was their way forward. Mint is gorgeous. Im loving it so far

[@elliskaranikolaou2550]

Been using Linux Mint for over 5 years now. It's great for sure. My preference is with Mate for the GUI.

[@KiamKweli]

As a PopOS!, user I approve of this message. I started my Linux journey with Ubuntu LTS, switched to Mint after a couple of years, and now are currently enjoying Pop due to wanting something different. Mint is a great start for any new user. Especially someone coming from Windows or a Mac.

[@brostoevsky22]

Yeah, Pop and Mint are my top recommendations for anyone dipping into Linux. Ubuntu sux hard man. Big headaches for every major release that breaks like everything.

[@sonysmith8834]

sooner or later everybody returns to mint

[@RandyHanley]

That is so true!

[@FighterPilot1945]

Hell yeah👌

[@AightNineOne]

:D haha not giving up now but my most stable usb always around :)

[@kevinpitts3548]

Riiiiiight😂

[@andischy5788]

You're absolutely right!

[@JusttMarjolein]

Ive been a user for many years and the things I love most are the updates & fact that I can change pretty much anything about the way it looks. Colours, taskbar to the top. Simple and fast. I don't want a computer to think & decide for me. And it's fassssst. Mint still supports my 13yo printer. Windows just abandoned it. Ugh, I hate my windows work laptop

[@jeffrodrequez]

I recently decided to give Cinnamon another look and added it to my Arch setup, I have to say its come a long way since I used it last. I forgot how easy it was to theme things with their menu system (as opposed to how convoluted Gnome and KDE have gotten). Good points made about Mint, I am not sure if I am ready to give up my Arch install just yet ;-) but will definitely keep this in mind. Great video as always, thank you for putting this together!

[@Kanbei11]

Mint is great but I can't bring myself to say goodbye to pacman. Always nice to have mint on a live usb though. Might give cinnamon another go over the weekend though to be honest

[@ELLIS107]

I have been using Mint for most of the last decade. I try other distros, then return - time and again - to Mint. Arch and Fedora roll faster and use newer files to be sure. But for hardware compatibility, I find Mint best. And now they have Wayland plans! I think I am going back to Mint (from Fedora) yet again.

[@reekinronald6776]

Two types of Linux Users, those that view Linux as their hobby and those that use Linux as a tool. The Linux Mint team view it as a tool, something that the user should not need to fuss with.

[@majorpaindiaz]

👏

[@livemadseason]

I recommend and install to everyone interested Mint, especially if there is nVidia on device, Mint has best support - one click install and optimus included. Myself with all AMD desktop - Manjaro is my favorite, but my laptop runs Mint also - because nVidia.

[@leoepsilon8223]

Can you elaborate I am trying to figure you what distro I should use but I can't find why AMD doesn't work well with mint. Should I avoid mint with my and computer. I just want a simply gaming oriented os

[@livemadseason]

@@leoepsilon8223 Bazzite, or Nobara, those are gaming oriented. First one is immutable. I have ditched Manjaro after few months.

[@theaveragecactus]

​@leoepsilon8223 amd works great on any distro, the commenter meant if you have an nvidia gpu that mint is easier than other distros for it

[@trilokatmadasa3180]

Thanks for the video. I'm new to Linux, starting a few months ago when my Chromebook stopped working. I tried different versions but settled on Mint for my laptop.

[@ironjade]

I've been using Mint for years and it's never let me down. It at least let's me think I'm in control, unlike Windows.

[@etiennemahler]

Totally agree!

[@alqgames6891]

is there an application on Cinnamon like KDE Connect?

[@akshatsingh4937]

​@@alqgames6891just download it from software centre and run it

[@haplozetetic9519]

@@alqgames6891 KDE Connect should be in the Mint repos to install if you want.

[@mattster6077]

yes@@alqgames6891

[@cameronbosch1213]

I was worried that Linux Mint would become too outdated because they hadn't announced any progress on Wayland support for Cinnamon. Fortunately, within the last week, they finally announced preliminary Qayland support to be included in Linux Mint 21.3 and it will likely be ready by Linux Mint 23 in 2026. I think Linux Mint on Wayland will be so cool, especially once Cinnamon improves the touchpad gestures on Wayland once Wayland is fully supported!

[@cuevob]

Then I will consider it - in 2026, which might be just the right time to abandon Fedora if RedHat gets any worse.

[@ItsMadRat]

2026 lol and also no btrfs by default lol. Arch or Fedora are so much better than this joke called mint.

[@nodrance]

they didn't say "likely ready", they more said "we think that people will start getting really antsy about it in 2026 so we're going to try to get it done earlier if possible

[@jimw7916]

wayland is NOTHING special

[@haplozetetic9519]

@@ItsMadRat How old are you? 12?

[@Smittron]

Linux Mint with the XFCE desktop is my favorite XFCE based distro. The latest LMDE is much better now that Debian includes non-free drivers.

[@ytskt]

what's non-free drivers?

[@fabio.domingos]

​@@ytsktproprietary drivers (firmware). closed source drivers from some vendors like Nvidia or some wifi cards. in the past Debian won't support those out of the box. now they do

[@ChaiBronz]

Love seeing content about Linux Mint. They definitely deserve the recognition you're given them. For me, top spot is a toss up between Linux Mint (including LMDE) and openSUSE Tumbleweed. They are both accomplishing different things but at the top of their respective games.

[@CTimmerman]

Mint Cinnamon is my current favorite GNU, but i wish it could upgrade everything in one click instead of forcing me to make and delete a Timeshift backup for each step. I tried Tumbleweed, but its ancient installer failed with "An error occured during installation." instead of pointing out that the 1024MB RAM VirtualBox recommended was insufficient.

[@MarcoAntonioButron]

@@CTimmerman - not sure why you would need to create a backup every time. I can upgrade Mint/Cinnamon with one click and still have my backups created automatically without interfering with updates or having to do them manually

[@CTimmerman]

@@MarcoAntonioButron Timeshift system backups are automatic and unwanted due to insufficient SSD space. Maybe it's faster to install the latest version from USB which would be useful anyway if the update failed.

[@chrismcdonnell7448]

I've been on Linux Mint since 2018 and have really enjoyed playing games on it the whole time. I have no regrets about leaving Windows. When I left Windows, I felt like I was leaving an abusive psychopathic narcissistic relationship. I felt free!

[@cugansteamid6252]

Kudos to Clem and the LM Team

[@brianconnery2801]

I recently switched from Windows 11 to Linux Mint a few weeks ago and I am BLOWN AWAY. Never going back. Here to stay.

[@toddstewart4404]

I tried RH years ago. Then recently PopOS and had an upgrade issue that I could not fix. Then tried Ubuntu which I did not like. Now Mint and I very happy with it. Strongest selling point for Mint is the absolute ease of transition for Windows users.

[@darthcabs]

Great points. My only reason for not using Mint is that 4K resolution support on X is amateur, the fonts get all blurry, and when you compare with Mac or Windows, X is decades lagging behind. With Wayland things are significantly better, or should I say, lagging just a little behind Mac and Windows

[@samuelitooooo]

Honestly I like other DEs (desktop AND apps) more than what Mint offers, but every time I'm asked for recommendations for new users, it'll always be Linux Mint. The XFCE version is the second distro I ever booted from USB and played around with, after Lubuntu back when it had LXDE (I had an absolute potato for hardware 😅). I definitely like Mint's update manager.

[@bear17293]

What do you use now?

[@samuelitooooo]

@@bear17293 When I wrote that I was using Kubuntu. Now I'm on Pop!_OS, which is somehow faster on my hardware even though it's GNOME-based?!

[@folksurvival]

Linux Mint is still the best distro for most new Linux users.

[@thering0010]

I'm glad you're back, IG. Missed ya, buddy.

[@Tobisca]

I use Mint 21.2 on both my main desktop and laptop (edge). After installing on my laptop I booted Disgaea 7 and was very surprised by the performance and lack of issues via Steam Proton. It is one of the new Framework AMD 13" laptops. The OS has been such a positive experience that I actually donated to the project in the past. Looking forward to Linux, probably Mint, replacing my Windows OS for gaming at some point.

[@ikester8]

Thank you for the review! I've been using Linux Mint Cinnamon since about 2012. I switched when Ubuntu moved the DE to Unity, which I couldn't stand, and it was like no one asked what the users wanted. Fortunately, Clément Lefèbvre had a different philosophy. I've not switched since, and I don't plan to. I prefer stability to the latest shiny toy.

[@cubedmelons876]

Yeah, 2011-2013 was a really dark time for OSes in general. Everyone was thinking "Mobile? That's the next big thing!" And then they decided to make their DESKTOP operating systems behave like a mobile one. It's how we got flops like Windows 8. I'm so glad Mint didn't hop onto that braindead trend.

[@davidg5898]

I switched from Mint to Xubuntu around 10 years ago, but always keep an updated Mint ISO around to see where they're at and if I want to switch back. I might be trying it out full-time again soon.

[@CTimmerman]

Why not Mint Xfce?

[@davidg5898]

@@CTimmermanBecause Xfce on Mint is sort of like a step-child. Distros support alternate interfaces because they have to, but their heart is usually in one or two specific interfaces. Mint's main dev attention and polish goes to Cinnamon, with MATE a close second, and Xfce is definitely third. And it shows (not that Mint Xfce is bad, it's just not as good as their Cin/MATE). If you want a specific environment for a Ubuntu base, get a Ubuntu based distro that primarily focuses on that environment.

[@CTimmerman]

@@davidg5898 Good advice to avoid Chrome keyring issues with it not being registered with your new DE's greeter or whatnot, but as Mint is a more polished Ubuntu i wondered why Xubuntu over Mint Xfce. My favorite DE at the moment is still Cinnamon on Mint because it looks good by default and Nemo shows creation dates like Windows.

[@davidg5898]

@@CTimmermanWhen I switched away from Mint, they were in a development lull. Since then, I just got used to Xubuntu. Now, it's Xubuntu that's in a bit of a dev lull.

[@CTimmerman]

@@davidg5898 Meaning what? I thought Xfce was done already.

[@soulstenance]

I approve of this video! There's lots of different distros for different niches and preferences, but Linux Mint is truly the best way for a Windows user to get their feet wet so to speak. I would even say any current Mint users should at least try LMDE. It's basically identical to Linux Mint (I mean technically it _is_ Linux Mint) but free of any entanglements with Ubuntu. And Linux Mint is already rock solid but being based on rock solid Debian just makes it even ...solider?

[@K-xk8od]

Xfce and Mate don't seem much lighter than Cinnamon anymore. Either feature creep or great optimization of Cinnamon or both... Or I just don't know how to test this? Also couldn't find brave browser in xfce or Mate app manager for some reason.

[@DakotaJones-nn2oi]

I'll always give the same advice to newbies: stay aay from Debian-based distros, go with Arch or Fedora. Instead, focus on which desktop environment appeals to you and install it on top of those. Cinnamon is fantastic, especially for people coming from Windows. This video proves my point. It's not even about the Linux Mint distro. It's about Cinnamon. That being said, I've learned quite a bit abount the Mint team here. Sounds like their intention is making Linux more accessible to folk who aren't interested in the usual perks of Linux and just want a computer that works. I dig that.

[@mykothy]

I have been using Linux Mint every day since August 2023. It is simply the best Linux Distro bar none. It consistently surprises you with it's ease of use and little features everywhere. I switched originally from Ubuntu to Arch, and was very satisfied. I started using Linux Mint when Arch failed me for the last time. I was completely sick of it. Even though I have only been using Linux Mint a short time, I love it's simplicity and stability. It simply Rocks.

[@Levan4KGaming]

Nice to see this person back on youtube 👍👍👍

[@donvineyard8654]

I'm using LMDE6 now. Loving it. It's just good ole Mint.

[@rodrigogirao8344]

7:47 Note that you don't get all their past wallpapers by default. Gotta enter this command: sudo apt install mint-backgrounds-*

[@linusbrendel]

Personally, I've never had any issues with Wayland. I've been using it for roughly a year now. But I've definitely read of others having a hard time with it.

[@tylerdean980]

Never thought I'd see the day where people shill wayland, and poop on X. I'd like to switch to wayland, but it's not ready for someone like me. There are no good tiling window managers (compositors) on wayland. If DWL ever gets good, that's what I'll move to.

[@UmmarFarooqMahroof]

100% agree, a couple of years ago I was using zorin os "ultimate" because it looked good and was Ubuntu based, used it for few months at work as my main, but then it started getting annoying, especially for screen share and other minor but annoying bugs, so much so that it was affecting work, I switched to Mint and it just worked rock solid and never looked back, I didn't care about the looks, Mint had enough customization that it wasn't stock but just worked and didn't get in the way

[@robertbiron]

Thank you for letting us know about Bulk file rename utility, I do not see it in the start menu so what else does Mint have that we don't know about?

[@cjbr0wn]

I run LMDE on my laptop and love it

[@BobUnderdown]

Linux Mint is the distro that allowed me dump windows completely. It's my daily operating system on my laptop. I have a couple of computers with Windows 11 but it's painful to use.

[@lelandgaunt7130]

Is there a place I can go to find out what programs and/or apps it runs and don't run? I don't play games or use steam. How do pop up or ad blockers for youtube work with Linux? Does the os have a right click function?

[@wylelias]

Mint, it just works

[@kubakielbasa5987]

This is very underrated

[@grotsoftsadventuresinelect8868]

I've been using Mint in preference to Windows for over four years now. My daily driver is now my 13 year old Dell Precision M6500 (1st gen 17) and does every software development job I need in times that are only a few percent slower than my 9th gen i7 HP laptop. It also powers my NAS RAID and my Jellyfin server (all on old hardware I repurposed).

[@derekwnb]

I actually just switched to Mint 21.3 2 days ago. Everything has been swapped over and ez pz no issues that I have found yet. Very nice

[@Creativer_Name]

Good Video, Linux Mint is in my opinion the biggest competitor to Windows, as is the user's friendliest experiences. The customizability is on point not too much like KDE and not to little options. I personally prefer GNOME so I am using Ubuntu currently. Another thing is the Software. I would say there is a very little amount of Linux Programms that isn't made for debian based Distros.

[@ForOdinAndAsgard]

Mint cannot install .deb files out of the box, it is severely hindered in comparison to Debian.

[@DV-ml4fm]

Totally agree. It supports many hardware and has thousands of packages in its repo.

[@eberger02]

But it doesn’t run on ARM, which is a shame as I have it on two laptops (one Cinnamon and one XFCE). I would like to put it on my Raspberry Pi, but it’s arm. Ended up with Ubunto. Suspect there is a way to get it on to an RP but not an automatic one, which is a pity as it’d be really good on an RP.

[@Stripes404]

Using LMDE 6 with KDE Plasma (installed manually) right now, and I am so glad I switched. Never going back to Windows. (However, I do have almost every Windows version in a VM, since I do like Windows still)

[@grymmjack]

does nvenc work with obs in mint out of the box?

[@EricAdamsYT]

I have been using Mint off and on for many, many years. I tend to try new things as they come out, but somehow always end up back on Mint. I chased the shinier, flashier things for many years but have more recently realized that I just want a stable system that gets out of my way, which is a great way to describe Linux Mint.

[@shawnrodgers6466]

I used Linux Mint since build 11. I recently switched to Debian 12 with KDE-Plasma on Wayland. Wayland sold me for Debian. Debian also has a very large variety of software packages you can download (59,000). Debian releases are more spread out because Debian waits for the next stable Linux kernel to be released before they go to work on making their new distro. A LOT of Linux distros are now more user friendly than they used to be. Take Debian, for example. With release of Debian 5, you nearly had to be a Linux developer to use it, but by release 12, it functions much more like a windows or a Mac as far as GUI and overall action animation. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE Linux Mint, and I would recommend it (or Ubuntu) to first time users, but I have found my new favorite distro of Debian and KDE Plasma on Wayland.

[@Mdgedam]

I was the long time user of Linux mint. But from I am now using MX Linux since last 2 years. And it working rock solid out of the box. I think xfce has too much potential as with the new xfce 4.18 it's very polished and you can customize xfce on MX Linux as per your taste.

[@kuwintinkeristie532]

Maybe you can answer this; why does the latest upgrade disable our laptop sound cards, and why does Mint not address this with a fix or a rollback, or even a setting tab in the system settings? It's very irritating having to use a Bluetooth speaker, instead of our previously fine sound apps. Not all users are tech whizzes.

[@thebusinessfirm9862]

Welcome back Blane! Love your work, mate.

[@mjdxp5688]

I enjoy using Linux Mint with Xfce daily! It's very nice.

[@averagemamil4523]

Good vid 👍 - aesthetically I’m not a fan of Cinnamon, much prefer GNOME and that workflow, however to be fair Mint was the only distro that I could put on my Dad’s 2012 iMac and brought it back to life - he had virtually zero issues with it.

[@miket.220]

I’ve run Mint for the last 8 months on a 2012 Mac Mini with 16gb ram and an ssd. Works perfectly, it’s my main pc.

[@hanro50]

Ubuntu, to me, felt like a server OS role-playing as desktop OS most of the times I've attempted to use it. Mint feels like a dekstop OS with the stability and performance you'd expect from a server OS.

[@billysherman2702]

I've been a full time Linux user since 2007. I first tested and Migrated full time to Mint in 2012 when Cinnamon released. Today I'm a full time LMDE user. Over the years I have moved MANY people from Windows and MAC to Mint. The Mint team has done wonders for "just works" Linux for "normal/average/common" users.

[@paulwarner5395]

Thanx for the video. I agree 100 % with you. I use it on a dual boot machine with Win 11. I've tested quite a few out on a VM and keep going back to Mint.

[@Kneedragon1962]

Mint + Mate fan here. I tend to agree it is the best. Personal, yeah, but I've been using it since about 2011.

[@ChaiBronz]

Mint + MATE is great. In a recent blog post, Clem commented that we was essentially booted off the MATE team though so will be interesting to see what kind of future it has with Mint.

[@Logan5Greye]

Which driver did you use to get the audio to record on in mono? I recorded with Alsa, Pipe wire, and Pulse and none of them record correctly. The audio only shows up in the left speaker. On Mac and Windows I didn't have this problem when recording with OBS.

[@Skibbehify]

with the new edge iso & the option to have a newer kernel I would say even for gamers mint is a wonderful option now.

[@Skibbehify]

Im back to document my little 6 month journey. I went to new distros to try it & all in all im back on mint cause well it just works & i wanna use my computer lol

[@Daiarthaine65]

I slapped LMDE 6 on my backup XPS 13 9360 and it's a dream come true. I run Nobara on my gaming rig for a great and simple out-of-the-box gaming experience, but Mint is such an awesome distro. It was my OG daily driver back in the day before I moved to Arch and Fedora, and installing it on my laptop is like coming home.

[@TafNettube]

Yesterday I installed Linux Mint on my old Macbook. It didn’t install the Broadcom wifi driver. Then I opened “Driver manager” from the menu and it did say that my wifi driver was not installed and asked me whether I want to install it. I pressed OK and my wifi was working again. I thought what kind of blackmagic is this. How did it ddownload and install the driver without having internet?

[@blu3h4t]

yea man, havent watched the video yet, but indeed, most of the time me and also i installed it on the my mothers computer, mint is indeed the best option there is. But there are still circumstances where sometimes some other distros are necessary. But for the most cases indeed mint is the best.

[@yurimodin7333]

went back to linux after MS Recall, I was a long time Xubuntu user back in the day but the whole Snaps thing is offputting. So I ended up with mint xfce and it has been NICE. It feels like a very well polished/modernized version of Xubuntu from 10 years ago. Im also glad to report that gaming is working great even with nvidia and mismatched monitors.

[@joeMW284]

I've done a fair amount of distro hopping but keep coming back to mint. At this point I just want my machine to do the things I need it to with as little fuss as possible. I barely touch the terminal on mint. I think that's the sign of a good design.

[@carminator12]

I agree totally with your video. The system is efficient and reliable without getting in the path of the user.

[@PlanetLinuxChannel]

Love the content as always! I also did a video specifically diving into Mint 21.2 and why it’s nearly perfect.

[@2009researcher]

Fantastic video. I'm a strong believer in Linux. My reason is TRUST. The giant we all know about, has been slowly getting on my nerves. So, I made the switch to Linux. More importantly, I'm happy and I trust my operating system.

[@b1oh1]

The lack of work on Wayland keeps me off Mint in recent years. Wayland is great atm. I hardly have any issues with Wayland anymore and I'm running into more issues when I run X. That being said, Mint is a GREAT, user-friendly, and welcoming community/distro. I cut my Linux teeth on it almost a decade ago.

[@Alexander-rf3tt]

can you perhaps drop ma a link of that wallpaper?

[@NYCamper62]

I've been trying Mint since 19. Dual booting from bios. Also a fan of LibreOffice. Speaking of, if this video prompts anyone to try Mint don't forget to install MS Core fonts. My goal is to be on Linux for a daily driver on or about W/10 eol.

[@MrEvilWasp]

I used to use Linux Mint, even did this year for a few months. The reason I went back to Windows is the video and audio syncing problems. Sometimes the video would glitch, sometimes it would cut out and give me a black screen with the audio still playing, sometimes it would skip forward a second or two. The audio would often not sync with the video. I tried everything I could find online in the forums but in the end I was too frustrated with it so I just called it a day and went back to windows. I think it just doesn't like 4k televisions. Never had a single problem since with windows so it wasn't faulty hardware.

[@retafmil]

Great video !!! I'm just now in the process of changing to Linus Mint.

[@YorranKlees]

I've been using Mint for years as my main OS and the thing is, I really enjoy the stability and the simplicity of it all. I was once fond of Gentoo, you know: compile your compiler, then compile the rest of your system. Good times back then, yet today Mint is the plug and play version of Linux. And it fits all of my needs, gaming included. Wanna drive it UI only? You can. Dig deeper? You can too. Supreme distro indeed. Only 2 games keep me dual-booting.

[@Rangerman9404]

I'm new to Linux, and I've only tried 3 distros so far, but Mint seems to be the most "new user friendly" for someone like me with a Windows background. Since what I don't know at this point could fill volumes however, I might find something I like better as I gain more experience and try other versions.

[@mrsonicboy.]

What about zorin

[@Rangerman9404]

@@mrsonicboy. I haven't tried it yet, so I can't comment either way on that one.

[@VinylRescue]

I've tried getting Mint to work for everything I need to use instead of Windows, but I ran into a road block. I keep going back to Zorin 17. I agree with yours and other videos I've watched on why Mint is better, but I find it more of a pain to get Davinci Resolve (free version) to work on Mint. I went through about 6 video convertors for MPEG-4 to MOV that would work with Resolve. When i thought I had a MOV file to converted Resolve wouldn't recognize it in the timeline. I haven't totally given up, but it's time consuming trying to fix this pain. If Mint had Shutter Encoder for the conversion then I'd probably stick with Mint. I've read on the Mint forum that Resolve is the most complained about video program on Mint. When I have more time I'll try and research more of getting this issue fixed!

[@alastairtheduke]

Mint was my first introduction to linux back in 2012 and I loved it then, and love it now

[@3ddan148]

mint is decent for a daily driver. but i found endeavour OS being on mainline arch kernel to be more applicable for power users. you get everything sooner, sometimes as much as 6 months, if your running new hardware, this is critical. an example is the wayland implementation, afaik mint still dosnt support proper vsync because its using xorg. again, mint is great, but if you become a power user, ubuntu based systems can still fall into dependency hell, especially if you start doing weird stuff and building your own package versions. in my experience its very hard to break systems just using the AUR. also, if your looking for a gaming OS, your going to wanto to run a optimized kernel, like the zen kernel, im not aware of a debian based equivalent.

[@theplaymakerno1]

I went to Linux Mint after a KDE update broke PowerDevil. However, I fixed it and returned back to EndeavorOS with KDE as I just feel it is more powerful and less restrictive, relatively speaking. Linux Mint has broken for me on 2 occasions. Arch Linux/EndeavorOS has never broken for me. Of course, that infamous Grub update, did break Arch Linux distros. Another thing about Arch is its simplicity. You don't have to worry about versions, and you can downgrade any package that doesn't work well quite easily. I actually want to switch back to Linux Mint, however, I will not be able to use the Arch Wiki like I can right now with Endeavor. I still love Mint!

[@neuxell]

Linux Mint being consistent and not doing wild changes without considering end-user comfort is beautiful. A good distro to recommend for someone who just wants one thing that they can rely on for a long while without fear of getting thrown for a whirl in a fog

[@dsjunges]

Ok! I have to comment... I have an old MacBook Pro (2009) and I was about to abandon it forever. BUT, I thought, ¨hey I could install some nice Linux distro on this thing". Then I've tried tons of distros, and had a lot of issues with drivers and the general OS looking. Then I finally tried Mint, and here I am now. Everything works flawless and smooth, like if this 14 years old laptop was brand new! The only thing I had to work a little on, was the GPU driver, since Linux kernel uses generic nuveau drivers. After some research, I was able to install NVidia drivers and now my MacBook pro is going to have at least more 3~5 years of use!! Thanks a lot for Linux community for this! =D

[@orbitspec9199]

Always messed about with mint. So i was familiar with it. But with being a 2nd line Microsoft server / Desktop support dude, i couldn't leave windows. Unti they made windows 10 and 11, taking away control like windows updates, supported cpu list, telemetry, pop up adverts, taking out features, changing things they dont need to be changed. Yeah you can patch stuff like that and get around it, but It was like they sell you an OS but they control it. So almost a year ago id had enough and now mint is my daily driver, its also on my laptop i use, i also have a proxmox server running, a debien based server running zoneminder, and an mx linux box for downloading crap. I use windows on my works laptop but i have no choice with that. But linux i absolutely adore. Its a playground for nerds, a safety net for security concious people, a solid stable platform for reliability and dependability, but most of all its anything you need it to be, and it belongs to you. Microsoft are where they wre not because their software is better, its because of their monopolising dna. Bye bye windows.

[@alpha_y2k438]

I installed mint cinnamon on my laptop and had one headache after another. First off I'm a gamer, so that's probably strike one, I just never got that far. Mind you, the very basics work well, in fact very well but my experience after that was very bad. 1: could but connect to a public wifi. My phone, windows on the same laptop both connected without issues. The problem was the public wifi I was trying to connect to, redirects to a page that you have to hit connect, otherwise you don't get it to the Internet even if it says corrected. Firefox was not doing that natively like in windows with Firefox. I was using Firefox with both systems, windows worked without any tweaking or setup it just works out of the box. 2: I couldn't move folders or files to certain parts of the system. Now not knowing where programs installed default in install via a deb file, then I was using usr/shared as that's where one deb file installed to 3: I could not figure out how to install a tar.zg file, I'm assuming that's because it's basically a zip file. I know a small bit of stuff but coming into Linux of ANY kind not knowing the command lines, it what to do or how to fix things, be prepared to be very irritated and frustrated. I have heard many users say Linux is as easy as windows to learn.....I beg to differ, it has a pretty high learning curve for a new user. I learned windows and command lines way way easier in either a windows or command line base vs Linux. Lastly being a gamer I tried to install steam and it was a huge huge pain in the ass, I ended up doing a command line that I guess downloaded it and installed it from a hub it somthing, and it took forever, almost 3x longer than windows exe style. As a side note there was no deb file for steam. So yeah, I'm not a seasoned techy or oc nerd but I'm certainly far from being a be user and this was NOT what I'd call easy nor user friendly by a long shot

[@ProtonD1200]

From Denmark, A few months ago, I replaced my 5 PCs running Windows 10 with Linux Mint, and I have not regretted it. I mean it's such a cool system, and NO ANNOYING ACTIVATION KEY. Something VERY SPECIAL has to happen if I'm going to go back to Windows.

[@antonzizic3483]

went to mint from windows, just to try linux, after many years of daily windows usage. then never went back to windows. (apart of a virtual machine in order to use the office suite because of vba) this thing keeps working and is so easy to use. i'm sofware developer, this thing is just perfect to me. what a tool, no way i go back to windows, it works too well.

[@audryhaynes3277]

I have been disconnected from the PC world for about a decade. Before that I was a dedicated Ububtu user but, having been away for a while it now feels less friendly, so I'm going to give Mint a try. I have a non-distro related question though which is, is it now necessary to run an anti-virus program with Linux and if so, which one(s) do you recommend?

[@stillmattwest]

I got my start in Linux with Mint, but moved on to Ubuntu and then PopOS several years ago. I came back to it this year just to see what it was like and was so impressed that it is now my primary OS once again. Fast, works out of the box on every system I've tried it on, and very easy to use.