Linux Mint 22 Review: A Deep Dive Into This Minty Fresh Distro

[@thechroniclesofcriss942]

as someone who has an Nvidia GPU and been using Linux Mint for years, I can honestly say EVERTY DISTRO NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THE DRIVER MANAGER IT'S SO GOOD

[@theaveragecactus]

seriously, like, why is it not a standard feature in every beginner to moderate linux distro????

[@xbizydown]

​@@theaveragecactusagree

[@Bareego]

I agree, in my case though the newer kernel 6.8 kernel they included messed up my nvidia driver and I had to change things with a few reboots until it would work properly again. I ended up rolling back to 21.3. Would still recommend Mint 22 for a fresh install.

[@Sveto8]

Manjaro has a similar app (Manjaro Settings) for drivers, kernels, user settings...

[@MnemonicCarrier]

It's pretty easy in Arch: sudo pacman -S nvidia 😉

[@Multrakiller]

The annoying part with the unverified apps is, they also removed the Comments/reviews from the old version for the unverified ones, which was my biggest source of checking whether the app is trustworthy or not.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Yeah, that's when I drew the line. They obviously have the wrong intention in mind. Shouldn't they do the same with distro packages because they're also not maintained by the original developers? See the problem here? Yeah, I really hope that that issue is fixed, or else I'm going to have a harder time recommending Linux Mint...

[@averdadeeumaso4003]

Yeh best to boycott Mint 22, if they ever revert the decision then it might make sense to "upgrade"

[@VitharPL]

+1 There would be no issue with unverified flatpaks if community could verify them on their own and spread the word to those who doesn't want to be testers. Now we all were turned into testers if we want to use unverified flatpaks.

[@carminator12]

New kernel every dot release is so much better, so glad of this news.

[@michael_tunnell]

I am too, this is a big improvement for Mint

[@Tech_with_Loco]

Did two fresh installs of Mint 22 recently. Did my mini-PC first to test drive, everything worked out perfectly. Slight tweaks that I prefer, mostly visual. Installed 22 on my dual boot mid-tower, all functions worked! I was using 21.3, and yes I use Flatpak for certain aps, Kdenlive, OBS and GIMP.

[@moekitsune]

As a windows user looking to transition to Linux, Mint has caught my eye for it's similarities to what I'm used to in terms of the interface.

[@michael_tunnell]

Mint is a great option for getting started with Linux! There are some others that might work for what you are looking for, I made a video about picking your first distro and there’s a section specifically for people looking for a Windows vibe - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jae1Xml5i65gg8U

[@JozevG]

I'll tell ya, I've been using linux for about 8 years. I've tried many distros but I keep coming back to Mint. It's not _just_ for beginners.

[@PoeLemic]

Thanks for covering this. A Linux Noob here, and it's so nice to be slowly educated about all of wonders of Linux thru very knowledgeable people like you. Slowly moving from Win to LInux because of the Win10 shutoff. I'm not a fan of Win11, and my hardware is EXCELLENT and LIKE NEW -- only few years old. But, Microsoft locks out my processor Win11. So, forget it. I've always wanted to become Linux confident, so soon, I'm gonna jump ship and only use Windows in a VM. Again, thanks for the great overview.

[@Priimerra]

Great review. I use Linux for 15 years and I am always amazed how good mint is.

[@colinmoon8097]

Mint 22 includes the Gutenprint driver for postscript printers making it a simple job to add one of these printers if you don't have the correct driver

[@warthunder1969]

I just knew that KDE comment was comming LOL

[@OldieBugger]

The driver part works beautifully. I know because I used to have an NVIDIA graphics card.

[@cameronbosch1213]

When it comes to the hardware enablement kernel updates, boy, was this a long-time coming! I can't tell you how many systems I tried to boot the "standard" version of Linux Mint on hardware and it wouldn't even boot because my hardware wasn't recognized by the older kernel! So I literally could not get to the Mint desktop, much less install Mint, which, for a beginner-focused distro, wasn't very user-friendly. I'm glad that's changing this time! As for the unverified flatpak issue, that was really stupid to ignore the MANY common apps that aren't packaged by the developers on Flatpak, like Google Chrome, Blender, Vivaldi (this one is, but it's not verified yet because it's not 100% up to the system package version), Joplin, Inkscape, VLC, Spotify, xemu, Dolphin (the emulator, not the KDE file manager), Zoom, and the Proton apps (like Proton Mail & Proton VPN). This is going to get a lot of new users confused and probably given Windows Vista "just disable it" again vibes, which isn't ideal for those users. I mean, I'm somebody who uses flatpaks on Arch, and I think what Mint did is stupid enough if that was the only thing they did to unverified flatpaks. But no, they went further, and removed the review scores and comments with NO WAY TO ENABLE THEM, which, you know, could help to tell if the flatpak was well packaged or not! And given that I've had more issues with Linux Mint 22 than Zorin OS 17.1, Tuxedo OS (with KDE Plasma 6.1), and even the POP!_OS 24.04 alpha with COSMIC, I'm kind of divided if I should be recommending Linux Mint at the moment. I hope the team reverses the flatpak changes and gets the Cinnamon Wayland session finished soon, because XOrg isn't waiting for the Linux Mint team for XOrg to die! (I have a three monitor setup that would never work on XOrg due to refresh rate and resolution differences.) Not to mention I think Mint should switch to Debian as their main base, given how much they uproot from Ubuntu, like removing Snaps, adding Flatpaks (but now in a half-hearted way), building the Cinnamon desktop environment and moving it to Wayland, maintaining their own apps (which now include GTK 3 forks of many apps because LibAdwaita made them nearly impossible to theme), and now packaging Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. I really hope they don't take on too much and the distro doesn't turn into another Antergos situation...

[@PotatoSofi]

I just went on a distro hopping, trying to find the one for me after getting way too angry with windows. Let me say one thing: even though it is beginner friendly, *do not* use Mint if you really like gaming. Mint is not for that and I had several problems with almost every single one of my games. Mint is clearly insanely good for everything else that is not gaming, which was one of the main factors for me choosing a distro. I also tried Garuda, but that had some... Quirks that I didn't like. I have settled with Nobara and I really like it. Games work great, I can use my photoshop alternative of choice and dream with the day I'll have photoshop in linux (never, probably). Three important things about Nobara: 1- It is the least intuitive of the 3, but it works wonders once you learn how to use it; 2- It is optimized for games, so you will have to hunt the bits and pieces you need to set up your full work environment; 3- Choose the official version for less headaches (at least if you are a beginner, since it's the most flexible and easiest to use in my experience, as someone coming out from windows and 3 other short bad distros experiences).

[@sirethsargas4252]

I've been using linux mint for gaming for over a year. Haven't had any problems running games(other than those anti-cheat exceptions that don't support linux)

[@csh9853]

im gaming on mine also. re download the iso. it could be corrupted. its happened to me before and dont install steam as a flatpack.

[@somename5632]

Did you upgrade to a newer kernel? Because that can make gaming better

[@MarcPagan]

Thanks for another helpful review - Gave Mint a test drive in a virtual machine. Impressive, but still prefer Kubuntu.

[@durockps]

About the middle clic closing things, I have a laptop which the middle of the lower part of the touchpad IS the middle clic... I am a Mint fan, it's the laptop's mistake lol. Btw this is the most interesting review of Mint 22!

[@elxero2189]

People keep saying mint is for beginner's...sure but honestly it's for anyone who wants to get stuff done on their machines rather than distro hop and dick around with their system. Install the thing and get to work and forget about the operating system it gets out of your way. It's for ANYONE and everyone

[@andreasvukman]

Linux Mint Cinnamon is an excellent distro and desktop environment. I've been using Linux since 1996.

[@j.p.8248]

I wish Thunderbird supported Online Accounts. But Evolution works, so that's acceptable, even though the interface is a bit clunkier and dated than Thunderbird.

[@Biotico]

Well I'm using it full time on my main machine... and...surprise! I come from Arch Linux!!! I'm tired of the quirks of using AUR and also the issues that appear from time due to the rolling release model. I don't need to be on bleeding edge software. I also like Cinnamon for its simplicity and stability. I was a Gnome user for years but having some of my favorite extensions break on every Gnome release affected my workflow. I'm 50 so I just don't have the time or patience to deal with these things anymore.

[@thanosfisherman]

AUR is the best thing in Linux. Never had any issues with it.

[@T-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t]

Thanks for the review! There is a do not disturb mode applet. It is not added to the panel by default, but it is supposed to be preinstalled. I do not know the name, but I think it is a screen icon with two zz in it. You can disable power management and notifications with it.

[@michael_tunnell]

Thanks for the info! I’ll look into it. Totally should be a default thing imo but glad to hear that there is a solution for it. Thanks

[@T-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t]

@@michael_tunnell I fully agree. It should be added to the panel by default.

[@burnedglade]

​@@michael_tunnell It's the "Notifications" setting that can be added to the panel Edit: it's there by default in XFCE on my end haha

[@michael_tunnell]

​@@burnedglade ahh, Xfce, that makes sense

[@achyraya]

๒ - ๒๒ It's funny, Linux Mint logo resembles of a Thai character of number two (2 : ๒) - and I like it ❤, while Debian logo is a flipped of Thai character of number one (1 : ๑) 😊

[@JeffHeon]

All this time I thought the middle click was a left over from some hardware of decades ago. Thank you for enlightening me on the mouse scroll button 😁

[@xymaryai8283]

there are also a few other mouse buttons, pushing the scroll wheel left and right on some mice let you scroll horizontally, and some have forward and backwards buttons for quick navigation. Linux has... quirky support, for these things, but they all work ^-^

[@dexalan]

middle click is still so useful for autoscrolling. I also use it for reloading in shooter games. definitely couldn’t live without it

[@xymaryai8283]

@@dexalan i've never heard of someone using it to reload, but that kinda makes sense to me now XD i use it for other abilities like in Titanfall 2

[@mariojpalomares2514]

Regarding sound notifications, you go to system sounds and toggle off notification sounds to disable notification sounds.

[@BitsOfTruth]

One thing I had to do with the changing to pipewire is turn the input volume down to about 25% because it was over driving my videos. But this is a good thing because at full volume was barely loud enough. Now I have plenty of volume.

[@frankysour]

Good video, and a comment from my side, related to the browsers issu.... You're not using windows since too long, if something (anything) doesn't work, you reboot! That's the rule

[@michael_tunnell]

lol that’s true, I haven’t used Windows in over a decade.

[@sparkspl]

watching this on Mint 22(upgraded from 21.1,2,3 to 22).

[@lawrencecavens5760]

Another Feature I'm starting to notice about third party software like say the chrome browser is { .deb file } which is very much like windows .exe where you can click on the .deb and a installer window opens up and does the install for you. Firefox browser too - but only going back to version 122 has the .deb installer - so 122 and up can be installed easily.. And also you can uninstall programs right from your start menu by right clicking on the program you don't want - say brave browser - and even some of the programs that come with mint { but be careful with this} as the desktop might not start and will have to be reinstalled - the forums can be a great help and most answers are out there to find a solution when the need arises...

[@JamaicaWhiteMan]

Thanks. Been using Mint since 18. I'm currently on 21.3, with a 6.8 kernel, on an i7 11700k desktop with 32GB of RAM, one monitor - 50" Samsung 4k TV. I'm still not convinced it will be a benefit to move to 22. Things are fine, as is. If it ain't broke...

[@michael_tunnell]

If you don’t need to upgrade then I think it’s totally fine to stick with what you already have

[@guss77]

Regarding shipping Elements as a pre-installed webapp: I think it's a mistake. There are several "native" Matrix clients that I believe provide a better user experience than a webapp, even if they aren't GTK3 apps: at the top of the list are Fractal (libadwaita) and NeoChat (Kirigami). The fact that neither of them seem like an obvious better choice than a webapp speaks a lot about the sorry situation non-GNOME GTK desktops are in, at the moment.

[@RedSntDK]

19:14 It's so odd that middle click hasn't really gotten standardized. Like Michael says, it's cool to use it as close window, sure, it is cool, it mirrors all browsers, how a middle click on a tab closes it. But in Windows and KDE middle clicking a window opens a new instance of said program, so it's neat to use for opening a new file manager window or new text editor window. Oh, and let's not forget how X hijacks middle click to be "paste" by default. I have to run XMousePasteBlock to avoid unwanted functionality.

[@kellygrant4964]

First time ever trying any Linux. Guess I lucked out and didn't have any troubles with Brave. The weird thing was the first time installing Linux wouldn't accept the password I set up. So had to reinstall Mint. No troubles the 2nd time around. Oh well. Now comes moving things I do bit by bit and hopefully use Windows less and less. Doing the dual boot dual drive. So maybe end up using the best of both worlds (but hope the best will be more in Linux!!).

[@RedSntDK]

Maybe UFW is turned off by default to avoid having lots of users create forum threads complaining how they can't use various software because ports are blocked unless they punch a hole through the firewall. I definitely turned it off pretty quickly for my distro, but recently I've gotten used to using it, very easy syntax. like: `sudo ufw allow in on eth0 from any to any port 35200 comment "Allow incoming connections on port 35200"´

[@rincasifutsume]

20:40 afaik as a cinnamon user myself, I think cinnamon menu/drop menu animations (cinnamon-menu, calendar, etc) haven't really been optimized, even more so if you have a lot of rounded corners within the cinnamon theme's css (for some reasons it's just really laggy, even on a beefy computer) but idk, I suspect something about how cinnamon handles rendering its own menus

[@michael_tunnell]

Thanks for the comment, that pretty interesting and makes sense but also honestly a bit worrying

[@chris1436]

About the firewall.. i'm a semi-new Linux mint user that has decided to use it daily now since i tried this latest version. I could not get my vpn connection to our company, to work if i turned on the firewall. I cannot add simple firewall rules in the GUI to make it work. I've read about various fixes but it's above my head for now. So i had to leave it off.

[@SailAway33]

Matrix can be a major pain if you have to reset your only client.

[@istvantorok4819]

The app not launching thing I think is some kind of cache issue or what. I experienced this also but with a desktop file made by me. Trying in terminal it says the Exec row is missing (it was there). But after reboot the error was gone. For workspace changing you may try some spices. You can change the workspace by scrolling on panel, or clicking on left or right side of the screen. Or have workspace "buttons" on the right side of panel. Is much easier than using keystrokes. Also you can use some presentation styles like in KDE, cube or tiles for workspaces. The "firewall" is not turned of by default, it's a confusion. The ufw is turned off by default. The iptables are configured well, turning on the "firewall" (which is the ufw module in this case) you get logs, or you can switch easily between profiles, etc. The graphic effects turned off is because of low end hardware support I think. (these requires more hardware resources). And hot corners are the most hated thing as I experienced (Even is hated by me). Just moving the mouse cursor to any corner starts something.... grrr :-)

[@mokurai8233]

I wish that BTRFS(LVM) was either the default file system or that there was an option to select it during disk erasure, due to faster timeshift backups.

[@guss77]

BTRFS or LVM? There's some overlapping features and using them together doesn't make a lot of sense. Personally, I think that the advent of volume management file systems, such as BTRFS, Bcachefs and (with somewhat different engineering) Stratis, have made LVM obsolete for the home/workstation user.

[@mokurai8233]

@@guss77 I wrote btrfs with lvm partitioning as this is what timeshift needs to do instant backups in my experience.

[@guss77]

@@mokurai8233 that is weird, and may be a problem with timeshift: BTRFS has both snapshot capabilities and multi volume management so there's never a reason to deploy BTRFS on LVM - LVM offers nothing that you don't already get cheaper and easier with BTRFS.

[@mokurai8233]

@@guss77 Maybe I am wrong but it also may have been some kind of weird implementation. I was distro hopping lately and installed btrfs without lvm partitioning and timeshift behaved like on ext4 in regard to speed of indexation.

[@RedSntDK]

I've not had the best experience using BtrFS as a regular user that also uses his system for gaming. Maybe I had it set up wrong, with only 2 subvolumes being root and home, but whenever I had to load something intense like my browser with a gazillion tabs or a game or just updating my system using apt upgrade, the system would often hang for long periods coming to a crawl. Perhaps due to misconfiguration, I wouldn't rule it out, but performance on Ext4 is just so much better for me personally. (PS: I initially tried btrfs specifically for timeshift backups.)

[@SpecialAgentOso]

i've got this weird issue with audio. this is purely due to a dual boot i have between mint and win10. starting with a PC that's completely shut off at the power supply, if i boot into mint, the audio works. i reboot normally and go into win10, audio works. BUT.. if I reboot once more, the audio stops working on mint. in order to get it to work on mint again, i have to shut the PSU off and boot first into mint, otherwise, if i boot into windows, then back into mint (without psu power off), mint does not have audio. i've deduced it to a few factors. firstly, this isn't your usual sound card. the mobo is aorus gaming 7op (z370), it has a realtek alc 1220, but it also has a sabre dac (Creative I believe). my guess is that there is some kind of setting that lives in either the RAM or in some ROM where the sound hardware is. a simple shutdown doesn't clear it because the system isn't technically powered off. Win10 doesn't shutdown, ever, even when dual booting. something still lingers and it only goes away when i turn the PSU off. i thought maybe disabling fast boot would have fixed it, sadly it didn't (because disabling fast boot is supposed to initiate an actual physical shutdown rather than going into some state that all uefi fast shutdown setups go into.) a side note - front audio works (headphone jack in the front) but rear audio is the one that actually stops working in mint. what do you suppose is actually going on?

[@bullhenry2887]

I have used Mint for many years. Back when they used KDE . I also used Ubuntu occasionally. The last distros of mint have disappointed me. They have failed to fix the audio problems.The audio should work right off. I have audio problems not working starting with 21.3 then 22 problems . I shouldn't have to use other programs and try to understand all this other stuff. I should install it and have audio. This problem is distro wide not just me. When are they going to fix the problem. If Ubuntu can work on the same computer mint should work!

[@CXensation]

Another noobie here. But have used Mint on/off periodically since Mint 19. One thing I still have not figured out even in 22 is how to use files stored on your Google drive. I maintain a list of hardware which is stored on Google drive and use a desktop shortcut directly to my Google folder store file. Works all 100% in Win11, but not in Mint22, when starting my local LibreOffice to edit the file. I cannot figure out how to set up the shortcut correctly, to avoid Google's office starting the edit session. Any hints very much appreciated.

[@antoniocardh]

Please do a review of MX Linux, this distro has been ranked #1 in distrowatch for so long.

[@michael_tunnell]

I have used MX before but it has been a while so maybe I will give it a try for a video. Thanks for the suggestion. Though quick note, Distrowatch doesn’t rank distros. That list of the right side is just for how many times a distros page on Distrowatch gets visited so it’s not true ranking

[@JamesOutlandJr]

I was not able to get nividia it's 3070ti to work, the issue was multiple M.2 drives and as a PCIE lanes issue.

[@cameronbosch1213]

I think Linux Mint should move to a Debian base, given how much they remove from Ubuntu like Snaps and adding back certain packages. And yes, that goes for the other flavors too. (I personally think MATE is kind of pointless with modern Xfce but whatever.)

[@elyzsabethahne2116]

Thank you very much for the review, Michael; much appreciated. How did your move go? How's the new place--do you like it? Coincidentally, Nick of The Linux Experiment KZbin channel also just moved--if not on the same day, then within just a very few days when you moved.

[@michael_tunnell]

Glad you enjoyed it. The move went well and the new place is great so far. Thanks for asking

[@breadmoth6443]

im still not going to shut up on this matter; Mint would be better served if the devs stopped wasting their time with the ubuntu base since things will only get worse, and just focus solely on LMDE. That should be the new Linux Mint.

[@tomcadet2899]

I installed Mint 2.2. on a Nuc7i5bnb, the video is a disaster, the screen blacks out for 1-2 sec randomly when you move the mouse, particularly towards the bottom of the screen. I have had both Win10 and the previously ver. of Mint without a problem.

[@tomcadet2899]

I have wound back to 21.3 and don't have any issues - shame, nobody else seems to have encountered this glitch, at least nobody else has reported it.

[@djlim4612]

I have 2 AMD gpus and no problems with the drivers and the driver manager

[@piggymalone1]

I'll wait until the next minor update so all the bugs have been resolved before upgrading to 22.

[@alastairtheduke]

I have the same problem on my desktop with the screen being off center. When i do the auto adjust in the menu of my monitor, it readjusts itself. Weird.

[@kingboyous]

Is this a suitable stand-in for windows for a fully operational computer for most tasks?

[@michael_tunnell]

The short answer is sure, Linux Mint offers a solid option for people switching from Windows. It might not fit everyone but it can do most tasks sure. If you’re interested in switching away from Windows then Ubuntu or something based on Ubuntu such as Linux Mint, or Zorin, or PopOS, or one of the flavors of Ubuntu… all of these will be similar with compatibility. I made a video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jae1Xml5i65gg8U) about getting started with Linux and explain why Ubuntu or something based on it and an overview of why each of the options to consider. It is worth noting that it’s not possible to guarantee it will work for literally everything you want because i don’t know what software apps you use are, and I don’t know what hardware you have so I can only say in a general sense

[@kingboyous]

@@michael_tunnell Hi! Thanks for the extremely helpful and comprehensive reply, Michael. I will absolutely follow up and subscribe. Thanks !

[@danmcsalley4974]

I have a Samsung 75" 8K@120Hz TV, AMD 7 7800X3D, 32GB Ram, and I was running an Nvidia 3060 gpu and was able to get Linux Mint 22 with 8K @60Hz. I upgraded my gpu to an AMD RX 7900 XTX 24GB (inc. Full ATX case, Corsair 1000w PSU) and so far I can only get 4K @120Hz in Linux Mint 22. Does anyone know of a workaround to get 8K @60Hz using the RX 7900 gpu and please don't say put the 3060 back in?

[@ThatPineappleBoi]

I don't know if it's my system specifically but ever since I upgraded to Mint 22 I've been having an issue where my microphone volume keeps lowering itself. I've also had an issue where the volume on every new youtube video resets to max and I wonder if this is not a pipewire issue?

[@ThatPineappleBoi]

I'm still relatively a novice to linux. I switched about a year or two ago to elementary os but the updates got too slow so I switched to mint in January

[@goonwithoutme]

With regards to online accounts, anyone know how abraunegg's onedrive program would work with online accounts? Aka currently using abraunegg's terminal client to sync one drive. If I upgraded to 22 and connected to Microsoft in online accounts would there be conflicts or issues? Thanks for the vid! I get Bluetooth issues so I want to upgrade for the audio improvements

[@juppat]

Thanks Michael for your vid 👍 Mint is a great distribution, certainly if you come from years of windows use. I did an upgrade to 22, only thing not working is dual monitor on nvidea gtx770 card. Now I know the card is 11y old 😉 but works fine in LMDE6 and 21.3 I don't find any solution on it and using recommended driver didn't do the trick either.. Anyone an idea? Thanks Pat

[@waitandhope]

Someone just said Linuxmint doesn't want snap packages so they should switch

[@slapnut892]

Now here's the question, did the update break anything?

[@michael_tunnell]

I didn’t have mint prior for an update. I saw some people saying it broke stuff and others saying it was a flawless update so I guess the answer is maybe 🤷‍♂️

[@Thessalonian]

Thanks for a great video..How about if you coonect HDMI from your computer to a tv will there be a easy app to setup every thing?

[@michael_tunnell]

The default Display Settings in the System Settings app should detect a TV with no problem so you should not need anything extra for that

[@burnedglade]

I ran into that Chromium issue when I installed Linux Mint again this last weekend. Same fix, reboot.

[@jammer1248]

The nvidia driver problem is solely from nvidia not supporting Linux properly (they never have and they never will, Torvalds is based). Nvidia has a very "whatever, eff you pleb" attitude for Linux drivers and expects every Linux user to research drivers beforehand because they couldn't be bothered to double check if the software features they're including with any given driver package are properly supported by the hardware generations they're tagged as being compatible with. For example: I have an old laptop with an Nvidia Fermi card (specifically, a GT 525m), and nvidia's latest official driver package for Linux that supports Fermi (which Mint suggests you use in the driver manager) enables the use of on-demand power profile switching. Fermi cards do not support on-demand power profile switching. If you enable this feature, the driver will not be able to initialize the gpu after your system powers off, reboots, or is put in sleep mode. There is no method I am aware of where you can force the driver to revert back to a standard profile without logging in, which you cannot do because the system immediately blackscreens on login. Nvidia straight up didn't bother to do their homework on their own product, and new users to Linux will simply go "Oh no, I broke it, I'm going back to Windows" without having any idea what went wrong or why. So yeah, if you have an nvidia gpu and you're thinking of switching to Linux, switch to an amd card or make sure to do a full proper backup before you update your graphics drivers, and make sure to backup before you change anything in the nvidia control panel.

[@glenni83]

I could see my self installing Mint if it was update each 2 months. So much happen in 2 months, that having it every 6 months seems insane to me. Like an end of the 6 months, your are basicly and old telephone catalog compared to the rest of the distros

[@footballCartoon91]

Why I cannot move file/folders in the desktop space freely like ubuntu ?😅 It is very rigid and look old. Package manager is not important to me as I can download .deb or .tar.gz files and use dpkg and tar command respectively to install apps. Regret installing mint. Wanted to install ubuntu back.

[@Maxtraxv3]

@19:43 thats right, so when they accidentally knock the middle button what does that do for the system imagine? makes it look bad, because for some reason all there work is gone! please think for about it.

[@michael_tunnell]

It’s a very rare thing to accidentally middle click. Most people use a laptop these days which doesn’t have a middle click. The odds someone will move their mouse to an icon in the panel and then accidentally middle click is very very low. The odds someone will accidentally middle click after activating either expose mode is pretty much impossible since they would have to find that feature before they would be able to accidentally middle click. It’s a very unlikely thing to happen

[@SearchFinger]

Murphy's law. If there's a chance of it happening, it will happen. ;-)

[@michael_tunnell]

@SearchFinger that’s very true but we can’t avoid cool features just because rarities are possible 😎

[@guilherme5094]

👍

[@richardbaker4974]

I don’t know why people who want beginners to use Linux recommend cinnamon or mate over xfce? Xfce in my experience coming from windows I find it the best choice because it’s easier to customize and use from the start!!

[@michael_tunnell]

Cinnamon is the flagship desktop for Mint and made by Mint so it’s the default version so it’s more important to talk about it because of that. Also “what’s changed in Xfce?” is easily answered with “nothing” lol

[@richardbaker4974]

@@michael_tunnell atleast xfce keeps the desktop clean and easier to use and customize. Wrong there have been changes. If you want to teach someone to swim do you take them out in the deep end or do you take them to the shallow end? Same with Linux. Don’t give them the an unstable system or hard to use desktop environment if you want them to switch. The kiss method works best.

[@michael_tunnell]

First, Xfce’s latest stable release was 4.18 which happened in 2022. Yes, there has been development for the desktop since then but none of it has been included in a new release since there has not been a new release yet. This is normal for Xfce and some people consider this a good thing. I was making a joke but it is also true. I am reviewing Linux Mint which has cinnamon as the flagship default desktop so the natural desktop to review is that one. Yes, Mint offers two other editions but the flagship is Cinnamon so the common choice is Cinnamon. Whether it is ideal or not can totally be debated but my choice for it as the one to review is the practical choice. In fact, since they make and promote Cinnamon as the main desktop, me reviewing that is the kiss method as I’m focusing on the desktop that is most likely to be used by the user interested in the review. In the future I might review each edition as a separate video but since this is the first time I’ve ever done this kind of video, keeping it simple was the best way to go I’d say

[@Cowboy-Trucking61]

How do you do iCloud mail in Linux Mint 22.

[@michael_tunnell]

Hi there, you can use basically any email client to connect to your iCloud email. Thunderbird is one I know works for sure. Unfortunately, iCloud itself is not available on Linux but you can do it through Thunderbird. Here’s how to do app specific passwords for iCloud, support.apple.com/en-us/102654 You can also just simply login at iCloud.com and use the webmail version if you want

[@muizzsiddique]

Does the Update Manager allow you to pick servers/mirrors that they think are not from your region? I can't use Linux Mint until they start seeing my IP Address as coming from the UK, not Virginnia.

[@Xyrer]

It did before, I haven't checked but I would bet it still does

[@carminator12]

Open mintupdate, second tab menu, softwares sources. From there you can pick mirrors for main and base repositories. Wait a little for the best server to show on top and that's it.

[@muizzsiddique]

@@carminator12 I used to do exactly that and they only list American servers.

[@carminator12]

​@@muizzsiddique That's weird, here in Europe it lists all available servers around. Maybe a question to ask in the forum? Can't help much sorry.

[@jx86xj]

Fractional scaling works on cinnamon? with X11??

[@michael_tunnell]

I put it at 150% and it worked which shocked me for sure 😎

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

I despise cinnamon. I've been using KDE plasma with Linux mint for years. I know that they Linux mint Dev team is pretty small, but them not releasing their distro with KDE and gnome is pretty sad.

[@michael_tunnell]

They used to offer KDE Plasma as an option but they removed it because of the team being too small. They never offered a GNOME 3+ version because they didn’t like where GNOME was going which is why they made Cinnamon and during that time GNOME was a hot mess so their decision back then made a lot of sense to me. GNOME is much better these days but it took them a very long time and they continue to fight users on a lot of things. For example, GNOME says to use extensions for some features but they make it a pain to setup extensions. It’s wonky

[@kwaki-serpi-niku]

@@michael_tunnell Every mainline distribution that I can think of releases their distro with KDE plasma or gnome, as well as other DE's. Linux mint is definitely a mainline distro. They should realistically be offering KDE and or gnome as part of their release. There certainly should not be the attitude that installing either one of these DE's on Linux mint is discouraged.

[@lrobuck]

It's similar to KDE without all of the bugs

[@jamesvandamme7786]

It's similar to Windows 7. It took my wife ten minutes to get used to it. She who cannot change the radio stations in her car.

[@ericvantassell6809]

algorithm identifies people who think "minty fresh" deserving of clicks as prime marketing targets. If you watch the end you're doomed.

[@LethannGaming]

Would be nice if Linux Mint can also be used on the Silicon M1, M2, M3 macs

[@michael_tunnell]

That will likely happen at some point but I suspect it won’t happen until at least 2026 because they need Ubuntu to work on it first. Fedora is working on those machines already but it will probably be a while for Ubuntu as well

[@weltsiebenhundert]

Middle Click is dangerous...

[@michael_tunnell]

Why?

[@KHROME246]

Brave flatpak version isn't good; use the deb version.

[@michael_tunnell]

Why is it not good?

[@ExistentialDawn]

Is it possible now to update to kde plasma 6 with mint 22?

[@michael_tunnell]

Linux Mint does not support KDE Plasma at all so it is not advised to use that distribution for Plasma

[@ExistentialDawn]

@@michael_tunnell but i just did plasma 5 and works more than well. On cinamon i had issues with screen flickering and after i mived to plasma everything started working very well

[@ExistentialDawn]

@@michael_tunnell i had issue with screen flickering on cinamon and then i moved to kde plasma 5 and now it works perfectly,so i dont think that is the case, i never had issues with plasma on Mint

[@michael_tunnell]

@ExistentialDawn so the reason it is not advised is multi-faceted but yes it is technically possible since it is has access to packages inside of Ubuntu's repos. The reason I do not recommend it is because Linux Mint will not be able to offer support for KDE Plasma as they do not package it themselves and the announced years ago that they do not have capacity to offer KDE support. This means that installing KDE Plasma in Mint will likely be a support issue if you run into problems because they pull in packages managed by Kubuntu. Kubuntu 24.04 comes with Plasma 5 and Kubuntu 24.10 will have Plasma 6. Since Linux Mint is getting KDE packages from Kubuntu 24.04 and is unlikely to make any updates to them so means that they will not have Plasma 6 until 2026 in Mint 23. KDE Plasma is a great desktop for many reasons and I prefer it overall all of the options myself but I don't think Mint is the best distro to use Plasma on. Kubuntu is likely the best option and that will get Plasma 6 in about 2 months.

[@ExistentialDawn]

@@michael_tunnell yikes, how dissapointing, oh well i guess ill stick with 5

[@praveenbharadwaj2059]

Any update on Gecko linux

[@michael_tunnell]

Their last release was in 2022 but their rolling version is based on tumbleweed so it might inherit updates that way, I might test that out

[@MajorUpgrade]

Soooo I loaded Fedora... failed on soooo many levels.... loaded Mint...again.... WINS IN EVERY WAY. It works out of the BOX. My days of working for hours and hours to try to get things working are over. I'm sorry, but by now, any major release needs to just work. Including audio, video (multi-monitor), Steam games, etc... I have been a huge fan of Mint for years, and it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere soon. I honestly really tried, Fedora, but I don't feel like you are ready for (my) daily driver. For less headaches, just save yourself the trouble, and just go with Mint to begin with. I don't mind tweaking here and there, but not major things like networking and audio, rdp, etc...

[@Tomas_F.]

1:36 PulseAudio is NOT good! It can't handle two logged users at once, lol

[@michael_tunnell]

It’s good enough for 99% of people but still Pipewire can do that I think

[@heinzerbrew]

if I can just download chrome from the official chrome website, why would I ever want to trust an unverified source?

[@jamesvandamme7786]

Because I'm lazy.

[@heinzerbrew]

@@jamesvandamme7786 I'm honestly left confused by that response. I'm lazy but also worry about security.

[@j.p.8248]

This upgrade broke the WiFi on my HP EliteBook laptop. A clean install didn't help. I ended up reinstalling 21.3 from scratch. Guess I'm stuck with that for awhile as I'm not interested in spending hours on forums troubleshooting this kind of problem.

[@user-fqlt]

Same here. I had to fresh install.

[@istvantorok4819]

What kind of WiFi chip you have? If is Broadcom you may connect it wia wire and run Driver Manager.

[@ernestnatiello]

8:44-ish... windows doesn't come with chrome preinstalled either.

[@nabara6949]

Edge is based on chromium.

[@michael_tunnell]

I did not say anything about having chrome preinstalled. I was talking about the store has the ability to install it but that is hidden by default due to the settings

[@buteforce]

If a website doesn't support Firefox it can get to fuck.

[@anasouardini]

ADVICE: remove any drive that you care about the data in it before installing

[@jamesvandamme7786]

Or back up. And back up your backup.

[@Biotico]

Why? Just being curious because I always partition my drives manually since I have my important files on a particular hard drive and I just sym.link from /home/user to that drive. This way I can access the files from different Linux installations . Does the auto partition tool formats everything?

[@michael_tunnell]

This is good advice for sure. 👍 makes it a lot safer to pick the right drive

[@KyloNeko]

brave works on the current kernal

[@Shabbir-A.]

we installed Linux Mint and wifi not working in MacBook 2015. then we had to go back to Ubuntu

[@Walker956]

yeah i have problems with chrome browsers first time install too.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Could it be a Cinnamon issue? I never had this issue on KDE Plasma and Arch...

[@OldieBugger]

I don't like flatpacks. They don't follow the display style of windows I prefer. I only use them if there's no other choice.

[@DaKrawnik]

Search: Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks

[@horationelson57]

If Linux ever covets going mainstream(read_ taken seriously) in acceptance, then silliness,such naming an OS as Ubuntu, which sounds like one developed by African cannibals 😂 just has to stop

[@MrSlm1982]

I say keep "hidden files" because if you are used to Linux as your OS, then you likely know about hidden files.

[@michael_tunnell]

but Linux Mint is often recommended for beginners so people who are "used to Linux" is not necessarily the target of the distro and so it should be tailored for a different kind of user

[@MrSlm1982]

@@michael_tunnell I usually recommend zorin for new comers. That said mint will always hold a special place in my heart. I understand your point, but don't see it as a significant issue even for newer users.

[@esra_erimez]

I updated my ubuntu based linux and it 6.8 broke vmware workstation pro.

[@user-fqlt]

Did you fix it?

[@esra_erimez]

@@user-fqlt No, I down graded the kernel

[@user-fqlt]

@@esra_erimez I had to reinstall vmware and install vmware-host-modules-workstation manually without downgrading the kernel.

[@beyondearth6418]

Having this beard doesn't mean you'll be taken more seriously, look elsewhere.

[@michael_tunnell]

What?

[@SerdceDanko]

​@@michael_tunnellHe means that nerds with beards looks stupid.

[@somegeezer4058]

@@SerdceDanko Says every teen who can't grow one yet.

[@louisfifteen]

Personnaly I would never use Mint. It's a good beginner distro, but I just don't like the look and feel of it. Do flatpak apps use Pipewire Michael? I have a gaming PC with Nvidia 4070 GPU. On that machine i dual boot Manjaro 24 KDE and Ubuntu 24.04. I play all my games on Ubuntu and they run smooth now. I tried to upgrade to Kernel 6.10, but then none of my games worked. I downgraded, first to 6.9, still no gaming and then back to the default 6.8 and all was good again. If there's better hardware support on newer Kernels, why didn't my games play on the newest Kernel?

[@michael_tunnell]

Yes, PipeWire supports Flatpak. Ubuntu 24.04 and Manjaro 24 both use PipeWire so you already have it. Some distros are made for a specific kernel and have many customizations in the kernel, simply changing the default kernel to a newer kernel doesnt mean it will work well because of these differences. This is why it is important for Ubuntu to provide updates with the hardware enablement stack they do.

[@louisfifteen]

@@michael_tunnell I learn a lot from your answer. It makes perfect sense, thank you.

[@knife1406]

you just had to shill plasma at the end..

[@bakaata]

your video quality is always so bad your making us linux users look bad can you please adjust your settings to improve otherwise good video

[@michael_tunnell]

What is bad about this video? I changed tons of stuff and the quality is much better than the previous video.

[@user-eq4qd8sx5l]

You don't look like a leftist... I'm going to take a chance, and subscribe.

[@tenzennicholas2127]

goofiest comment ever

[@amon3735]

i love it!

[@Kneedragon1962]

I'm enjoying it. ===================== mike@main:~$ fastfetch mike@main --------- OS: Linux Mint wilma 22 x86_64 Kernel: Linux 6.8.0-41-generic Uptime: 56 mins Packages: 2334 (dpkg) Shell: bash 5.2.21 Display (2770): 1920x1080 @ 60Hz * Display (E2441): 1920x1080 @ 60Hz DE: Mate 1.26.2 WM: Marco (X11) WM Theme: Mint-X Theme: Mint-X [GTK2/3/4] Icons: Mint-X [GTK2/3/4] Font: Ubuntu (10pt) [GTK2/3/4] Cursor: mate (24px) Terminal: mate-terminal 1.26.1 Terminal Font: Monospace (16pt) CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 (8) @ 4.00 GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti [Discrete] Memory: 2.61 GiB / 31.27 GiB (8%) Swap: 0 B / 6.00 GiB (0%) Disk (/): 152.63 GiB / 438.55 GiB (35%) - ext4 Disk (/mnt/2tb): 123.41 GiB / 1.79 TiB (7%) - ext4 Local IP (enp4s0): 192.[might edit this one ~] Locale: en_AU.UTF-8 ████████████████████████ ████████████████████████ mike@main:~$

[@alexstone691]

Dude fr posted a fetch output in comment

[@sparkspl]

@@alexstone691 proud user;)