Why Is Linux Mint So Popular? - the History of Linux Mint

[@shobhit2197]

Watching it on mint. Plain simple, stable and comfortable. just perfect

[@ThatMfTaika]

I use mint on my laptop. I don't regret it.

[@tubersguy9397]

@@ThatMfTaika same I won’t regret it!

[@ras-qp4xx]

@@ThatMfTaika late reply but same i dont regret it

[@-NoneOfYourBusiness]

Windows 10 made me install Linux Mint. I will never go back to Windows. Ever.

[@jocimocilo]

same here :)

[@kevinnguyen1221]

Best of the best software on Computer are for Windows. Gaming is best on Windows. Strongest companies in the world use Windows. Almost everything on computer in general, can be done on Windows. How can you say you will never go back? Unless your life and career totally don't need useful tools/software on Windows. I love Linux. But it's still a long way before it can beat Windows. Still so many things they can't do as good as Windows. I love it because it's more stable, free and open source for all. And one important thing, Linux community is friendly, helpful and they all respect users' feedbacks. Yeah, Linux is still going so far and developing... That's a good thing to hear and enjoy! (y)

[@jocimocilo]

@@kevinnguyen1221 what a delusion.... where things matter there is unix or linux... windows is just a little player in the world of serious os

[@danpete6623]

Windows 10 sucks the highest level of Windows I use is windows 7 I got linux mint 19.1 on a Dell dimension 4700 and windows xp on a gateway computer I got windows 7 on Acer aspire 5250 laptop

[@tpdolly7658]

@@kevinnguyen1221 Fool.

[@linuxscoop]

I think Linux Mint is the most stable distro I've ever used and easy too use for beginner linux users

[@StevesDIYProjects7]

@Derp Derp i hate xp. thats why ima go to mint. kinda makes me think twice. i seriously hate xp worse os ever.

[@robo2901]

@Derp Derp winxp? Lolz.

[@peterbreis5407]

"To".

[@pilotamurorei]

@@StevesDIYProjects7 imo xp was the last good m$ os. everything after that sucked, but i was mad at M$ for taking away MSDOS when they switched over to 98 (95 still had dos access but it wasnt necessary for daily operation, 98 killed DOS completely). On day 3 of Linux mint 19.3 and i am having so much fun with the terminal. never touching windows again.

[@RodrigoGraca31]

I've been running Linux Mint Cinnamon for about 5 years, just built a new PC a few weeks ago for my next 5 years and installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 19 and enabled a dark theme and WOW! Nemo is dark, other programs are dark, I was able to install the nvidia drivers with a few clicks, personalized stuff here and there easily, etc Its the best OS in my opinion.

[@LiaBiscuit]

I use Linux Mint as my main OS when I am not trying other distros. I like mint because for the most part it just works.

[@SevenSevenSevenaka]

exactly how i use mint, although the periods that i am on mint seem too grow slowly but steadily. cuz its so stable and everything just works

[@NEMOZAC]

its similarity to windows 7 kept me there but there is no support ie installing a package zip how to find a place to put it unzip install it and how to delete it if it doesn't work i can DOS it but who can LINUX DOS it you need a degree simple support to push new users ie videos on their website showing us why this system just works

[@teebee5323]

agree completely and do the same.

[@ronb6182]

If it works don't fix it. Mint is a good distribution for my wife to use. Kinda like windows 7 but it's still linux. Background is pleasant to look at not that ugly orange that Ubuntu has. I had problems with my photos when I used Ubuntu they all had an orange tint to them. May be good for fall foliage but for the most part not good photos otherwise. I also want to try solus for my computer. It never hurts to try a few distributions but not all of them. I give Mint 5 stars ***** for a windows replacement distribution.

[@raylowe3324]

Although I have used other distros from Manjaro to Ubuntu, I always seem to come back to Mint as my daily driver. Been using it for about 3 years now.

[@cthedosboss5113]

mint is polished and very easy to use i do too find myself go back to mint

[@piercesutton5967]

I own a chrome book and installed Linux on it because chrome OS sucks. I was going to install mint but I found an Ubuntu distro called kubuntu that looked and actually is extremely clean and decided I’d use that rather than mint. I’m happy with that choice I made although kubuntu is really heavy I think it was worth choosing over mint seeing that Ubuntu has more support and documentation on.

[@raylowe3324]

@@piercesutton5967 mint is based so closely on Ubuntu that most of the documentation is applicable. Ubuntu mate is less heavy. Have you tried it on the chrome book?

[@piercesutton5967]

I looked at it and you are right, it looks very clean and light, although I think it is meant for people who are switching out of macOS which is fine but I like a setup that is more like windows.

[@raylowe3324]

@@piercesutton5967 there is a tool called mate tweak. If you open it, there is a setting called Redmond. It makes it look very windows like

[@somethingsinlife5600]

Folks! Don't forget to Donate to Open Source! I'd like to see more mentions of Donations on Linux channels. Alot of the times we just forget.

[@JoeZyzyx]

linuxmint.com/donors.php

[@aronsandstedt6055]

A review of Linux Mint you did in 2012 was the first to introduced me to Linux. I've used Linux pretty much fulltime since then.

[@SevenSevenSevenaka]

it does everything well, its a great if not the best distro. stable and easy too use

[@peterbreis5407]

"To".

[@Matt-mh5ud]

Way back when the then dreaded Unity environment debuted on Ubuntu, I was one of the ones running away in full force. Loved the more professional and clean look and serious effort to try and be a contender to the familiar Windows experience that Mint began. Although many in the Unix realm are code monkeys at heart, it's the ease of use that wins the user majority at the end of the day.

[@slighter]

I really liked Unity, after years of usage I kinda feel lost now with the post-unity world. I miss how space-saving and useful it was to me and my workflow. Maybe Mint can be my new home.

[@JoeZyzyx]

@@slighter You like Mac too? If so, check out ZorinOS Ultimate.

[@scialyticsteve]

Same with me. I used Ubuntu with gnome 2 and liked it a lot. I even bought a brown coloured netbook to match the Ubuntu colour scheme. However, I found the Unity desktop so gawd offal that I switched to the Mate desktop on Linux Mint and have been using it ever since. I suspect Ubuntu's switch to Unity was one of the greatest factors affecting Mint's popularity, if not THE greatest factor. Ironic that they called it "Unity"

[@theronfarrer8974]

I have converted several windows 10 users to mint 19, they like being back in control.

[@GatlingNG]

Linux mint has been my daily driver since 2013 and it has been a very enjoyable experience.

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

Because it just works

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

Dik dic True. In my experience though, it does indeed just work for what I use it for

[@debeeriz]

mint cinnamon gets a bit boring because it never breaks, unlike in windows where something always breaks and you have to run the trouble shooter or google the fault to find a fix

[@danpete6623]

@@debeeriz not to mention the lovely windows blue screen lol I never had Linux crash at all I don't think Linux even has a blue screen

[@dogsnmotorcycles]

Recently installed Linux Mint 19.1 and I really like it. I'm not really an enthusiast, but I like that it seems to be trouble free and makes it easy to get my tasks done.

[@hotroof]

Linux Mint Elyessa was my first full-time distro. I had played around with Ubuntu a couple times, but being a long time windows user it was just too different. Linux Mint 8 (Helena) was the distro that made me decide to finally delete Windows from my machines and live 100% in Linux. From there the rest is history! Mint is a great gate-way distro. As with you, IG, at the time I never would have become so interested in Linux had it not been for Linux Mint. Great walk down memory lane. Thanks, man.

[@ifell3]

Its the easiest and most reliable distro I have ever used, and I've been through my fair share. It's classy and sophisticated and is the only os I recommend to people coming to Linux. It has been my daily desktop only to a second #! Bunsen, for older hardware. But hey just to confuse myself I have puppy on a pendrive just for kicks!! If you had to pay £20 for mint I would!!

[@balag12gaming]

linuxmint.com/donors.php

[@bluephreakr]

I would use Ubuntu MATE, any day of the week hands down. I found it's more compatible with certain programs and packages, _especially_ with older software compatibility where no newer PPA or snap package exists.

[@TheDireLynx]

I thought Linux Mint was okay when I tried it, but only with the KDE desktop. Cinnamon managed to crash almost daily on me, so I spent almost as much time using MATE as I did using Cinnamon, since that's what they use for a fallback.

[@bluephreakr]

@Эдуард Аксенов What version?

[@JoeZyzyx]

You should make donations each year anyway, if you want it to continue.

[@somethingsinlife5600]

When Ubuntu went Unity....I went mint :) Stayed with Mint till about 3 years ago when I went Debian and Arch. But Ubuntu 8 and Mint 8 and Slackware and the original Redhats will always remain in my heart.

[@erogaki]

To me, Linux Mint is my favorite distro, reasons being compatibility, usability, look and feel and it was also the first dual boot I set up. It also performs 10x better then Windows did, booting up, opening programs and other day to day tasks. I also liked the fact that to install some things you had to use the terminal, that was probably my favorite thing about using Mint. Also I love the file manager. Everything about Mint is awesome, I had Mint running with the Ubuntu Budgie desktop environment which was my go to environment, I had also installed kde and Gnome to it. All up Mint is my favorite operating system / Linux distribution. I also loved how good games performed with the drivers, they performed better then on Windows

[@davidnavratil3065]

New to Linux, Just downloaded and installed LM 19.1 XFCE and looking forward to learning!

[@pctlc]

Great video I.G!! Currently using Linux Mint 19 myself, been using Mint on and off since the beginning, very consistent development like you said.

[@jonilarsen-haikarainen8733]

My Linux Journey. After trying a few different Linux Distros in the 90s I found: Slackware; Elegance and simplicity! What is proper version control? After 12h of compiling from source I eventually discovered Gentoo; Feel the power! Command line ftw, but I'm dyslexic, Ubuntu Gnome 2; It's time to retire. Ubuntu throws Gnome 2 in the sea, I dive after it and find Linux Mint; I'm home now.

[@johnrmcclure1]

Were you compiling Gentoo on a calculator? I've never taken 12 hours to compile a kernel. That being said, if you are in computer science, Gentoo is the Distro you want. It will teach you everything you need to know about Operating systems.... after you graduate, it should remain the Distro you use to keep up on all things internal to the kernel, but your daily should be something simple like Linux Mint.

[@jonilarsen-haikarainen8733]

@@johnrmcclure1 Whatever made you think I was only compiling the kernel?

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

Years ago I played around with Mandrake for awhile but it still just wasn't quite there for me. The next time I checked Mint 17.3 was out and I never looked back.

[@CosmicRider555]

After trying many different distros I've stuck with Mint since version 17. Super stable and gives me all the tools I ever need.

[@OldieBugger]

I'm using Linux Mint 18.3 now, I switched from Windows 7 when MS started forcing W10 down my throat by force. I just told myself: this computer is MINE, it does not belong to some bloody company that has written an OS. There are other possibilities! And I listened to channels Switched to Linux and others that the KZbin found for me. And so I decided Mint will be best for a Linux n00b like me. In the future: I'll upgrade to version 19.1 the day it comes out. Or the day after that, or the next week or... we'll see.

[@OldieBugger]

@robloxguy453 Fine, thanks for asking. My current OS is Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon. It works great!

[@TedTheTree]

My first distro happened to be Linux Mint, I brought back my notebook back to life after a Windows 7 password issue & boy was I happy, & ever since then all of my computers are now running Linux OS's;

[@aidan2762]

linux mint is the most stable distro I've ever used

[@loyalty_cham1042]

I have use mint, but Arch is the most stable distro I've ever used.

[@chaoticsoap]

Once I started with Linux, 4 years ago I really liked Mint, but I've gone through so many distros and settled down for Manjaro and from all desktop environments I've stayed with KDE since of many issues with other DEs.

[@giganticyufka]

Mint is rocking linux distribution that i dont ashame of when i recommend to a friend

[@stephenjames5745]

Drachenlord TV I seriously doubt a happy Linux mint user would like Fedora. If Mint gives you what you want, Fedora is going to be way too barebones for bleeding edge for you.

[@confettilemon2839]

internet person ｃｉｎｎａｍｏｎ

[@PearComputingDevices]

I love Mint. I am currently on Mint 19. I always use Mate for it's simplicity and above all consistency. While new features get added, and maybe a little different package sets my desktop largely has looked the same for years. This makes upgrading a lot less painful. No real new learning curves and long term installs. My last lasted years. Everything just works out of box, no proprietary drivers. Great stuff!!!

[@curtvaughan2836]

Started with Mint 16. I still maintain the latest version of Mint as one of my bootable options on my laptops, and donate money every month. I have moved on with distros, with Arch based systems (Arco is my current favorite), MX17, and various VM's of Devuan and so forth, but I continue to support Mint due to their user friendly forum and efforts to make Linux a user friendly operating system for everyday people. My major kudos to Clem!

[@stevedowning3892]

Running MATE 1.24.0 (Mint 20.2). Love it so far. I made the jump to Linux from Windows earlier this month and am kicking myself I hadn't done it sooner. I tried Ubuntu for a few days - which was fine - but I'm going to stick to Mint for the foreseeable

[@free-john_2008]

I've been using Mint for a number of versions. As other, I might distro-hop, but I come back to Mint. What I do have is a real problem trying to decide which DE I like the best. Thanks to the Mint team I have one less DE to consider. I like the simplicity (by not in terms of what it gives you) of Xfce, but I also like MATE (because it has the look and feel of how I got started with Linux and Ubuntu years ago before I found Mint), So I go back and forth between liking Xfce and MATE.

[@1234uz]

Good review. I started using Linux MANY Years ago with Slackware then went to Mandrake ( later called Mandriva) and some Red Hat distros as well. I was a MS OEM at the time and Linux completely changed my outlook on Os Software. I stated using MINT as soon as it came out along with Ubuntu . I exclusively run Linux Mint Xfce edition now and have been for several years now because of the simplicity and low resources it uses and also allows for my nostalgia of the Old Win 98 Desktop . In My Opinion MINT has been Focused correctly on Simplicity for users while still allowing experienced users like me to use Desktops like FLUXBOX or even Blackbox and the old command line should we desire . I hope they stay this way and do not get BOUGHT Out by MS who seems to be going deeper into the Linux business these days

[@GaryTheGray]

I switched from Ubuntu yesterday. I've found Ubuntu to be so 'clunky' and most things work most of the time, but I want something to work all the time. Twenty four hours later, and I can't believe how smooth Mint is. I'm not a developer and I don't tinker...I just like a good computer that works. The easy to install packages are what convinced me to go with it and I'm looking forward to giving it a real run.

[@SgtThiel]

it is super user friendly. whatever I want from mint, cinnamon hands me it in one-two clicks with the mouse, or three-five letters in the search bar. everything is neat and organized. And different from windows who forces me to update whenever IT wants, I always watch out for new updates and the icon in the tray. User experience done right

[@robertbrenner610]

Install it and it works. I've used it since Ubuntu moved to unity and occasional Cinnamon crashes with the first spin of 18 were the only workflow interruptions I experienced. Other distros and DEs have some really stand out features - Ubuntu Mate's Software Boutique, KDE Plasma's buttery smooth animations, Solus' curated rolling release model - I can go on. But no other distro and DE combo does more things right and makes life easier for users than Mint Cinnamon.

[@henrymach]

I see MX trailing the same path. They're getting better and better every iteration

[@shater1164]

Cheers

[@qt7477]

@@shater1164 mint joe collins driver

[@logician44]

I agree. Bleeding edge updates always available and a solid pkg manager with loads of customization options and small footprint... Based on Arch... MX is another solid distro👍

[@philippecardin1109]

I've installed Mint for the first time last spring with the 18.3 Mate version. After i've installed the KDE version and i like it very much, i fell in love with the ""MintUpdate" manager, the best there is in my opinion. More recently i took a leap and installed Mint 19 Cinamon, then i added KDE Plasma (5.12.7) on top of it to have my favorite desktop environment. So far it is working great, even better then 18.3 KDE, i'm good for many years of reliable and fun system, feels good to settle down, have peace of mind and just ENJOY!

[@sudipchatterjee]

Completely agree with you on the fact that I wouldn't be using Linux if there were no Linux Mint ( and Ubuntu Mate). Even now, when I decidedly shifted towards KDE and Gnome based distros, I still use LM on one of my main machines. I've convinced at least 20 people to use Linux as their main OS by recommending LM to them. Then I had to teach them very little and then they took it from there! There is NO other distro like that! It just works! Consistency is the name of the game here! The only gripe I have with LM is not having the KDE spin. It was a fantastic OS! I hope someday KDE will make a comeback on LM! Very thoughtful video, ig! Keep it up!

[@aravindsarkar1255]

I am using Linux mint19 and according to my experience it's better than any other OS(including proprietary and opensource).

[@aaronchamberlain4698]

Been using Mint since 16.3 and it really is great. For me, it's just that it is so reliable, and because it's based on Ubuntu you can install pretty much anything in one go. No looking around for weird dependencies, or having to compile my own source. Since it's my desktop, and I don't get paid to maintain it, I really don't want to spend hours fixing things, and it satisfies that tiny requirement. Also note, if you look at ProtonDB I would say it's also popular for gaming as it has a large percentage of reviews listed there.

[@johnmal5975]

I absolutely love my windows system, I also love my Mac and absolutely love, love the hundreds and hundreds of different Linux distros that I have used over the years. However, not one of them can hold a candle to the reliability of Linux Mint! It's just the most rock solid computer system I have ever used. I couldn't even imagine what the Mint Team could come up with if they had the resources of Windows etc.. *Kudos to the Linux Mint developers*

[@eugenek1180]

Seriously, what is it about Mint? I feel like I'm behind a wall of steel when using Mint. It feels very stable and everything just works, yet it's very "non-intrusive" and allows you maximum production. Mint developers definitely got something right!

[@stephencothran3702]

The First Linux Mint that I tried was 12, amazing!

[@michaelbiller2141]

LMDE3 is awesome. Deepin 15.8, LMDE3, and KDE Neon are my main three. Mint is consistent and consistently awesome. The main edition is great, too. Once I tried LMDE3, I liked it so much it found a permanent home.

[@RohanGupta_LP]

Linux Mint was the first Linux Distro that I installed on my computer natively just to force myself to stop using windows. Had some performance issues and screen tearing so installed ubuntu. This time, the conditions were better but not upto the mark so switched to Windows 7 then Used Ubuntu mate, faced sound related issues. Tried to troubleshoot but failed. Finally now I'm Using Xubuntu 18.04. It is my current fav. Everything works very well. P.S. (I am very new to Linux World).

[@MightyNightfly]

Have you visited support chat? Sometimes performances issues can be easily fixed through IRC support in a matter of minutes. For someone new to Linux, it's not always easy to see which video driver is active (Driver Manager isn't always 100% accurate, while inxi is), and the fix could literally be just 3 commands and a reboot if this would be the issue.

[@Randomizer92mx]

I fixed the screen tearing on Linux Mint by performing a 5 min search on Google.

[@random-accessmemory9201]

Xubuntu is good.

[@joeltheswingman]

I started with 17.3 and Mint has been my main OS ever since.

[@root6403]

My favorite distro, i just love that you ve taken the time to make this video. Cheers.

[@raymondheath7668]

I started out with Mint 17.3 on all 7 of my computers and loaded a stack of school district 32 bit machines for charity with it. I have been running Ubuntu since version 10 and still run 14.04 on my G4 G5 servers. All of my laptops are running 18.3

[@riseabove3082]

This was an excellent video. Thank you for showing the evolution of Mint. I learned some good history on Mint here. I'm using Linux Mint 19 right now but themed with Adapta as I hate their green color they use. If only I could choose blue with that flat look but Adapta looks amazing on Cinnamon. My favorite distros are Mint, Budgie, Deepin, XFCE in Manjaro and Xubuntu. Mint just seems to have everything I need and it works very well - I just wish they would work on more theme choices.

[@TheNoirKamui]

Started with 18.3 after windows and I love it. I was forced to touch gnome 3 on kali once and I understood even better how lucky I was to meet linux mint. It is no.1 for me by far before anything else.

[@nodularprurigo]

Had to rely on an old, unused for a while, laptop when my desktop had issues a while ago. Both desktop and laptop had Manjaro (have previously used Ubuntu and openSUSE), but because the laptop (32bit) had not been used for some time and Manjaro like so many other distros had dumped 32bit support, I had to search around and came across Cinnamon Mint. As you say in the video this is a prime distro and deserves its rising popularity. Even on this 32bit machine with only 2GB of RAM and modest graphics capability, Mint has worked flawlessly. I particularly liked the ease of installation and the 'out of the box' experience. Now have it on my desktop too. Thanks Linux Mint. Long may you continue.

[@destruction74]

The Linux world is pretty new to me, and I'm trying out different distros in VMware. Mint is one of those I have liked from the beginning.

[@rawaniajay]

Make It Daily Driver.You Will Not Regret !

[@ipproductions]

Try also elementary OS (the Loki version, not Juno, it's still full of bugs) with the X-Arc theme, you'll dig that for the Mac side of the force.

[@michaelbiller2141]

Linux Mint is awesome. So is Deepin 15.x and KDE Neon.

[@TheRelaxingRide]

pleased to see LM keep on keeping on 🙌

[@gprst2762]

I recently tried out Linux mint, and I would say that I would have loved to love this disto if I wasn't so fond of the Gnome desktop environment. I prefer the way it makes installed softwares accessible over the Windows-ish way Mint organizes them. But I really enjoyed the few days I spent trying it out.

[@danielmclaughlin5573]

Mint is the BEST. I've been here since 17.3 and have never gone back to Ubuntu, Debian, or Manjaro.

[@dibyohaldar7671]

I absolutely love my linux mint system. Using since the last 4 years, and so far I got whatever I needed out of the box. All of my coding softwares (Eclipse, RStudio, Pycharm, VSCode, Octave, Unity3D, Atom) which have been provided for free by their creators can easily be installed on any debian system by gdebi and linux mint provides a very supportive ecosystem (never crashes, very good package manager, update manager) and 19.1 also comes preinstalled with redshift and timeshift which are great.

[@RalfEngelmann]

I became aware of Linux Mint while searching for a lean and easy to use línux distribution for my second PC. It was release 17 with the cinnamon desktop and it became sort of love at first sight :-). This is because of the clean, professional and persistent, yet uncomplicated user experience. And as I'm used to work with Windows most of the time Linux Mint is the most appealing distribution to me. And what's most important: Linux Mint simply gets its job done. No need to fiddle around with the system for great amounts of time but to enjoy the time with contemporary applications. Additionally it's the number one distribution to resurrect older hardware. Meanwhile I installed Mint on two dual core notebooks and said PC, which also runs with a dual core CPU. And I reccommended Mint to a colleague who asked me which linux distribution he might use to keep a PC running he didn't want to dismiss. On my second PC Mint coexists with openSuSe Leap, which is great to try out other desktop environments and Linux applications.

[@badger67]

I started using Linux in 2014 with Ubuntu 14 Mate. I got fed up with it as time went on and came across Mint 16. I have used Mint ever since and have it as my primary OS on my media pc, my tower, my laptops and even my wife uses it on her laptop. 😊

[@mattbradley1716]

Absolutely bang on. You've just described my experience from 2004 to present day to a tee. Great video.

[@srowley85]

I started with Linux Mint 17. I’d used Ubuntu before, but was looking for something that was easy to learn, and could be loaded onto older laptops that could be given away to students who needed them. One of my students recommended that I look at Linux Mint, and I was sold, for many of the reasons you mention.

[@stevesohn5436]

My first LinuxMint distro was 16 I believe. I started with Mandrake and Linespire back in the 90s.

[@NYCamper62]

First go with Linux Mint was 19.1, now have a dedicated 240 ssd with 19.3, dual boot (f11 from bios). Because I can & I like it.

[@SarathChandrabiochem]

Mint is my favourite and most used Linux distro. "Freedom came from elagance" is the tag line when I first used the Mint 7 version, from then onwards it is most easier and user friendly distro. i like it very much and thanks for showing the Mint 8 wall papaer it brings back my nostolgia with it.

[@DanaGould0]

Just a couple of things, if I recall correctly. In the beginning the biggest impetus behind Linux Mint was that Ubuntu did not include any drivers or software that were closed source or patented. So after installing Ubuntu, the user had to download various software packages to create a usable system. Even to just listen to music, you had to download an MP3 decoder (which was patented at the time). Linux Mint included everything you needed to get started out of the box, software, codecs, drivers, etc. So this was great for new users who didn't have to futz around downloading cryptic software packages. IT JUST WORKED. The 'lite' version was created so that magazines could include Linux Mint on a CD without worrying about patent or copyright issues. All that Minty coolness without those annoying lawsuits.

[@DouglasJenkins]

I've been using Mint beginning with version 3, but 2 weeks later v.4 came out, and updated to that. So, ten years now with Mint!

[@TerryMcKean]

Right on!... Linux Mint is definitely a beautiful OS, no doubt. I just installed 20.2 LTS Cinnamon in this Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 11e (Generation 4) laptop and the 11e is running perfectly. Mega-Kudos and many thanks to the Mint Team! : - )

[@alastairstaunton7081]

No manual partitioning on install sold me on it. Picked up my Windows and offered to dual boot. No command line unless you seek it out. Great start for newbies!

[@macmex9763]

I avoided Mint for a year or two after I first got into Linux, for the simple reason that too many people seemed to just go there, but finally, after using a number of distros, I tried Linux Mint and have pretty much stayed with it since 17.0. I encouraged one of our IT people, at work, to consider Linux. When he said he was ready to make the leap, he asked me what distro I'd recommend. I thought about it. I thought, "If I send him to Mint, he'll probably never try anything else..." But I directed him to Linux Mint. The great advantage of LInux Mint is that it really is consistent and makes few changes that haven't been vetted beforehand. For a Windows user, it's about as easy as it gets, while still changing to Linux. I set my daughter up with Linux Mint XFCE, when she got a "new laptop." Just to be safe, I set it up to dual boot into Windows. Two years later I asked her if she had done anything with Windows on that machine. Her response: "I have Windows on my laptop?" She had never bothered to boot into Windows. She hit the ground running on Linux Mint and never looked back.

[@meteor5452]

i love mint. its been on every one of my computers for about 8 years now

[@teddybear1757]

I started with Unity, but quickly gravitated to Linux Mint 17 which was a much better experience. I use LM 18.3 on my Acer Cloudbook and can run it the entire day unplugged, sometimes two days. With Win 10, the battery ran for about 10-12 hours, but with LM 18 now installed it consistently give me around 17 hours of battery time. I love the distro for everything it can do.

[@gulskjegglive]

I started using Ubuntu on a dedicated laptop for banking, email, and storage back in 2009. I added the MATE GUI after Unity went standard. I transitioned to Mint MATE after the Ubuntu telemetry scandal and have not looked back since. Linus Mint MATE has the most stable yet customizable interface of any distro, in my opinion.

[@Tokahfang]

Mint 9 was my first first Mint, and I've never looked back. (Use Cinnamon on my desktop and Mate on an old netbook.) Experimented with other things to learn, but for both daily use and for elderly friends who can't figure out Windows anymore, Mint is The Thing. =)

[@esenel92]

Ive been using linux since around the year 2000-2001 (started off with redhat 6.x personal editions) Ive used Fedora, gentoo, mandrake/iva, debian, ubuntu,centOS and many more throughout the years.. all of them had issues that annoyed me, a while ago I switched to Mint, and it's the most polished, linux distribution Ive used. it's been problem free for me for about 2 years now, and I have to admit that hasn't happened before. Back when I was in school I had no issues with other distributions and fixing issues every now and then, but nowadays I really don't have the time for that anymore, due to which I found myself reverting to windows because it didn't really have reliability issues. After hearing about it for years, I threw an old 500GB HDD in my system, and installed mint to give it a try.. And I've never looked back. The only issue is that I should probably move mint over to my SSD someday once I have time for it. ;)

[@robertarisz8464]

I used Ubuntu for a few years until they came out with Unity. I really did my best to give that a go but it was just too awkward. I switched to Mint and never looked back.

[@emjaycee]

I stopped changing distros after I put Mint 19 Cinnamon on my new desktop computer. It just works and it's a perfect daily driver. It is classy and elegant and does what I need it to do as a pretty basic (and newbie) user. It's just perfect for someone coming over from Windows. I still play with other distros because I like playing but I built a whole new desktop computer just to do that lol. I probably only have two complaints about Mint. Firstly that they dropped KDE because it is my other most favourite desktop (but I do understand why they did so). Secondly, I do wish that Mint wasn't quite as conservative as it is with kernel updates. Because I had a brand new system when I first started out (which basically needed kernel 4.12+), I couldn't try Mint (or didn't know enough to be able to try Mint) until Mint 19 came out with kernel 4.15. Of course, the rest is now history lol. I love how the Manjaro system works their kernel updates (I have Manjaro Xfce on a new cheapo laptop) and recently upgraded from LTS kernel 4.14 to new LTS kernel 4.19... and it was a piece of cake. If I'd had access to a Mint ISO with a later kernel I would've been on it a good 6 months earlier than I was. I do hope that Mint never has to totally rely on Debian instead of Ubuntu simply because of the kernel situation, unless of course they work it more like MX-17 does. Well done to all the Mint team on a superb distro and to IG for reminding us just how good Mint really is!

[@keithterrill2303]

My first Linux was tiny linux. It got me involved, interested, and taught me much about the under pinings of Linux. But then looking for a distro to use I discovered Linux Mint 17. After a year of playing with it I changed all of my Windows systems over to Mint 17 and 18.

[@dijosoul]

Love Fedora as it was my first Linux desktop...actually it was Ubuntu, but I didn't know what Linux was then. Since then the most stable I've used are: -Linux Mint -MX Linux (which I'm writing this from). I have friends who put their parents onto Mint (replacing aging vista machines), and they've not looked back since. Kudos to the Mint team (and MX too), for the focus and for not getting into ego-driven fights that seem to beset so many OSS projects.

[@mdavid1955]

It's rock solid, easy to setup and use. Hard to beat for a "daily driver"

[@RonLaws]

Mint 19 has been amazing so far, mint 18 was already very good and rock solid, 19 has been a true evolution of it. I started on Ubuntu 5.10 and followed it up until they moved to Unity, i already knew of mint at the time so i jumped over. Tried a few others like Zorin, but have found myself always coming back to Mint at some point, something about it just sticks.

[@ruelsmith]

Linux Mint simply doesn't make bone headed decisions like Ubuntu does. Mir? Unity? I bounce around a lot. I've used lots of Linux distros since 1998 but Mint is a comfortable place to be. Fits really nice.

[@jasongallego7993]

Mint 15 and dabbled in mint KDE but was a short jaunt, I like the look and feel and ease to upgrade via terminal to 17, 18 and eventually to 19. I'm extremely happy with how internet safe Linux is and how Mint approaches updates to there OS. -951-

[@TheSulross]

I write Linux software for server backend programs and I've worked with all manner of flavors of Linux distros - RedHat/CentOS/Oracle, Fedora Ubuntu, Debian, Alpine - but Mint Linux is what I run as my personal Linux desktop computer install. As I experience other desktops occasionally from the other distros - I have remained content with Mint. Admittedly I now need to upgrade to Mint 19 - is looking like a great release.

[@eelz5080]

Replaced my slow older windows vista machine with linux mint, im very satisfied with the os

[@theolion7455]

A great and essential video for knowing the most important elements of history of this relevant GNU/Linux Distribution. Thanks InfinitelyGalactic

[@4clive]

Mint is so popular because it works flawlessly out of the box, and you can use it as a daily driver without ever opening up a terminal.

[@briansrcadventures1316]

A happy Linux Mint 19 user here :-). While Mint with Cinnamon may not be as light weight compared to other distros and desktop environments, for, it is a good match. Plus the fact that Cinnamon (and Gnome 3) does colour management makes it ideal for photo editing :-)

[@hennagan99]

Came in on Mint 12. Mint has run a stable and reliable distro for a long time with little issue to worry about.

[@jimi6632]

Mint LMDS is my favorite. I use the other versions on my older laptops. I went to mint when it first arrived. When I get a new laptop I remove windows and install mint. Never another issue from that day on.

[@RobbieStrike]

Having Windows xp and Ubuntu in 2006, When Ubuntu went with Unity I tried Linux mint but found it buggy. But Installed 17 and never looked back. I have installed it on my Parents computer because it is that user friendly. They just need a web browser and a low maintenance desktop and it has worked well for them for years now.

[@2010stoof]

I got in late with 18.3 and chose mint cinnamon because it's recommended for new to Linux people. And I agree. Now running 19.2. so far I love it. Brother printer worked right out of the gate where in 18.3 I had to install driver Everything works on 19.2, even my old AMD a65400 with Radeon discreet graphics card along side. All amd and runs perfectly.

[@pyotrleflegin7255]

I've tried all kinds of Linux from the days Mandrake ran as a hard file under DOS and I find Mint is the one I always return to. It might not be 'the best' and for many folks it won't be, but for me it does all I want and does it very well. Like the commentator below, I would gladly pay for it. Remember, by the way, that you can always make a donation!

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

Started with Ubuntu back in 2008. In 2012, I tried to upgrade but my laptop at the time couldn't handle Unity's graphics. I did some research and ended up installing Linux Mint. Mint has been my go-to OS since. I run Windows 10 on a virtual machine for those times when I absolutely need Excel or Word.

[@commandprompt7171]

i was getting tired of formatting my pc because of windaus,

[@peterblanker7363]

I am a Linux Mint user and have been for many years. Up to about 3 years ago, I used to dual boot with Windows but had Linux as the default OS. I would only boot into Windows if I had a specific need to do so. When I buy new bits of hardware, e.g. an SSD, I usually rearrange the installed OS and where my user data is stored. Last time I did this, I actually deleted Windows 10 and removed it completely. For me personally, there is basically no software that only runs on Windows. I'm also not a gamer.... I do have a Virtualbox with Windows 10 on my Linux machine for a card game I like to play and to test the odd pieces of Windows software... but no more dual booting, it's Linux Mint only now. The reason I settled on Linux Mint, and this is after trying pretty much every flavour of Linux that is out there, (well the major ones anyway), Linux Mint consistently supports my hardware where a lot of other distributions simply didn't! For example, my previous desktop was a laptop with one of those split brain video cards - you know basic Intel graphics for desktop stuff and Nvidia for more graphic intensive stuff. I have had that many problems with that setup and would always end up with graphics problems of some sort. Even after following all the work-arounds and other bits of technical advice, some distributions would just not work properly because of the graphics setup in the laptop. The only exception being Linux Mint! It just worked, out of the box, no funky adjustments required!!! If they could do it, why not the rest of them? Probably about 2 years ago, I switched my laptop for a HP All-in-1 desktop. I love it! I love the 24" screen coming from a laptop! Again, some distributions would not run properly on this and I ended up with graphics problems again. Linux Mint to the rescue as it just runs fine on this machine - it just works! I do like to fiddle with my hardware and software but the only time I want my desktop to break is when I break it! not because the software won't install in the first place. So for reliability alone, I prefer Linux Mint. As far as the desktop is concerned, I hate the Ubuntu iniquity desktop, don't like Gnome 3, KDE is bloatware and a lot of the others are just ugly or underdone. Again, I found that Cinnamon was the most appealing to me and still is. I think I changed the colour scheme and that's it! It's perfect the way it is. Oh yeah, I like to run the menu from the top of the screen rather than the bottom but that was easily changed too. The last but not least function is that I do like the APT package management system. I do most of my package manipulations from the command prompt and I know APT well. So another bonus for using Mint. There are other reasons for sticking with Mint as well, e.g. longevity, well supported, not a fly-by-night distribution, consistent, etc. To many to go into but no less important. What can I say? Linux Mint just works for me and always has! I have tried many other distributions but none of them worked as well for me as Linux Mint does. My hat off to you Linux Mint Team! for doing such an excellent job.

[@KowboyUSA]

What made Mint "special" for me was it was the first Linux that was reliable and easy enough for me to use as a daily use OS.

[@matthewkuhl79]

i've been a Mint user since Qiana and have always been happy with it

[@AR-zy7tt]

I might not have used Linux if it wasn't for Mint. It's manageable for people who don't have a lot of experience with computers, and the community is really friendly and helpful. I've been able to learn a lot piece by piece.

[@Roberto_Ronconi]

I am in love with Linux Mint Cinnamon My favorite distro

[@ichigoboy86]

my very first distro was Gentoo (not kidding) back in 2006. we were advised at the university as juniors if we want to succeed and if we want to learn Linux properly (and UNIX in general) we should install Gentoo by hand and use as main operating system. After about of two years of using Gentoo I was distro hopping for a long time including Ubuntu Fedora Sabayon and Arch. Then I settled with Mint for a long time (from Linux Mint 13 - to 18.x). Today I use Antergos mainly. I also tried Manjaro for a while but I like Antergos more. I think this will be my final place, no more distro hopping. I still love Linux Mint but it is easier to install packages from source under Arch and I like the rolling release nature of it more. I love to try out new features as soon as possible so I don't like to stuck with a dated ubuntu base. Great video BTW.

[@KetilDuna]

Mostly, an OS is a bootloader for what we actually want to do. Mint has provided that with flying colors for me. It just works, and if I have to fiddle with an adjustment it's available. The inertia of a large user base also makes questions you might have already asked and answered online. Having to use that widespread os sometimes at work, I feel like coming home when dual booting back to Mint - focus on what you want to do. It's not religious, it's a practical way of getting back into the driving seat of your own hardware. There is competition out there, ubuntu itself (post unity), and other nice looking things like elementary. After meandering a bit, I seem to return to Mint every time - simply my OS of choice. I think it would be at the top of my list to reccommend to converts, maybe even to non-it users. Good job, Mint! I've been using Mint for about 4 years on a daily basis.

[@Matt_moran78]

I've being running mint on my desktop for quite a few years. I don't miss that "please wait while updates are installed" Windows nonsense before being allowed to shutdown or use my computer.