Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 17
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My conversion to Linux (or rather, the conversion of my PCs...) finally happened about 2 year ago thanks to Linux Mint. Over the years, starting years ago, I had tried Linux, several times, and ended up extremely disappointed each time.
Linux Mint 18.3 was the 1st successful Linux setup for me. I actually have 3 laptops, from rather old to more recent, from different brands, from 2 to 8 Gb RAM. Installation of Mint was always easy and straightforward. It always resulted in a perfectly functional laptop. Setting the language to French was easy. I have successfully used Mint 18.3 with either Xfce or Cinnamon on all my laptops, the choice of the desktop depending on hardware performances only. I finally upgraded more recently to 19.1 (from scratch), then 19.2 (simple upgrade path), and found the upgrade very positive on all accounts: features, looks, performances...
After a few months of experience with Mint, feeling more confident with Linux in general, I tried some 'distro hopping', just to be sure I would not be even better served with another choice. Well, it sometimes looked promising at first, but frustrating on other accounts, and sometimes a total failure. In the end, I still try other distributions for fun on one machine, but Mint 19 is definitely my stable/reference system (i.e. the one I trust for my precious data - photos, documents, etc).
The utility to look for/install additional software is one of the best features of Mint in my opinion. It's really simple to use. Updates are very easy too, particularly with Mint 19.x. The desktop may be a bit old fashioned, but it's a good thing for new users, and you can customize it later. In my view, Cinnamon looks nicer, but Xfce is just as functional, and indeed very light on older computers.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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Little support for webcam but otherwise very good.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 0
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Hands down the best distribution. I was impressed with Mint 17.3 and suffered through 19 and 19.1. The 19.2 version has fixed all of the problems that I was having and not getting answers on. Kudos to the Mint devel team.
I've been a Linux user for over 15 years. The older I get, the less I want to fiddle wih things and just want it to work and be stable. That said, I do dabble in other distros to find the best that works for me.
I am still settled on mint since version 11...
'nuff said
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 1
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Very easy to install and use, a very good feature in the update manager is to view the current kernel and have the choice to either downgrade or upgrade the current one, after the first installation it detected the hardware drivers correctly although at the time I didnt know which was the best choice for the video driver, the cinnamon desktop feels very complete and easy to manage and maintain in general.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 4
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I have used linux for years now and think that linux mint is the best version. I can do all the things I want, Everything always works and I have even repaired quite a few computers using Mint as the operating system.
It always guarantees a working computer.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-08-15
Votes: 0
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The update icon is missing in the bottom panel and we are not notified of security updates.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-15
Votes: 5
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Mint has been my go-to distribution on all 5 machines in my home. I have bounced around and experimented with just about every one on the Distrowatch list. Hard to believe some of them have followers. Others might be viable with much effort. Nothing compares to the ease of installing and running with Mint. Thank you for all your efforts.
Mike
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-14
Votes: 20
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Simple to installa and use, never crashes, allows customization to a reasonable degree. I use it in 3 computers (one of them a laptop) with no glitches.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 0
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Mint whatever happened, for several years my go to distro, reached a peak at 17.3. I have updated severall computers to latest versions, ended up downgrading to get trouble free performance.
17.3 is beyond end of life. End of life with Mint for me too, and taking the users I support with me. After a year of testing MX had the most votes with Manjaro in second place.
Somewhat sad about the demise but sick of the crappy boot imes, waiting an age to shutdown, system lockups !!!!!!!. Never experienced that in many years of Linux both as user and Admin
Mint 19 felt like moving back to something from Redmond, is it to make win 10 users feel at home.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 22
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Linux Mint 19.2 fast, stable, easy and elegant distro.
I've been using it for over 5 years. I didn't experience any performance degradation compared to previous versions. Especially the performance improvements in the latest release are very good.
My computer boot up in 30 seconds. Also installed on HDD, I have no SSD disk.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 23
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I'm a new linux user. I switch to Linux Mint a few days ago and liked it very much. I've tried Ubuntu, MX Linux and Manjaro before, and I don't like any of them. Linux Mint is running quite fast and stable. I decided that I could get rid of Windows with Linux Mint. Thank you for your contribution.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-11
Votes: 0
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Linux Mint has been steadily going downhill in performance and stability since 17.3. The boot times of the latest version can go well past 90 seconds where version 17 boots in 15 seconds. Systemd integration has probably caused many major problems since v17. Crashes are common on all my rigs, with Mint 19 locking up, something linux should never do. The package manager is a messy mix of Snaps, Repositories and other package methods, you never know what you're getting when installing a particular program. I don't want to mix packaging methods. I'm slowly moving myself and family members to other distros, in anticipation of Mint eventually dropping way down the rankings at distrowatch as better alternatives emerge. The devs made some silly decisions along the way from 17, pity because Mint was once my favorite of all distros by far.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-11
Votes: 22
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Cinnamon 4.2 faster and more elegant than before. Software Manager has flatpak support, this means that you can easily install the latest versions of these applications. If the application you searched in the software manager is flatpak, this is indicated by an explanation.
The update manager and software resources are more capable than before. You can block the update of the package version you want. You can easily solve package management problems with the software source tools.
Linux Mint still the best distro for everyone.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-11
Votes: 23
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I just switched from MX Linux to Linux Mint Xfce. I really like it. Linux Mint 19.2 Xfce faster boot and faster runs than MX Linux. Boot time 25 seconds on my system with HDD. Mx linux boot in approximate 50 seconds.It uses approximate 350 MB. RAM. That's less than MX Linux.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-10
Votes: 6
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The "trivial" updates actually make a big difference in 19.2. I note a very marked improvement in Cinammon's general responsiveness (window opening and closing, opening the start menu and so on) and the colour and contrast changes in the inbuilt themes are particularly welcome. The days of darkish-grey text on a lightish-grey background, which was a bad trend in design and frequently criticised, are going in favour of near-black text on a near-white background, and not before time for someone like myself with poor eyesight.
I note that software updates have been greatly simplified in their presentation with a lot of cruft simply deleted. That is another "trivial" but vital change; an issue with Mint in the past was that it was so conservative in its approach to updating it, in my opinion, encouraged users not to install updates - particularly kernel updates - which should not have been omitted.
And the Mint-specific applications keep improving. That xed, for example, is gedit before all the useful options were removed is an exaggeration, but not by much. Nemo is by far the best default Linux file manager and makes Files, in stock Ubuntu, look bare.
But the philosophy of Mint has never changed. It is deliberately unflashy; install it and it just works without any need for further configuration, although Cinnamon has an extremely extensive control panel.
Although I am an experienced Linux user glitches and plain errors, which are always somewhere or other in other distributions, appear to be shut out here, hence Mint is now my daily driver.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-10
Votes: 4
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Using 19.2 (Tina) with cinnamon desktop on an old-ish laptop. No "cons" really; just a few minor adjustments I thought I'd share here. In no particular order:
1 - my laptop wouldn't suspend when I closed the lid after having checked power management in system settings. An easy fix: open a terminal and in the file /etc/systemd/logind.conf, uncomment the line
#HandleLidSwitch=suspend
2 - firewall not active by default. Still in a terminal I type:
sudo ufw enable
3 - I want Spotify while I work; it's a snap (no pun):
sudo apt-get install snapd
sudo snap install spotify
After a reboot, the spotify icon is there in the sound and video menu.
4 - firefox is the default browser. In order to watch Netflix I go to the browser settings menu, to preferences, and scroll down to 'play DRM-controlled content' and tick the box.
That's literally it. Hope my review proves helpful to someone. Happy trails!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-09
Votes: 2
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Awesome operating system ...! I highly recommend ...!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-09
Votes: 0
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Easy to install, easy to use, well configured out of the box. Few compatibility problems and fewer every update.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-09
Votes: 3
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The new version 19.2 causes the entire computer to hang after a few minutes while using Media Player. A reboot is necessary to clear the affected computer.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 2
Date: 2019-08-09
Votes: 0
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On an e-machines w/ 4G RAM I have had consistent freezes, mostly when trying to launching a web browser. The desktop is nice with cool features, but issues with system hosing is an extremely bitter experience.
FYI when in recovery mode (safe mode) w/o graphics driver I had no problems with browser freezing. Driver buggy system, still can't resolve the problems with this issue. Firefox on Mint has been a know issue with freezing (plus other browsers I used: Chrome & Slim Jet).
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-08
Votes: 2
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As a previous Windows user who has used it since v.17.3, it is the distro closest to what I'd consider a linux counterpart to Windows, except without all the bloat.
It is among the easiest to install, cohesive and the overall design does not distract the user or otherwise get in the way of getting work done.
It would probably be my go to distro, were it not for hardware problems for every version past 17.3, including random freezes as of 19.1, causing some headaches.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-08
Votes: 2
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I was a previous Windows user and was looking to switch to a Linux system but in a less "traumatic" way. Mint 19 succeeded.
Mint maintains much of the aesthetics of the graphic environment, allows it to make everyday tasks easy. At the moment I have not had any problem of compatibility with hardware and the installation has been very simple, it is full of software so I have not had problems performing common tasks.
Being based on Ubuntu makes finding solutions to possible errors very easy and being an LTS version is an OS that tends to be more stable and with greater support.
Fully recommended for novice users in GNU / Linux
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-07
Votes: 7
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I really like the xfce version. I tried for a while Mx linux which is also good but I am back now. It's very good, stable and fast. I have used linux from 1996. Who says that Mint only for newbees?
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-08-07
Votes: 0
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Not headed in the right direction. Bogged down by Cinnamon, which seems to be the only concern nowadays,
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-07
Votes: 2
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Been using Mint since Ubuntu came out with Unity. But 18.3 might have been the best release. I am using 19 now and after a few problems I have it stable. 17 and 18 weren't so hard to get running. Tried 19.1 and the grouping of the "modern" look made for poor efficiency. Tried "Classic" and GRAMPS broke. Probably a theme problem but I was so frustrated by then I went back to 19. Seems the basic functional Cinnamon is becoming to fancy and less productive. So I will stay with 19 for now and decide where to go next when I have a need to upgrade.
( Note: cannot select 19 or 19.1 in version)
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-07
Votes: 0
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Very,very great distro!Good developer team they fix bugs and update the os with new futures regularly.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-07
Votes: 0
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The new font rendering makes this release just a joy to use. The upgrade from 19.1 - did it with Cinnamon and MATE - was as simple as could be.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-05
Votes: 4
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Really great job but firefox and thundrbird are freezing sometimes
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-04
Votes: 2
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Simple Linux distribution.
Easy installation.
for ALL !!
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-04
Votes: 6
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As a casual user, not one to spend a lot of time under the Linux hood AND one who uses two underpowered Acer cloudbooks with 2 GB of memory and small eMMc drives, I must say Mint has won me over with 19.2.
For simplicity of use and basic access to news, movies and shopping, I have been happy with EndlessOS and their efforts to bundle in content for use offline.
But on another same exact Acer, 19.2 boots faster, starts apps such as Abiword quicker and does a better job at copying files, making a bootable USB sticks, etc. There also is a wider variety of apps,where Endless can only use Flatpaks.
Sound, WiFi, trackpad and Bluetooth on the Acers all work out of the box when non-free aspects are used.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-03
Votes: 0
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لینوکس مینت، با فلسفه ی کامل بودن و پایدار بودن به خوبی تونسته کار خودش رو با طیف وسیعی از نرم افزار های کاربردی به نحو احسن انجام بده.
نسخه سینمون خیلی سریع بالا میاد، باز کردن پنجره ها سریعه و از پایدار بودن اون اطمینان دارید.
میتونید با خیال راحت پروژه هاتون رو اجرا کنید و نگران کرش کردن سیستم عامل نباشید.
نرم افزار هایی مثل مدیریت کرنل به کاربر این اجازه رو میده آزادانه برای سخت افزار خودش چه جدید و چه قدیمی زیرساخت مناسب رو پیاده سازی کنه.
با تجربه استفاده بیش از 20 توزیع لینوکس، لینوکس مینت رو در صدر توزیع ها، در کنار المنتری او اس، مانجارو و ام ایکس لینوکس میبینم.
امتیاز : 9.75 / 10
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 0
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Fails to load video drivers for Virtualbox 6.10, gives choices but does not allow them to be selected in Driver Manager.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 7
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Excellent distro. Stable, easy to custom, runs everything.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 3
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Each version is more and more efficient and polished. great job. Keep going like this way.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 2
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Love it, it's almost perfect. The one and only thing I would change is switching it to a rolling release.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 3
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Once again Clem and the team have produced another winner with 19.2 Tina. For those interested there is the release notes that tell you all you need to know. However most of us never read them, we just want our OS to work every time and when changes are made, they're made so as not to be noticeable to us. This is what Tina delivers, yes it is quicker and looks prettier and kinder to the eyes, but for those of us who've been using Mint for awhile because we love it for being so stable that we don't have to worry it also delivers that.
Some might say Mint has become boring, but sometimes boring is good and perhaps they're just looking at the surface. It's like having Morris Minor and keeping it because it gets you from a to be, but if you look under the bonnet at the engine, it is rocket powered!
I really can't think of a negative to say about it. It is just Mint and Mint is great it is that simple
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 0
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Great Distro! Fast, good developer team they fix bugs and update the os with new futures regularly.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 0
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I just had finished using LinuxMint 19.1 to program a computer. It ran properly.
I downloaded LinuxMint 19.2 and made it into a live usb flash drive.
The boot up time was much slower and there appears to be not much of a difference between these two versions. I was not impressed with version 19.2
When I exited this LinuxMint 19.2 program, no prompt came up for the removal of the media and I had to press and hold the power switch to shut down the computer.
My conclusion: I am not impressed with LM19.2 I have decided to stay with LM19.1
It seems that the LM distros are getting larger and that is slowing them down.
When I need to demo LinuxMint I usually use 17.3 as it has the codecs built in and it is a handy 1.5
Gb size.
I would give the 19,2 iso a 6 out of 10 rating. The 19.1 I would give a 9 out of 10 rating.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 3
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I upgrade from LM 19.1 to LM 19.2 with no pain. It was really exciting and very easy. I liked the improvements that came with LM 19.2. Especially Update Manager improvements are very useful. Cinnamon faster and lighter than before. I like that, you must try too.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-01
Votes: 5
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Excellent just excellent! I have loaded and tried many other distros and Mint Cinnamon, all around, is just unbeatable. Easy to install. Easy to configure (make it what you want). and support from both Clem and the crew and the users. It is fast. The file manager now allows you to pin objects that you access frequently (super feature). AND security that's over the top! My hats off to the crew and if I could give it a 100 rating, I would.
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Version: 19.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-01
Votes: 6
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Downloaded the release version of Linux Mint 19.2 from Softpedia.com yesterday and installed it on a spare laptop. I can already tell that it's far and away more perfect out of the box than any non-Mint Linux OS I've ever tried, and I've tried almost all of them as the years have gone by.
Having run Linux Mint since it was first introduced, I can confidently say that Mint 19.2 is a step up in many ways from Mint 19.1, the remarkable release that preceded it. Both Mint's Cinnamon and the MATE desktops are favorites of mine, and fans of Xfce won't go wrong with Mint 19.2's highly polished version of that popular desktop environment.
So far the Mint 19.2 MATE installation on the older spare laptop I use for testing has been flawless. Everything works. Nothing lacking from the start. Easy to set up and customize the way I want it. Wine installs and runs as it should permitting me to use the two Windows specific programs I work with. Timeshift keeps things safe if for some reason I were to screw things up.
All sorts of tweaks and important updates in 19.2, and everything fits together like a hand in a amazingly comfortable glove. No wonder Linux Mint has gained such incredible popularity as the years have gone by. If you've yet to experience what Mint can do for you, this new release is one you really should try. Like countless others you'll likely find it offers everything people look for in a desktop OS, and then some.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-29
Votes: 11
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It's impressive what a community can do. Linux Mint has proven to be much better than Ubuntu, one of people's favorite Linux distro, and the one Mint is based on.
Better performance, lower requirements, more drivers, easier for windows users, highly customize.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-26
Votes: 14
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After several years full-time on Linux and switchting from Ubuntu, XUbuntu, elementary OS, Manjaro Xfce ... i have to conclude: Linux Mint Xfce is the best distro i have ever used. Not only the security updates after intel CPU vulnerabilities released quickly (approx. 2 weeks faster than Manjaro Xfce), the overall system seems even more balanced than Manjaro Xfce (which is pretty good already!!!). If you ask me which distro i would install on my next computer: Linux Mint Xfce. And yes i have also tried MX linux, but i think Mint Xfce is better.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-19
Votes: 23
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Simple, stable and efficient. Linux Mint is not designed for people who enjoy flashy things even if it's still possible to make it flashy. The application catalog and the update system just work fine. This distribution is regularly udpated and it works very good on my 10 years old laptop. It deservers and 10 out of 10.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-19
Votes: 2
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Mint is an almost perfect distro, I liked since 2013.
There is only one problem: with my ASUS zenbook I can't have any sound output!
I think that problem should be solved as soon is possible.
Even I tried hardly I did'nt find yet the solution.
So good distro but onlyfor work.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-19
Votes: 6
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Cinnamon 4.2 faster and uses less resources than before. Linux Mint best Linux distro and Cinnamon best desktop for anyone user.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-17
Votes: 15
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These comments are in respect to Mint 19.2 beta, not 19.1 which I also run and which I've commented on favorably in the past. Unfortunately there's no 'button' to designate comments for Mint 19.2 yet, so this 'heads up' advisory will do for now.
Whether you're a Linux Mint user or not, Mint 19.2 (beta) is once again a polished improvement on what has arguably been the most refined and user friendly Linux desktop distro of the past few years. Little wonder that it enjoys a massive world wide following, and even less wonder that Clem and the Linux Mint team continue to surprise and delight with their careful attention to detail and thoughtful improvements release to release.
Having done more than my share of distro testing over the years, installing and running every currently popular latest and greatest desktop Linux release in both hardware and virtualbox instances, the one distro which consistently meets or exceeds my needs and expectations has been Linux Mint. This new Mint 19.2 beta release, from my two day exposure to it, continues in this proud tradition that Linux Mint has established and continues to refine.
Short of some unforeseen issue popping up, what we find in the Mint 19.2 beta release will most likely be exactly what Mint offers in their upcoming full release once it's available. For those who install and run the 19.2 beta, once the release version hits any tweaks or changes that come with it will be made on their Mint beta installations as well. So no need to wait any longer - jump in now and enjoy Mint 19.2 for all the Minty goodness it offers!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-07-16
Votes: 0
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Mint 18.3 KDE was almost perfect... Lack of KDE support (and lack of ability to upgrade from KDE version!) is really disappointing --- it's the only mature environment suitable for extensive use, not just watching videos and browsing.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-16
Votes: 4
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Old Reliable is not a bad thing.
Had a laptop who was giving me a hard time. it's hardware refused to be recognized by other distros.
Mint was the one distro that worked on that sucker and one can always expect a high level of stability and polish from those guys!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-15
Votes: 7
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Mint Cinnamon is great for for beginners and more advanced users and for those who switch from Windows/Mac to Linux World. Works perfect and I don't need to do any special configuration. I highly recommend Mint to anyone..
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-15
Votes: 1
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Best Linux distro for newbees or end users. Easy installation, easy usability, nice looking and fluent.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-07-13
Votes: 1
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Basically is a Mint 18 but slower. For me the last good Mint was the 17, then I think they've lost their way.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-10
Votes: 12
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Elderly male coming from Windows 7 & XP experience owning several laptop pc's. I came across Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon "Tessa" and thought I'd try it on a machine I wasn't using much. It was almost a seamless transition with it being very easy for me to learn the basics, although I am still learning & discovery how to use some of the great Linux Mint features. I am still not sure about using the Terminal. I have been so happy with Linux Mint 19.1 with the Cinnamon desktop that I have installed it on all my other computers.
It is so stable & predictable - for me, a great user experience.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-10
Votes: 5
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Looks like some awesome progress coming up. I for one am looking forward to a Buster based LMDE. I’m loving Buster but missing the newer version of Cinnamon and the Update and Software managers that come with LMDE.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-07-04
Votes: 1
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I chose 19.1 because of LTS. Installed on my dell precision M6800 laptop and everything works out of the box perfect. Audio, broadcomm wireless, HDMI... all of it.
There are updates available. I hesitated and gave it a try. Some failed and after restarting the system the cinamon wouldnt come up.
Well... this seems to be the case with each debian based distro i ever had. One or more updates will break the system. I wonder should i use it without doing any updates or try a different distro.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-30
Votes: 6
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Very stable and user friendly Linux. Cinnamon is not working in RDP, but is very beautiful and with bunch of features. It's very easy of use from non experienced user and is very likely chooseable to moving from windows. I'm using it with Xfce, Cinnamon, Mate and KDE-Plasma.
It's perfect distro for laptop and non high-end desktops.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-27
Votes: 22
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Very stable, very beautiful (Cinamon) and very user-friendly. You don't have to be a Linux nerd to get the full advantage out of it.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-27
Votes: 14
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I installed Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon version yesterday. Stylish, friendly and fluently, I liked very much. My first Linux experience, I will try with Windows for a while. My first impression is very positive.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-27
Votes: 8
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Stable, beautiful, fast, simple to use What more could anyone want?
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-26
Votes: 26
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I switched from MX to LM 19.1 Xfce. LM Xfce really great. Outofbox compiz support superb. You can easily change Windows manager and easily reset Compiz configuration with Mintdesktop tool. You can manage and detailed configure updates with Mintupdate tool. LM 19.1 Xfce starts up faster and runs more fluently than MX Linux. It is not bloatware, exactly as it should be. Apps installation with Mintinstall is very easy. Great thanks to Linux Mint team. I think, I've been around a long time.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-21
Votes: 24
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Excellent OS, Stable and not too heavy. Cinnamon is a great office.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-18
Votes: 35
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I have been using the Cinnamon version of Linux Mint 19.1 for some time now. I didn't have any problems right now, thank you very much to the developer team.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-17
Votes: 1
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I have the same problem with LMDE3 not connecting to wired connection on a laptop. Even after re-configuring the network manager I could not get it to connect to the internet, so I uninstalled LMDE and installed mint 19.1 mate and now am able to connect to internet. This seems to be a long lasting bug that never has been corrected.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-06-17
Votes: 0
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A good solution to have a stable cinnamon environment compatible with a new application. An easy and friendly version of the stable Debian stable with elegance, but there are still, Bugs that will be, I hope, corrected in LMDE 4 CINNAMON, soon during this year 2019 !!!
Hi CLEM and its developer partners ...
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-16
Votes: 0
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Will not connect to wired internet on my dell laptop.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-14
Votes: 1
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I have been a Linux Mint user for years! I started out with Ubuntu 9 when I decided to get away from Windows after the introduction of Windows 8! I have tried various Linux distros but always kept coming back to Linux Mint because of the Windows 7 similarity and Cinnamon is my DE of choice! The reason I only gave Linux Mint 19.1 a 9 rating is because I do not like icon design/layout in Nemo 4.0.6! I prefer the icon design/layout in Nemo 3.8.6 in Linux Mint 19! If I could find a way to use Nemo 3.8.6 in Linux Mint 19.1 as opposed to Nemo 4.0.6, then I would give it a solid 10!!!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-13
Votes: 2
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Xfce 64
Pros:
looks good.
Cons:
boot & install:
Will not install on one piece of hardware, fails at UEFI boot. this unit cannot be booted via CSM or legacy BIOS.
on another, from same USB & UEFI, it installs "help" packages" for locale "zh", among others. I am half a world away from there, but it at least got my timezone correct.
OOTB did not install my locale package, got stuck with AU. and CA. English packages.
install took about 40 minutes (dual core processor)
did not retain Wifi settings, needed to reset after reboot.
updating:
1st attempt, update failed with broken 1 x broken package.
2nd attempt worked, but it took ages (50 minutes for remaining 99 packages), there is a local mirror, and speeds varied from 1000k down to 7.5k. (speed test at the same time gave a 1000k download speed).
during update, multiple instances of errors in the synaptic terminal regarding a missing swap partition.
during update, multiple instances of rebuilding initram(fs) for the same kernel.
software:
Tried to invoke Gparted from menu /search and terminal to see how installer had divided up HDD because of above errors. no luck.
Synaptic indicated already installed. removed via synaptic and re-added.
now in menu and can be invoked from terminal.
not good enough for me, will stay with my usual Distro.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-12
Votes: 9
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I have used MANY Linux distros since my first with Red Hat in 1994. Linux at the command prompt differs little between distributions. However, my goal is to make new users from the Mac or Windows environment feel comfortable and Linux MInt 'Cinnamon' is by far my choice. For example, I have been taking care of the computer belonging to a ninety two year old friend. Prior to installing Mint 17 on her system about two years ago I was fixing one problem after another on her Win7 system. Not a single issue since then except tp upgrade her system to 18.3. I felt the 18.3 level was mature enough for current needs and there is no rush for 19.1 or hopefully a 19.?. I've done this same install for others with the same result... NO PROBLEMS to speak of! New users aren't nearly as intimidated with Mint as they are with other distros and seem to migrate quickly from their prior desktops. By default I include a 'Dock' especially for the former Mac users... Makes 'em feel warm and cozy and the Windows use say 'wow, that's handy'. So, for all you experienced Linux users, keep in mind who the end user is going to be. If it's for you, certainly there are many worthy of consideration. If, on the hand it's for a newby, please don't scare them off! It's the K.I.S.S. principle. BTW, it's my choice for daily use while I dig into other distros just for play. (My first computer... IBM 604 in 1962. Kept my lunch warm.)
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-11
Votes: 18
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It just works. Polished, fully featured, and yet still user-friendly, I can highly recommend Mint to anyone - from a beginner to an expert. This is the distro to introduce a new user to, and the distro that an experience user will return to once they're done kicking tires and ready to get to work.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-10
Votes: 23
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Would recommend this distribution to anyone who wants to start up with Linux. It has everything you need. Installation is quick, nice modern interface (19.1) where you have icons instead of description window tabs.
You can have a timer when you shutdown Mint.
Good transition from Windows and kinda reminds you of Windows 7 when it was more normal back then.
I have had minor issues like with updates at one time making my computer go into safemode all the time but this problem was easily fixed by going to the GRUB at startup. Sometimes it might take some time to shutdown, but it's not that long and compared when I was using Ubuntu; it's nothing. All Linux OS seem to have this strange problem. But no distro or OS is perfect.
I'd highly recommend it even with some of those bugs I mentioned. Don't let it throw you off. It's so easy to install compared with Fedora or Debian!
Get it and your life will be good! Support the team if you can.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-09
Votes: 26
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I recently bought an older thinkpad x220 with 8GB of ram and a 128GB SSD.
Initially I wasn't sure which distro to go with, but after reading great things about Mint Xfce I installed it and it ran like a dream right away. Everything worked out of the box. When I went to add my HP printer I found that it was already installed and ready to go. I'm so pleased with how this 8 year old laptop runs with Xfce. It's really fast and I can play around with the system without worrying about breaking it.
I was so pleased with this that I decided to get a thinkpad X1 Carbon 5th gen to use as my primary machine. I'm coming from Mac OS and I wanted something thin and light as I travel a lot for work. This time I installed Cinnamon and am having a great time using it. It only took a few hours to get the system setup with everything I need and it is so fast.
The only that doesn't have drivers is the fingerprint scanner, but I don't use it anyway. The laptop came with windows 10 which I tried for a couple of minutes before deciding to wipe it completely and install linux. I don't like an OS to tell me what to do unless I ask it, so windows was never going to be an option for me.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-08
Votes: 3
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Excellent OS, Stable et pas trop lourd. Cinnamon est un super bureau.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-08
Votes: 17
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Excellent distro. Stable, easy to custom, runs everything and it will not break after some time.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-07
Votes: 12
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Very nice. My fave OS. Quick launch & shut down. Light weight and reliable, overall.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-07
Votes: 10
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Some imperfection in Cinnamon in 19.1 version but great job so work on it to achieve this wondreful intreface .
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-06
Votes: 3
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i love mint.10 points coz everything its ok in my desktop HP.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-05
Votes: 3
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powerfull and easy to use and with some work all drivers could be installed. Really great job .Cinnamon is so easy for people used to windows.
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-04
Votes: 3
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After trying several distros, very impressed with Linux Mint LMDE 3.0. Used Calamares installer ( cannot recommend other installer at all), Cinnamon edition, Imho one of best OS have ever seen or used. Installion was a dream, big thank you to Calamares. Duel boot, Windows already installed on older X32 computer but still great desktop. Will be installing on other computers soon, As others have said & I completely agree, Linux Mint should dump Ubuntu & go full bore concentrating on Debian stretch distributions.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-04
Votes: 21
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Xfce.
The best distro I've ever had. I tested Fedora 28, 29, 30, Buntu family, MXLinux, OpenSuse, Debian, Manjaro.
Stable, secure, easy, pretty, fluid and LTS until 2023.
I use default font: Ubuntu regular: 11 under 1366x768, desktop icons size: 48, custom font size on desktop: 11, style: Mint-Y-Sand, GNOME-Brave icons, on an old Hp Pavilion laptop, i3, 06 GB Ram.
The only things I changed are the default terminal to LXTerminal, I replaced the multimedia player with "Parole", and put Mirage for pictures.
Daily use and productivity. Thanks.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-04
Votes: 17
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I installed 19.1 Mate 64bit on an Acer Aspire V3-596F and everything works correctly.
- UEFT Secure Boot works
- Sound, WiFi, Display, touchpad works
- Printer was detected automatically
- Package update was via Synaptic and apt-get works fine
- Added the Mint Media codecs too
The only thing is that FireFox is configured to not include Google as a search engine. You have to look around to find the way to add it but it was not that difficult.
All in all, a very nice distro.
--- mswoon
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-04
Votes: 15
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A good solution to have a stable environement compatible with fresh application. An easy and friendly version of Debian Stable with elegance.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-26
Votes: 23
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Is one of the best Linux distributions, like Arch Linux MX Linux and Slackware.
If you are a new ore experience
Linux user it is a real good distribution. I know because I tried them all.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-24
Votes: 22
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I've tested the top 10 on Distrowatch's page hit ranking. Spent plenty of time with each one, a couple of weeks or better. Really got acquainted with what each distro has to offer. For those moving from Windows, by far the best option, IMHO, is right here - Linux Mint.
It's simply 'complete' right out of the box. Simple to use, highly polished, fully functional, everything 'just works' - suddenly Linux on the desktop makes perfect sense. After a short time getting used to all it offers, you'll find yourself wondering what took you so long to make the move to Mint.
Don't take my word for it. Give it a go yourself and you'll see!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-24
Votes: 12
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Let me preface by saying I started out my Linux experience with Mandrake Linux 8.0 Power Pack in 2001 and used it thorughout the Mandriva and Mageia marque. I switched to Mint Linux in 2012, initially with version 13. Mint is loaded on my primary office computer, my business computer, my wife's computer, my laptops, my kids and grand kids computers and I've set it up on about 30 other peoples computers with no complaints. It just works and keeps getting better throughout the updates. My only complaint pertains to my rather elderly 8 year old primary office computer and it seems to have something to do with Compiz effects. Starting with the Mint 18 update, after a week to 10 days of uptime, when opening an application it will result in an invisible window. All I get is a border that I can see the desktop wallpaper through and if I'm lucky the menu bar at the top. No amount of closing and reopening fixes it. I generally reboot at this point and I'm good for another week or so. I have not experienced this on any of my other systems and they're all set up the same. Might be an excuse to put together a new system, which I'll load Mint Linux on.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-23
Votes: 17
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My number one Linux distro to replace Windows. I spent years working in RHEL and now CentOS for work purposes. I had a Windows 10 laptop that ran so poorly I almost gave it away. I decided to installed CentOS and used it on and off for a year. I tested the latest Mint on VirtualBox and liked it so much I wanted to see it work on my laptop. After installing Mint, I love using the laptop again and feel it made the slightly under powered machine useful again. I recently read some reviews saying the developers were getting a little down and maybe burned out. I just wanted to say keep up the good work, anyone using this os first time can tell you its so user friendly and at the same time very powerful. Keep it up.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-23
Votes: 1
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Love it mostly. Just wish I could get Conky Manager running on it.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-21
Votes: 23
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Mint 19.1 is my first modern Linux installation, from Windows 10, and I have to say, I'm not disappointed at all leaving Windows behind....
As a techie, I'm like to have Wireshark, Virtualbox, Putty, OpenSSL and Python as basic tools I use, and they're all there, or easily installed..
Also installed Brave browser and it all works very well..
(no more Windows "glitches" to deal with)
There's really nothing missing that I didn't have on Windows, and it runs great on my HP laptop, Intel Core-i5 + 8gig memory. (I'm now converting over to a 500gig EVO860 SSD)
Thanks to the Mint Team for sympathizing with us ex-windows users...
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-13
Votes: 7
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Moving from Windows, this seems to be the most reasonable choice.
Why?
Stability
Performance
Familiarity
Supporting Community
A Linux Mint Pro User Support company might do well to take advantage of many Windows users flocking away ffrom the end of life for Windows 7.
I have tried Kubuntu, Fedora, Ubuntu, Feren, and some others. But I always come back to Linux Mint.... It was working upon first install.
Issues? Yes... Because Linux lets you change things, new users may change too much and find themselves confused by options and operations that veer from the expected behavior of the original.
One thing they must get used to is that support is found in IRC more than anyplace else, and (unfortunately) the experienced users there, who can help, often have an attitude that is off-putting.
Answers to simple questions often take the form of "Why would you want that?! Just do this." While Windows users are trained to approach things from that perspective.
Time will tell if many user can transition. I sure hope to!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-05-13
Votes: 2
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This is the best out-of-the-box Xfce desktop I've seen so far. Unless most Xfce spins which are poorly crafted and need lots of customisation to feel comfortable with, this one works and looks really fine. The OS is fast to boot even on HDD (Btrfs root partition recommended for faster HDD boot) and light on system resources. The default software choice is good, you get useful programs and no useless ones like Flash or games.
It does have its downsides: like most LTS distributions, software in the repositories is quite old; like most Ubuntu derivatives, the installer gives you few options and hibernation is disabled by default.
If you don't need the latest versions of software and want a well-polished, light and efficient desktop OS, you should definitely give it a try.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-05-11
Votes: 4
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Linux Mint is by far the best Linux distro out there, recently wiped win10 from my laptop and used it at work instead, which got some heads turning, I especially like to point out Linux Updates are in the control of the user.
The only reason i scored it down to an 8 out of 10 was because i recently brought a RX580 gfx card and the drivers would not install.
Keep up the good work, once the drivers from the rx580 are available i will be back but until then LX for me at the moment.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-11
Votes: 0
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Since last upgrade, still battling to get WifI working for some unknown reason. Otherwise brilliant in every other way.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-09
Votes: 23
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My only gripes are:
1) Shortcuts on the desktop are way too much work
2) I have a 4 year old desktop system that I originally ran as a hackintosh with NVidia card that won't sleep or hibernate or gracefully shut off the monitor
3) Creating new default app to filetype mappings are more painful than gripe #1
Gripes aside, this is the best OS/distro out there as an alternative to MS.
I have been an OS and distro hopper for 15 years. Many disappointments until I switched to Mint 17, and now on Mint 19.1.
I make sure that I provide my share of support to the Mint team and the open source projects that are most valuable to me. I hope that others do the same so that free choice prevails. Freedom is not free, regardless of the subject matter.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-07
Votes: 22
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The best distro for Linux beginners, some minimal tweaks here and there for an optimal and better experience makes it better.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-07
Votes: 16
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One of the best distro I ever tested ...
Every time if I think to change distro I again come back to mint ..
I really addicted to Mint cinnamon...
Thanks to the developers ..
Still there are little bit problems but I hope that mint team will resolved it in future updates ...
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-05-05
Votes: 20
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This is super distro, very-very thanks for the developers!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-05
Votes: 33
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I am a distro-hopper and have been ever since Ubuntu changed their desktop to Unity.
I went to Mint Mate and although I keep trying to find a better distro than Mint ( have tried Manjaro OpenSuSe Zorin MXlinux etc ) I have had no success. Always I return to Mint Mate.
Mint simply does it right : based on Ubuntu and Debian with ppas available for just about anything else you may require ( sush as Clipgrab or easymp3gain )
Many thanks to the Linux Mint developers. Well Done
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Version: 3-LMDE
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-04
Votes: 29
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Linux Mint is an elegant, modern distro that is easy to use yet powerful
Mint is reliable, comes with one of the best software managers. I use Cinnamon desktop and latest LMDE
I appreciate all the Linux Mint developers, good work!
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-03
Votes: 34
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This is super distro, very-very thanks for the developers! I can use almost any documents, video or audio files, and some click to play good games. LM up-to-date system, and the cinnamon is a very intuitive GUI.
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Version: 19.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-02
Votes: 22
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Truly best of all distros. Tried many. !Thank You Linux Mint Team!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-05-02
Votes: 27
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This OS is what has freed me from windows. It also saved me a lot of money by not having to replace some aging computers. I started as a dual boot and find I hardly ever use windows anymore. Even my wife commented on that its much faster and enjoyable to use than windows. We just started using Linux and are very pleased with Linux Mint. I have tried some other distros but keep coming back to Mint.
So from a complete newbie switching from Windows, I would love to thank the Mint team!!!
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