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Ubuntu Cinnamon
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Reader supplied reviews for Ubuntu Cinnamon
Average rating
7.7 from 13 review(s)
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-18
Votes: 11
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Installed on my home built chosen compatible parts machine with MSI B550-A-Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super 16gb, Memory 16GB, 1GB M.2 and it runs fast, smooth no issues. All apps including apps installed from Store are working with no problems. Gave up Microsoft Windows 11 Pro that I had installed first and was disappointed in the directions Microsoft has chosen to take in the 21st century with the windows operating system.
Tried several linux distros but found that Ubuntu Cinnamon worked the best out of what I had tried on this system. Not saying that this flavor will work for everyone but as for me its great. It even topped Linux Mint... which is normally what I have previously worked with. Keep up the great work Ubuntu Cinnamon team. Happy so far.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-01-02
Votes: 1
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Installed just fine. disappointed that partitions did not open right up...but happy to see that by clicking
on the file manager opened each drive and partition and put it on the desktop. would like to see an
analog clock instead of the digital version. terminal is good. Start menu is good. Not too happy with Themes.
seems to be poor choices in COLOR. either Black or faded out color scheme. but other wise...very very nice.
would like to see the panel open up about twice the size currently shown.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 7
Date: 2024-01-01
Votes: 0
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I've spun this up again, running the 23.10 version, so like it, I've not changed anything as the defaults suit me really well.
After enabling flatpaks in the software centre it's running just how I want it.
I don’t have an issue with Snap’s as they offer a huge selection of software, there is no performance difference between snaps and flatpak’s, certainly not on a VM or my own hardware. I always install on bare metal as VM’s do not give you the insight into how a distro performs or how compatible it is.
What was a bit odd is a Debian logo is displayed at the login screen ?!
pros: stock Ubuntu, so great support, beautiful design, good choice of colours/graphics, clean, quick, excellent compatibility, 6.5 Linux kernel
cons: Lacking themes selection, not as polished as Linux Mint, doesn’t offer anything extra or unique, such as Mint’s webapp manager or usb writer tools.
In summary, I like the clean interface and sensible choice of apps in the distro, ...installation was a breeze, automatically picked up all my hardware including network printer...however I’ll stick to Mint (with snaps enabled)
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Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-11-10
Votes: 30
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23 was buggy when I tried it, but very pleased then gave the the LTS a go as it's been great
I like the theming. I was one of the many ubuntu users that left when unity arrived. I've tried every DE and cinnamon is the one I've settled on.
I chose the minimal install option, but still had a number of games and others things to remove I didn't want.
If you like Cinnamon and fancy a return to Ubuntu, this is a great choice
I've even got wobbly windows back with cinnamon extensions :)
Overall I'm very happy and will stick with this distro. My steam games work great (they don't in non ubuntu distros I've tried), finally no longer need windows at all and no longer have it.
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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-10-24
Votes: 6
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This is not the first ubuntu distro i tried, but lately they all fail somewhere here, this one hanged on startup, frooze after resume, gave errors that some file was not found...on the good part it was a new look out of the box, fonts are also nice not the original Ubuntu fonts but in general the rendering of them. Als a good thing is when you encrypt your disk completely, the ubuntu based distro's startup much faster compared to pure Debian distro.
With LMDE 6 i had no problems at all, it runs smooth and very stable, no hickups or hangs. It is almost as fast as MXLinux with cinnamon on top, the MX is still the most agile and snappiest with out using systemd and snap packages.
The original look out of the box from Mx Linux compared to Ubuntu is ugly i admit, the layout is also not my taste.
but after several years of experimenting with themes and icons i have a few packages at hand that turns a ugly distro in a polished experience
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-08-03
Votes: 0
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Not sure why we need another Mint with Snaps added? Couldn't we have just installed Snaps in Mint if we really wanted Snaps?
Its nice to see Canonical give its blessing and support to this distro. But honestly, do we really need another distro which basically doesn't change much beyond what is already out there. I found it to run fine on my Mini PC but then again so does every OS I have tried on it. I just don't find anything compelling in Ubuntu Cinnamon to move the needle in better then any other distro already out there.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-21
Votes: 68
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I think it has improved a lot compared to the LTS 22 version. Now there are not so many bugs. It feels clean and comfortable, and frankly, Ubuntu is still the best Linux distro to "install and work the next minute." Yes, Debian exists, but you have to add a thousand things that end up making it exhausting: adding users to the sudoers list, non-free repositories, installing flatpaks, etc. On Ubuntu Cinnamon snaps work pretty fast.
Cinnamon is still the right choice for me. I have installed Linux Mint many times because I love Cinnamon, but I must admit that Ubuntu Cinnamon comes with a new kernel and gnome 44. All of this is very noticeable on new hardware like mine.
It has a very nice brown theme, at least to me.
Great job.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-02
Votes: 23
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It has been asked a few times "why Ubuntu Cinnamon rather than Linux Mint?". There are some good reasons.
First, it is based on GNOME 44 rather than 40, which has real improvements even if GNOME Desktop is swapped out as here.
Second, there is a smaller and more even set of apps; the XApps are not used. gedit, gthumb, evince and celluloid provide basic file support. GIMP is also installed by default.
Third, the authors have done great work in theming Ubuntu Cinnamon so that it offers analogues of the excellent vanilla Ubuntu themes, including icons. "Yaru-prussiangreen-dark", for example, is an option.
A thoughtful feature is that Ubuntu Cinnamon uses GNOME Software, not Ubuntu's fork. That means that flatpaks, snaps and .debs are all viewable and updatable from the same application; there is not the nonsense of having two almost identical software managers after you add flatpak support to vanilla Ubuntu.
The only issues are minor; there are a few slips (the login screen says "22.04" when it is not; some of the 4K wallpapers are pixelated; celluloid is a very old version).
Vanilla Ubuntu blows hot and cold on keeping up with minor versions anyway, but I would like to see Cinnamon brought up to the latest minor version here: Ubuntu Cinnamon offers Cinnamon 5.6.7 and nemo 5.6.3, whereas the latest versions are 5.6.8 and 5.6.4. Similarly with GNOME Software (44.2 rather than 44.0) as, from the changelogs, there are real improvements.
Ubuntu Cinnamon, somewhat to my surprise, is impressive. I dislike GNOME Desktop and the Mint "old software, even older kernel" jibe does resonate here, so Ubuntu Cinnamon was worth a try. It is now my daily driver.
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Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-16
Votes: 69
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I have been using Linux for a long time, and I have been looking for a distribution that will meet my needs for both work and personal use without constraints or getting in the way.
This is it, Ubuntu & Cinnamon enough freedom to manipulate the system just the way I want, lightweight a fast looks nice out of the box.
Pros:
Easy to install and setup
Cinnamon is familiar for many
Plenty of software available, in fact anything you need
Cons:
There are just a few little niggles, however, they are microscopic!
Just give it a go - you will not be disappointed.
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Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-30
Votes: 1
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Very stable and complete, more "cutting edge" than Linux Mint cinnamon.
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Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-04-13
Votes: 0
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When I read about Ubuntu Cinnamon officially becoming a part of the Ubuntu family. I figured I would try it out to see what separates it from the Linux Mint distro. Honestly, besides the included Snap apps by default which is not included in Linux Mint. I really do not notice much in the way of real separation from what Linux Mint team is offering. I guess this is of no surprise given Linux Mint is basically Ubuntu with Cinnamon desktop environment much like Ubuntu Cinnamon. Not a big technical person here, but I suppose you could assume Ubuntu Cinnamon is slightly more inline with Ubuntu as a whole now that it is a official release. Sort of like so many browsers use Chromium but are not exactly Google Chrome just sort of Chrome-ish. I find Ubuntu Cinnamon a worthy option and don't mind the fact it lacks fractional scaling which really isn't very good yet, and Snap inclusion doesn't bother me given I don't see it going away.
Personally, I still believe Gnome is Linux future on the desktop along with Wayland. The old school look of Cinnamon is done well but again, is it the future?
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Version: 23.04-beta
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-03
Votes: 48
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It's stable . I like it . It's easy to set up. I had it on for about 5 hours. Took me 10 minutes to set it up like I wanted. Tried it on twitch with a few games and it works okay. No problem with steam setup.
Has a lot of software preinstalled. I removed a bunch of software that I never use. Installed Guayadeque Music Player successfully.
I rated 9 because to me it has a lot of sotware there. For linux beginners it's a good choice because it has everything preinstalled . You don't have to do a thing. The 1st time you open it it's ready to go.
I'm not a begginers so like to me I have to spend the 1st 10 minutes removing things I never use. Besides that little thing its fine. Sound works great, updates are nice . No errors, no freezes. It's a good linux distro.
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Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-04-03
Votes: 6
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It is stable but I don't find it compelling as a alternative to Linux Mint distro. I mean it has no fractional scaling support at least not readily accessible in settings. A bit disappointed it also has Snap enabled by default. So tech journalist say this will replace Linux Mint given it has received Official Ubuntu release status. I am very skeptical that this will actually replace Linux Mint. On my Lenovo IdeaPad 5 the Bluetooth is always off on startup? This seems rather odd considering how so many use Bluetooth devices.
It is certainly another option for Linux fans who want a more direct connection to Ubuntu that offers something different other then Gnome or Mate. Otherwise, just seems like another edition in a already crowded distro releases.
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Latest Reviews
Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 24.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-05-18
Votes: 11
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Installed on my home built chosen compatible parts machine with MSI B550-A-Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 3600, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super 16gb, Memory 16GB, 1GB M.2 and it runs fast, smooth no issues. All apps including apps installed from Store are working with no problems. Gave up Microsoft Windows 11 Pro that I had installed first and was disappointed in the directions Microsoft has chosen to take in the 21st century with the windows operating system.
Tried several linux distros but found that Ubuntu Cinnamon worked the best out of what I had tried on this system. Not saying that this flavor will work for everyone but as for me its great. It even topped Linux Mint... which is normally what I have previously worked with. Keep up the great work Ubuntu Cinnamon team. Happy so far.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.10
Rating: 8
Date: 2024-01-02
Votes: 1
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Installed just fine. disappointed that partitions did not open right up...but happy to see that by clicking
on the file manager opened each drive and partition and put it on the desktop. would like to see an
analog clock instead of the digital version. terminal is good. Start menu is good. Not too happy with Themes.
seems to be poor choices in COLOR. either Black or faded out color scheme. but other wise...very very nice.
would like to see the panel open up about twice the size currently shown.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.10
Rating: 7
Date: 2024-01-01
Votes: 0
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I've spun this up again, running the 23.10 version, so like it, I've not changed anything as the defaults suit me really well.
After enabling flatpaks in the software centre it's running just how I want it.
I don’t have an issue with Snap’s as they offer a huge selection of software, there is no performance difference between snaps and flatpak’s, certainly not on a VM or my own hardware. I always install on bare metal as VM’s do not give you the insight into how a distro performs or how compatible it is.
What was a bit odd is a Debian logo is displayed at the login screen ?!
pros: stock Ubuntu, so great support, beautiful design, good choice of colours/graphics, clean, quick, excellent compatibility, 6.5 Linux kernel
cons: Lacking themes selection, not as polished as Linux Mint, doesn’t offer anything extra or unique, such as Mint’s webapp manager or usb writer tools.
In summary, I like the clean interface and sensible choice of apps in the distro, ...installation was a breeze, automatically picked up all my hardware including network printer...however I’ll stick to Mint (with snaps enabled)
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-11-10
Votes: 30
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23 was buggy when I tried it, but very pleased then gave the the LTS a go as it's been great
I like the theming. I was one of the many ubuntu users that left when unity arrived. I've tried every DE and cinnamon is the one I've settled on.
I chose the minimal install option, but still had a number of games and others things to remove I didn't want.
If you like Cinnamon and fancy a return to Ubuntu, this is a great choice
I've even got wobbly windows back with cinnamon extensions :)
Overall I'm very happy and will stick with this distro. My steam games work great (they don't in non ubuntu distros I've tried), finally no longer need windows at all and no longer have it.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-10-24
Votes: 6
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This is not the first ubuntu distro i tried, but lately they all fail somewhere here, this one hanged on startup, frooze after resume, gave errors that some file was not found...on the good part it was a new look out of the box, fonts are also nice not the original Ubuntu fonts but in general the rendering of them. Als a good thing is when you encrypt your disk completely, the ubuntu based distro's startup much faster compared to pure Debian distro.
With LMDE 6 i had no problems at all, it runs smooth and very stable, no hickups or hangs. It is almost as fast as MXLinux with cinnamon on top, the MX is still the most agile and snappiest with out using systemd and snap packages.
The original look out of the box from Mx Linux compared to Ubuntu is ugly i admit, the layout is also not my taste.
but after several years of experimenting with themes and icons i have a few packages at hand that turns a ugly distro in a polished experience
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-08-03
Votes: 0
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Not sure why we need another Mint with Snaps added? Couldn't we have just installed Snaps in Mint if we really wanted Snaps?
Its nice to see Canonical give its blessing and support to this distro. But honestly, do we really need another distro which basically doesn't change much beyond what is already out there. I found it to run fine on my Mini PC but then again so does every OS I have tried on it. I just don't find anything compelling in Ubuntu Cinnamon to move the needle in better then any other distro already out there.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-21
Votes: 68
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I think it has improved a lot compared to the LTS 22 version. Now there are not so many bugs. It feels clean and comfortable, and frankly, Ubuntu is still the best Linux distro to "install and work the next minute." Yes, Debian exists, but you have to add a thousand things that end up making it exhausting: adding users to the sudoers list, non-free repositories, installing flatpaks, etc. On Ubuntu Cinnamon snaps work pretty fast.
Cinnamon is still the right choice for me. I have installed Linux Mint many times because I love Cinnamon, but I must admit that Ubuntu Cinnamon comes with a new kernel and gnome 44. All of this is very noticeable on new hardware like mine.
It has a very nice brown theme, at least to me.
Great job.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.04
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-02
Votes: 23
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It has been asked a few times "why Ubuntu Cinnamon rather than Linux Mint?". There are some good reasons.
First, it is based on GNOME 44 rather than 40, which has real improvements even if GNOME Desktop is swapped out as here.
Second, there is a smaller and more even set of apps; the XApps are not used. gedit, gthumb, evince and celluloid provide basic file support. GIMP is also installed by default.
Third, the authors have done great work in theming Ubuntu Cinnamon so that it offers analogues of the excellent vanilla Ubuntu themes, including icons. "Yaru-prussiangreen-dark", for example, is an option.
A thoughtful feature is that Ubuntu Cinnamon uses GNOME Software, not Ubuntu's fork. That means that flatpaks, snaps and .debs are all viewable and updatable from the same application; there is not the nonsense of having two almost identical software managers after you add flatpak support to vanilla Ubuntu.
The only issues are minor; there are a few slips (the login screen says "22.04" when it is not; some of the 4K wallpapers are pixelated; celluloid is a very old version).
Vanilla Ubuntu blows hot and cold on keeping up with minor versions anyway, but I would like to see Cinnamon brought up to the latest minor version here: Ubuntu Cinnamon offers Cinnamon 5.6.7 and nemo 5.6.3, whereas the latest versions are 5.6.8 and 5.6.4. Similarly with GNOME Software (44.2 rather than 44.0) as, from the changelogs, there are real improvements.
Ubuntu Cinnamon, somewhat to my surprise, is impressive. I dislike GNOME Desktop and the Mint "old software, even older kernel" jibe does resonate here, so Ubuntu Cinnamon was worth a try. It is now my daily driver.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-16
Votes: 69
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I have been using Linux for a long time, and I have been looking for a distribution that will meet my needs for both work and personal use without constraints or getting in the way.
This is it, Ubuntu & Cinnamon enough freedom to manipulate the system just the way I want, lightweight a fast looks nice out of the box.
Pros:
Easy to install and setup
Cinnamon is familiar for many
Plenty of software available, in fact anything you need
Cons:
There are just a few little niggles, however, they are microscopic!
Just give it a go - you will not be disappointed.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-30
Votes: 1
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Very stable and complete, more "cutting edge" than Linux Mint cinnamon.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-04-13
Votes: 0
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When I read about Ubuntu Cinnamon officially becoming a part of the Ubuntu family. I figured I would try it out to see what separates it from the Linux Mint distro. Honestly, besides the included Snap apps by default which is not included in Linux Mint. I really do not notice much in the way of real separation from what Linux Mint team is offering. I guess this is of no surprise given Linux Mint is basically Ubuntu with Cinnamon desktop environment much like Ubuntu Cinnamon. Not a big technical person here, but I suppose you could assume Ubuntu Cinnamon is slightly more inline with Ubuntu as a whole now that it is a official release. Sort of like so many browsers use Chromium but are not exactly Google Chrome just sort of Chrome-ish. I find Ubuntu Cinnamon a worthy option and don't mind the fact it lacks fractional scaling which really isn't very good yet, and Snap inclusion doesn't bother me given I don't see it going away.
Personally, I still believe Gnome is Linux future on the desktop along with Wayland. The old school look of Cinnamon is done well but again, is it the future?
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 22.04.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-04-03
Votes: 6
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It is stable but I don't find it compelling as a alternative to Linux Mint distro. I mean it has no fractional scaling support at least not readily accessible in settings. A bit disappointed it also has Snap enabled by default. So tech journalist say this will replace Linux Mint given it has received Official Ubuntu release status. I am very skeptical that this will actually replace Linux Mint. On my Lenovo IdeaPad 5 the Bluetooth is always off on startup? This seems rather odd considering how so many use Bluetooth devices.
It is certainly another option for Linux fans who want a more direct connection to Ubuntu that offers something different other then Gnome or Mate. Otherwise, just seems like another edition in a already crowded distro releases.
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Project: Ubuntu Cinnamon
Version: 23.04-beta
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-04-03
Votes: 48
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It's stable . I like it . It's easy to set up. I had it on for about 5 hours. Took me 10 minutes to set it up like I wanted. Tried it on twitch with a few games and it works okay. No problem with steam setup.
Has a lot of software preinstalled. I removed a bunch of software that I never use. Installed Guayadeque Music Player successfully.
I rated 9 because to me it has a lot of sotware there. For linux beginners it's a good choice because it has everything preinstalled . You don't have to do a thing. The 1st time you open it it's ready to go.
I'm not a begginers so like to me I have to spend the 1st 10 minutes removing things I never use. Besides that little thing its fine. Sound works great, updates are nice . No errors, no freezes. It's a good linux distro.
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