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Compare Linux Mint and Xubuntu 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Linux Mint
Star Rating
(181)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (54.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Linux MintXubuntu
Star Rating
(67)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (57.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about XubuntuLinux Mint vs Xubuntu
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Linux Mint easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Xubuntu overall.
- Reviewers felt that Linux Mint meets the needs of their business better than Xubuntu.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Linux Mint is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Xubuntu over Linux Mint.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Linux Mint
No pricing availableXubuntu
No pricing availableFree Trial
Linux Mint
No trial information availableXubuntu
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
144
8.6
53
Ease of Use
9.0
143
8.7
53
Ease of Setup
9.1
61
8.2
24
Ease of Admin
8.7
37
8.1
13
Quality of Support
8.2
136
8.1
48
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
34
8.3
11
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
139
8.5
47
Features by Category
Memory Management - Operating System
9.4
17
8.8
10
Device Management - Operating System
9.0
15
8.1
7
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
7.4
15
7.6
7
Error Detection - Operating System
7.6
15
7.6
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Linux Mint and Xubuntu are categorized as Operating System
Unique Categories
Linux Mint has no unique categories
Xubuntu has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Linux Mint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xubuntu
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.4%
Computer Software
21.3%
Computer & Network Security
5.7%
Newspapers
4.6%
Consumer Goods
4.6%
Other
37.4%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
21.9%
Computer & Network Security
7.8%
Higher Education
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
37.5%
Discussions
Is Linux Mint still supported?
2 Comments
VP
Very well, It supports older hardware as well as newer. Pleasant experience while coding...Read more
how can i make partitions of my hard drive ?
1 Comment
SR
Yes, you can do it. sending you a link please check...Read more
Virtual box
1 Comment
DC
Are you sure that it is Linux Mint defect and you were able to install it correctly? That might not be specific to Linux Mint. It is based on Debian, did you...Read more
Xubuntu has no more discussions with answers
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