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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

14 months

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Implementation Time

2 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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PV
Parth V.
Full-Stack Blockchain Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Mint is the best distro for linux"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Linux mint is a light distro on Linux and provides everything you need from an operating system. Linux mint has a software app store from which you can download the tools or software required and also provides some essential apps inbuilt like music and video player, text editor, system diagnostics tools, etc etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

While Linux mint is great for day-to-day use, the primary thing that I dislike about mint is that the UI for Bluetooth devices is not that great, and you have to use the terminal every time you want to connect to Bluetooth devices which can be troublesome to non linux users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

YB
Yonathan B.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Linux Mint, cinnamon distribution."
4/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint is the best choice for very light and basic desktop for all average PC users, it contains all the features of a complete Operating System, office work, install applications from Software Center and data backup against system crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint has performance problems on Mechanical Hard Drive, being limiting for all kinds of old PC. Google Drive programs do not exist native to Linux. Adobe does not support Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hafis  D.
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Hafis D.
Email Marketing Specialist
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Linux mint operating system"
5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Linux mint operating system is an amazing operating system like Microsoft Windows. But little bit more secure than windows. We can customize the mint operating system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Not more secure like Linux Kali. But for daily routine use is good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Philip H.
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Philip H.
Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Originally submitted 7/27/2020
"Easy to use - even for Windows users!"
4/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

* It runs on lower spec hardware than Windows 10.

* Most of the applications I use are included in the Linux Mint distro, and are updated automatically.

* Chrome/Chromium and Firefox browsers, Thunderbird email client and Rednotebook are included in the installation.

* Based on Ubuntu Linux, so there is plenty of documentation for compatible packages.

* Simple installation process for Linux Mint that can overwrite Windows, or coexist with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

* SAS software is available for Linux Mint, but is more expensive to licence than on Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ES
Esteban S.
Software engineer
Higher Education
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Compatible with old PC and Debian"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint is designed for low and high-PC users; it has three flavors available on the official website to download and install immediately without manually modifying the system. Mint is capable of compiling software from other services, and the Cinnamon version is the most stable for a PC today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint has lost qualities regarding the use of low-resource PCs, it needs more and more, and the use of the HDD is inefficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rajendran K.
RK
Rajendran K.
Senior Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Linux Mint Operating system for Enterprises"
4/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

It comes with a lot of CLI tools and I worked with Mint in a server environment where in I need to create scripts and programs using the command line. Since this OS comes with more extensive commands it makes most of my job easy to do! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Everything looks okay for me since I hace never faced any issue with my clients Mint machine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vanshika T.
VT
Vanshika T.
Software Engineer
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"One of the fastest and lightweight OS"
5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

I use the cinnamon flavor of the Linux mint. The best thing about this distro OS is that it is based on Ubuntu and Debian. Linux mint is an open-source and lightweight OS. It is very easy to install and takes less installation time than windows. It has an easy-to-use interface and can easily be customized according to our needs. It is somewhat similar to Windows, making it easy to use for Windows users too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

This OS is not for gamers as it is lightweight, so it has some limitations regarding GUI. There are some issues in installation with some pcs, like mismatched kernel, some features not being available etc. We can't upgrade our system without taking backup as it fails sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ML
Manuel L.
GIS Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good lightweight distro."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

It is a lightweight distro with a very intuitive interface. Coming from Windows and MacOS it was easy to install and get going. For me its a good introduction to Linux with good pre-packaged programs and easy to use software store to directly download some of the most common programs without the need to know commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Because it is so lightweight, it's also missing quite a few dependencies, making the use of the sudo apt install command a bit more challenging for someone new to Linux like myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Darshan S.
DS
Darshan S.
Senior executive IT
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Linux mint"
5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

First of all I like Linux mint graphics design it's looks so classy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

There nothing much to dislike in Linux mint excluding directory update issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Neideliz R.
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Neideliz R.
Independent Public Accountant
Consumer Goods
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Operating system for low-resource PCs"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint is special for its different desktops included in the different versions available on the website, version control and Debian-based LTS for a more efficient and knowledgeable work for the basic user and new to the Linux world. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

I have some problems with the latest version of Mint, mounting Windows partitions and those of the EXT4 system doesn't do it, it gives an error and I can't access my files. During the session blocking for user security, the PC responds slowly when the user starts the session. I have to look for an old version of Mint to solve these problems and the constant updates do not help to correct the problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Last activity 11 months ago

Is Linux Mint still supported?

Pinklesh P.
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Pinklesh Parjapati
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Last activity over 4 years ago

My Screen Brightness buttons are not working in linux mint.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$
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