Its user-friendly interface is the best and also I like how I can customize my desktop environment with Linux Mint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I had faced some software compatibility issues with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I use Linux Mint Mate, and I recommend it to all. I love its keyboard shortcut, and how faster it opens an application and theme, wallpaper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't like display scaling which is a pain and a non-customizable blue light filter. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Linux Mint is complete, it has different variants for tastes and needs of alternate users, update control, software installation and controlled shutdown. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Compatibility problems with new versions of the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Within Mint, there are desktop variants available for all tastes and needs, with the Cinnamon version being the most attractive to new users. Mint has current 32-bit versions with automatic updates today; it is important to save a PC from 2010. Software Center to install and uninstall programs on our PC. Available work areas and low RAM load using the Operating System. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Management and recovery of partitions in inefficient format for Windows NTFS systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Linux Mint has a beautiful UI that runs under a stable ubuntu version (22.04). The EOL support is now until 2027, providing excellent user security. The Out Of the Box software manager allows access to the most useful and popular apps, along with user reviews and the latest software versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The OS is huge in terms of sizing and requires a reasonably bigger machine to run. The OS also has a reasonably smaller community than Ubuntu and runs a version or two older than it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's an upgraded version of Ubuntu by the Linux Community. Compared to ubuntu, it contains more open-source applications and more multimedia codec support. But the real change as compared to ubuntu is the GUI change, which is quite similar to Windows 7/Vista themes. Its been released 16 years ago, yet updates are being done periodically by the community, which makes the OS catch up with modern technological advancements and support for new hardware enhancements as well. Talking about performance, Linux Mint provides better performance and an easy GUI experience as compared to Ubuntu. Its mainly used by beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
First and foremost, not all applications that work on ubuntu will not work on Linux Mint. There is a lack of a device manager. Even though it is a community-driven OS, the community is not large as compared to Ubuntu. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The UI is so user friendly that even a newbie can overcome the hesitation of using Linux OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As such there are no dislikes but if we go in detail then the lack of device manager is one thing that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Mint is perfect in its three versions of the graphical environment, directly integrated into each download ISO for a clean installation. Complete and light versions to adapt to PCs of different models and needs. Software manager available to install programs directly without Internet search. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Mitn has performance issues with mechanical hard drives, this limitation for low-resource PCs requires unattended older versions of Mint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Linux Mint is perfect for old hardware, Mint is characterized by these low-resource features and taking advantage of a low-resource second-hand PC. Mint is supported forever and a desktop with three versions for different tastes, download the full package and install on PC to fully use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Mint is strong with HDD, it is not optimized even knowing that these disks are old, but it is limiting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is one of the easiest linux distributions to use for newbies and people coming from Windows operating systems, it is secure and aesthetically it is very nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The common disadvantages of linux. Learning curve, lack of specific software, troubleshooting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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