# Linux Mint Reviews **Vendor:** Linux Mark Institute **Category:** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 189 ## About Linux Mint Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution that aims to provide a modern, elegant, and comfortable operating system that is both powerful and easy to use. Based on Ubuntu and Debian, it offers full multimedia support out of the box and comes bundled with a variety of free and open-source applications. The default desktop environment is Cinnamon, developed by the Linux Mint team, with MATE and Xfce available as alternatives. Linux Mint is available for x86-64 systems. Key Features and Functionality: - User-Friendly Interface: Linux Mint features the Cinnamon desktop environment, which combines modern design with traditional desktop elements, providing an intuitive and familiar user experience. - Comprehensive Software Suite: Pre-installed applications include LibreOffice for office productivity, Firefox for web browsing, Thunderbird for email management, and VLC media player for multimedia playback. - Multimedia Support: Out-of-the-box support for various multimedia formats, including MP3, MP4, and DVD playback, ensuring users can enjoy their media without additional configurations. - Software Management: The Software Manager allows easy installation and management of thousands of applications, while the Update Manager ensures the system remains secure and up-to-date. - Customization and Flexibility: Users can personalize their desktop with various themes, applets, and extensions, tailoring the system to their preferences. Primary Value and User Solutions: Linux Mint addresses the need for a user-friendly and fully functional operating system that caters to both beginners and experienced users. By providing a stable and secure environment with comprehensive multimedia support and a rich set of pre-installed applications, it eliminates the need for extensive post-installation configurations. Its commitment to simplicity and ease of use makes it an ideal choice for those transitioning from other operating systems or seeking a reliable Linux experience. ## Linux Mint Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users love the **user-friendly interface** of Linux Mint, making it ideal for both new and experienced users. (11 reviews) - Users appreciate the **easy setup and reliability** of Linux Mint, which suits both new and experienced users. (9 reviews) - Users highlight the **exceptional stability** of Linux Mint, enjoying seamless performance on both old and new hardware. (9 reviews) - Users commend Linux Mint for its **speed and performance** , experiencing smooth operation even on older hardware. (8 reviews) - Users find Linux Mint remarkably **easy to use** , especially those transitioning from Windows, enjoying its familiar interface. (7 reviews) - Users value the **lightweight size** of Linux Mint, enhancing performance on older devices and ensuring smooth operation. (7 reviews) - Community Support (6 reviews) - Users value the **regular updates** of Linux Mint, ensuring a reliable and secure experience for professional use. (6 reviews) - Reliability (6 reviews) - Users appreciate the **great compatibility** of Linux Mint, making transitions from Windows smooth and user-friendly. (5 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **driver issues** requiring additional setup, leading to frustrations with hardware compatibility and software updates. (4 reviews) - Users note a **limited app selection** in Linux Mint, making it necessary to seek workarounds for some software. (4 reviews) - Users find the **software manager limited** , which hinders easier app installations compared to other systems. (3 reviews) - Users find the **outdated technology** in Linux Mint limits access to the latest features and packages. (3 reviews) - Users find the **slow updates** in Linux Mint can be frustrating, impacting access to new features and hardware support. (3 reviews) - Users find the **unfriendly interface** of Linux Mint complicates navigation and makes the user experience less straightforward. (3 reviews) - Users find the **usage difficulty** of Linux Mint can hinder the experience, especially for non-professional users. (3 reviews) - Users note **limited customization** options in Linux Mint, suggesting it's better suited for beginners rather than advanced users. (2 reviews) - Poor UI/UX (2 reviews) - Compatibility Issues (1 reviews) ## Linux Mint Reviews ### 1. Linux mint is a Effective and easy to use operating system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint is very easy to install and setup. It is a virus free operating system which makes it more secure. It's graphics are very good and different from other operating system. Every update of this operating system is very good and makes my work more easier. It's high performance make multiple task very easy. It's user friendly interface also create our work more easier. Linux mint is very effective and easy to use operating system **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Sometimes I feel that it consumes high battery and also requires good configuration of the system other than that this operating system is amazing. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Highly recommended to every one to make their work easy and enjoy it's benefits as it is easy to understand for beginners also. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux mint provides a large number of inbuilt application which makes my work easier. I use this operating system for professional as well as personal work. This operating system increase my performance level. It allow me to manage multiple task in an organized way. It's graphical user interface is also very good. It's software compatibility is also very good I can use almost all software's to make my work effective. ### 2. Amazing and fast Operating System with beautifully build Interface **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** I have worked on various versions of Linux but this is the most comfortable one I found to use. It has a very sound user interface which helps the user to understand and use it in a much better way. It is very easy to install and is also very secure. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Till this time, with some experience of using Linux Mint, I haven't found any major flaws in this yet. Although I felt that its battery consumption rate is high. Other than that, it is simple and easy to use OS. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I will strongly recommend everyone to use this awesome Operating system to make your work easy and to learn a lot about such open-source tool. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux Mint helps me a lot in my development work at the organization. It is a great OS for the development with plenty of software support. With Linux mint we can easily work without any need of many hardware resources. ### 3. Linux Mint is the best operating system **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 24, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux Mint is that is really easy to use It has very good graphics which is different from other operating systems. In this, I work on multiple windows and the special thing is that it does not hang and the battery performance is also very good **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** So far I have not got any issue in this, due to which I have to execute it. Whereas from the rest of the operating system I found it quite easy **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** It is a very good and easy operating system, it should be used for every organization, even in my office I recommend it **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use all the office work in it, I also do meetings on Video calls, there is no obstruction, it is virus free, does not hang like other OS. It has very different software which is installed easily and helps in completing the work quickly ### 4. Powerful and easy to use OS with beautiful interface. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** The best part of linux mint is its graphical user interface which is beautifully build. Every update bring some new change to it which is very useful. This Os is very secure and virus free. It support wide range of application softwares. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** The installation process of application is not so straightforward in linuxmint. I always have to spend alot of time for installation of the application and its dependencies which requires lot of googling. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Highly recommended to everyone to explore the open source tool and to get better experience. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** As linux mint has vert good interface and it supports most of the application, it helps me to use the software require in my organization for development, which i can not install in other OS. ### 5. Easy workable for user **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** I like in Linux Mint Is that there operating system is fabulous most of the users are used Linux Mint because of their battery performances or multiple tasks operate easily in linux mint. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** I personally don't dislike anything in Linux Mint because I like that and every update is get new chance to get experience something new in Linux Mint. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I recommend that you have use this operating system in your work.. I thinking you like this because of there multi function and multi purpose. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I think I have to use some applications in Linux but it's don't support in it that's but I see this in every update the some new things were I see in it. ### 6. Impressive and stable operating system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Just like its name, Linux mint is an impressive and safe interface for operating large number of software applications. Very useful and user-friendly OS compared to other linux distributors. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Is is improving itself with every update and I have not faced any issue till now. I will recommend this to every software developer for an efficient and easy work platform. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** For its easy setup and reliability, I will recommend this to everyone. Trust me you will not even require an Antivirus because of its in built security. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using Linux Mint for our DB management and due to its ease of use we also save a lot of effort in developing software. ### 7. Comfortable Operating system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux Mint Is Easy Enough for Beginners. Even if you use it first the interface of it feels like a familiar place.. High processing., make task managememt easy or simple. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Some app is not working properly., sometime the operating system were hack. Battery life is low **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** In Linux Mint, there are many various desktop settings for developers to target, and there are many toolkits for them to use. The result is that apps come in many shapes and sizes through software design and are possibly even less compatible with Windows. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Technicians who are working behind all processing in Linux Mint were always try to do., that to provide better services to the user and improve CRM. ### 8. Best operating system easily to use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** In Linux mint is like some things which are 1). Battery performance 2). There operating system 3). Every to use. 4). Fast performance. 5). Easy and comfortable for user to use Linux Mint. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Well from last 1 year I don't see any thing which i dislike. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I recommend everyone to use this virus free Operating system to make your work easy in every type of business and it was to simple to understand. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Linux Mint for office purpose. It's was easy to use and simple too. Secure and virus free. Easily to update. ### 9. High performance operating system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint is really a supper fast operating system with its amazing application manager and update manager its really easy to work with upto date applications. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Boot time is higher than normal linux distribution **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Highly recommended for every organisation to adopt Linux mint. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux mint helps my organization to work better with it's amazing support and superfast processing i really enjoyed using linux mint i keep all my work with terminal easily and save my time overall linux mint make me more efficient. ### 10. Very Impressive & Easy To Use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Khawja S. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 09, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** I recently installed it on my laptop just to check its features and I must say that I was really impressed by its GUI and very easy to use. It auto installed all my drivers so that I didn't had to search for them. There were few built-in softwares as well for basic computer and internet operations. It was very easy to install from USB Boot disk it boots into operating system and install icon is on the desktop so if you like what you see you can click on install and then proceed with proper install otherwise simple plug out your USB Boot Disk and go back to your original operating system installed on your hard disk. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** I tried to find something which I didn't like but it was hard to find other than mounting disk. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I would recommend everyone to try atleast once you wont regret it. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Currently have not used much for official work. Just tried to install and check the features ### 11. Linux Mint **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jhon M. | ODOO, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 24, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Personally, what I like about Linux is a nice, practical interface combination with the robustness of the Linux Debian System, which is the main engine of Linux Mint. When the Ministry through the technology department gave the order to replace Windows 7, by the Linux operating system, the main objective of the Technology Directorate was to minimize the negative impact on the end user with regard to the custom of the Graphic Interface of Windows 7, and Linux Mint was the ideal solution for its graphical interface. Another thing that please Linux Mint is its variety of applications repository of different categories, they are completely free, where many programs are handled both in Windows and Linux, facilitating the user's transition to the world of Linux **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Linux Mint has a graphical interface, for me better than Windows 7, it has more help tools in the work environment, but these benefits have a negative effect because the machines, when loading simultaneous applications, the performance of the Processing is drastically reduced. to the point of disabling the computer, where it must be rebooted. Therefore, computers must be well equipped from the point of view of the processor and memory, to increase their performance. Other negative aspects that sometimes make me lose patience, is when an application must be installed motivated to the constant problems of the dependence of the programs. Therefore, you have to invest time to install an application that is much higher than the average for other operating systems. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** The first problem that helped to solve Linux Mint was the transition from the end user of Windows 7 to the Linux operating system, which are two different platforms. The user adapted faster thanks to the friendly graphical interface of Linux Mint and the variety of programs offered. Another important solution is that in Linux there are no computer viruses, which was a headache for the technicians of the Ministry's technology department. You can not imagine the reduction of work hours in the elimination of computer viruses and the retrieval of documents. Just by not dealing with computer viruses makes it worth the change of operating system. ### 12. A steady, stable and popular distro for general audience. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dennis I. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint has it all: easy installation and configuration, plenty of software out of the box, online documentation, forums etc. for your questions. Really user-friendly for beginners. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Sometimes Linux mint is a trade-off between what your hardware can do and "user-friendless". **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** If you're new to the Linux world, Linux mint can be your guide to the open-source software. It has a lot of software and most of it works nicely and can easily be installed right from the disto repository (aka "market" or "store"). So give it a try! **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm using Linux Mint as one of the main distros to show people who are not used (yet) to the Linux world. They can start with Linux mint and understand the open-source world better. ### 13. Amazing performance and beautiful User interface **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 14, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint provides amazing user interface with best driver's and software upgradation process, easy to manage stuff and very great performance. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Linux mint reboot takes a lot time and after reboot it kill all the recent process. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Very great application everyone must try this **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** With linux mint i do most of my office work linux mint makes my work very easier and helps in boosting my performance ### 14. Linux Mint **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Beatriz C. | Zimbra, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 28, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** "Linux mint" is a distribution of the Linux system based on "Debian" that shows a friendly interface, with nice graphics, with many facilities for the user, which does not present any Linux operating system distribution. This distribution houses a wide range of programs based on free software, which facilitates the work of the user. At the same time, it has the fidelity and security of Linux-based systems. The updates of the versions always present substantial changes that improve the interface of the system. These changes are almost annual newspapers. Nowadays, the stable version is number 19. Another advantage is that the presence of virus is almost zero, if not 100% free of viruses. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** The price of being the best distribution of the graphical interface of Linux, is that it requires good hardware (RAM) to improve the execution of the programs. If you do not have good hardware, your behavior with respect to data processing is slow. Another problem that has not improved like the other versions of Linux is the installation of the program and its weakness in the installation of its dependencies. Which requires a lot of research and time when installing a certain application. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I would recommend Linux Mint for those companies that need to change the operating system due to high maintenance costs. With respect to the impact that would cause the change of the operating system in the user, it would be minimized, since the interface of Linux Mint is simple, pleasant and similar in certain aspects to the operating system "Windows". **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux Mint was an excellent option to replace "Microsoft Window" as an operating system, since its graphic interface minimizes the resistance to change of users. This system, due to its ease of use, facilitated the quicker adaptation of workers. The other aspect that benefited was the elimination of virus infection in the machines, minimizing the time spent on technical assistance and the cost of the license to acquire a licensed or patented antivirus. ### 15. Best operating system with amazing performance **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 28, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint provides great performance and reliable security updates on daily basis with Linux mint application installer it's really amazing. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Nothing to dislike about this Operation system amazing user experience. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Highly recommended for every organisation **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux mint provides all organization related basic operational application with easy to use interface and high performance which makes my performance better. ### 16. Amazing performance, best UI and fully loaded with features. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint support almost all software with very easy installation in few seconds via terminal. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** In launch num lock become automatically off. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Highly recommended it's really fast and easy to use. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux mint helps me to do my office work as it's supper efficient and very easy to use it gives my work boost so that i can work better and be more productive. ### 17. Amazing OS for best performance **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 16, 2020 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint provides the best performance from all other OS. it also provides regular updates, best drivers installation. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Reboot time is bit higher than other OS. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Highly recommended for every organisation it's performance is really amazing **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux mint helps me to perform all my organization task it helps me to make my work faster and better ### 18. Most comfortable and easy to use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Himanshu G. | Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** This desktop version is most comfortable among many I have used. Along with the security of Linux platform it contains user friendly and compatible graphical view. I have also worked on various other versions of Linux such as Ubuntu mandriva... I am comfortable most with this. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** It's a great software. I could hardly find any flaw in it since last year. Will surely share one if I find it in future. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I find it comfortable to perform coding and other application oriented tasks. I personally prefer Linux over windows or Mac. ### 19. excellent operating system based on ubuntu **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Roma S. | Diseñador gráfico, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** after installing it, the first thing you see is the appearance, it's quite good, the desktop is excellent and the menus are customizable, intuitive and easy to use, drop-down menu where you can see at a stroke all the settings and applications installed. Comes with several packs of icons and pre-installed themes to customize your desktop as you like. The application installer is graphic and works pretty well, you do not have to use codes in the terminal, it has pre-installed VLC for multimedia content, the Firefox browser and the GIMP image editor **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** the consumption of memory is higher than in ubuntu, you can notice some slowdown when running applications if you do not have enough RAM **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I recommend it as a free and easy to use operating system even for novices, it is robust and safe **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** is one of the best Linux distributions, it is easy to use and has an interface that appeals to novice users ### 20. Linux Mint for desktop users or administration **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Igor M. | VMware Enterprise | Linux Engineer, Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 02, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Easy of use, lightweight and fantastic look distro **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Maybe missing of KDE plasma as default native desktop environment **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Very good performance and look, I recommend it for desktop users. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Some incompatibility for laptops in ICE authority. Benefits are speed and stability of this desktop environment. ### 21. I made a lot of servers with linux mint - easy clean and secure **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dott. Andrea Leandro l. | Proprietario, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 20, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux mint is very stable and reliable. I like and use the easy option to crupt disk directly from system installation **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Often, from a release to another there are recurring applet errors and fix (example: network applet) **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I reccomend linux mint as server, file server, virtual machine server **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I choose linux mint as base for file servers and host for virtualbox guests. Example of benefit: on installed system it took 10 minutes to install and configure a file server (samba) and a virtualbox environment ### 22. Good linux distribution for beginners **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammed R. | Muhammed R, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** I like Linux mint because it's easy to use and fast. It includes most of the software you need out-of-the-box. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** The drivers and support could be improved, but I believe the developers are working on that. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** If you are beginning using Linux, Mint is good for you. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting rid of proprietary software ### 23. Using Linux Mint daily **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** José A. | Analista de Redes 1, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 18, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Complete system mainly for beginners, with no need to install basic programs, has a range of applications for daily use, easy configuration can be executed all via graphical interface since most users feel difficulties to use the terminal. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** The system has some unnecessary applications. At the time of installation should have the option of installation of determined or not according to the user. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Good option for users who need practicality and ease in the use of the system. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux Mint with MATE we were able to work without requiring a lot of hardware resources. ### 24. The best desktop Linux distribution **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 24, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** First of all, it is very stable. Next, the desktop GUI fully resembles MS Windows, which in my opinion is very good. It comes with a lot of apps preinstalled, which saves you time. And it has a great support community. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** The upgrade process from older to newer version can sometimes get stuck. It is fixable, but it takes time. Also, it has some problems with older laptops and graphic cards. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I stopped paying for Windows. I get a full desktop experience, and a very nice one, for free. ### 25. Very fast stable operating system. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Online Media | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Super stable and fast loading. I purchased a good Dell laptop and I am much happier with Linux Mint than with the preinstalled Windows 8 **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Only there is still not enough support for the non-technical user. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Linux Mint is very stable and with a high quality computer will load very fast. If most of your work is done online, there really is little reason not to switch. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Speed and stability. I can alwaysboot to my desktop in well under 1 minute. ### 26. Something Familiar, Something New **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 11, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** This is a perfect distribution on linux for new users switching from Windows or for anyone looking to customize a bit but isn't sure where to start. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** It tries really hard to behave in a Microsoft familiar fashion in places where it could let Linux shine. It would be great if they would include an option along the way to switch UI versions rather than picking one at the beginning from their site and either reinstalling later or figuring out the transition manually. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Consider the options when you're looking for a linux distro like mint. This is a variant of Debian and there are a long list of those distributions that have similar features and varying UI/stock software. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** For a business you completely lose the cost of the OS when using linux on a machine. You also cut down the issue of virus/malware because this OS is such a small target that most malware is not made to run on it. ### 27. Stable desktop Linux distro **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** The desktop environment for Mint is very well implemented. There is a great community behind it as well. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Not as flexible as other distributions, sometimes it can get bogged down in its own flashiness **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Looking for a stable, easy to use desktop Linux enviroment. ### 28. Straightforward and Stable, A little behind the curve **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joshua R. | IT Administrator/ Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** I like the Cinnamon Desktop Environment, it's simple and uncluttered. The mint menu behaves exactly like I expect and allows me to open software without grabbing the mouse if I so choose. Enough configuration to handle standard use cases without an intimidating array of extra choices. This is one of my go-to recommendation for new Linux users because it's friendly and supported like Ubuntu while using a good, distinctive but also traditional DE. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Version upgrades are difficult and suggest risk, because of its reliance on Ubuntu versions it's often not shipping recent versions of software which means I often cannot use features that are current and supported in the project itself. Price of stability, admittedly but it's not ideal. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** I suggest that potential Linux Mint users consider whether LTS is for them, and whether a traditional desktop paradigm is what they're after. Gnome is setting new trends and Plasma has more options, Cinnamon is not exciting, it just works well. Mint is an overall usable system but it's lack of clear goals and provisions for specific use-cases means it's not gonna change anyone's life. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I needed a linux system that was reasonably stable and at the time I was concerned about getting lost in terminal commands. Mint provides a decent set of utilities and doesn't compel you to get technical. I needed something that had good software support in order to avoid constant fights over what kinds of software we could use. ### 29. A Powerful Alternative **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Accounting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Linux Mint provides a powerful alternative to both the Windows and iOS environments. I particularly love that is a complete product with applications that provide similar, if not the exact same, functionality found in the more heavily marketed productivity software packages. Linux Mint also provides a level of portability I have not seen in other operating systems. I can literally install the operating system to be fully functional from a USB and access ALL productivity and other software - literally picking up my workflow from where I left it. It is a life saver as it fully integrates with many of the cloud-based solutions I already use. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** I have not yet found a dislike with Linux Mint. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** My first recommendation would be to join a user group for support before tackling Mint. It is not necessarily as "out of the box" as Windows or iOS, but once the basics are achieved, Mint certainly is easily installed and implemented. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux Mint presents a very secure way of utilizing your own operating system at your client's office without using your own equipment. Integrating Mint with a number of cloud-based solutions will provide a level of security unrivaled by Windows or iOS. I can literally walk into a client's office, be offered a system that has a Wi-Fi connection and USB port and be up and running on my own system - saving me time and alleviating worries about laptop and device security. Finally, I love the fact that I can use Linux Mint on my phone - making it the core OS of my device and tightening security and integration. ### 30. Nice to use dimple to get started linux distro **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Defense & Space | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 19, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Its very convenient and easy to get started with you don't have to install any software once you set it up on your system all the essential softwares are already bundled . It allows you to download all the packages available at ubuntu and debian repository which makes it easy to install all requirements **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Cinnamon the desktop manager is unstable it breaks a lot. Everything else form network managet to other parts works well. Very buggy too . In my case I was using a thinkpad the machine used to freeze a lot due to some kernel error in linux mint. But in the next update it became stable but still froze some times. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Please make the cinnamon stable. Its very unstable its a very gud desktop manager infact I personlly like it a lot. But the only problem is it breaks a lot . Once it stops breaking its very gud and easy to use. Create integration of cinnamon with and other OS too so that we can use it with any flavour of linux. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Opensource alternative for Windows as a OS. Easy installation and setup of all development tools. Benefits we where able to complete our project and deliver the product to the client at the required time. Very less investment as it is opensource. Helped us to save cost by enabling addon software from the other opensource vendors. ### 31. Review about Linux Mint's version 18.1 (Serena) **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** William C. | Analista de Procesos, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 19, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** What I like the most about Linux Mint is that is really easy to use, you can find highly quality and long term support and thanks to the fact that is an Ubuntu based distribution, the solutions that are given to Ubuntu's users, can also work in this operating system too. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** I don't like the desktop environment that is set by default (Cinammon). I rather like to use another desktop enviroment like Mate, you can also download the Mate Edition in Linux Mint website. I like this DE because is lighter and you can personalize it even more than Cinnamon **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Linux Mint is really great for people who are starting to use Linux, if it doesn't have the packages that they need in the official repository, they can download them in Launchpad because they are also compatibles with this distribution. The learning curve is really low even if you used to use another operating systems that are not open source. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Linux Mint suceeded in the unification of aspects that benefit both final users and programmers in comparison with others linux operating systems, because its UI is user-friendly and it's also useful, versatile, lightweight and compatible ### 32. Linux Mint is solid and runs faster than most **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ray G. | Operator, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Crisp feel is solid and desktop actions feel lean and responsive **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** I am not a huge fan of the various menus and layouts - I tend to prefer the Backbox 5.0 to Mint because it is even leaner and except for having to move the taskbar from top of the screen to the bottom I like the overall feel of Backbox over Mint in most situations. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Mint is stable and works well out of the box on most systems. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it mostly to revive old desktop computer castoffs to make them available to people who need computers but lack the resources to afford a real modern PC. ### 33. Great Development OS **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sandy G. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Easy to install, choice of desktop managers, trouble free **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Sometimes older packages in build, but generally not too bad to updated when needed. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Great stripped down OS, multiple versions with different desktop managers. Very stable releases and easy to install. Works great with VirtualBox and general development where you need a Linux based OS **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Mint inside of a VirtualBox for PHP and Python development. Makes it easy to keep Windows and Linux, and when I am done, I delete the VM. ### 34. the best thing that I have installed in my laptop **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** definitively the graphical environment (cinnammon), besides that the stability is very good, compared with other distributions of previous linux, debian, ubuntu, sabayon. simple installation, the devices are very easy to configure, and it has improvements every time it goes to a new version. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** you need 9 gb of space to install incompatibility with some games some users feel confused when they do not see the usual programs they used in windows. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** none **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I free of viruses, also of errors and the most comfortable is that the installation of the operating system has included the office applications, utilities included, and saves me time and effort in setting up a computer ### 35. Smooth system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food & Beverages | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** I like the looks and the smooth operation. It runs well, and seems to have less issues than windows. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Some things can be challenging, but it just takes getting used to. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Use it **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Nothing really sticks out, other than rhe fact that its not as easy to get viruses and malware. ### 36. Best OS for developers **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rohan K. | Senior Developer, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 01, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Very comfortable, Easy to maintain. consistent speed **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Hibernate has issue- Every time I tried to hibernate, but the system gets freeze before going to hibernate mode. Some times, system goes into hibernate, but system freezes before system is up and running. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Linux system for programming purpose. ### 37. Stable and enjoyable - the best desktop Linux distro out there! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 31, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Mint has slowly become more and more intuitive over the years, incorporating the latest open source packages, being secure and enjoyable to use. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Certain hardware won't work sometimes whether that's due to drivers being unavailable or other non-compatibility issues. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Desktop solutions for *nix preference colleagues, easy to spin up new instances (virtual or otherwise) of Mint for quick reference. ### 38. Linux Mint Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Powerful software at its finest! Great resource to to turn to. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Not applicable for data is insufficient. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** N.A **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Financial data, analysis and analytics. ### 39. Great beginner Linux OS **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Linux Mint?** Very user friendly. Easy install. It's free. **What do you dislike about Linux Mint?** Wish there was a gnome version. Other than that, I like it. **Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:** Use it for your old computers, and if you need to save money as OS's can be expensive. Side note: great to set up on an old computer for your kid or someone who has problems getting viruses.. **What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?** Revitalize old computers. 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