Linux Mint Reviews & Product Details

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.

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2 months

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14 months

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Praveen M.

AWS Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/25/2022

"I am using Linux Mint xfce for my old laptop with very low specs, which is working very smoothly."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Easy to install, very hard to break the security features and smooth functioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

The network manager is not functioning well after updates, need to restart to get the wifi issues after the updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amith K.

Software Engineer (SDE2) - Innovation

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/25/2022

"An easy to adapt linux distribution"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Familiar interface, low resource usage for all flavours Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Lack of a gnome shell option, slow release cycle causes some new hardware not to be supported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sampath J.

Chief Executive Officer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/14/2022

"excellent OS"

5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Usefulness and quickness. Additional programs may be downloaded from the repository quite easily (App Store). My mother, who is 79 years old, can use it since it is so simple. The process of installation is far easier than that of Windows. a lot quicker than installing macOS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

The support is not as excellent for gamers as it is for Windows. It might be difficult to find drivers for some graphics cards. Before buying graphics cards, one actually has to conduct some research Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bhavin J.

Research Assistant

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/26/2022

"Most user friend Linux distro"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

I have been using mint for almost 5-6 years now, and I can certainly say it is one of the most developer friendly distros out there. Not as customizable as gento, but being derived from Ubuntu, it has all good things of Ubuntu but more beginner friendly sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

The desktop environment for mint is harder to change on mint, and I have observed it messing up with multiple DE installs. Another thing is the kernel updated which are not as frequent as Ubuntu. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pinklesh P.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/3/2022

"How Linux Mint is good"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

The user interface of Linux mint is mostly similar to Windows 7. So One who have used windows will find greater experience using this operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Well, it's great to use Linux mint. I don't like daily updates in it. Mostly I update my operating system daily which leads to slowing my work process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:

It's great, from installation to using it very easy and compatible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am a software developer a Linux operating system is must required for our project architecture. Before This project, I was using windows and was quite good at using it. But In my current project, we required Linux. I Install Ubuntu and other Linux operating system but find it hard to use them as they were not like windows. So I decided to use Linux mint and its great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GAURISH M.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/20/2022

"Linux Mint Review"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

It's interface. It is very much similar to windows so feel quite familiar with it and makes it easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

After turning it on and after sometime if you leave it ideal for half or an hour. If you try to login again it shows blank screen. Then you need to restart it again using ctrl+shift+del Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rahul K.

Computer Aided Design Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/7/2021

"One of the best Linux for beginners"

4/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

The light weight OS eats up less resources, The well tailored software center, The pre-installed apps, the list can go on Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Just like any other Linux distro troubleshooting is a huge pain. And it's not so good for hard-core gamers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/12/2022

"One of the good OS - Linux Mint"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

The main thing I like about Mint is, that it is very user-friendly and customisable, most of the useful apps are preinstalled in the OS, and the Software Manager is also really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

I dislike the UI of this Operating system, I'm not much likely to this UI. always looking for an alternate UI Gnome for mint.

Also, the device manager is not there which is also a big dislike part from my side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:

Go for Mint OS if you want to explore another variant of Linux distros. but have a sure that device manager won't be available.

Apart from that, if you are a developer, and need a complete package of what you are working for, you can also go with Mint OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used this operating system as my primary OS, in which I have developed many projects it is very user friendly and it is also good for a home standalone PC which has a full multimedia drivers setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ihor Z.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer & Developer

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/2/2022

"Best desktop distros for the home users"

5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

I like the opportunity to choose from the several different Graphic environment, such as Cinnamon, Mate and especially XFCE, usually I use this for my laptops, and it shows the Great responsibility and usability, consumpting less resources that the other competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

I would like to have the repository update more irten, but for the debian derivations and Ubuntu-like distros, it is update quite often. I wouelike to see the bleeding edge kernels to be tested and available for this distro as well as the latest drivers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:

Try yourself and then decide what flavour fits yiu the Best - Cinnamon, Mate, LMDE or XFCE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Linux Mint solving and how is that benefiting you?

With help of such distros as Linux mint we solved the problems of usage of the outdated hardware, which is not support Windows 11 and other new operative systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.