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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Linux Mark Institute

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

14 months

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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.

Riyaz K.

Staff Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/28/2022

"Faster and Lighter Linux Operating System"

5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Free of Cost and Open Source

User Interface and Performance

Memory Usage Capacity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Smaller community are there for Linux mint as compared to Ubuntu Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ulf T.

Head of IT (Consultant)

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2022

"Very nice OS"

5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

The easy of use and speed. It is also very easy to install other apps from the repository (App Store). It is so easy even my mother at 79 years can use it.

The installation is so easy, it beats Windows installation with miles. Even faster than installing MacOS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

If you are a gamer the support is not as good as in Windows. Getting drivers for some graphics cards can also be a bit messy. One really have to do some investigation before shopping for graphic cards Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Monica S.

Marketing Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/18/2022

"Decent OS for low powered machines"

3/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

I like that this OS works very well on old machines with relatively lower hardware configurations. I was able to run this on my old 2005 Macbook. It was able to support all applications for simple browsing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Since this is a lighter version of the OS, the features are limited. Also, GUI is very limited, unlike the other distributions of Linux. However, it does get the job done for simpler deployments and if the requirements are limited to light browsing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naman A.

Warden

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/5/2022

"Very LightWeight OS"

5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

It can be run on any machine irrespective of its specification like RAM and processor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Linux mint should improve upon its GUI for making it easier for user to work on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vivek B.

Customer Support Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/3/2022

"Linux mint for IT and business Analytics organization"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

CLI of linux and optimization and if you are a developer then you are best suitable for linux environment and most importantly the updates you get on time also Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Most unlikely is the user interface and the feature less even if the feature is there then you 'll have to search it inside the settings or function, for each feature you wanna use then you 'll have to download the package through Linux CLI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:

If you looking for your small organization or where your work doesn't have much load then linux mint is one of your choice as OS is free and with security and updates on time and data also remains secure as linux environment is quite secure and please do check the UI is not friendly compare to other Linux based OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am generally solving my company infrastructure environment and their business running on the whole linux based environment and I am working as system administrator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Siraset J.

Lead Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/31/2021

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"Ready-to-use Linux OS with elegant UI and good settings"

4/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Ui for configuration and Preinstalled applications gave me a feeling of ready-to-go. No need more additional settings to make it ready to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Lots of preinstalled applications make me confuse sometimes. Kubuntu desktop is my favorite component, but it seems like the latest version does not support it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Linux Mint:

This distro is a good fit for users who don't want to get in trouble with setting up anything. It provides enough applications for doing many things like coding, relaxing, movie, and gaming. And also easy to install Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

My team likes to use Linux, especially ubuntu. But we need something (os) look elegant and user friendly to ship with our product. Ubuntu gives us a pretty generic UI. So Mint is a better fit for our problem Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Libraries

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/9/2021

"Linux Mint is an excellent Ubuntu based distribution most suited to desktop use"

5/5

What do you like best about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, so it already has a really solid foundation. It allows you to choose which desktop you want, Cinnamon, MATE or XFCE. Mint has been designed to put a whole lot of polish on top of Ubuntu to make the desktop experience much better. This includes polish on desktop themes and colours, beautiful backgrounds to choose from, and many apps most users need come pre-installed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

There is nothing I really dislike about Linux Mint itself. The only thing I can say is that sometimes I have had problems with display when running through VirtualBox. I have had the blank / black screen problem or the distorted screen problem when running through VirtualBox at times. Often it can be fixed by tweaking the display adapter settings in VirtualBox. Also I would warn about upgrading versions of VirtualBox - sometimes doing this can make your existing virtual machine start failing. Be sure to backup first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use Linux Mint as one of my development desktops, I run it in VirtualBox on a Windows 10 host. I do all my Node.JS and MongoDB based development on this machine. The OS is near identical to the server I deploy to, so that is certainly a bonus. It has given me a polished, fully-featured, attractive and most importantly free development desktop! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.