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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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Merlis S.
MS
Merlis S.
Consumer Goods
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"OS"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

The best Linux OS for PCs with very low resources, perfect for hardware versions less than 2010 and HDD, save equipment, notebook and much more. Proprietary drivers, compatible with Ubuntu software and alternative programs available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Handling updates on old PCs with cinnamon flavor, unstable interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Conny N.
Driftledare
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great OS and its free"
5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

I learn alot and there is all help to get online Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

that not every program is available for linux Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Angelina W.
Software Consultant
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Originally submitted 5/31/2022
"Best and Low Maintenance OS ✌️"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

I like its elegant user interface and Cinnamon version very much. Debian based OS are cool. Linux Mint is a great and free operating system that is very easy to operate and it has an elegant interface with multimedia support as well. I liked its stability with nice Gui which makes it an ideal distro for Windows users. Linux Mint is a low-maintenance OS with low memory usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

It has some compatibility issues with certain pc's. There is no manager for light and dark themes. Normal windows user feels a little bit hard to use it. It has no personal package softwares initially. It has some issues with the dual-screen function which is a little bit irritating. This OS is not for gaming purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Diana Díaz B.
DB
Diana Díaz B.
Ventas
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Blanco and Prieto LLC"
5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

It provides me with a set of systems for corporate management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

More navigation capacity while we use the app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AK
Akash K.
SEO Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Awesome Lightweight Linux OS"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Linux Mint?

The best thing is Linux Mint is based on Debian and Ubuntu. Linux Mint has MATE, XFCE, and Cinnamon flavors and can easily choose any flavor as per the requirements. It is secure, lightweight and open-source. Easy to use interface. Easy to Customize. Easy to install. Low memory (resource) usage. And the best thing is we can test it on our system before actually installing it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Linux Mint?

Linux Mint has a few issues like WiFi disconnecting automatically. I have to connect the Bluetooth headset manually after every shutdown That's the most annoying thing. Its Package dependencies issue every time I try to install a new application it starts downloading no use dependencies. Poor device drivers support. In a dual-screen setup, I have to put my credentials on the laptop screen for use on dual-screen which irritates me the most. If you are using Linux Mint for business and performance purposes it's good, not for gaming purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Praveen M.
PM
Praveen M.
AWS Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"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.
AK
Amith K.
Software Engineer (SDE2) - Innovation
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"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.
SJ
Sampath J.
Chief Executive Officer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"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.
BJ
Bhavin J.
Research Assistant
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Most user friendly 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.
PP
Pinklesh P.
Software Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"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.

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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

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

14 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$
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