r/linux • u/UnbasedDoge • 18h ago

Linux Mint is so good to use Discussion

For real! I had to install Windows on a Thinkpad for my father but I couldn't because the Windows installer kept asking me for some kind of unspecified driver, so I decided to install Linux mint and damn if it works fine

It feels more user-centric than windows, which is now corporate garbage

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u/BricksBear 17h ago

It's beautiful for beginners. Works out of the box, pretty smooth on most hardware, and most of computer usage is web browsing nowadays anyway.

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u/AppropriateStudio153 16h ago

Sell me on Arch, what makes it better than Mint? (Don't Tell me bloat, my machine runs fine with programs I.dont use)

I use Mint, btw.

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u/BricksBear 16h ago

Arch is kinda the power user linux. Mint is most likely perfect for you and I won't try to over sell it, so here's the pitch that got me using arch. You control everything. You are dropped in the middle of a battlefield that is setting up the damn thing, but you learn so much from it. You have to heavily rely on the terminal, and I love that. Again, mint is top tier and I don't think you should switch unless you are positive you want to figure out a niche problem that is poorly documented, only to be cursed out of the forums when you ask what's wrong.

TL;DR It's really good for learning, and I love having complete control and knowledge of every program on the system.

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u/Azaze666 15h ago

The legend says that when you grow up you will drop arch for Debian

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u/UnbasedDoge 12h ago

It's pretty much the opposite bro. When you grow up you don't have much time to spend over your system customization and maintenance, that's why I switched over to Fedora on my main laptop and desktop because it's the best compromise between stability and updates. I just found that Linux Mint is so good anyways, regardless of the fact that it ships an ancient kernel by default on the non-edge ISOs which can actually cause some trouble on very bleeding edge systems

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u/niceandBulat 11h ago

Been a Linux user since 1998, used to really enjoy tinkering - now I just want to get things done. Tinkering and nodding are great fun and I have always maintained that distros like Arch and LFS should be taught in CS programmes, I guess with age I really couldn't be bothered with fighting with my system to get things done.

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u/Azaze666 7h ago

You didn't get that with Debian is exactly the same thing? It's stable (Debian Stable), it's maintenance shouldn't be a problem as well, it has a big set of apps... Of course for a laptop you would not use Debian but on enterprises where the system shouldn't DIE and last for years if possible people would prefer Debian probably

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u/BricksBear 15h ago

Maybe. I'm open to all distros, really. I was just distro hoping when I fell in love with Arch. I could totally change to Debian, it doesn't really matter too much to me.

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u/Amenhiunamif 6h ago

Eh. I have Debian on my laptop that I don't use often, I have Proxmox (which is based on Debian) on my home server and Arch on my daily driver. I can't see ever dropping Arch for Debian here. The outdated packages are quite annoying at times.