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Linux Mint 22 released: An attractive option for migrating away from Windows | Windows 11 system requirements block millions of PCs from upgrading, while Linux Mint continues to work on older hardware (www.ghacks.net)
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The Linux Mint team has just released Linux Mint 22, a new major version of the free Linux distribution. With Windows 10's end of support coming up quickly next year, at least some users may consider making the switch to Linux.

While there are other options, paying Microsoft for extended support or upgrading to Windows 11, these options are not available for all users or desirable.

Linux Mint 22 is a long-term service release. Means, it is supported until 2029. Unlike Microsoft, which made drastic changes to the system requirements of Windows 11 to lock out millions of devices from upgrading to the new version, Linux Mint will continue to work on older hardware, even after 2029.

Here are the core changes in Linux Mint 22:

  • Based on the new Ubuntu 24.04 package base.
  • Kernel version is 6.8.
  • Software Manager loads faster and has improved multi-threading.
  • Unverified Flatpaks are disabled by default.
  • Preinstalled Matrix Web App for using chat networks.
  • Improved language support removes any language not selected by the user after installation to save disk space.
  • Several under-the-hood changes that update libraries or software.
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I tried Linux Mint for like a day or two when I left Windows, but then I tried Kubuntu and after that I didn't have a need to try anything else

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's all about finding the distro that works for you. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Thank you. That was what really pissed me off when I finally switched to Linux. Suddenly it went from OS wars to sub-OS wars.

Like the first day I installed Mint I asked a question and some guy told me that Mint sucked and I should use some other distro. You've all been trying to get people to switch to Linux for years and now you give them shit when they are using a distro you don't like? The fuck?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Those people are stupid. The entire point of having so many limits distros is so that every use case is covered. I've used Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Arch, Void, even dabbled in Gentoo, and I can tell you that there's a valid reason to use pretty much all of them, and also valid reasons not to use any particular one of them. "You do you" should be the dogma of the Linux community, not "You do me."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Linux community really lives up to the meme sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Still waiting for someone to say "I use Arch btw"

I DON'T use Arch, btw. But I might accept the challenge of trying to install it one day, seems like a fun way to learn how Linux actually works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Arch is a bitch and a half to install on anything because it doesn't come with anything. You want network drivers? Fucking install them yourself, asshole, Arch don't do fuck all without being commanded to.

As a result, the only thing Arch actually does come prepackaged with is the sense of smug superiority you get upon completing a build with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The Arch users that say RTFM all the time.

At least it's not Gentoo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

that's generally how it works with Mint. you install it, use it for a week or two and then move onto a distro that better suites your needs. Mint is a fantastic introduction and sure many will stick with it for awhile I think most move on from it fairly quickly.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"most move on"?

Source? because I believe it's quite the opposite.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I have not moved on. I think most Linux distros would suit most people's needs and I think a lot of Linux users greatly overestimate what the average person does with a computer, which mostly involves staying within a web browser. That's why Chromebooks are still a thing. A cheap web browser is all a lot of people need. So if you get them to switch to Mint (or any distro), they don't really have much of a reason to switch.

I'm not a big gamer, I'm not a coder, I'm just someone who wants a working web browser, an office suite and a way to play audio and video. Anything else is a bonus but not something I really need in a notebook. So Mint is fine for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

sorry I'm new to Linux but most of the people I've spoken to on various linux discords the consensus seemed to be that Mint was fantastic to start out on but most moved on to something else after awhile.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

most of the people I’ve spoken to on various linux discords

Might have a teensy sample selection problem there haha

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I've installed Mint on pretty much any old machine I can get my hands on. Right now I'm using it with KDE as my daily driver and couldn't be happier.

I'd say for most people coming from windows, there's little in the way of expected functionality that would be included in other distros.

  • signed, a Mint simp
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I've tried dozens over the years and I keep finding myself going back to kubuntu. It just works