linuxmint

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/13934384...

The Linux Mint community has once again released a top-tier Linux desktop: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia. I’ve used more Linux distributions than most people, and Mint is my favorite desktop distro....

Release Notes: www.linuxmint.com/rel_virginia.php...

In this blog post, I opine on why the Debian Edition of Mint appeals to me over the main Mint Ubuntu release....

Been awhile since I tried Linux Mint. Have no interest in using Ubuntu so went straight for the latest Debian Edition beta which was just released. This feels like such a solid release, which makes sense due to its Debian base. I really like Cinnamon and the suite of utility tools Mint ships with....

Just in case some of you are not aware, there is a panel applet for Cinnamon called Cinnamenu. It works very similar to the stock application menu, but it has the option to select and search for emojis right from the application menu. To search for an emoji, just open the menu, type ‘e’, [space[, then type a keyword for the...

Interesting stuff in here. New EDGE ISO, the team studying the pros and cons of Wayland and the comment about Ubuntu’s “increased focus on Snap, the quality of their 24.04 package base and what this means for us going forward” really caught my eye. Thoughts?

Linux Mint 21.2 is out on the servers, but hasn’t been announced yet....

This article offers a quick overview of Linux Mint, answering a few questions a potential (or new) user may have that are not covered by the official FAQ, such as how the scheme used for each release’s code name works.