cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18008132
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.
I accidentally lied earlier today in a different comment section. I have linux mint on three (not two)laptops. The oldest one is a smashed up Toshiba from 2016, and it runs perfectly apart from having bits physically missing.
I think is is not a good option if it doesnt have every setting in a GUI. KDE Plasma also cant achieve that, but its better
Haven’t tried, I’ll take your word for it.
I like that Mint even has GUI for adding and managing apt sources and signing keys. Something that probably doesn’t get used much because whenever you need to do it, there’s only instructions for doing it by commandline.
I’d say then YaST is your friend but SUSE has overwhelming issues by not labeling settings as being common tweaks or advances options. Well… Maybe it’s better these days. I don’t think about SUSE that often. It just always stays on my horizon as being pretty much good enough for anything I’m interested in doing without it being perfect
I’m anxiously waiting for those upgrade instructions. Currently, they only have it as a new installation.
One of the things I appreciate about Nobara. Makes LTS distros much less of a hassle.
It’s the only distro I’ve dropped because the upgrade was
- Hidden and I had to accidentally open its homepage to find out
- Instructions came with lines you needed to execute before first upgrading
- Completely dropped gnome, and removed all previous customisation
Worst upgrade experience ever…
- What does that even mean? How was it hidden? How does one “accidentally” open a homepage?
- Huh? You mean when they had some changes to their system structure? How’s that a problem?
- Gnome is a shit heap of a desktop environment and the buggiest fucking shit I had to touch in Linux - and I’m using KDE, so that’s saying something. And that comes on top of its lack of any usability from being so minimalistic to the point of being virtually handicapped. I don’t even comprehend how people can use it. Absolute worst and most broken desktop environment out there.
I’ve heard someone say that they usually do this, first the standalone release then later on (days or weeks) they make the upgrade path.
If I remember correctly, the previous upgrade just showed up in the Update Manager one day. Personally I’m happy to wait a few more days to get a no-thinking-reauired upgrade.
Get me Adobe CC on it and I’ll switch in an instant
Well I guess I’m also a bit lazy because I could already have dual booted it…
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
GIMP | https://www.gimp.org
Inkscape | https://inkscape.org
Krita | https://krita.org
Scribus | https://www.scribus.net
Blender | https://www.blender.org
Et cetera
Linux mint might be many things but it’s definitely not ‘attractive’
I mean… I like it. Eye candy is in the eyes of the beholder. Just out of curiosity what’s your pick for most attractive distro?
Any that uses a modern de? Mint still looks and behaves like it’s from windows xp days. And for a distro touted to be easy to use as a windows user, it has design quirks (unclickable address bar in file manager, not installing proprietary nvidia drivers etc) that create unnecessary friction.
Just out of curiosity, what do you consider a modern DE? Like not trying to start beef, I’m actually factually curious and I think am currently being confronted with that I’m an old man now. For transparency here’s basically my categorizations:
Ancient
- CDE
- ROX
- Enlightenment
- GNUstep
Real Old, Not Technically Abandonware, But Let’s Be Real Here
- Sugar
Long in the Tooth, But Still Developed
- XFCE
- LXDE
- MATE (My beloved)
Almost Modern, But Basically Abandonware
- Unity
- Pantheon
Modern
- KDE
- Cinnamon
Hypermodern
These follow development patterns that lead me to consider them bullshit
- GNOME (Stop breaking APIs, you jackasses!)
Why?
(Probably to be condemned in the future to "Almost Modern, Basically Abandomware, but I may be wrong, what do I know?)
- Deepin
I disagree that it’s not attractive.
https://i.postimg.cc/NtDfpJX5/Screenshot-from-2023-11-18-09-03-56.png
