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Linux Mint is an operating system for desktop and laptop computers. It is designed to work 'out of the box' and comes fully equipped with the apps most people need.
Work in 3D with Blender, draw or edit pictures in Gimp, use Inkscape for vector graphics.
With LibreOffice's complete office suite, use the word processor, make presentations, drawings, spreadsheets or even databases. Easily import from or export to PDF or Microsoft Office documents.
Enjoy your music, watch TV and movies, listen to podcasts, Spotify and online radio.
Browse the Web, watch Youtube and Netflix with Firefox. Turn any website into a desktop app for immediate access.
Access more than 7,800 games with Steam. Install the Heroic Games Launcher or Lutris to get even more.
Give your hardware the operating system it deserves and feel right at home.
Everything just works "Out Of The Box", without the need to configure anything or to install extra applications. It's ready to go. Although it's very configurable, everything is set and tuned nicely by default and no unnecessary questions are asked.
It's very easy to use. It features an intuitive desktop and adopts KISS principles. Anyone can rapidly feel at home and use Linux Mint. User experience, workflow and comfort is key.
It's your computer, your rules. This is a key principle at Linux Mint. We don't collect data, we don't work against you. You're the boss. Your operating system is designed to do what you want without getting in your way.
With centralized software updates, system snapshots, a unique Update Manager and the robustness of its Linux architecture, Linux Mint requires very little maintenance. It works, it's safe and it doesn't break.
It is completely free of cost and almost all of its components are Open Source. Linux Mint stands on the shoulder of giants, it is based on Debian and Ubuntu.
There is a tight bond and a great relationship between the development team and the community. We communicate with our users and constantly use their feedback to improve Linux Mint.
If you're making your first steps with Linux don't hesitate to join the forums. Linux users are often welcoming, helpful and eager to share their experience.
Yes, Linux Mint is completely free of charge. Almost everything in Linux Mint is also open-source.
Yes, Linux Mint works on most computers. It can also be run from a live USB stick to make sure everything works fine without having to install anything.
Yes, you can have both Windows and Linux Mint. A menu asks you which one to use when you start the computer.
Hopefully. Linux Mint comes with what most people need out of the box as well as easy access to more than 60,000 software packages and 7,800 games.
The years go by, and I keep trying one Linux desktop distro after the other. But for more than a decade now, I come back to Linux Mint. Why? It's simple: Year in and year out, Mint remains the best, easiest-to-use Linux desktop.
Mint has become the very best example of what a Linux desktop should be: fast, easy, pleasing to the eye, useful and productive. Others, still, see Mint as the ideal desktop for Windows refugees, or those who are trying out Linux for the first time, and want an operating system that essentially works 'out of the box'.
Linux Mint's latest release will have an exceptionally wide appeal. Anyone looking for an incredibly stable, robust, fast, clean, and user-friendly desktop operating system could do a whole lot worse. [...] Every Linux desktop distribution should strive to do exactly what Linux Mint 20.1 has accomplished--create a desktop that is the perfect balance of speed, features, and user-friendliness.
There's a good reason for that popularity: Linux Mint just works. It isn't "changing the desktop computer paradigm," or "innovating" in "groundbreaking" ways. The team behind Mint is just building a desktop operating system that looks and functions a lot like every other desktop operating system you've used, which is to say you'll be immediately comfortable and stop thinking about your desktop and start using it to do actual work.
Exploring the bevy of Linux distributions out there is a fun part of the hobby, but for your first installation, you will likely want something popular and beginner-friendly, so it's easy to get help when you need it. That's why I recommend starting with Linux Mint.
Linux Mint has again shown why it deserves to stay among the best Linux distribution for beginners. If you’re thinking to migrate from Windows to Linux, you should definitely get your hand on Linux Mint.
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Hi everyone, Thank you for your support and your donations! Many thanks to everyone involved in helping Linux Mint. HWE ISOs Earlier this month we announced a longer development cycle and the decision not to release until Christmas 2026. To address compatibility issues with brand new hardware, we decided to start publishing updated ISO images […]
Hi everyone, Before we start with the news, I’d like to apologize for posting so late. Release Strategy In February I mentioned we were at a crossroads and that it was the right time to consider important changes. The following decisions were made: Linux Mint will adopt a longer development lifecycle. The next release is […]
Hi everyone, First of all, thank you for your support and your donation! And many thanks to all the people involved in helping Linux Mint. Here’s a preview of what we worked on recently, and which will be featured in the next release. Sensors A page dedicated to sensors was added to the System Reports […]
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