As before, you can use three different desktop looks with Mint 20. These are my own favorite Cinnamon, which was inspired by GNOME 2.x; MATE, a fork of the GNOME 2; and the ultra-lightweight Xfce.

There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular and most recommended Linux distributions for users new to Linux. We're going to walk you through the installation process step by step so you'll know exactly what ...

While an official announcement is still pending, Linux Mint 22.1, codenamed Xia, has been released. The new Mint's ISO images are now ready to be downloaded and installed. I'm eager to get it up and ...

The Linux Mint team has announced the release of Linux Mint 20.2 ‘Uma’. Surprisingly, the upgrade path has also been opened up today. In the past, users normally had to wait a week or two before ...

There are more interesting Linux desktop distributions to choose from than ever before. However, if you’re looking for major distros with a great deal of support, you’ll want to look at the big four: ...

The maintainers of the popular Linux distribution Linux Mint have released version 22.3, codenamed “Zena.” The new version of the Ubuntu-based Linux updates software and improvements and aims to make ...

There's nothing like digging into your first Linux distribution, whether you're a tech-savvy user looking to branch out or whether you're installing it on a friend's computer. But which distribution ...