Linux Mint surpasses MX Linux on Distrowatch to grab #1 spot
Linux Mint surpasses MX Linux on Distrowatch to grab #1 spot
Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.
Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it's surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.
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I really like mint although i never used it again.
Pros using mint :- It's easy to learn
- It's stable
- It's Windows XP like
- Not recourse hogging like KDE
- Easy to customize
Cons using mint :
- It's debian based
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Why is Debian based a problem? I ask this as my first IRL Linux user that taught me about Linux still uses Debian Unstable as his daily driver workhorse, and he is a CS Theory Doctor, and has to reboot his system once a year or so to keep it functioning properly.
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New to Linux, why is Debian based considerd a con?
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Very old packages.
They have security updates, but are usually held back years to ensure stability.
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Thanks 👍
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Not recourse hogging like KDE
KDE has been hogging no resources for ages now, it's really snappy even on not so powerful machines!
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How many fucking years will we be out of KDE 4 before these yahoos figure that out?
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Yes, unless you install some buggy stuff on top it's as snappy as xfce - tested on literally j4125 (it's GPU helps), with wobbly burning windows and everything no holdups, smol RAM usage too (especially stock).
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Cons: It's not Debian
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That’s what LMDE is for :)
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That's still not Debian ;)
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Cinnamon is way more resource hogging than KDE.
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Debian based is alright, I'm more against it for being based on Ubuntu. Also con: apt
Not recourse hogging like KDE
Really not that bad nowadays.
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There is an official Debian-based edition of Mint: LMDE. It's what I use.
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yeah I run kde on my 12yo laptop and it's smooth
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