Linux Mint is still going strong after being my daily driver for 4 months, and I don't think i will be going back anytime soon.
Linux Mint is still going strong after being my daily driver for 4 months, and I don't think i will be going back anytime soon.
And yes I looked it up and it was the game's fault, elite dangerous odyssey can be fickle even when I had Windows 🤷♂️
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People always paint Mint as a "beginner distro". That's just so dumb. Mint is perfectly fine for anybody who just wants stuff to run in their computer with minimum hassle. If you like tinkering, by all means install Arch. But if you just want something that works, use Mint.
Isn't that what they mean by "beginner distro"? Something that just works?
But it implies that if you use it, it means you're not that knowledgeable. As if knowledgeable people need to recompile their kernel every day just because they can.
Eh, I think knowledgeable people know better than to trust such implications. If you're savvy enough you can do everything you want on any distro, but if you're just getting into Linux there are some better, less challenging entry points and Mint is one of them.
I can see that perspective, but I think the word 'beginner' still makes it sound like people want to paint Mint in a poor light. It sounds elitist ya know? Perhaps a better word for it is reliable.
I've explained it this way; If Windows is an "Automatic" and, say, Arch is a "Stick Shift", then MInt is a "Paddle Shift". You can drive it around like an automatic all day but, if you want direct access to the gear box, it's right under your fingertips.