The biggest challenge for Windows XP users switching to Linux Mint is having to change the programs you've known and used for years. Fortunately, some programs are available on both Linux and Windows.

Linux Mint isn't perfect, but it has some clear advantages over Windows 11. Here's what stood out after I made the move.

If the end of XP demonstrated anything, it’s that disruption ensues when an OS reaches end of life. Linux users have long had LTS releases to stave off some of that, but the new Linux Mint 17 offers ...

Hopefully the final push that makes you go open source.

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 ...

While other operating systems dabble with mobile or push the bleeding edge, Mint’s shaping up to be the Old Faithful of the Linux desktop world. Linux Mint 17.3 “Rosa” continues a series of stable ...

Version 22.2 of the Linux distribution Linux Mint, dubbed "Zara", has now been released. Although it is primarily a product update, the developers have nevertheless made some interesting minor changes ...

The Linux Mint project recently unveiled Linux Mint 17.3. The latest release from this Ubuntu-based Linux distro just might be the best Linux desktop around. Linux Mint 17.3 arrived a few days late ...

The newly released Mint 18 is a major upgrade. Not only has the Linux Mint project improved Mint’s dueling desktops (Cinnamon and MATE), but the group’s latest work impacts all underlying systems.

Linux Mint has been lambasted by some in the media for security problems over the last few years. But how accurate are such perceptions? Does Linux Mint really suffer from security problems or is it ...

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 ...