Comments on: Linux Mint 20.1 Installation, Review, and Customization

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:20:15 +0000

In reply to Thomas.

@Thomas,

Thank for pointing, yes KDE is no longer supported. Corrected in the article…

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:07:54 +0000

Switched from Windows 7 Ultimate to Linux Mint Cinnamon about two years ago and never looked back. I was scared at first and went for a dual boot, but then realized that Linux Mint Cinnamon is the ultimate!

Finally got rid of Windows entirely, was so tired of windows updates taking up all my time when I just needed to get things done! Can’t wait to see what else 20.2 brings …

By: Patrick Mower

Patrick Mower — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 20:40:38 +0000

Just to let you know. I am a 74 yr old former USAF Security Service Russian/Farsi linguist. I have a group of guys my age, some older and some younger, and we have started a group called SLUG, which stands for “Spooks Linux User Group“!

I have been at Computers since 1978, and Linux for the past 25 years or so. Know Python, love it, and LOVE the command line.

Linux Mint, which I have turned the SLUG guys on, and so they asked me to form the group! I get great reviews of Mint and love every aspect of it. It is lightweight, YES, INCLUDING Cinnamon, and I work a lot from the command line, programming, and script writing….and SSH is my buddy.

I want to tell you, ANYONE can learn to use Linux. ANYONE.

Change is not bad….it can be good – especially with what I have been hearing about (puke, puke), Windows 11. Anyone with a moderately older computer, 2 -3 years, will NOT be happy.
Don’t despair either, as I have found LOTS of good people who will help you if you are stuck on something.

Thanks
Pat(rick) Mower, USAF (RET), MSgt

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:55:15 +0000

Good article. I have made a positive experience with Linux Mint for some years now.

But according to their download page, the flavors are Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. KDE is no longer supported. Maybe you want to correct this in the text.

By: Dick Newman

Dick Newman — Fri, 18 May 2018 23:10:24 +0000

I’ve got 17.3 (Ubuntu). What do I have to do? what steps do I have to take to make the transition to Mate? I’m new and know nothing about this O/S. I’ll be trying to learn it on my Toshiba Notebook while still running Win7 on my desk top computers.
Doc.D