Comments on: 10 Best Tools to Install on Fresh Linux Mint Installation

By: Gordynorth

Gordynorth — Wed, 07 May 2025 16:30:42 +0000

I stopped using Teamviewer for remote desktop because they wanted me to purchase a license. I found an excellent replacement in AnyDesk which is even better than Team viewer and it is free. AnyDesk can remote desktop from anything to anything including Android phones. Check it out.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:11:50 +0000

In reply to dragonmouth. Fair points all around. Snap definitely isn’t everyone’s favorite, and for good reason. Flatpak and AppImage offer solid alternatives, and yeah, Mint choosing to avoid Snap is actually a plus for a lot of folks who want more control. Totally agree about Synaptic too, it’s old but gold. Still one of the cleanest ways to manage packages without all the container overhead. And yeah... Skype feels like it's just coasting till the plug gets pulled. As for VS Code, I get the concerns, but it’s hard to deny how smooth and powerful it is, even if it comes from the big M.

By: dragonmouth

dragonmouth — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:49:42 +0000

Alas, Skype is no more. You may still use it but there will be no more support. VS Code too bad it is from M$. I don't trust Mr. Bill and his merry band of data thieves. "One of the things that put a damper on Mint was the lack of support for snap packages." Depends on your point of view. For many lack of support for snaps is big point in Mint's favor. "snap is a universal package manager" One of at least three along with FlatPak and AppImage. Doesn't seem like very universal. Very few distros, other than *buntus, seem to use it. "Snap allows you to simplify the installation and management of software applications." Synaptic has been doing that for years for any distros that use .deb files, not just *buntus.

By: Jimmy Call

Jimmy Call — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 13:58:50 +0000

It's important that when you install Steam, you enable Proton support in settings (Compatibility > "Run other titles with" > Proton), else you won't get Window's games listed as installable or runnable.

By: The Expat Professor

The Expat Professor — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:36:13 +0000

In reply to Dave.

In my opinion, Snap is an abomination and should be removed from any Linux distro upon installation. After using snap in a lab environment of over 25 dedicated Linux boxen, Snap consistently caused software failures, loopfs issues, and failed software updates. Snap is one of the problems with Ubuntu that has contributed to its downfall. Netplan would be the other nightmare that destroyed the once strong Ubuntu legacy.

Mint developers did a great job avoiding snap and netplan.

Maybe it is because I have used Linux exclusively as my desktop and server operating systems for over 25 years, but the list seems a bit uniquely specialized for a particular type of user. I agree with VLC, but the other applications are unusual in any standard build.

If this list was titled, “What I (the op) like to install…” It would certainly be valid, but the recommendation for general users seems flawed.

I apologize for any typos or venting of my personal preferences in this rushed response from my phone.