Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

Among the most popular, and often recommended for people thinking about switching to Linux, are Linux Mint and Ubuntu. How different are these two, though, and which is the best pick for you?

The final release of Linux Mint 17 KDE is now available for download. Plus: View a slideshow of Linux Lite 2.0, and the Springseed notes app gets a facelift.

Mint, the best Linux desktop, gets a major update with Ubuntu 22.04 as its base and the Linux kernel 5.15.

The team behind Linux Mint unveiled its latest update this week—Mint 17 using kernel 3.13.0-24, nicknamed "Qiana." The new release indicates a major change in direction for what has quickly ...

Linux Mint 14, released in December and dubbed the "Nadia" version, is loaded with a horde of improvements to all four of its desktop environments. It is not usually necessary to grab every new ...

Linux Mint isn’t chasing touch interfaces, rethinking the way we use the desktop, or enacting any other grand experiment. It’s just a polished, modern Linux desktop system—and that’s why ...

There’s a reason Linux Mint is popular. Cinnamon was originally developed for Linux Mint, but it’s becoming more widespread. Linux Mint is still the only distribution to use it by default, but ...

Linux Mint has released version 20.3, codenamed 'Una,' as a long-term support version that will receive security updates until 2025.

Linux Mint has long been one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions around. But companies like Dell and System76 don’t use it as the default distribution on their computers. Instead ...

Linux Mint 19.2 hits the test bench with an exhausting look at gaming and the out-of-box experience.