![]() ![]() ![]() On top of those, there's also an XFCE version. There are two homegrown projects, Cinnamon (really Linux Mint's main desktop) and MATE, which started as a kind of Cinnamon light and has since become a very capable desktop in its own right. The project recently released version 19.1, which comes in three desktop flavors. Or if what you have now happens to be Ubuntu prior to 18.04 and you're dreading the upgrade to GNOME, suddenly Mint is worth a look. But if "it" happens to be Windows 10, well, hope you haven't tried to upgrade yet. It's worth asking then, why switch from what I have now to Mint? Well, if you're happy with what you have now, stick with whatever it is. The team behind Mint is just building a desktop operating system that looks and functions a lot like every other desktop operating system you've used, which is to say you'll be immediately comfortable and stop thinking about your desktop and start using it to do actual work. It isn't "changing the desktop computer paradigm," or "innovating" in "groundbreaking" ways. There's a good reason for that popularity: Linux Mint just works. For a distro that has seen little press lately, Linux Mint manages to remain popular with users. All of that is anecdotal, but it still points to a simple truth. When I ask fellow Linux users which distro they use, the main answers are Ubuntu. When I see someone using Linux at the coffee shop, it usually turns out to be Linux Mint. When I watch a Linux tutorial or screen cast on YouTube, odds are I'll see the Linux Mint logo in the toolbar. You see, the reason behind this edition existence is solely a long-term preparation if someday Ubuntu won't exist anymore.Further Reading Mint 18.1 review: Forget about Wayland and get comfy with the command lineWhile the new release may not have garnered mass attention, and probably isn't anyone's top pick for "the cloud," Linux Mint nevertheless remains the distro I see most frequently in the real world. The latest version, LMDE 3, is based on Debian 9 Stretch. ![]() Instead, LMDE uses Debian's repository plus a special Debian-compatible repository maintained by Mint developers. The only difference is that LMDE is built from Debian source code and does not use Ubuntu's repository. ![]() The user interface is Cinnamon and the file manager is Nemo, nothing different. Everything graphical here is the same as LMCE. To put it simply, LMDE is Debian Cinnamon with Mint repository. Package manager: (CLI: apt), (GUI: Synaptic, Software Center, Update Manager, Software Sources).Applications: LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc.LMCE offers Windows-like experience with everything made user friendly, like how the desktop layout is, the context menus, the file manager, the system tray, the theme and colors, and everything. If you want to begin with Mint, you are suggested to choose LMCE as your first. LMCE is the edition which the desktop environment is developed by Mint developers themselves. Linux Mint Debian Edition, or LMDE here.Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition, or LMCE here.These are similar to editions you saw on Windows XP, like, Home Edition and Professional Edition, except Mint distinguishes theirs based on desktop environment. Talking about Mint is talking about either one of the four editions. Subscribe to UbuntuBuzz Telegram Channel to get article updates directly. I hope you will find edition you love the most from GNU/Linux Mint. If you are looking for such explanation, then this brief article is for you. If you look at the web, it's rare to find a resource to explain the differences between all 4 Linux Mint editions (Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE, and Debian). ![]()
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