New to Linux Mint

Just switched over to Mint from Ubuntu about half a year ago, don't know much about it but feeling like im starting to get the general feel for it. Been wondering what else would be good for me to know or possibly install as a new Mint user.

>>68698 I've been using Mint for years now as my main OS and it's the only Linux I've used very much, but I still don't feel like much of an expert. At first I had a bunch of trouble with various things like lag/stuttering accumulating after an hour of it being on, difficulty getting shell scripts on the desktop to run by just double clicking them, but most of these problems were basically fixed when I switched desktop environments to xfce.

The terminal, if you already aren't familiar with it

not distro specific but just browse and find new stuff, make scripts for yourself. do stuff with APIs. download new stuff. theres TOO much stuff to play with. mega list: https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome#contents lists from that list: https://github.com/alebcay/awesome-shell https://github.com/agarrharr/awesome-cli-apps https://github.com/chubin/awesome-console-services

i think if you really like whatever distro linux, then you are at least interested in learning what an operating systems do. maybe a simple book to learn the basic concepts (like hardware, filesystems, procesess managing, etc) would very good for your understaning. i personally recommend you this book https://nostarch.com/howlinuxworks3 i hope this will help you!

So far im finding Mint to be better than Ubuntu in some ways, all in all im glad I switched over. Mint seems more like windows and Ubuntu seems more like Mac in a lot of ways.

>>68698 Read The Linux Command Line book and you will be fine! >https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

Try to learn about the terminal.

Been using Linux Mint for over two years after switching from Ubuntu (fuarrrk the Snap Store). Your best bet is to use your favorite search engine to find any advice you may need.

>>68698 If you need to find a program that does XYZ, you can consult this handy list: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications For WMs: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Window_manager ... and comparison of technical details (idk how up-to-date it is): https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Comparison_of_tiling_window_managers For anything related to Wayland: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Wayland_Desktop_Landscape List of games: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_games Another list of games: https://libregamewiki.org/List_of_games

Ubuntu and linux mint are the same operating systems.

>>69677 There are 2 differences: the choice of DE and *buntu uses Snap soykaf.

OP here, been getting more of a feel over time for LM but still relatively new to its more advanced features. Definitely a great OS though.

>>69682 Good to hear! It's quite an undertaking to learn using linux, so take your time and don't be afraid to look something up, or ask a question on here or Reddit or something if you can't find an answer on your own (Avoid posting on StackOverflow and AskUbuntu, they are toxic soykafshows, but it's okay to check if your question was answered there). The Arch Wiki is a great resource. Aside from some very specific cases, its information will apply to pretty much any distro. I use fedora personally, it's also a good distro in my opinion. You're better off with Mint instead of Ubuntu for sure.

Linux mint gives you a nice protective shield between ubuntu and canonical's bullshit.

Linux Mint is designed for convenience from the ground up, not security. As far as having the same problems as Ubuntu, I guess you could use Linux Mint Debian Edition, which is based on Debian. But then you might as well just be using straight Debian, or a better offshoot like Devuan.

>>76389 You would think it would shield you from Canonical but it doesn't entirely because devs who target software for Ubuntu have started packaging their software as snaps. Since Mint just uses Ubuntu repos you just lose out on that package and have to build it yourself. I just discovered an example of this with Newsboat. I switched from Fedora after becoming frustrated fighting them for hardware video acceleration but when I went to install Newsboat I discovered it was not in the repos. My search led me to the dev's site which showed them providing a .deb all the way up until Ubuntu 24.04 which is what Mint 22 is based on. At that point the dev packaged it as a snap. So even though you're using based Mint you still get screwed by Canonical and their ridiculous schemes.

>>79628 I found out that there wasn't a recent build of emacs in ubuntu's repos which is crazy. Building it wasn't too hard though but it was annoying.

Imagine falling for the Mint meme when Debian & Fedora exist.

>>68698 Linux Mint and Ubuntu (and its flavors) are the go-to beginner distros. They are okay but I personally prefer Gentoo, Void Linux, Alpine Linux and Arch/Artix. If you want a deb-based distro, I would go with Debian testing (for home use) or Devuan. That being said, you should learn to use Bash and Linux command line before switching to any of the distros that I just mentioned. The best way is to work through this free book: https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php >>79629 You can also use Flatpak to get Emacs or... you can alternatively set up Guix or Pkgsrc (or Portage prefix or perhaps Raven Ports?) and use it to install packages under your $HOME. Then just append that dir to your $PATH environment variable. That way you get the benefits of having a package manager. Links: >https://systemcrafters.net/craft-your-system-with-guix/installing-the-package-manager/ && possibly also=> https://wiki.systemcrafters.net/guix/nonguix-installation-guide/ >https://www.codeghar.com/blog/essential-pkgsrc-the-missing-mini-handbook.html && https://www.pkgsrc.org >>79632 Fedora has some issues like... - You need to enable the 3rd-party RPM Fusion repos. - You need to perform release upgrades more often vs most other distros. This means that you need to do a release upgrade approx. twice a year. - SELinux is major pain to use if you program. AppArmor is also much easier to configure (you should definitely always use either AppArmor or SELinux).

>>68698 >Been wondering what else would be good for me to know or possibly install as a new Mint user. 1. Dump Linux Mint as its based on Ubuntu repos and Canonical aka trash and install LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 2. Make a backup with timeshift 3. Add Kicksecures Repository and install kicksecure-cli-host sdwdate sdwdate-gui grub-live 4. Profit from having Kicksecure protections (Whonix-workstation like hardening) with Cinnamon Desktop Enviroment. 5. You can look at installing security-misc but idk if it will work just yet with non XFCE desktop environments.

Ubuntu and Mint are just mangled relatives of Debian. Might as well just go to the source where it was done right in the first place. If you can use Mint, you can use Debian.

>>80063 They're too retarded to manage their system without askubuntu

>>80064 And? Most answers from askubuntu apply equally to debian. Hell, I've fixed a decent amount of things on my debian installs thanks to the arch and gentoo forums. GNU+systemd+Linux systems aren't that different from each other.

>>80063 IDK if debian has prepacked ISO with Cinnamon DE? If it does I doubt it includes timeshift and other Mint specific things. One thing that does stand out on Mint is its custom splash screen which is very customizable and nice if you have multiple users. Especially if you have one that has autosign in enabled you can just select it and press enter.