![]() With Linux Mint, you also get VLC and GIMP out of the box. Unlike Ubuntu, Linux Mint comes pre-installed with some proprietary software that most users tend to need, such as Flash, Java, audio and video codecs.īoth distros come pre-installed with LibreOffice and Firefox web browser. Software Out Of The Boxīoth Mint and Ubuntu use mostly free and open-source software. “Unity like Gnome” may feel more familiar to Mac OS X users, while Windows users will feel right at home on Linux Mint. Applications appear in the panel on the bottom of the desktop, with a launcher menu in the bottom left and system icons on the right in a manner quite similar to MS Windows. Mint ships with Cinnamon as its default DE. You launch the software from the Dash by clicking on the Ubuntu icon. Some common applications live in a dock on the left. With Gnome, Canonical provides a global menu and notification area occupying the top panel. The default interface for Ubuntu is Gnome. ![]() Ubuntu and Linux Mint both offer support for UEFI. ![]() Both use the Ubiquity installer and the experience is quite similar. There isn’t much difference in the installation experience of both distros. For older hardware, Ubuntu does best with Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu MATE flavors, and Mint users also have Mint MATE edition available. ![]() ![]() For new computers, whichever way you go, you’re going to be fine. Ubuntu System Requirementsīoth Linux Mint and Ubuntu have quite similar requirements. Both distros are quite user-friendly and for Linux newbies, you couldn’t be wrong choosing either.įor a very long time, Ubuntu was considered the distro of choice by most Linux enthusiasts, but it has currently been surpassed by Linux Mint (and Debian) as the distro with the most hits on Distrowatch.īut which one is better? I believe we all have our favorite distros but having used either of these distros, I’m going make an argument for why I believe one is better than the other, so let’s see if you can agree with me. Ubuntu and Linux Mint are currently arguably two of the most popular Linux distributions around. ![]()
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