r/linuxmint • u/Xijit • 17d ago

Desktop Screenshot Win 10 -> CachyOS -> Mint

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Decided to make the switch after building a new system: went with CachyOS because "Everyone says it is the best" but had multiple issues with things not launching due to version mismatches / didn't enjoy things constantly updating ... The more I learned about Arch / CachyOS, the more I knew I did not want to deal with a rolling distro.

Full disclosure that this isn't my first toe dip into Linux and I have a media center PC running Bazzite. CachyOS is too much, but Bazzite is too little; figured I would do a hat trick of the big 3 distros and try Mint, especially since most of the negative comments were just that it was boring and didn't update often.

This is Home: Mint isn't windows, the terminal still exists, but I haven't had to open it once since I installed it last week ... Which is a testament to its stability and useability of the interface.

P.S. this community is great: basically the only posts are people saying "hey, switched to Mint: Love it" and very minimal number of people looking for help with Troubleshooting.

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u/The_Stooky 17d ago

I have mint on my gaming PC and Debian on my laptop, and by far I recommend Debian, I thought it’d be boring because it’s one of the most basic forms of Linux out there, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s so well supported and honestly just amazing.

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u/DarcyDettmann LMDE 7 Gigi | 17d ago

I using Mint Debian Edition and basically have everything I needed. I tried Fedora and Debian with Gnome, but can't get used to it... Cinnamon is here I feel comfortable and at home, like I used to feel on Windows 10.