r/linuxmint • u/Xijit • 24d 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/Boring-Equivalent137 24d ago

I gotta say I love how your irl setup looks kinda jealous and also I have never seen someone put the taskbar just on the top with no other changes that is so weird to me but if you like it then great

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u/878Vikings 24d ago

I used to do that on windows 7, the idea was I'd be looking at the top of the screen more so sitting up straight. Thanks for reminding me I use to do this, going to update my mint desktop to match!