
Ubuntu was released as a Debian fork in 2004. The Debian distribution of Linux was released in 1993. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use. Their About page outlines their philosophy thus: It is open source and community-driven, and believes in a system that needs very little maintenance. So it is also based on the belief that software with propriety licenses should not be boycotted. Mint has a similar philosophy but prioritizes elegance and ease of use. The system is based on the belief that every computer user should have the freedom to download, run, copy, distribute, study, share and improve their software without paying licensing fees, should be able to use their software in whichever language they choose, and should be able to use all software regardless of disability. Ubuntu’s original philosophy was to create an easy-to-use Linux desktop with reliable new releases every six months. Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Rhythmbox, Evolution, LibreOfficeĭistributed freely under GNU license, support can be purchased, ad supportedĪrmhf, i686, powerpc, ppc64el, s390x, x86_64ĭeveloped and distributed by the Linux Mint communityĭeveloped and distributed by Canonical ltd. Mozilla Firefox, Chromium, LibreOffice, Nemo (File manager) Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) is also available that is based on Debian Testing. deb files, apt, appimage, and snap), sometimes non-GPL compliantĪ popular, user friendly, flavor of Linux (free operating system based on GNU/Linux)

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Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Debian and Ubuntu that strives to be, "a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use." Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" on 18 October 2018. Linux Mint 17.3 "Tara" on June 29th, 2018 Xfce variant also available.ĭpkg, DEB, Click packages, Snap, appimage, Flatpak MATE (fork of Gnome 2) or Cinnamon (fork of Gnome Shell).
