Easy to use, low resource usage, and just plain works all the time. Two years and five old computers refreshed to work like new now for me. Just did a 2006 HP and made it like new. The linux drivers even fixed the heating problem that plagued these machines from the factory new.
After reading for the last two years on different linux distros, I am convinced that this mint in cinnamon is the very best for a first time user coming from windows. Clem and the crew is staying on top of stuff well.
Cool thing about mint is that you can talk to and chat with Clem directly on the mint blog and they consider personal suggestions. That could be compared to having direct communication with the head of MS. No arrogant disconnected egos. :)
[[Cool thing about mint is that you can talk to and chat with Clem directly]]
The only problem with that is their answers necessitate that you have a Geek understanding of computers and linux command line knowledge lol-
I love linux mint cinnamon, but if you do run into problems, finding solutions is very difficult- and when one is found, it’s very difficult for the novice to implement the fix- you have to do a bunch of command line commands- ity’s not easy- However, I’ve only rarely had to do any of that, as my linux is really only for email and browsing the internet- and perhaps some business apps like word (not word, but the linux version- can’t remember name now)- so i haven’t had to mess with commands much-
Installing programs from the software manager is pretty easy- but if you want some program not in the manager, you gotta know how to manually install, and that is a bit tricky for a novice- but again- the only program I’ve installed that weren’t from the manager is a mouse gesture app program that i can’t live without lol— and it wasn’t too hard to do-
I dual boot into windows 7 whenever I need to do serious work in windows only programs- or want to play windows only games- but mostly-
I love linux and love that it’s so secure online- but there are times i want my windows 7 too- but I’m just a very casual user, so linux fits my needs very well and I don’t have to muck with it much, so I don’t have to learn all these command line instructions- people that like to dive into their os’s and mess with things but don’t know commands will have a harder time with it- but folks that love command line stuff will love linux-