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Originally posted by Mercyful Fate View PostI view Linux Mint as nothing more than Ubuntu with the Cinnamon desktop - which last time I tried (admittedly many years ago) was craptastic.
What other value do they bring?
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Originally posted by calc View Post
I had more to my answer that you intentionally left out because you are just a troll.
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Originally posted by Mercyful Fate View PostI view Linux Mint as nothing more than Ubuntu with the Cinnamon desktop - which last time I tried (admittedly many years ago) was craptastic.
What other value do they bring?
- Spyware disabled by default
- Mint actually contributes to other packages/projects it uses, instead of trying to steal/hijack their revenue, or create a competing project
- Mint has their own Update Manager which gives way more info, customization and option to choose how to Update
- Mint adds loads of small stuff like: righ-click open terminal here, right-click open as admin, install/uninstall packages from the start menu
- Mint was one of ( if not THE) first distro to auto bundle flatpaks into their software center
- Mint has backup and snapshot tools that safeguard users from system breaks
Mint's strong point is that it just works, it's rock solid, has a classic DE and loads of small tweaks that make using it enjoyable.
If you want the latest packages yesterday then Mint is not for you...
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Originally posted by Vistaus View Post
If that's your answer, then you didn't understand my question. I was asking about CINNAMON market share OUTSIDE OF Mint, not Mint itself.
And judging by how many distros support Cinnamon, i believe it is fairly popular.
It is not the most popular out of Mint, for sure...
How much popular it actually is, i guess it is anyone's guess...
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Originally posted by Vistaus View Post
I did not intentionally leave that out, I just quoted the part that I thought was relevant. Your second part didn't really add much of an answer to my question. The fact that it's available in other distros doesn't people actually use it.
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Originally posted by nomadewolf View Post
I have read comments for people saying they love Cinnamon + X distro...
And judging by how many distros support Cinnamon, i believe it is fairly popular.
It is not the most popular out of Mint, for sure...
How much popular it actually is, i guess it is anyone's guess...
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Originally posted by ipsirc View Post
custom backgrounds and boot screen, and slower security updates.
See packages.linuxmint.com for the packages Mint brings in. They've never tried to obscure the fact they're an Ubuntu derivative.
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