is this easy to boot with exfat ventoy usb? im having problems with secure boot 14 when trying to install 22.0 version on a macbook pro 2010. help? Ill try ventoy with the new version, but standard run and grub aint working? I don't know how to use grub, sometime it boots to the command line interface and i have no clue what to do?
nah me no likey balena etcher haven't found it to work well. i got it working with ventoy, ran grub and just waited a bit more with no button clicks/presses, the linux mint booted and now i have it installed. thanks anyways.
Well it's still the default recc for new users, do new users stick with it? I am not sure. It's still my backup distro, and I have seen a lot of YouTubers who try out Linux use Mint.
It's still popular alongside MX Linux on Distrowatch, but at the same time that fell out of general discussions for pretty much the same reason: what hasn't been said about Mint that hundreds of people have already said?
It's more than a backup plan, LMDE is my daily driver on one of my machines, it's a quite Nice distribution.
The Debian base is quieter from an update perspective and let's me operate directly from the Debian Wiki for things like zfs and qmeu.
The Conniamon desktop and tools are mostly identical between the two editions. Notable exception being the graphical driver manager that is dependent on underlying Ubuntu code.
Steam users Nov 2024, like all Linux statistics not a perfect representation of the Linux usebase.
"SteamOS Holo" 64 bit 0.75%
Other 0.58%
"Arch Linux" 64 bit 0.19%
Freedesktop SDK 24.08 (Flatpak runtime) 0.10%
Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS 64 bit 0.10%
Linux Mint 22 64 bit 0.09%
Ubuntu Core 22 64 bit 0.08%
"Manjaro Linux" 64 bit 0.06%
Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 64 bit 0.05%
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS 64 bit 0.05%
Linux total percentage 2.03%
I think it's used a lot, but not talked about a lot, because there are two kinds of linux people in the world. One of them talks about their distros all the time. The other type just uses their computer to do work and doesn't really talk much about the distro because the distro isn't the work. I'd wager that's where Mint has a ton of users.
Antidotally, Mint is popular for installing on someone else's computer, e.g. mom's or grandpa's computer. It is quick and easy to set up automatic updates, and stability from one version to the next is very high, which means minimal support calls.
i've been having a weird issue where blue colors become purple in hardware accelerated apps like brave. It goes away when i disable hw acceleration though.
never happened in mint 22 and i suspect that cinnamon 6.4 is the issue
Do the "rounded" changes in the default them carry over to the window decoration, and are not shown in the linked blog?
If the Window decoration remains the same, as pictured in the blog, when do you plan to fix those two corner bugs at the top left and right of the window decoration in each screenshot of the blog? As far as I remember, those bugs have been there years. I would be ashamed to present new OS releases year after year with those bugs in the advertising screenshots... When using an os with such bugs it's like staring at permanent hairs on the screen that don't go away.
Are you still undecided on if you want rounded window decorations or squared? Please pick one or the other and make your cinnamon window decoration either 100% rounded or squared.
That rounded pop out is not carry over on Window decoration. It's only for pop out dialog like Authentication root password, shut down dialog, force close app
I would like to use LM, but those glitches were there last time I tried and were very annoying. I was able to use a Windows 10 theme at one point but it wasn't too great looking.
Ooooh, improved Wayland support in Cinnamon sounds interesting. Might just have to check that out. I've grown to really like Cinnamon, but the lack of good Wayland and thus ICC profile support was quite annoying.
I tried it today and my summary is that it is still unstable. It works better from before by it no longer being just a black screen upon login, but Cinnamon just keeps dying and resetting where it actually kills all open windows on your desktop. It also kill the desktop so you can't R click to change settings like the screen resolution and wallpaper among other things.
Don't expect Wayland to be stable for at least another year.
Finally a native blue-light filter program!!! Also really appreciate the easy access to power modes and I am interested to see how the new theming feels. Really good QOL improvements in this release!
Just did a Mint XFCE install on a machine of mine with the previous version's image for it and upgraded it immediately afterwards, new deb installer seems interesting but haven't tried it yet so...
...and much improved Wayland compatibility
Yeah so I ain't coming anywhere near that stuff until at least one compositor in the entire known universe has stuff like cursor rendering (yes, seriously) figured out properly (this, basically), currently trying to get actual recordings of it and report that to all the compositors but ehh...
kaikoda@reddit
is this easy to boot with exfat ventoy usb? im having problems with secure boot 14 when trying to install 22.0 version on a macbook pro 2010. help? Ill try ventoy with the new version, but standard run and grub aint working? I don't know how to use grub, sometime it boots to the command line interface and i have no clue what to do?
privinci@reddit (OP)
Try using balena etcher or another thumb stick. Idk much with mac hardware you should look at YouTube for tutorial
kaikoda@reddit
nah me no likey balena etcher haven't found it to work well. i got it working with ventoy, ran grub and just waited a bit more with no button clicks/presses, the linux mint booted and now i have it installed. thanks anyways.
oiledhairyfurryballs@reddit
is mint really that popular nowadays as it was back in the day? I get a feeling mints popularity drastically dropped.
privinci@reddit (OP)
People that like and use Linux mint daily wont waste their time on reddit and comment "oh I'm use Linux mint btw"
twaxana@reddit
They will relentlessly recommend it for new users.
privinci@reddit (OP)
yes. because new user asking what good distro for beginners and linux mint is the answer
twaxana@reddit
It depends on the user.
nikolaos-libero@reddit
How so?
zeanox@reddit
For me it's the other way around, it feels like it has never been more popular than now.
YeOldePoop@reddit
Well it's still the default recc for new users, do new users stick with it? I am not sure. It's still my backup distro, and I have seen a lot of YouTubers who try out Linux use Mint.
Weird_JDM_Guy@reddit
It's still popular alongside MX Linux on Distrowatch, but at the same time that fell out of general discussions for pretty much the same reason: what hasn't been said about Mint that hundreds of people have already said?
HonoraryMathTeacher@reddit
I realize it's a flawed metric, but it's currently the #1 distro on distrowatch.com
manobataibuvodu@reddit
I don't think it's correct at all. Haven't been to it in ages from since when I stopped distro hopping. I believe it's same for most people.
caa_admin@reddit
I think so.
Especially since they went Debian base over Ubuntu.
privinci@reddit (OP)
They still use Ubuntu based as their flagship os
caa_admin@reddit
Oh! I thought they switched a few years back.
privinci@reddit (OP)
Just for backup plan if Ubuntu disappear
FlyingWrench70@reddit
It's more than a backup plan, LMDE is my daily driver on one of my machines, it's a quite Nice distribution.
The Debian base is quieter from an update perspective and let's me operate directly from the Debian Wiki for things like zfs and qmeu.
The Conniamon desktop and tools are mostly identical between the two editions. Notable exception being the graphical driver manager that is dependent on underlying Ubuntu code.
FlyingWrench70@reddit
Mint has a significant userbase.
Steam users Nov 2024, like all Linux statistics not a perfect representation of the Linux usebase.
"SteamOS Holo" 64 bit 0.75% Other 0.58% "Arch Linux" 64 bit 0.19% Freedesktop SDK 24.08 (Flatpak runtime) 0.10% Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS 64 bit 0.10% Linux Mint 22 64 bit 0.09% Ubuntu Core 22 64 bit 0.08% "Manjaro Linux" 64 bit 0.06% Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) 64 bit 0.05% Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS 64 bit 0.05% Linux total percentage 2.03%
PDXPuma@reddit
I think it's used a lot, but not talked about a lot, because there are two kinds of linux people in the world. One of them talks about their distros all the time. The other type just uses their computer to do work and doesn't really talk much about the distro because the distro isn't the work. I'd wager that's where Mint has a ton of users.
CCCBMMR@reddit
Antidotally, Mint is popular for installing on someone else's computer, e.g. mom's or grandpa's computer. It is quick and easy to set up automatic updates, and stability from one version to the next is very high, which means minimal support calls.
Elyelm@reddit
Solid release from the Mint team as usual, been running it for the 3rd day now, haven't encountered a single issue.
japanese_temmie@reddit
i've been having a weird issue where blue colors become purple in hardware accelerated apps like brave. It goes away when i disable hw acceleration though.
never happened in mint 22 and i suspect that cinnamon 6.4 is the issue
0oWow@reddit
Questions please:
Do the "rounded" changes in the default them carry over to the window decoration, and are not shown in the linked blog?
If the Window decoration remains the same, as pictured in the blog, when do you plan to fix those two corner bugs at the top left and right of the window decoration in each screenshot of the blog? As far as I remember, those bugs have been there years. I would be ashamed to present new OS releases year after year with those bugs in the advertising screenshots... When using an os with such bugs it's like staring at permanent hairs on the screen that don't go away.
Are you still undecided on if you want rounded window decorations or squared? Please pick one or the other and make your cinnamon window decoration either 100% rounded or squared.
privinci@reddit (OP)
That rounded pop out is not carry over on Window decoration. It's only for pop out dialog like Authentication root password, shut down dialog, force close app
Idk I'm not developer linux mint
Idk ask clem but yeah kinda weird
0oWow@reddit
10-4. Thanks.
I would like to use LM, but those glitches were there last time I tried and were very annoying. I was able to use a Windows 10 theme at one point but it wasn't too great looking.
kudlitan@reddit
MATE has a more consistent feel than Cinnamon.
pomcomic@reddit
Ooooh, improved Wayland support in Cinnamon sounds interesting. Might just have to check that out. I've grown to really like Cinnamon, but the lack of good Wayland and thus ICC profile support was quite annoying.
Frozen_Death_Knight@reddit
I tried it today and my summary is that it is still unstable. It works better from before by it no longer being just a black screen upon login, but Cinnamon just keeps dying and resetting where it actually kills all open windows on your desktop. It also kill the desktop so you can't R click to change settings like the screen resolution and wallpaper among other things.
Don't expect Wayland to be stable for at least another year.
pomcomic@reddit
Aite, thanks for the time saver man, appreciate it
FrequentWin4261@reddit
It's not that good, some things like gestures which is what Wayland is supposed to fix don't work at all.
FlyingWrench70@reddit
Wayland support is still experimental in Cinnamon and has knowm bugs. Wayland is under active development but not here yet.
Not available in xfce or Mate.
pomcomic@reddit
Oh, I'm aware. I'm currently on KDE on EndeavourOS, and I've gotten it very close to my liking already, I'm just curious to give Cinnamon a try again.
SithLordRising@reddit
I've already got it on x3 machines!
T8ert0t@reddit
Very interesting to see what they did with apt and gdebi. Didn't realize how much of an issue that is.
EarthwaxLiability@reddit
Finally a native blue-light filter program!!! Also really appreciate the easy access to power modes and I am interested to see how the new theming feels. Really good QOL improvements in this release!
privinci@reddit (OP)
Yup this point release actually have big updates features than usual
Greydus@reddit
Release notes for Linux Mint 22.1
Affectionate_Green61@reddit
Just did a Mint XFCE install on a machine of mine with the previous version's image for it and upgraded it immediately afterwards, new deb installer seems interesting but haven't tried it yet so...
Yeah so I ain't coming anywhere near that stuff until at least one compositor in the entire known universe has stuff like cursor rendering (yes, seriously) figured out properly (this, basically), currently trying to get actual recordings of it and report that to all the compositors but ehh...
Unrelated, I know, but...
atiqsb@reddit
Remind me again, is this based on latest gnome or based on an earlier version?
CCCBMMR@reddit
Cinnamon is the flagship DE of Mint, which started as a hard fork of Gnome 3.
atiqsb@reddit
Thank you.
atiqsb@reddit
Yay! Cheers minties!
lonelyroom-eklaghor@reddit
cool stuff, gonna upgrade rn
lonelyroom-eklaghor@reddit
cooool