This is the way. I always recommend people to get their feet wet with the live boot. I’ve been using Linux for almost 3 decades. Live boot is the easiest way to find out what will work for you. I’m not a Mint user, but it’s great for the people who like it; best part about FOSS.
Hello old-timer! I’ve been using various Linux versions for about 30 years as well. Started on Slackware, then jumped to Redhat around 6.0, then jumped to Ubuntu after the RHEL release. I’m still on 24.04 Mate, but will soon be switching to Debian. I like the Mate desktop but I’m tired of Canonical’s ongoing attempts to embrace and extend Linux.
Good to hear from you. I started with Slackware as well, skipped Slackware 5.0 and 6.0 (hehe) and went straight to Slackware 7.0. I eventually jumped to Ubuntu 7.0. Stayed with Ubuntu until recently I’ve switched to PopOS with CosmicDE. Worth a test drive at least, but the DE is not quite finished. Although, what is finished is very stable. I switched from Ubuntu because I’m tired of Gnome wasting years on bike shedding. I didn’t mind Canonical’s Embrace and Extend too much, mostly because I always knew I would be able to slide over to another distro with little fuss. When CosmicDE came out, that was my sign.
This is the way. I always recommend people to get their feet wet with the live boot. I’ve been using Linux for almost 3 decades. Live boot is the easiest way to find out what will work for you. I’m not a Mint user, but it’s great for the people who like it; best part about FOSS.
Hello old-timer! I’ve been using various Linux versions for about 30 years as well. Started on Slackware, then jumped to Redhat around 6.0, then jumped to Ubuntu after the RHEL release. I’m still on 24.04 Mate, but will soon be switching to Debian. I like the Mate desktop but I’m tired of Canonical’s ongoing attempts to embrace and extend Linux.
Good to hear from you. I started with Slackware as well, skipped Slackware 5.0 and 6.0 (hehe) and went straight to Slackware 7.0. I eventually jumped to Ubuntu 7.0. Stayed with Ubuntu until recently I’ve switched to PopOS with CosmicDE. Worth a test drive at least, but the DE is not quite finished. Although, what is finished is very stable. I switched from Ubuntu because I’m tired of Gnome wasting years on bike shedding. I didn’t mind Canonical’s Embrace and Extend too much, mostly because I always knew I would be able to slide over to another distro with little fuss. When CosmicDE came out, that was my sign.