What is the best alternative to Linux Mint?

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score 161 · Answer 1

Gentoo Linux

Since everything is being built on your PC you can fine-tune the code to make use of your CPU. And all it requires is two lines of string variables in a global config. See More

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Price:Free

Default Desktop Environment:CLI

Based On:Independent

Release Schedule:Rolling

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score 969 · Answer 2

Manjaro Linux

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Different editions to select from + Manjaro community

You can choose between different Manjaro editions which have their own change in features, and there is also Manjaro community editions where the community can make their own changes. See More

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Very good looking desktops

All desktops look good by default. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:XFCE, KDE, Gnome, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, i3, LXDE/lxqt, and MATE

Based On:Arch Linux

Release Schedule:Rolling Release

Init-System:Systemd

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score 253 · Answer 3

Deepin OS

The official repository of deepin OS includes over 73,000 packages. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:Deepin Desktop Environment

Based On:Debian Unstable

Release Schedule:Rolling release

Init-System:Systemd

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score 502 · Answer 4

Debian GNU/Linux

Every Debian Release can either use a Rolling or Release based model. See More

Top Pro

Big open-source project

The Debian project is the biggest open source project with over 5000 active contributors. See More

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Price:Free

Default Desktop Environment:CLI, GNOME(Xfce on non-Linux Ports)

Based On:None

Release Schedule:2 Years / Rolling

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score 699 · Answer 5

Ubuntu

It‘s one of the most stable Linux Distros. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:GNOME

Based On:Debian Stable(core) Testing/Unstable(universe/multiverse)

Release Schedule:5 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 380 · Answer 6

Fedora

Very good for selling PC‘s with Fedora. See More

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Very good integration with Flatpak and Snap Packages

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Default Desktop Environment:Gnome Shell

Based On:Fedora

Release Schedule:6 Months

Init-System:Systemd

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score 226 · Answer 7

Solus

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Price:Absolutely Free

Default Desktop Environment:Budgie, GNOME, MATE

Based On:N/A

Release Schedule:Rolling Release

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score 1099 · Answer 8

Arch Linux

Although Arch Linux only comes with around 10,000 packages, you can use the Arch User Repositories (AUR) which will add over 50,000 more packages. See More

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Arch Linux Wiki

The Arch Linux Wiki is very useful not just for Arch Linux users, but for anyone who uses Linux. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:CLI

Based On:(independent)

Release Schedule:Rolling

Init-System:Systemd

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score 505 · Answer 9

Elementary OS

It can be very boring. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:Pantheon

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score 254 · Answer 10

OpenSUSE LEAP

OpenSUSE is very easy in terms of installing packages, administration and customization, yet very powerful in the same. Every user should find his own piece of cake in this OS. See More

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Outstanding community support

OpenSUSE has a VERY active user community. Questions on forums are generally answered in minutes. See More

Specs

Default Desktop Environment:Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, LXQT

Based On: SLS Linux>Slackware>SuSE>openSUSE

Release Schedule:1 year minor releases, 3 years major releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 295 · Answer 11

Antergos

Release Schedule:Rolling Release

Init-System:Systemd

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score 97 · Answer 12

Zorin OS

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Price:Free for core, €19 for Ultimate

Default Desktop Environment:(Customized) Gnome 3 Desktop Environment

Based On:Ubuntu

Release Schedule:2 Year

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score 79 · Answer 13

Ubuntu MATE

Release Schedule:2 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 33 · Answer 14

NixOS

Release Schedule:biannual

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score 351 · Answer 15

KDE Neon

Release Schedule:Follows KDE releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 89 · Answer 16

Kubuntu

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Full featured desktop environment that is actively developed

Unlike some abandoned, unfinished distros, Kubuntu is up to date and offers a fully functional desktop environment that targets workstation users. See More

Top Con

Often unstable

There have been several bugs reported. Some of these bugs are: shutting down randomly, refusing to boot, refusing to shut down, menus may act strange, icons may disappear, etc... See More

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Customizable

You can easily adjust the workspace to your needs. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:KDE

Based On:Ubuntu

Release Schedule:2 Year LTS/6 Months Releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 70 · Answer 17

CentOS

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Greatly favours stability over anything else

CentOS favours stability over being up-to date. For this reason it ships with packages that may be up to two years behind in order to ensure stability over everything else. Using older versions for packages means that they have been thoroughly tested and used in production for quite some time, and are ensured to play well with each-other. This strategy has paid off quite a lot in the past. One example is the Heartbleed bug which left CentOS unaffected since it was using a two-year old OpenSSL library which did not have the bug. See More

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Applications don't have to take into account potentially breaking changes in libraries

Since CentOS backports all updates and bug fixes to older versions in order to maintain package compatibility across releases, applications hosted on Red Hat Linux don't have to worry about potential breaking changes in libraries they use, especially language libraries. See More

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Built-in support for containers

Comes with built-in management tools for containers (Atomic CLI, Cockpit) and a container runtime in the form of Docker engine. See More

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Built-in disaster recovery solutions through clusters

CentOS has several built-in solutions for disaster recovery. For example, it comes with pacemaker which can be configured to manage multi-site and and stretch clusters across multiple geographical locations for disaster recovery and scalability. It can also be configured to trigger notifications when the status of a managed cluster changes by using enhanced pacemaker alerts. See More

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Publisher:The CentOS Project

Default Desktop Environment:GNOME 3

Based On:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Release Schedule:Concurrent with RHEL

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score 63 · Answer 18

Void Linux

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Default Desktop Environment:XFCE, Cinnamon, Enlightenment, LXDE, LXQt, MATE

Based On:N/A

Release Schedule:Rolling

Init-System:runit

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score 13 · Answer 19

Devuan GNU+Linux

Release Schedule:“when it’s ready” or rolling

Init-System:SysVinit or OpenRC

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score 19 · Answer 20

Ubuntu LTS

PPA repositories allow you to install the latest version of your preferred software while keeping the rest of the operating system "stable". See More

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