What is the best alternative to Linux Mint?

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score 257 · Answer 1

Gentoo Linux

You are free to do whatever you want with it. As a result, its configuration reflects your unique taste and personality. See More

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Based On:N/A

Default Desktop Environment:N/A

Init-System:OpenRC

Release Schedule:Rolling

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257 77

score 1363 · Answer 2

Manjaro Linux

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

Specs

Based On:Arch Linux

Default Desktop Environment:KDE, GNOME and XFCE

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Rolling Release

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1363 352

score 830 · Answer 3

Debian GNU/Linux

Default Desktop Environment:GNOME(CLI, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, KDE, LXDE & LXQt are available)

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Point(stable, oldstable), Rolling (testing, unstable)

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830 135

score 427 · Answer 4

Deepin OS

Easy to install, comes with default packages to typical needs e.g. Chrome, WPS office, System Monitor and a bunch of multimedia utilities. Its easy to install and uninstall applications, it has a great app store and is fast. On same laptop run much faster than Windows 10 did. See More

Specs

Based On:Debian Stable

Default Desktop Environment:Deepin Desktop Environment

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Point

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427 117

score 912 · Answer 5

Ubuntu

Gnome has lot of extensions available and can be custmoized rather easily. See More

Specs

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

Default Desktop Environment:GNOME

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Point (5 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases)

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912 256

score 540 · Answer 6

Fedora

Default Desktop Environment:Gnome Shell

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Point (6 Months)

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540 108

score 1528 · Answer 7

Arch Linux

Providers only provide the basic system and do a great job doing so. While with AUR people who actually use the packages, provide and maintain them. They CARE about making them work. See More

Top Pro

Great for low performance hardware

Arch Linux works quite well with low performance hardware like netbooks. See More

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Vast variety of use and purpose

With it's vast repos, Arch offers tons of applications for all kinds of use. See More

Specs

Based On:N/A

Default Desktop Environment:CLI

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Rolling

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1528 277

score 296 · Answer 8

Solus

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Price:Absolutely Free

Based On:None

Default Desktop Environment:Budgie, GNOME, MATE

Init-System:systemd

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296 91

score 605 · Answer 9

Elementary OS

It can be very boring. See More

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Based On:Ubuntu

Default Desktop Environment:Pantheon

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Point

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605 166

score 98 · Answer 10

Ubuntu MATE

Default Desktop Environment:Mate

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:2 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases

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98 33

score 143 · Answer 11

Zorin OS

Specs

Price:Free for core, €19 for Ultimate

Based On:Ubuntu

Default Desktop Environment:(Customized) Gnome 3 Desktop Environment

Release Schedule:2 Year

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143 60

score 353 · Answer 12

OpenSUSE LEAP

Directions on other desktop Linux's often force you to use GUI packages or have steps that introduce security issues. OpenSUSE has a professional community and directions are usually geared toward GUI and CLI with similar steps. See More

Specs

Based On: SLS Linux>Slackware>SuSE

Default Desktop Environment:Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, LXQT

Init-System:Systemd

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

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353 117

score 73 · Answer 13

MX-Linux

Default Desktop Environment:XFCE

73 18

score 129 · Answer 14

openSUSE Tumbleweed

Active and friendly user community, updates come fast See More

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Price:Free

Based On:SLS Linux>Slackware>SuSE

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Rolling

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129 39

score 25 · Answer 15

Endeavour OS

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Easy on the specs and still blazingly fast. See More

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Easy installer

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score 122 · Answer 16

Kubuntu

Top Pro

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

Specs

Based On:Debian>Ubuntu

Default Desktop Environment:KDE

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:2 Year LTS/6 Months Releases

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score 536 · Answer 17

KDE Neon

Default Desktop Environment:KDE

Init-System:Systemd

Release Schedule:Point

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536 108

score 115 · Answer 18

Void Linux

Arch Linux doesn't make ISO's with different DE's. One need to manually install it through CLI version. But Void which is competitor of Arch, provides a wide range of DE's ISOs. See More

Top Pro

No Systemd

Specs

Based On:N/A

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

Init-System:runit

Release Schedule:Rolling

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115 36

score 43 · Answer 19

NixOS

Release Schedule:biannual

Official Supported Architectures:amd64, i386

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43 17

score 97 · Answer 20

CentOS

Based On:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Default Desktop Environment:GNOME 3

Release Schedule:Concurrent with RHEL

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97 18