What is the best alternative to Mint?

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score 1044 · Answer 1

Arch Linux

QoL of Arch is generally good. You get something more consistent and doable in Arch then you would get with most other OSes. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:CLI

Based On:(independent)

Release Schedule:Rolling

Init-System:Systemd

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score 67 · Answer 2

Monefy - Money Manager

67 16

score 46 · Answer 3

Money Lover - Money Manager

The free version of Money Lover includes small banner advertisements at the bottom of the application. They aren't too intrusive but they can be annoying. Removing the advertisements is a $2.00 in app purchase. Getting the whole Money Lover experience requires an upgrade from the basic application to the premium application without advertisements and the ability to have more than one wallet, a budget plan, and an event plan for a $4.99 in app purchase. See More

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score 10 · Answer 4

Financius

YNAB

score 6 · Answer 6

Mint Bills & Money

score 241 · Answer 7

Deepin OS

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

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Price:Free

Default Desktop Environment:Deepin Desktop Environment

Based On:Debian Unstable

Release Schedule:Rolling release

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score 89 · Answer 8

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 669 · Answer 9

Ubuntu

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

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Default Desktop Environment:GNOME(various editons with MATE, Xfce, LXDE and other)

Based On:Debian Stable

Release Schedule:5 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 6 · Answer 10

Moneydance

You Need A Budget

A whole family of devices can all sync to the same account. This way everyone can stay abreast of how much money is available. See More

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score 7 · Answer 12

Prism

The developers are constantly adding new features, new biller support, and listening to their customers and improving the product. See More

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score 469 · Answer 13

Debian GNU/Linux

Once installed you can almost forget about it and start to use your desktop for your daily tasks. See More

Top Pro

Rolling or Release based

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

Specs

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 48 · Answer 14

Bodhi

Top Pro

Low resource consumption

System requirements include 128 MB RAM, 2.5 GB hard disk space, and a 300 MHz processor. See More

Top Pro

Minimal base system

The philosophy for the distribution is to provide a minimal base system so that users can populate it with the software they want. Thus, by default it only includes software that is essential to most Linux users, including file browsers (EFM), a web browser (Midori) and a terminal emulator (Terminology). See More

Top Pro

Different profiles to choose on first startup

Bohdi Linux offers a few different profiles to choose from when first booting the OS. See More

Top Pro

Built in compositing

Bohdi Linux has built in compositing. Users can choose a composited desktop upon first boot by choosing the fancy profile. See More

Specs

Default Desktop Environment:Enlightenment 17(Moksha-fork)

Based On:Ubuntu LTS

Release Schedule:5 year LTS (same as Ubuntu)

Init-System:Systemd

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score 73 · Answer 15

Ubuntu MATE

Release Schedule:2 Year LTS / 6 Month Releases

Init-System:Systemd

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score 40 · Answer 16

GnuCash

score 361 · Answer 17

Fedora

Release Schedule:6 Months

Init-System:Systemd

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score 210 · Answer 18

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 486 · Answer 19

Elementary OS

Problems often arise with functions like keyboard layout and touchpad. See More

Top Con

Boring UI

It can be very boring. See More

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Default Desktop Environment:Pantheon

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score 606 · Answer 20

Linux Mint

Top Pro

The easiest option ever

The distro is the easiest operating system to run ever. See More

Top Pro

MATE desktop (as an option)

MATE is a classic desktop as opposed to the newer "Unity" desktop. For people who prefer the classic style this is one of only few modern distributions with still active MATE desktop development. See More

Specs

Default Desktop Environment:Cinnamon, MATE, Xfce

Based On:Ubuntu LTS

Release Schedule:2 Year LTS / 6 Month Release

Init-System:Systemd

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