This review first appeared in issue 354 of PC Pro.

Occasionally, I meet regular readers of this column. Some say they often don’t understand it. This puts me over a barrel. If I simplify too much, the column loses its ...

When downloading Linux Mint, you have access to three desktop environments—Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. All three carry the same ...

Many Debian-based distros, Linux Mint included, use Ubuntu as their ... which likewise demoted widgets and jettisoned desktop icons. Cinnamon puts all of these front and center, which is one ...

there are several alternative builds – Spins in Fedora parlance – running the lightweight XFCE desktop, KDE Plasma or Cinnamon, among others. Cinnamon, as used by Linux Mint, is often touted ...

Non-profits that refurbish PCs and give them to the needy have a dilemma when it comes to Windows 11-ineligible computers. Should they give clients an insecure Windows 10 OS, turn to Linux or throw ...

As I tried to reiterate during my coverage of Cinnamon 6.4, although Linux Mint develops the Cinnamon desktop, the Cinnamon desktop defaults are not (always) the same as Linux Mint defaults – Linux ...

Linux Mint’s Cinnamon desktop, lighter resource footprint, and user-friendly software management met these needs, offering a polished alternative. If you’re moving away from Windows, you can choose ...

The creators of one of the coolest Linux distros just released a new version - and it puts the old one to shame.

Flatpak and Snap will continue to gain popularity for end-user applications, particularly those maintained by third-party ...