There are a few different reasons why the average person — as opposed to an enthusiast tinkerer — might want to try out one of the many available flavors of free Linux-based operating systems. If ...

How do you turn an already great distro into something better? With extensions, of course.

The latest Linux Mint is a solid release for everyday use. The biggest improvements are to be found in its default Cinnamon desktop. Mint Zena provides more information than ever on what your hardware ...

If the end of XP demonstrated anything, it’s that disruption ensues when an OS reaches end of life. Linux users have long had LTS releases to stave off some of that, but the new Linux Mint 17 offers ...

The newly released Mint 18 is a major upgrade. Not only has the Linux Mint project improved Mint’s dueling desktops (Cinnamon and MATE), but the group’s latest work impacts all underlying systems.

While an official announcement is still pending, Linux Mint 22.1, codenamed Xia, has been released. The new Mint's ISO images are now ready to be downloaded and installed. I'm eager to get it up and ...

In today's open source roundup: Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon and MATE are now available to download. Plus: Reviews of Linux Mint 17.1, and disgruntled developers have forked Debian into a new entity ...

Linux Mint has been lambasted by some in the media for security problems over the last few years. But how accurate are such perceptions? Does Linux Mint really suffer from security problems or is it ...