In today's open source roundup: Linux Mint KDE and Xfce have been released. Plus: Details begin to emerge about Linux Mint 18. And DistroWatch reviews Solus 1.0 Linux Mint has long proven to be one of ...

A Community Edition of Linux Mint using the Xfce desktop was announced over the weekend. This combines two of my favorite things in Linux - the Mint distribution, which I think is absolutely wonderful ...

Are you staring at the Linux Mint download page wondering which edition to choose? Do terms like Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE feel confusing? Here are the honest pros and cons of each desktop environment ...

Two Linux distros that look like Windows, but caters to completely different users.

The beta release for Linux Mint 18.2 (Sonya) Cinnamon and MATE came out at the beginning of June. The Mint beta testing interval is usually about a month, and the final release has just arrived. The ...

Is Xfce better than Windows 10? One of the best things about Linux is the range of choices it offers when it comes to desktop environments. There really is a Linux desktop for everybody out there, no ...

While Ubuntu and Red Hat grabbed most of the Linux headlines last year, Linux Mint, once the darling of the tech press, had a relatively quiet year. Perhaps that’s understandable with IBM buying Red ...

Linux Mint 14, released in December and dubbed the “Nadia” version, is loaded with a horde of improvements to all four of its desktop environments. It is not usually necessary to grab every new ...

Linux Mint beats Windows 11 in more ways than I expected, but switching still comes with real trade-offs.

The Linux Mint team have released the KDE and Xfce spins of Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya as betas. The move comes less than two weeks since the Cinnamon and MATE editions were released for testing. With the ...

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.