Hi James,

Thanks so much for the kind words, very glad to hear that you found the review helpful. Makes my day to read that.

This is the review that convinced me that I wanted to try Mint Linux on my old laptop. Excellent coverage of the issues and very good editorial style. Many thanks for the info.

Sorry to interrupt this “love fest” as KG puts it. Don’t get me wrong. Mint is a great distro for newbies but that is the problem. It has integral training wheels which cannot be removed. Mint is a perfect example of the latest trend in Linux – distros that try and do protect the user from himself by hiding or disabling the supervisory tasks and functions.

Good review, Jim.

I don’t really have anything to comment on, but I figured as long as we’re having a love-fest for Mint, I’d pledge my allegiance as well.

I don’t remember who turned me on to it, but I’ve been using Mint since 2.0 (Barbara) back in ‘06. That’s also when I stopped experimenting with Linux distros. I’d finally found just what I was looking for and I’ve never been sorry since.

The only other distro I use is Ubuntu, of course, and that’s primarily so I can review it to do step-by-step directions when someone has a question.

Clem and the rest of the crew who bring us Mint deserve a round of applause for sharing such a fine piece of work.

Very nice review!
Thanks for your kind words on my wallpaper!
If anyone just wants the wallpaper, it can be found here: http://zwopper.deviantart.com/art/Mint-Dew-99660030

My other wallpapers can be found here: http://zwopper.deviantart.com/gallery/

A tip is to try out the XFCE and KDE versions that is coming out any day now!

//Zwopper

Mint, it is worth the download and install. I teach seniors computers at the senior center (SRDA). Many can’t afford a computer and I am finding a used garage sale special with MINT gives them something that has a familiar feel and works quite well for very little money. We have DSL, Cable (TV) modems and wireless setups and they all work very well. Dial up modems, not so good.

Bottom line, MINT is a mature Linux that even a Senior can use. Great job to all involved!

I’m a die-hard fan and user of PCLinuxOS, but I’m very impressed with Mint 7. It’s wonderful to see each new generation of any distribution get better and better. This is why Linux is the future of computers.

@ Jim Lynch:
By the way, the “Request a Review” feature above seems to have a permissions issue.

Last suggestion for the night. One thing I have been doing is downloading different Window managers to run on top of Ubuntu. I am sure this is doable in other distros as well. I just find the one click nature of the meta-packages in the Ubuntu repositories to be most convenient.

One I am keeping my eyes on is LXDE. Very slick and lightweight.

I have been searching for the best Linux Distro for years. Mint 7 is the best. It looks great, very stable, easy to setup, many applications available and FREE! We don’t use Windows anymore.

Everybody should try it!