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Linux Mint 22 released: An attractive option for migrating away from Windows | Windows 11 system requirements block millions of PCs from upgrading, while Linux Mint continues to work on older hardware (www.ghacks.net)

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The Linux Mint team has just released Linux Mint 22, a new major version of the free Linux distribution. With Windows 10's end of support coming up quickly next year, at least some users may consider making the switch to Linux.

While there are other options, paying Microsoft for extended support or upgrading to Windows 11, these options are not available for all users or desirable.

Linux Mint 22 is a long-term service release. Means, it is supported until 2029. Unlike Microsoft, which made drastic changes to the system requirements of Windows 11 to lock out millions of devices from upgrading to the new version, Linux Mint will continue to work on older hardware, even after 2029.

Here are the core changes in Linux Mint 22:

Based on the new Ubuntu 24.04 package base.
Kernel version is 6.8.
Software Manager loads faster and has improved multi-threading.
Unverified Flatpaks are disabled by default.
Preinstalled Matrix Web App for using chat networks.
Improved language support removes any language not selected by the user after installation to save disk space.
Several under-the-hood changes that update libraries or software.

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[–] Kecessa 6 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Supported until 2029 (so 5 years) vs 10 years for Windows 10 + 3 years with ESU

Will continue working on older hardware after 2029... So does Windows 10 after the end of support?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (9 children)

What do people use to replace Microsoft Office these days? Have they got wine working well enough to run them yet or are you still stuck with open source alternatives?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Libreoffice, onlyoffice and ms office online mean that unless its a big part of your job, you dont need ms office

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I've used OnlyOffice (FOSS, really modern) and Softmaker Office, which is a proprietary German alternative with native Linux support. It also has the best docx compatibility of the Microsoft alternatives.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (11 children)

these days I recommend fedora kinoite to beginners from windows.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I switched to Mint for my new PC a few months ago. There are a handful of games that don't work on it, but they're few and far between.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

After my old notebook died, I bought a $200 old, but refurbished, ThinkPad from NewEgg, put Mint on it, and I'm quite satisfied.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Can it run steam and autocad?

Also amd gpu support. I had to abandon mint 5 years ago because of poor driver support.

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[–] skulblaka 4 points 4 months ago

Oh, neat, I installed Mint on my home machine literally 3 days ago without knowing Mint 22 was coming. Time to upgrade lmao

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