# Page 2 | Linux Mint Software 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 2 - Capterra's in-depth exploration of Linux Mint Software's capabilities reveals its suitability for various software needs and provides a comprehensive overview of Linux Mint Software pricing, features, integrations, and potential alternatives. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/229032/Linux-Mint --- Page 2 - Linux Mint Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on June 3, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Linux Mint ## User reviews GO Garin Osvaldo T. tecnico Mechanical or Industrial Engineering ### "Mundo de Linux" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 4, 2022 Muy buena experiencia, recomendable para todos. Pros Practico, adictivo, facil de instalar, sobre todo su relacion calidad precio Cons Quizas aumentar la facilidad de uso de dispositivos como flash memorys Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. LG Lourdes G. Atención al Cliente Supermarkets ### "Linux Mint- sistema ligero " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 October 31, 2022 Buena en general aunque con algunos problemas para acostumbrarme con el manejo del sietama, sobresale su seguridad contra virus, troyanos y otros software daninos. Pros Primeramente es un sitema Operativo gratis, fácil de utilizar, liviano- ideal para computadores antiguos- ya que cuenta con una versión de 32 bits. Es fiable ya que deriba de UBUNTU. Cons Tiene problemas para conectarse a distintos Hardware, y aún no tiene una biblioteca de aplicaciones suficientes para competir con S.O, cómo Windows o MacOS Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MF Md Faizur Rahman K. Backend Developer Information Technology and Services ### "Linux mint is the beauty" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 8, 2022 Linux Mint OS is awesome. I couldn't quite figure out how to do a certain task and after some googling I might have only found the outdated documentation. I decided to try LinuxMint, and it completely breeze through it- like a hot knife cutting butter. It's worth giving Linux Mint a chance. Pros I've been using Linux Mint OS for a couple of years and it has vastly improved my computing experience. I have tried other Linux distros, but this one is by far my favorite. I think I might be installing this on all of my computers! It's not going to win any graphical beauty contests Cons It is lightweight and easy to use. But it can't beat windows os or mac os in graphical user experience. Switched from [CentOS Linux](https://www.capterra.com/p/229026/CentOS-Linux/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RH Rabiul H. Front End Developer Information Technology and Services ### "A good distro with decent ui and lot's of features" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 4, 2022 Pros I really like Linux Mint. It's just the best OS out there in my opinion. I've been using it for over a decade and have never had any issues. It's super simple, lightweight and it does everything I need it to do without any major bugs or glitches. Cons I love it. So I didn't find any wrong thing about them. So I highly recommended it. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MR Mahfuzur R. Frontend Developer Business Supplies and Equipment ### "very lightweight and ease to use Linux Distro" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 4, 2022 Pros I think Linux Mint is a great distribution. I have been using it for 2 years now and haven't had any problems with it. It's really light, I can run it on my old laptop and still have decent performance. Cons It's not a normal OS like Windows or mac. It need to be learn some new things to use it. So it's a bit hard. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JH Jahid Hasan M. Digital Marketer Marketing and Advertising ### "A decent and beautiful OS" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 24, 2022 Pros Linux Mint is the best Linux distro and deserves top ratings. It's fast, the interface is minimalistic but not too simple, and it's super stable. I've been using it for years and haven't found a better one yet! Cons I don't like its complexity. New user can't use it. They will be depressed soon. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SH Shamim H. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services ### "A simple and lightweight,reliable Os" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 24, 2022 Pros Linux Mint is Linux mint, it has all the features that a great OS should have and it's just very fast and responsive. Linux Mint is great for beginners who want to learn more about Linux without having to use the command line. Cons It's 100% free as it's open source. You can give it a try, its lightweight. I haven't found anything less here. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DM Dhruba M. Software Engineer Information Technology and Services ### "Free, Easy to use and Super Fast" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 23, 2022 Pros I've been using Linux Mint for years and it is one of the best distributions of Linux out there. It has a responsive, modern desktop and lightweight feel while still being very customizable. One of my favorite things about Linux Mint is that they are not afraid to use other apps to get a job done like Firefox and Google Chrome. I would highly recommend it for anyone. Cons Pretty self-explanatory. I am currently running Linux Mint on my laptop and it is fantastic. No negativity I have found. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FR Fayzur Rahman S. Head of Marketing Non-Profit Organization Management ### " Best one in the market with free of cost" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 23, 2022 Pros I've been a Linux Mint user for years and I have to say, it's the best! It's so easy and intuitive to use. I've never had any issues with it and it has everything that I need. It's also very good at managing my files and making sure they're in order. The interface is very user-friendly. Cons As it's free and open source , I would love to say it's the best one to use . Everybody should give it a try and enjoy using it. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NC Noman Chowdhury M. Founder Information Technology and Services ### "My point of view of using Linux Mint" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 21, 2022 Pros I first use linux mint for the first time on 2017. It was very smooth running on my low end device. The user experience was also good. If you have a old pc, you can give it a try. It will work better than windows. Cons It's so much lightweight but using linux is a bit hard for a normal user. They will not feel comfortable when using it. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Mike D. Owner Retail ### "A Taste of Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 14, 2022 I am very happy with Linux Mint 21. Everything works! Bluetooth, casting, available tools and an incredible amount of open source software fill my cup. I feel more secure and my system runs faster. I still have the security of windows on my computer, but have not booted into in for several weeks..... Pros Foremost, it was easy to install. I installed it and allowed my computer to either boot into Windows or Mint. This allowed "experiment" with Linux and to still have the security of Windows! What I found was that Linux Mint booted much quicker and offered a screen and operating system that reminds me of Windows but on steroids! Linux Mint can access all of my files stored on Windows, making the transition extremely easy. With Mint, you have several excellent programs automatically installed, such as LibreOffice, which is a fantastic and free office suite able to read MS Office files. Firefox is the automatic installed browser, and Linux Mint is also supported by Chrome and other browsers. I never missed a beat when transitioning to Linux Mint. One more important matter is that it is secure. Viruses do not like Linux! Do not need virus software. Cons If you are using "canned" software to operate your business, such as record keeping, inventory, etc., and you are running another system then it is probable that this software will not run on Linux Mint. Check with your software company to see if they offer a Linux version. Linux has a huge inventory of free and open source that may work well. Reasons for choosing Linux Mint I chose Linux Mint because it works from the moment I installed it. No Issues. At first, I tried Ubuntu. It is a good operating system, but I struggled with listening with Bluetooth or casting to my TV. Ubuntu did not work for me but interestingly Linux Mint 21 is derived from Ubuntu... Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. OD Osman D. Senior Software Engineer Computer Software ### "Linux-Mint\_01" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 July 27, 2022 i am regular user. Pros if you are windows user, Linux mint can be a good choice to switch from windows to Linux. Cons Linux mint uses Ubuntu repositories to update system updates. Alternatives considered [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Abhishek G. software engineer Education Management ### "Work on Linux Mint with new enthusiasm" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 June 16, 2022 My overall experience with Linux Mint is very good as it taught me many skills indirectly i.e. I learnt how to customize the operating system with my own requirements, learnt some troubleshooting skills and many more. Pros Using this operating system for the past year and it works very well. you can use the Xfce version of this operating system which is very light and can be used on older laptops/PC with lower hardware configurations. It is beginner-friendly software with the capability of open source. you can also modify Linux mint with your requirement which is very helpful. Cons If you are a gamer than this operating system is not for you due its poor support. It requires sometimes a lot of courage to troubleshoot the glitches in it. It doesn't have any inbuilt anti-virus or anti-spyware Switched from [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) Linux Mint is more efficient than ubuntu as the desktop of Linux mint is error-free, unlike ubuntu. Linux mint works more efficiently unlike ubuntu in case of the exact hardware specifications. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Parth S. Software Engineer Education Management ### "Bored from Old UI Try new One Linux Mint" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 June 2, 2022 1\. It allows my older laptop to work efficiently despite its low-end hardware. 2. Allow me to surf the internet in a fast and lag-free environment. Pros 1\. Works effectively on low-end pc which is not liable for running Microsoft Windows Os. 2. Offers a similar UI to Microsoft Windows OS thus allowing users to shift from Windows OS to Linux Mint Os without any difficulty. 3. More secure and light than other OS. 4. Good memory management and also works on 16 bit computers. Cons 1\. Not meant for gamers as it doesn't even support graphics games. 2. Wine Software is not meant truly for this Linux. 3. Due to simplicity in UI users can't have an additional desktop personalized tool. 4. Requires a proper set of code to install the software. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Senior Software Engineer Banking ### "Good and stable linux distribution for work and personal desktop" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 6, 2022 Pros \+ stable + Nice Gui out of the box. + There is a vast choice of software since it is using Ubuntu packages Cons \+ does not support snaps as well as Ubuntu Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TL Terranzov L. Teaching Assistant Education Management ### "Best operating system for researchers and students " 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 April 6, 2022 Pros Effective and no virus. Safe and elegant. Cons Poor support for gaming. No standard edition available. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SK Sunaina K. Facilitator Education Management ### "Cannot recommend highly enough" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 17, 2022 Overall, very satisfied. If you have not tried Linux ever, Linux Mint is the way to go - doubtless! Pros If it had not been a workplace technology shift, I would have continued to use Linux Mint even now. Just the most outstanding Linux distro out there. I used the Cinnamon shell and loved it. Does not give the user a visual shock by looking and feeling like a Windows machine. But under the hood is something else. The OS is light, secure, open source, and works out of the box. If you wanted to bring an older PC to life that cannot run the bloated Windows 10 OS, Linux Mint is the way to go. Cons Wine and other emulators gave me a hard time trying to run some essential Windows 10 software on Linux Mint. While this is not completely on Mint itself (Mint does what Mint promised to do), I did have to go the virtual machine way which was not ideal. Alternatives considered [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) Reasons for choosing Linux Mint Skin is closer to the Windows environment which is where I was coming from. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. MT Marco T. Responsabile area SAP & BI Chemicals ### "Linux for everyone" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 7, 2022 Pros If you want use Linux use Mint. Easy installation process and configuration plug & play. Cons Initial software dotation could be better. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AK Ashley K. Freelance Editor Computer Games ### "Linux Mint Is Great for Windows Refugees" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 2, 2021 Switching from Windows to Linux Mint as my daily driver has been a great way to keep old hardware alive. Laptops from 2015 run sluggish on most recent Windows 10/11 versions, but they happily continue working just fine under the lighter load of Linux Mint and its desktop environment, Cinnamon. Pros Linux Mint feels like a natural extension of Windows 7 – an operating system that was great in its prime. Windows users who are familiar with a certain workflow will feel right at home on Linux Mint, which is quite the accomplishment. There are very few compromises a Windows user will have to make in learning Linux Mint, which makes it the ideal distro for Windows refugees. Cons The base OS is still Linux-based, which comes with some compatibility problems with certain hardware. Most consumer-facing hardware will have drivers – but some business hardware may require Windows or Mac. Alternatives considered [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) [Manjaro](https://www.capterra.com/p/229041/Manjaro-Linux/) Reasons for choosing Linux Mint Out of all the other distributions I considered, Linux Mint is the most friendly to Windows operators. It functions similarly with its package manager and the start menu feels very familiar. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Co-owner Libraries ### "Linux Mint is a beautiful desktop orientated distribution based on Ubuntu" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 20, 2021 I really love Linux Mint, it is easy to install, very easy to use - yet it also has all the power of Linux under its hood. Just open up a terminal and everything is there. A well thought out and well rounded desktop focused distribution with some really stunning aesthetics. Pros Linux Mint is a big improvement for me on the base Ubuntu for a few reasons - firstly you can choose between MATE, Cinnamon and XFCE. I always use XFCE and Linux Mint makes it look so beautiful with well thought out colour schemes and outstanding photographic and abstract backgrounds to choose from. Also it installs all the apps most people will need from a desktop environment. It far exceeds, in my opinion, a mere alternative to Windows - it is in fact a hundred times better. Cons There really are no cons to trying Linux Mint, it is all free and is a perfect desktop environment for most uses. If I had to pick - I would say it would be good if it was moved to a rolling release like Arch Linux - at the moment to get the latest version of Mint on your existing, you may have to re-install. Though in place upgrades can work, I haven't had that much luck with it myself. Switched from [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) I found Linux Mint much more user friendly, I wanted to use XFCE as well and Ubuntu required some fiddling to get it working with that. Alternatives considered [Xubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/234442/Xubuntu/) Reasons for choosing Linux Mint I mainly chose Linux Mint because it supports XFCE out of the box, it has beautiful aesthetics with its colour schemes and backgrounds. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Ajay B. Digital marketing Information Technology and Services ### "Linux mint- perfect linux OS." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 November 20, 2021 Talking about this OS Its greate for IT Field person because its opensource software and we can customize it as well as per our need. We shouldn't pay even single penny to use this operating system. Pros Linux mint is one of the esay software to use in compare to other linux operating system. It have good quality of user interface and its completely free. Cons The list things i like about this software is other software is little bit hard to install and normally windows user feel little bit hard to use it. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AS adrian s. Senior Technologist Information Technology and Services ### "1st steps with Linux Mint" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 18, 2021 Nice clean looking GUI, easy to install even along side windows, made all my ageing PC's behave like they are new Pros It makes my old (4 year old) laptop seem like it was new, no lagging while loading software, fast internet browsing, worked straight out of the box Cons I had to find alternatives to some of my previous windows applications - just a small con really Reasons for choosing Linux Mint Preferred the Linux Mint GUI Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Architecture and programming student Computer Software ### "Excellent operating system" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 October 27, 2021 In general, I think it is a very good option if what you need is to use basic programs or surf the Internet, it has a very good memory management and has compatible versions up to 16-bit computers. Pros First of all I love it because it is free and brings everything you need to use it immediately. Use specifically the "cinnamon" version, which has a very easy-to-use interface, with the necessary basic programs and an intuitive application manager. Cons What I liked least is that many applications and programs do not have versions for Linux, however exceptions can be found such as the steam store that is adapted for this operating system. Switched from [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JG Jorge Guardiola M. General Manager Marketing and Advertising ### "Linux Mint, one right-off-the-box replacement OS for Ms Windows " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 October 5, 2021 I've being using Linux distributions since 2003 starting with the French distribution Mandrake and after Red-Hat and Debian. I've lost the count of distributions used since 2003. Until now, Linux Mint is possibly the easier to use and among the best and more powerful operational systems I've being running on my pc's. Pros Easy of use and visual interface are quite impacting. Linux Mint can replace with great advantage other older and no longer supported OS with the additional advantage of allowing your hardware to get back operating on a decent speed level. Your hardware will be revived. I particularly was greatly surprised with the performance obtained with a Dell Inspiron 1525 dated 2010 where the original OS (Windows 7) was replaced by Linux Mint 19.03 early this year. Cons Maybe some of the available to install applications should be added "from factory" therefore the new users would get almost everything they need without requiring any or just little manual and instructions reading. Reasons for choosing Linux Mint Mainly due to it easy of use, long terms support version available and excellent GUI graphical user interface. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. FA Francisco Alberto A. Editor's Chief Media Production ### "Not for newbies, but it could be." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 September 15, 2021 As someone who has used a very respectable number of linux distros, I can tell for sure that inux mint is the one that has almost all, a lightweight experience, good looking ui and most functionality that comes in handy for new users and experienced. Pros Ease of use, very supported, and a full range of hardware compatibility. Cons It can be a little overwhelming if you have never used linux Switched from [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) [CentOS Linux](https://www.capterra.com/p/229026/CentOS-Linux/) A more complete experience and without the problems of missing repositories or privileges Reasons for choosing Linux Mint Problems with hardware compatibility Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.