Last week I made a side-by-side comparison of Calamares and Ubiquity, the former a non-denominational Linux installer and the latter the Ubuntu installer. This week, since it was just announced that ...

Why it’s great: Ubuntu is one of the most recognizable Linux distributions, and for good reason. It offers a polished ...

Third, I made a Linux Mint 16 XFCE edition live/install USB. Some posts I read indicated this had to be done from a Mac to boot into it correctly, but the one I had lying around that had been prepared ...

I've been busy installing a rash of new releases lately - first the final release of Manjaro 16.06 and now the beta release of Linux Mint 18 - and I've been struck by the contrast in the installers. I ...

There are many reasons to switch to Linux, such as security, free software, and data protection. We compare the distributions ...

If you can't upgrade to Windows 11, or don't like what you've seen of it, install Linux Mint instead. Here's how to make the switch to an open-source operating system and install apps. Our team tests, ...

Here’s how you can add the Cinnamon desktop to your Linux Mint 13 MATE system. Once you’ve added Cinnamon, you can use it as your desktop via the sessions menu on the login screen in Linux Mint 13. 1.

Don’t like Linux Mint’s Software Manager? Here’s how you can install the Ubuntu Software Center in Linux Mint 12. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following code and then hit enter to install ...