22 engineers on Hacker News describe using Linux Mint first-hand: 11 endorse it, 4 regret it, 1 are mixed.
“For laptops, I've routinely had issues in the past where Fedora or Mint wouldn't work ootb when Ubuntu did.”
regret · personal · queenkjuul · 2026-11-03 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Linux Mint was and is better ... I've been using Mint since then.”
endorse · personal · 15 yr · dxs · 2022-12-29 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Been using a Linux Mint in vmware for the last two years and it works flawlessly on desktop.”
endorse · personal · 2 yr · sergiotapia · 2022-12-28 · source ↗ · wrong label?“using it as my daily driver for 2 years now without any problems”
endorse · personal · 2 yr · harerazer · 2022-12-26 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I've been using Mint for the past year, just updated to 21.1 yesterday. It's running smooth as butter, nothing broke in the upgrade”
endorse · personal · 1 yr · entropicdrifter · 2022-12-23 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Mint was very stable and simple to install drivers, but they were ofter outdated.”
mixed · personal · doodlesdev · 2022-12-12 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I'm very happy with Linux Mint now.”
endorse · personal · bkuehl · 2022-04-19 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I've had multiple problems with Mint/Ubuntu/Debian, especially with nvidia drivers and kernel updates”
regret · personal · mister_hn · 2019-12-09 · source ↗ · wrong label?“None of these issues are present on my personal $300 laptop running Linux Mint”
endorse · personal · ActorNightly · 2019-11-13 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Linux Mint is definitely one of the best user experiences I've had on a system so far, for day to day use.”
endorse · personal · hpcjoe · 2017-03-05 · source ↗ · wrong label?“Linux Mint: my mother. two years since the switch and she loves it.”
endorse · personal · 2 yr · imode · 2016-12-07 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I just recently switched to Linux Mint. It's really come a long way since I last tried it 1-2 years ago.”
endorse · personal · jazoom · 2016-12-04 · source ↗ · wrong label?“it runs Mint perfectly so my Docker images are compatible with almost any Debian-based deployment environment.”
endorse · personal · elf_m_sternberg · 2015-07-19 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I used Mint for a long time, and it never helped in any way.”
regret · personal · sanderjd · 2015-06-18 · source ↗ · wrong label?“LinuxMint has been great. It's the first time I've really run a Linux desktop since about 2003.”
endorse · personal · nirvdrum · 2012-04-21 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I had to go through the torturous path of Ubuntu -> Mint -> Mint Debian -> Debian.”
neutral · personal · pessimizer · 2026-11-02 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I did it the first way but would rather not have since I'm on Mint.”
neutral · personal · zahlman · 2026-10-25 · source ↗ · wrong label?“My son is using my old ~2011 Mac mini with Linux Mint on it. Slow but works.”
neutral · personal · insane_dreamer · 2026-08-25 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I was dual booting Linux Mint (work) and Windows 11 (games).”
neutral · production · seu · 2026-03-24 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I bought an old Mac Mini ($25) and installed Mac, Windows, and Linux Mint on it.”
neutral · personal · ruralfam · 2025-12-24 · source ↗ · wrong label?“I went with Linux Mint and it felt like Windows (the UX).”
neutral · personal · gavinray · 2021-11-12 · source ↗ · wrong label?