Distrowatch review grumbles

[artytux]

While SolydK is a good distro used it for years multi-boot Linux's on desktop, I tend to read some of the comments in DistroWatch not much different to YT or anywhere else where anyone can post false and/or misleading statements about Linux and/or MXLinux for the purpose of just being a blunt tool and one wrote to me after a series of data destructive instructions on a far away forum HA HA just for LOLZ HA HA.

[rasat]

That happened probably because of the recent Mint 22 release. Let's see if Mint can keep that up to take over the main ranking

What did Mint do to reach the top?

[MadMax]

Mint is one of the most-recommended distribution for new Linux users. It does a lot of things very well.

[j2mcgreg]

The problem with a lot of the negative reviews, like those quoted in post #581, is that they are meaningless without the context of the machines involved.

[asqwerth]

When I got my very first 64-bit machine in 2015, my 3 anchor distros were MX14, Manjaro XFCE, and Mint 17 Cinnamon [because I could finally run Cinnamon! my previous machine's graphics card was too underpowered for graphics acceleration, which was required by Cinnamon]. I did like Mint 17 - it ran well, and was the last non-systemd Mint.

I did an in-place upgrade to Mint 18, and it was ok, but not exciting. I got rid of Mint after a year of Mint 18. By this time MX's tools and repos had developed a lot and I just found myself gradually losing interest in Ubuntu-based stuff, except Neon [Dev Edition], where the focus was having the latest Plasma.

I also used SolydX [the xfce version] for a while, when it was Debian Testing-based. However, after SolydXK became based on Debian Stable, I didn't see the point of keeping it. I already had MX and Kanotix as my Debian Stable distros at that time. Eventually even Kanotix was removed. I found MX was enough for the Debian component in my multiboot machine.

My view is Linux Mint is a good distro, but I just like MX so much more.

They are welcome to the no.1 spot in number of DW page hits.

[BV206]

Look at the sheer number of daily posts on Mint's forums and Ubuntu's forums (before they changed to Discord) and MX's forums. It looks like to me MX has way fewer. Something doesn't add up.

[Eadwine Rose]

People using MX need less help

[uncle mark]

Mint is one of the most-recommended distribution for new Linux users. It does a lot of things very well.

There was a period between Mepis 11 and the release of MX-KDE when I both used Mint KDE and installed it for others. It was a fine distro. I made the move to MX-KDE when the version of Mint I was using became outdated and I was going to have to update.

[uncle mark]

People using MX need less help

LOL.

When I retired four years ago I took on a part time, low stress, time killer job delivering auto parts around town for NAPA. Starting out they put me in a new base model 2020 Honda Fit. Absolutely no extra bells and whistles, no fancy electronics, no "driver assistance" nonsense. Just put it in Drive and go.

Recently they put me in a new Subaru. All the bells and whistles. Tries to drive itself if you aren't paying attention. Drives me crazy. I've got most of the auto-nonsense shut off, but some of it you just have to live with.

The Subaru is a "nicer" car, for some definition of nice. But I'd rather drive the car myself than have it drive itself. The only time I had to refer to the owners manual with the Honda was twice a year when the time changed. I'm still studying the Subaru manual.

The Subaru is like Mint. The Honda was like MX. I like the Honda better.

[AVLinux]

@uncle mark

So you're saying Linux Mint's head gaskets will fail prematurely!?

*Subaru owners in-joke..