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Windows 10 LTSC – the version that won't expire for years (go.theregister.com)
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[–] Pirata@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I personally use Fedora (starting yesterday actually), but Mint is definitely a serviceable distro that works for a wide variety of people.

I simply don't like how it stays so behind on updates (I see that as a big security and privacy risk), but if you don't need windows-only proprietary software, or all you do is browse the web, then Linux Mint is a familiar and usable enough distro.

If you're going to criticize Mint for being behind in packages, then you also need to criticize Debian, because that's where the philosophy comes from.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah I think in the future, we'll figure out how to make NixOS configuration modular enough to be viable for laymen, but Linux Mint works well enough for Windows refugees.