Linux Mint vs. Microsoft Windows

Linux Mint is a great, stable product when you need an OS and software to "just work". I use it for file servers, docker, scripting, air-gapped backups, email notifications and more. Simple, inexpensive and stable. That's how software should be, and that's what Mint delivers on. The main thing holding Mint and other Linux distros back is the corporate walls that have been built shutting everything out except Microsoft. If companies would start supporting Linux better with their hardware and software we could and would ditch Microsoft in a heartbeat. but, alas, Microsoft has a stranglehold on businesses.

Incentivized

It is well suited in a work environment, being that an organization can set up their system to be specifically work related and only certain users can get access is really helpful. I also like that multiple users can log in on the same device and keep each account seperate without interfering with the other.

• terminal
• file management
• OS and software updates

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• Smooth operating system
• Intuitive user interface
• Easy integration of other Microsoft products
• System encryption
• Very secure

• some more User Interfaces - like for services

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• confusing at first when shut down is under start menu
• task bar on 2 displays sometimes won't hide automatically even though set that way
• not so intuitive to set up 2 displays

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Works fine until it stops working, then hard to troubleshoot and fix!

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support remains spotty, researching online articles are a pain

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MDT helped deploy OS to users machines via PXE boot.

Incentivized

Pure Debian OS, freshly installed, is missing some Quality Of Life tools that need to be installed to make it usable. Ubuntu has not a great user interface for work purpose, seems more like a toy than an OS. Both Mint and Ubuntu are derived from Debian, so same great package manager, but for work purpose I think Mint is a great OS.

Incentivized

Because of its compatibility with third-party software requirements.

Incentivized

• It has saved tens of thousands of dollars just for being our air-gapped backup solution. other software would have been very expensive, and harder to manage
• Providing simple, easy to use applications (docker, for example) that can quickly, easily, and inexpensively deployed saves many, many hours and dollars

Incentivized

• Increased productivity
• Intuitive interface
• Quick operation
• Minimal interruption from system processes