Post by @not3ottersinacoat@mastodon.social

2026-07-24 00:55 UTC

I've noticed lately, especially over on reddit, a huge wave of negativity towards #linuxmint I swear at least some of it has to be some sort of psyop. In any case, most of it is FUD. As a side note, Arch users: it's great that you like Arch. But the evangelism and shitting on everything else is tiring. Touch grass. #Linux

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@ehushagen@cosocial.ca 2026-07-24 01:10

@not3ottersinacoat@mastodon.social I’ve seen that that sentiment before too. Some people aren’t happy unless things are difficult. I want my OS to be transparent. I don’t want it to define my computer usage; I want the thing I’m sitting at the computer to do be the thing that defines my computer usage. To me, Mint is perfect for that. Everything just works. Things aren’t breaking because they’re out on the bleeding edge. Reliability is more important than chasing the highest version number.

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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-07-24 01:30

@not3ottersinacoat@mastodon.social What are they upset about?

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@JPummil@genomic.social 2026-07-24 01:34

@not3ottersinacoat@mastodon.social Huge #LunuxMint fan! Spent decades using and supporting #RHEL and variants on supercomputers, but for personal use, it’s been Mint for nearly two decades. 😎👍

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@thePurpleMonkey@mastodon.social 2026-07-24 16:47

@not3ottersinacoat@mastodon.social I think part of the "problem" (if you can call it that) is that Linux users are dominated by computer enthusiasts who enjoy tinkering and playing with their computers. Everyone else wants a computer that gets the eff out of their way. Linux Mint caters to the latter group of people and does it well. But that's the opposite of what the enthusiasts want their computer to do, so obviously there's friction there.

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