I’m also a happy Mint user. If you look for something that just works and causes minimal hassle, it’s an excellent choice.

There’s probably some lightweight Linux distro you can get to run on it. It could be used for some edge computing, like Pihole.

Mint is still a great choice if just for the ease of installation. I agree they’re lagging behind a bit in the transition to Wayland but for most users that’s not really a big issue. Mint also has one of the largest communities so getting support will be easier. To me Mint is still an excellent choice for getting started with Linux. I’ve been using it for years and I see no reason whatsoever to switch.

I’ve been doing that whenever I had to do a Windows installation in recent years. But I don’t plan to ever install Windows again.

Too late! Next thing you’ll be installing Arch on your granny’s computer and wearing UNIX socks.

Oh noes! You have caught the communism now!

Thanks.

I have no idea what any of those things are. Which is not to say, you shouldn’t post this here, but a bit of context would be nice.

I’ve been using Teams on Firefox on Linux mint for years. At first I had sound issues but since I’ve had Pipewire installed, everything works without a hitch.

That’s terrible advice if retaining control of your data is in any way a priority.

When I travel I take the deck and a Bluetooth keyboard with a trackpad. It works fine as a laptop in a pinch. With an external monitor it’s a perfectly serviceable PC.

Does that mean we’re getting a new one soon? One can dream.

If you know some Python, I’d look at Flask. It might be overkill for a static site but it’ll leave the door open for future expansion. If your goal is minimal effort, this is probably not the way to go.

I got a new laptop with Windows 11 at work yesterday. This is the first time I’ve used 11. I must say, it’s not really that bad. Once you cut out all the enshittification, which our IT department does, it’s pretty decent. I would never dream of putting it in any of my own machines, of course.

This is either going to be really great or really terrible. No in-between.

Mint is the easy and safe choice and works fine for anyone who just wants to use their computer with minimal fuss.

Next step could be installing it in a virtual machine. Dual booting can be a pain in the ass due to Windows not playing nice.

And Windows 11 is not about advertising and surveillance. Right. Gotcha. Sure.

You can absolutely use Mint as a live system.

The machine must keep running!