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That’s definitely something that goes into your resume and should be mentioned in interviews if you ever pursue that line of work.

I believe Firefox is installed by default on Mint, so install uBO.

Transmission.

Veracrypt.

Audacious.

I’ve been distro hopping for 15+ years but have settled with Mint for the last few, because I just want something that works. I’m too busy nowadays to bother with maintaining a distro, so I just want something that works out of the box and is easy to maintain. The laptop I use it on is connected to the TV as I use it to watch movies.

I was thinking of switching from Mint to LMDE because why not go straight to the source right? Can you share what minor issues you’ve had with LMDE?

Transmission. Simple, fast, efficient.

If it’s only free if you pass, and you have to pay out of your own pocket, don’t bother.

This is why Mint is what I always recommend to people who are switching over for the first time. Congrats and welcome.

You literally use Mint without ever opening the terminal if you’re just a regular/casual user. The update manager notifies you of new updates and you can use the gui.

Did you have to do any special configuration, or was it a seamless installation just like a non-mac laptop?

Right, but the distros employees are allowed to use are dictated by corporate IT so they are able to control them and have the required endpoint security tools. So people who prefer linux have very limited options.

Most of our sysads use macOS. A few use linux but they have limited choices with distros and can only use fedora I think.

Tilda because you can roll it down from the top of your screen with one key press.

I wish someone randomly gifted me a thinkpad as well

Mint is like 99% plug and play on most laptops, so I’d recommend they go that route.