Linux Mint 21 will ship not only with newer core components (e.g. * Playing DVD's and *.avi's works fine.The beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 21 operating system series is now available for public testing ahead of the final release later this summer.ĭevelopment of Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” kicked off a few months ago, and the upcoming distribution will be based on the repositories and base packages of Canonical’s latest Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) operating system series, which will be supported for the next five years, just like Linux Mint 21.

* The LibreOffice office suite works great. * Scanning of documents * The Camera and Microphone work with Zoom or Jitsi. Here is what works: * Printing to a Xerox color laser printer. Do try to get these books: ' The Linux Command Line', 2nd Edition, by William Shotts 'How Linux Works', 3rd Edition by Brian Ward 'How Computers Really Work', by Matthew Justice I have used Linux or OpenBSD as a my main desktop continuously since January, 2000.

There is a steep learning curve to Linux. In fact you can buy Linux preinstalled on certain ThinkPads direct from Lenovo.

In general, Linux runs best on Lenovo ThinkPads. I see there is an unfavorable review here.

It is very stable and is based on the proven Ubuntu Linux distribution. Linux Mint is a computer operating system that is a type of UNIX multitasking operating system.

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