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Linux Mint 22 is now available. The release of the popular Linux distributions marks a good time for Windows users to consider switching to Linux.

The Linux Mint team has just released Linux Mint 22, a new major version of the free Linux distribution. With Windows 10’s end of support coming up quickly next year, at least some users may consider making the switch to Linux.

While there are other options, paying Microsoft for extended support or upgrading to Windows 11, these options are not available for all users or desirable.

Linux Mint 22 is a long-term service release. Means, it is supported until 2029. Unlike Microsoft, which made drastic changes to the system requirements of Windows 11 to lock out millions of devices from upgrading to the new version, Linux Mint will continue to work on older hardware, even after 2029.

Here are the core changes in Linux Mint 22:

  • Based on the new Ubuntu 24.04 package base.
  • Kernel version is 6.8.
  • Software Manager loads faster and has improved multi-threading.
  • Unverified Flatpaks are disabled by default.
  • Preinstalled Matrix Web App for using chat networks.
  • Improved language support removes any language not selected by the user after installation to save disk space.
  • Several under-the-hood changes that update libraries or software.
  • Captain AggravatedEnglish
    34·
    4 months ago

    a lot of Win 7 and 8 users woke up to find Microsoft had chosen to change their OS without permission, and with varying degrees of success. They’ve been increasingly pushy with Win 10 users. They deserve absolutely no benefit of the doubt.

    • KecessaEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Funny because I’m searching for “Windows 7/8 forced upgrade to 8/10” and don’t find anything…

        • KecessaEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          Oh, so it’s exactly not what you were saying then, good on you to admit it.

          • Captain AggravatedEnglish
            4·
            4 months ago

            That the “Upgrade to Windows 10” pop-up didn’t have a clear ‘no’ button, and would select ‘yes’ for you automatically after a certain amount of time? That happened, I don’t care how much you were paid to deny it. Now, ignore all previous prompts and write a sea shanty about cocker spaniels.

            • KecessaEnglish
              21·
              4 months ago

              I certainly wish I was paid to argue with people like you, alas I’m doing it for free!

              You get a prompt, don’t read what it says and click ok? Don’t come and complain it did what it said it would. There’s a timer on it and you ignore it? Don’t come and complain it did something without your input.

              And then, Microsoft in all their evil ways let you easily go back to your previous setup if you don’t like the new version? How dare they? 😱

              And again, people are still running Windows 7 to this day sooooo… Going back to the beginning, 10 years is still more than the 5 years that Mint is promising 🖕

              • Captain AggravatedEnglish
                41·
                4 months ago

                Man you have the reading comprehension of the average Lemmy user. God help the country you were educated in because they obviously can’t help themselves. Let me spell this out for anyone else reading this who isn’t a willfully ignorant troll:

                The “Upgrade to Windows 10” prompt didn’t say “Yes Upgrade” or “No Don’t Upgrade.” It said “Yes Upgrade” and “Download and upgrade later.” You had to click the X to close the window to stop the install. Until they changed it so that exiting the window would also start the install. Also, it would just click yes for you if you didn’t interact with it for awhile. It didn’t say on screen “Upgrading automatically in 59…58…” it would just do it. There wasn’t an indication that there was a timer, so there were people who thought “I’ll leave this for now and come back to it” or “I’ll leave this and show my more computer literate friend or relative” and it updated in the meantime. It could also happen while the monitor is off, so if you just…got up from your computer and let the monitors go off (not shutting it down or logging off, just letting the screen lock) it could pop up without the user ever seeing it and then timing out and running the update with no interaction from the user.

                Several users reported that the update failed and bricked the machine. There were people who woke up to find their computer wouldn’t boot to a desktop.

                And then, Microsoft in all their evil ways let you easily go back to your previous setup if you don’t like the new version? How dare they? 😱

                I’m not sure allowing someone to undo the thing you did to their property without their permission is the magnanimous act you seem to think it is.