# Linux Mint Reviews, Pros and Cons - 2026 Software Advice

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# Linux Mint Reviews

## Reviews Summary

## Overall Rating

4.8

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## Ratings Breakdown

5

(40)

4

(11)

3

(1)

2

(0)

1

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## Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.6

Customer Support

4.2

Value for money

4.7

Functionality

4.5

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### Pros

"Great for rookies to Linux, you just slap it onto a thumb drive and you can easily boot into it, installation is just a simple double click of an icon on the dashboard and maybe a little bit of meddling if you want to dual boot"

"Good experience with Linux mint and also got lots of help from Linux mint community posts and Ubuntu community posts."

"Easy to install , easy to customize .Is"

### Cons

"Some softwares are not available for Linux ."

"This is not Mint's (or Linux's) fault."

"There are just a small handful of software programs I need to use for my work, and Mint (or most Linux variants) just don't have compatible software."

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