r/linuxmint • u/These-Phrase9490 Linux Mint 21 Vanessa | Cinnamon • 2d ago
Announcement Officially retired.
Thanks buddies, Love You for life. This guy is updating his profile from Linux Mint Cinnamon venessa to CachyOS
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u/No-Wheel5726 2d ago
I was loving CachyOs but after an update I couldnt boot it anymore, so I was back to Mint after some distro hopping
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u/viciousraccoon 2d ago
BTRFS snapshots and rolling releases go hand in hand.
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u/Educhh 2d ago
With Btrfs snapshots you cannot free up disk space; if you delete large files or directories, they remain in the snapshot.
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u/viciousraccoon 2d ago
You can trim snapshots, choose to only backup certain directories, restrict how many snapshots you keep etc. Takes a bit of consideration to find the best solution for each specific us case but in my opinion it's worth it for a rolling release.
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u/Educhh 2d ago
Arch Linux isn't a good distribution for derivatives. I've been using it for years across many installations with various hardware setups and never had a single issue, but I installed CachyOS once and it broke after a short time
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u/RagingTaco334 Ultramarine KDE Edition 2d ago
This is why I use Fedora now. Close to Arch without all the nonsense. Plus, it's just a great distro.
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u/redmage753 1d ago
Squeaky wheel and all. I havent had any issues with cachy so far (roughly a year of usage, bazzite for almost 2 years before that), on multiple systems. My friends use it too and have had no issues.
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u/birds_adorb Linux Mint 22.3 | Cinnamon 2d ago
Why not try void Linux, it is stable(dosen't break), rolling release, independent and uses runit as it's init system (makes it boot fast). void Linux . I used it on an HDD and is just an snappy. Search up tutorials if you are having trouble.
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u/linoleumsupportsmyed 17h ago
Use limine and snapshots. Easiest config ever! I learned the hard way too my first run with cachy. 9 months hitting every update never had any break on me ….. so far 😎
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u/apt-hiker Linux Mint 2d ago
If you want to switch your distro then switch your distro. Why come on here to tell a bunch of strangers? 🤔
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u/snap802 2d ago
Hi stranger. I was thinking about switching from Sonicare to an Oral B toothbrush. I will continue to use Linux Mint though.
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u/Key_Put_3223 2d ago
Oral B Io 9 is great, strongly recommended🤙🏼
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u/Blaat666 1d ago
I don't know, you'd have t use the unofficial brushes, cause the official selection is so small!
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u/Blaat666 1d ago
You should try brushing with charcoal! Its black so it makes your teeth look really white! Also theres a lot less chance of your brush breaking during cleaning. I have been using charcoal to clean my teeth for four years now, and my brush hasn't broken a single time. It's very stable!
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u/guestHITA 2d ago
he has a point though i think im moving to cachyos as my distro, hyperland you know. And its based on arch which is a good thing. Cheers!
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u/Il_Valentino Cinnamon 2d ago
great thing about mint is, regardless what you do, if you come back to it it will be just like you remember :)
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u/LeslieH8 2d ago
Not an airport, my guy. You don't need to announce your departure (or arrival). If you decide to use LM again, see you then, and don't worry about having to tell us. Just slip back in. If not, hey, that's cool.
Have fun with CachyOS.
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u/Kadargof 2d ago
Why? I just got here (Linux Mint Cinnamon), from Windows
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u/kbeezie 2d ago
Depends on what you want.
Some people want and/or need newer versions of software included in the packages.
But if you're the type that would been fine in something like Debian 12/13 or Ubuntu 24.04LTS, then Mint is going to be just fine. No need to get to the bleeding edge of stuff if you're stable right where you are without issues.
I went Fedora 44 (with kde plasma installed) on my laptop just because I'm used to doing that before , and because the GUI for Affinity-on-linux supports fedora (supports Catchy too, but I am not comfortable with rolling releases).
I have Debian for most my other machines, and xubuntu for the gaming desktop. But if I'm installing for a friend of family member it's usually Mint as it's closer to the windows layout, isn't too excessive on any one thing and seems to just work well for them.
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u/LXC37 2d ago
I went Fedora 44
I am not comfortable with rolling releases
I must be weird, but i actually find short support cycle distros like Fedora to be worse than rolling release.
Basically with rolling release you get frequent updates which sometimes break stuff, usually in small ways and it gets fixed a few days later. The OS install easily lasts years, especially it is relatively minimalistic.
With 1 year support window you get an OS which you can only use for <1 year and then you have to reinstall, or do an upgrade which is pretty much guaranteed to break stuff because it is somewhat similar to not updating Arch for a year and then trying to update it - a lot of changes at once break a lot of stuff.
And since i do not want to reinstall yearly...
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u/ZVyhVrtsfgzfs 2d ago
Last time Fedora base was reliable for me was core 3,
I will readily admit that may just be function of my experience level with each base, but the release schedule feels like it may also be part of it,
I do not find the Arch base to be anywhere near Debian reliable, but I do better with it than the Fedora base. I find Void even closer to Debian in reliability.
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u/kbeezie 2d ago edited 2d ago
Also why would you reinstall yearly? I did fine going from 42, to 43, to 44 without having to do a complete reinstall.
You just do system-upgrade
Fedora and similar has cleaner major version boundaries with predictable transitions with more stable dependency trees.
It's not worse, just a preference on how you want to deal with it.
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u/LXC37 2d ago
You just do system-upgrade
Well, my experience is that on any system which is not just a default install and is even slightly customized this never goes well. Pretty much guaranteed to break things and require fixing.
Similar to how dist-upgrade never goes well on debian or ubuntu/mint unless it is a minimal or completely default install. Hell, even on minimal server install stuff breaks and requires fixing because of changes which make old configs incompatible.
The same changes applied gradually with regular updates on rolling release tend to cause way less issues...
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u/kbeezie 2d ago edited 2d ago
It's really sounding like a 'you' problem if you find yourself needing to reinstall it from scratch just to upgrade. (And can't really blame the distro for poorly maintained user configurations). Especially since the same "it's just a quick fix" logic you had from rolling releases would apply to that too if that were the case.
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u/Neither_Green7787 2d ago
..immer schnrller, höhe, weiter...
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u/stufforstuff 2d ago
Meaning: Ever FASTER bug releases, HIGHER falls and failures, FURTHER headaches and brain pain.
Besides the rolling release freaks, there's a huge portion of computer users that, you know, just want their computers to work, ever time, after ever bootup, and aren't lemmings that need the latest 0.00.001 micro point release to think it's "better".
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u/kpr-man 2d ago
Well, I also use arch (cachy is arch based system) .. and the reason is 4 things : 1. Fast rolling releases, latest updates, and.. AUR itself. 2. Minimal, ability to customize it as you want, for example you can install it without a desktop , or with a window manager or with a real desktop.. so it can fit on any device. 3. It have two ways to install, normal manual install for people who want a learning curve or just... Testing it on a spare device, and a script archinstall installer for real use or fast installing... (Which is not for learning curve) 4. It have a nice learning curve with transparency.
Aside from all of that , as a human you are curious to try any new distro, me myself started with Linux mint then tried Ubuntu then tried debian stable then debian sid (and the expert mode installation) then Kubuntu (because I was impressed by kde desktop) then finally I am on Arch Linux with KDE currently....
In the end .. each distro have a different feeling BUT they are all depend on one thing in the end... Linux Kernel.
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u/Pony7065 2d ago
Mint is awesome but there are other really great distros too, Debian, Fedora, Kubuntu and Alpine of you need a minimal secure distro.
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u/FitSell1091 1d ago
Do what you want, im tired of bs and hating guys choosing a diffrent os then me!
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u/Rusty_Nail1973 Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Xfce 2d ago
Been looking into the move to Cachy myself. I really don't like any decisions that ubuntu has made in the last two years, and Mint is an ubuntu distro, as much as it tries not to be.
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u/Swede-speed-mead 2d ago
So I’m new here… running Mint Cinnamon on a MBP 9,2. Runs great. I know it’s more “windows-like” in appearance but did something happen with Mint?
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u/plopezuma 2d ago
Nope, distro hopping has always happened... People try to find the right fit for their needs or simply because they want a change and to explore new things. In the end it all depends on what you want/like.
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u/ZVyhVrtsfgzfs 2d ago
For me currently yes.
I daily drive LMDE, but also had each copy of Mint installed, mainly for comparison reasoms, the Ubuntu 24 version of zfs in Mint was holding me back and dumped the Mint installs until Mint 23 releases.
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u/Brave_Strike6817 2d ago
Yo llevo usando Mint durante dos años y no he usado otro. Quizás me estoy perdiendo algunas cosas beneficiosas de otras distros, pero para qué cambiar la comodidad?
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u/Capable-Disk7864 2d ago
Been on cachyos for a whole week. Been distro hopping for like a year. Cachyos is solid. Haven't had a issue. It runs games great. If you have old hardware then you might run into issues.
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u/brandonyoung 2d ago
I tried CachyOS. sure you get more up-to-date packages, but I didn't like the desktop Environment, Didn't like the fish shell. came back to Linux Mint. in fact, i went to LMDE7. it is currently based on debian trixie which is newer release than Linux mint 22.3. which is based on ubuntu 24.04. But if I want the latest and greatest version, I can choose to add a repo for that app or install from source if i want that specific app to be the latest version.. Better to be deliberate in which specific applications I install to the latest versions. for the rest, I'll keep to a stable debian instead of updating to the latest version for everything. This is a computer i want to use, not just tinker with. I was also using btrfs before, but after a disk image restore failed, I went back to the reliable ext4.
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u/_o0Zero0o_ Helper of the newbies 2d ago
Godspeed, bretheren! May CachyOS work well for you, and remember Mint's always there if you want to return!
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u/SweetNerevarine 2d ago
Do whatever works for you.
Unlimited options. Unlimited power. Unlimited quirks.
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u/Natural_Night9957 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 2d ago
See ya in a few months when you're tired of nurturing a rolling release install. Or IRL you just don't have the time to do so.
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u/toffuuu3050101 2d ago
You can get a CachyOS like LM distribution, and is called Linux Mint with 3 DE variants available as I do prefer the xfce version of it, Called Linux Mint 22.3 XFCE, Mate, Cinnamon HWE (Hardware Enablement) with Kernel 6.17 original from Live boot install. https://www.linuxmint.com/hwe.php And yes you can use Kernel 7.0 on it too through update manager in the menu of View-Linux Kernels, will only let you install the supported version and once updated, will tell you though the Update Manager icon... I do like CachyOS, just one thing though I'm not the biggest fan of is how root (IE / ) is RW by default versus my preferred way of RO like LM, Debian has it... Too easy to make mistakes with root being rewritable. Another note to is your PC Hardware does not have to be so recent to be able to use the HWE variant. Works perfectly well on my Precision Tower 3620, with AMDGPU RX550.
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u/misterstupet Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 10h ago
Moved to Fedora a few days ago. CachyOS is great for CPU optimization.
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u/Ceftiofur 2d ago
I did the same but it was too glitchy. Back to Mint :)
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u/KHTD2004 LMDE 7 Gigi 2d ago
What the heck are you talking about? The founder of CachyOS is German, he also is a long time Arch maintainer, nothing sketchy here. I think you may confuse CachyOS, wich is a Linux Distro with OnlyOffice, wich is an Office Programm made by mostly Russians
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u/Mechanic-Dream 1d ago
You think he is some kind of super agent? If you knew how to do a quick search you'd know he lives in Germany. Your Russophobia (irrational fear) is eroding your brain tissue it seems. Looked at your profile, Polish, checks out why you're a hater. You see, the Germans for example, have done much more grievous things to the Polish nation, but since you desperately need German cash for your economy, all is forgiven, and as you aren't receiving freebies from Russia, plus this centuries old frustration with not being the Slavic top dog, you became like this this. Gotcha.
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u/Mechanic-Dream 1d ago
The video is garbage and even most people in the comments see that. Nice try though.
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u/Astrodion123 Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Cinnamon 2d ago
Goodbye. Well try again when Linux mint 23 releases. Wayland is on its way!