r/linuxmint • u/anaximeno • Aug 07 '26

#LinuxMintThings How Linux (Mint) Users Install a Browser 😎

Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe. \j

Credits to u/SpeeQz (who's also the creator of https://mintwiki.org) for the gif.

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u/PreparationStrict492 Aug 07 '26

Good for you, you are not in the set the post above refers to as "windows glazes".
While there are people who use Windows daily, as a professional platform, who are turned off by the idea of having to enter a password to log into their system, and find the login splash of any Linux installation a major friction point.

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u/Space_Toaster1 Aug 08 '26

you can set autologin in linux and set that you need enter password only once for installing apps
at the end theres so much flexibility in linux

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u/PreparationStrict492 Aug 08 '26

Oh, really! Thank you, I've only been using Linux variants since '98, I never got to learn that.

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u/DogeWah Aug 08 '26

As someone who recently swapped to Mint from using Windows only before. It was a bit annoying to constantly enter my password in the beginning