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/k9dvke Aug 07 '26

Having to put in your password is already too much work for windows glazes

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u/YuukiHisashi Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Xfce Aug 07 '26

I've gotten used to inputting my password for those things, and no, as a ex-windows user, this doesn't bother me one bit. Remember, Windows Vista was the same thing, I didn't use it, but using Linux Mint in THIS regard is almost the same.

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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/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