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The Best Linux Operating System is in the house: Mint 18.2

In our July news, we have announced the beta release of Linux Mint 18.2 “ Sonya” . After three months, Mint 18.2 stands as the best Linux Operating System with more new features added to its classic interface.

Any user who hasn’ t learned to touch Linux can use Linux Mint 18.2 with ease. It contains the windows, icons, menus, pointers interface that is simple with clean appearance. The Cinnamon interface is an added bonus to the user and it has many speed improvements. It contains splitting the settings daemon and the Nemo file manager into multiple processes. The GNOME’ s JavaScript binding for improved performance and memory usage.

The Mint has also changed to Light Display Manager (LightDM). It also supports remote and guest sessions. And there are a score of interface’ s themes, applets and extensions.

Mint 18.2 comes with Linux-firmware 1.157.10 and the 4.8.0-53 Linux kernel. Also comes with LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and GIMP. It runs pretty well on x86 hardware and provides decent security for the users.

Under 10 minutes Linux Mint 18.2 can be up and running in any system and we can do it with Live USB.

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FAQ
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Can I run Linux Mint on a USB stick?
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Once you find it, set the boot order so that instead of booting from the hard drive first, you boot from either the CD/DVD drive or from a USB drive. Once your PC is set to try to boot first from the alternative drive, insert your DVD or USB stick and reboot. Then, select "Start Linux Mint" from the first menu.
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What are the minimum requirements for Linux Mint?
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System requirements:
1. x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. ...
2. 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
3. 5 GB of disk space (20GB recommended).
4.Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution (1024×768 recommended).
5. DVD drive or USB port.
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Is Kali Linux good for everyday use?
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Kali by default is heavily customized for penetration testing and customizing it for personal usage is a waste of time and also defeats the very purpose of the distribution. Kali is Debian based. So you could directly use Debian as it is more of a desktop OS. (Majority of Linux are Debian based including Ubuntu).
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What kind of Linux is Mint?
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Linux Mint is a community-driven Linux distribution based on Debian and Ubuntu that strives to be a "modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use."
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Which Linux is best?
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The best Linux is,
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