I do get it. Its just that the expectation of normal people with a usable OS is that it doesn’t require frequent reboots because those are annoying especially if you have LUKS (and we do recommend LUKS). Some people find that annoying as it was a criticism of Windows needing multiple reboots.
Where did you get this? Could you explain this statement?
People are always so opinionated about linux flavors. PG already recommends 10 options. Do they really need to list more? I think even 10 is way too many, which may give new users analysis paralysis. I would drop Suse from the list. Besides the correct choice is always Arch jk
I think they’re making the correct choice to not include Mint due to the X11 support which is noted in the Linux distro minimum requirements. None of the Mint DEs fully support Wayland.
Sharing this content that illustrate and bring the explanation to an accessible level when covering the use of LTS distros such as Mint:
TLDR: The Problem: Traditional LTS Linux distros freeze all software for stability, leaving users with outdated, unsupported desktop apps and forcing app developers to handle bug reports for old, already-fixed code.
In my opinion, this is a lucid point about how people can potentially be exposed to risk bugs in apps.
Edit: To be more precise, it is not all apps that are freeze. Browsers are normally updated.
True, but it’s very easy to update these yourself.
LMDE 7 shipped with an old version of Libre Office, but I simply downloaded the new version. Same with Transmission.
Uninstall anything you don’t use, install new versions of what you will use.
I like using Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon on a Thinkpad T14 Gen 2 A as AMD as a backup to a system76 linux laptop with pop_os 24.04. I find using linux mint out of the box as simple and easy to use.