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Tips for a new user (self.linuxmint)
submitted 2 years ago by Fer24 to c/[email protected]
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Recently I installed Linux Mint 21.2, I already updated it and installed some programs.

Any tip about configurations or programs?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

For large GUI-based programs such as photo editing, drawing (Krita), 3D modeling (Blender), etc, there are 3 main ways to install them, each with pros and cons:

  • using apt

    • Pros: integrates with system libraries, version is curated by Mint/Ubuntu maintainers and usually more stable

    • Cons: lags a few versions behind upstream, especially when the next Ubuntu LTS is nearing release it can be quite out-of-date

  • download a deb or tar.gz release from the project's website or GitHub

    • Pros: you get the latest version

    • Cons: does not update automatically

  • using flatpak

    • Pros: has the latest version, solves some visual compatibility issues (Qt apps on GNOME for example)

    • Cons: takes more disk space because dependencies are duplicated, sandboxing can break some features

Personally I try to use apt first, unless the version is really old then I try the tar.gz install and finally flatpak. Which method you choose is up to you.