I don’t think it’s a dis. It’s just what people usually recommend to people used to Windows, traditionally at least. Because it’s familiar and just works.
I just don’t like the organizational structure of its maintainers as much as I like Debian’s, but that’s just a personal quirk. There’s no wrong answer because the right answer is subjective.
Why do people seem to dislike mint? I like mint it works with a minnimum of bullshit.
It’s a “beginner-friendly” distro so people might subconsciously think you should “graduate” to use something “better”.
Which is ridiculous, of course. No reason to switch if it works for you!
They don’t dislike it, it just doesn’t make them look edgy. And some people like to (which is fine BTW).
I’ve started on Conectiva in the nineties, Debian, Ubuntu, and settled on Mint. I’ll probably switch to LMDE if at all at this point.
Because it’s becoming mainstream. And for some people, that means they have to dis on it to feel special.
Use the OS/Distro that works for you. If Windows or MacOS hits the spot for you, use that. There are no wrong answers here.
I don’t know, I installed Mint last year and it’s been great.
I don’t think it’s a dis. It’s just what people usually recommend to people used to Windows, traditionally at least. Because it’s familiar and just works.
We’re still somehow not over the hipstery conceit that anything with mass appeal is inherently flawed.
Hipsters:
I just don’t like the organizational structure of its maintainers as much as I like Debian’s, but that’s just a personal quirk. There’s no wrong answer because the right answer is subjective.
I can’t speak for others, but for me it works like a charm.