In today's open source roundup: Download the release candidate for Linux Mint 17.2. Plus: How to defrag your Linux computer. And a guide to understanding systemd.

Linux Mint 12 is now available to download for computers equipped with either 32-bit or 64-bit x86 processors. The system requirements are modest, making it accessible to a wide range of users.

The release candidate for Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon and Mate is available for download. Plus: Will preloads help grow the Linux user base? And see the top five Linux games.

Users of Linux Mint outhouse looking for a new operating system, might be interested to know that a couple of new versions of Linux Mint have been made available today in the form of Linux Mint 17 ...

The beta release for Linux Mint 22.1 only showed up in December, so we didn’t have to wait long at all for the stable version. It’s based on Ubuntu 24.04’s packages and Linux kernel 6.8 ...

Just choose a fairly popular one like Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, or openSUSE. Head to the Linux distribution’s website and download the ISO disc image you’ll need. Yes, it’s free.

Version MPLAB X works on Linux as well as Windows, so I decided to load it on my Laptop running Linux Mint. Loading it is not quite as simple as doing it in Windows. With windows, you download a .exe ...