The Ultimate Windows vs Linux Mint Comparison! | Part 2 - Software & Productivity
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- With Linux gaining significant mainstream popularity particularly in recent months, and many Windows users considering the switch, it seems like the perfect time to compare every aspect of the recently-released Windows 11 to the modern, stable, and user-friendly Linux Mint 20.
This second video in the series compares numerous aspects including built-in software, ways of installing additional software and various productivity tasks.
As there are some tasks and use cases not covered in this video (such a video conferencing, which should work great in Linux Mint) I will be creating separate videos in the future covering additional use cases for Linux.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Series Overview
1:01 Comparing Built-In Apps
5:05 Installing Apps in Linux Mint
9:41 Installing Apps in Windows
12:59 Adding Online Accounts
15:18 Office Suite Software
17:39 Adding Printers
19:39 Managing Notifications
22:22 File Management & Photo Viewing / Editing
24:42 Summary of Comparison
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I recognize that some common productivity tasks and use cases (such as video conferencing) we’re not covered in this video. I will be creating future videos that demonstrate various other productivity tasks on Linux Mint. I had to be selective of the tasks I included in this video as it was becoming rather long.
With your series of videos I'm finally looking with good eyes for Linux as a really good option to use, thank you :)
I have used Windows since 3.1. I recently installed the latest Mint distro and together with Wine, I run my favorite Windows apps (some which actually run faster under Linux!). I have little desire to go back to using Windows - especially now with Win 11 which I think is a step backwards from 10. If I really need to use Windows for work, I access my office machine using itopia remote desktop when I am working from home... so one vote for ditching Windows! There is not much you cant get done with Linux!
Very true! While there may still a few fringe use cases where some people may want to keep Windows around, those are becoming far fewer by the day.
Ahem, It could be just my sausage brain but I fine Wordpad a better choice for text docments over Notepad. In my opinion, Wordpad is very much like Word visually and Notepad is very simplistic aka not a lot of changes you can make. This could of changed but going by the looks Windows Powershell is the deep terminal as it does more than Windows Terminal which just looks like a renamed Windows Command Prompt just doesn't get that deep inside Windows I assume. In short, Powershell does the deeper more complicated work and prompt does whatever it does as I never heard a programmer use it. This could be just me but its quicker just to plug your phone into the computer and move files to it than Wrapinator which may require more work to get files around. Also, That app you spoke of at 4:44 I assume its only free channels? Otherwise I would be curious how they are getting paid channels without cost. I would like to add a possible correction here at 5:30 most software is there for the average user even more so if snaps and flatpaks are enabled. I see you gave us your password at 6:30 thank you kind sir or them you did a great service at helping people. While Steam is not in the Windows's Store it makes sense why it is not. The reason why is Steam is mostly a competitor to this this you can also download games from Windows Store. Also, most Windows users search for steam via wet browser and not the store so much so that launcher could get outdated or other stuff. My final note Libre Office can be used on Windows. Thank you for reading and thanks for the timestamps. Signed Human
Thank you for the feedback. I'll do my best to address each point.
WordPad is certainly a viable alternative to NotePad if you're looking to create formatted documents, though there are numerous free office suites (LibreOffice, OnlyOffice, etc.) that provide more functionality.
PowerShell and Command Prompt are two separate utilities (command prompt is the traditional Windows command-line while PowerShell is a newer interface with its own commands). The new Windows Terminal app combines all of these functions into one application and is actually pretty nice, although still fairly early in its development.
If you have both devices with you, transferring between computer and phone via a cable is pretty efficient, though Warpinator can also be useful to transfer with your phone or other Linux devices wirelessly without them having to physically next to each other. Linux also has KDE Connect and GS Connect that can forward your phone's notifications to your computer, share your clipboard between your devices, and use your phone as a mouse and keyboard for your PC.
The Hypnotix app in Linux Mint allows you to stream IPTV channels. By default, it includes a free one called Free-TV, but you can add any free or paid (that you have access to) M3U IPTV channel.
The software manager certainly does include most apps, especially as it now supports Flatpak out of the box. That said, some small or lesser-known apps may not be included in the Linux Mint repositories or the developer may not have packaged it as a Flatpak or Snap package.
As you mention at 6:30, yes, my password is very secure! 🙂
You make a good point as to why Steam may not be in the Microsoft Store, I was simply using it as an example of popular software that isn't in there, as many common applications are not. Yes, many users may be used to browsing the internet for software on Windows. I showed the software store for both platforms to demonstrate the differences and the likelihood of using it versus browsing online for each platform.
Yes, LibreOffice is available as a free download for Windows as well. It can be downloaded from the LibreOffice website Last I checked, it is not in the Microsoft Store, though there may be an unofficial version in there that you have to pay for (the official LibreOffice is always free of charge).
I'm glad you find the chapter timestamps helpful; thanks again for your comment!
If it helps... I run LM 20.3 and MS_Teams worked as did Zoom as does Signal They also worked in LM 20.2
xed is a good (and better IMHO) linux replacement for MS Notepad
Thanks for the insight! Yes, I much prefer xed over Notepad as well and Zoom / Teams are both natively available on Linux and work well in Linux Mint.
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