This week's donation went to Linux Mint. They have three editions based off Ubuntu which offer chocies between Cinnamon, Mate and XFCE for desktop environment. There is also a Debian based version that uses Cinnamon. It uses SystemD for the init and Ext4 for the filsesystem. Linux Mint is a very user friendly distro and a great starting point if you are looking to switch from Windows or Mac to something more privacy and security focussed. It can also easily be used with the libre kernel if one wanted to if you follow the instructions at FSFLA.
The main website for the Mint project is here:
You can download Linux Mint here:
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
The source code for Linux Mint can be found on Github:
The release notes for this update are here:
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_wilma_whatsnew.php
The project has a presense on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@ linuxmint
If you wish to help the Mint project financially they accept donations using Patreon; Paypal; and crypto:
@publiclewdness Linux Mint does not deserve any donations, especially after filtering Bryan Lunduke's name on their forums.
