Linuxmint 19 Tara Cinnamon:

Linuxmint 19 is one of the best and easy distributions for users. Linux mint 19 is a long
term support release which will be supported until 2023. It comes with updated software and
brings refinements and many few new feature to make your desktop even more comfortable
to use. The most popular version of linux mint is the cinnamon edition. Cinnamon is primarily
developed by linux mint. It is silk, beautiful and full of new features.

System requirements:
 1GB RAM(2GB recommended for a comfortable usage)
 15GB of disk space (20GB recommended).
 1024*768 resolution (on lower resolution press ALT to drag window with the mouse if
they don’t fit in the screen.

How to install :
 Double click install linux mint .
 Select your language.
 Connect to the internet, tick the box to install the multimedia codes.
 If another operating system is present on the computer the shows you an option to
install linux mint alongside it. If you choose this option the installer automatically
resize your existing operating system makes room and install linux mint beside it.
 Select your time zone.
 Select your keyboard layout.
 Enter your user detail.
 Enjoy the slide show while linux mint installed on your computer.
 When the installation is finished click to restart your computer.
 Things to do after installing linux mint:
 Update your system(sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade –y)
 Install codecs(sudo apt install mint-me)
 Install software(sudo apt –get)

Comparison between Ubuntu and linux mint 19:

Linuxmint19 Ubuntu
Desktop: cinnamon Desktop: Gnome

Environment: MATE, Xfce, kde Environment: default, unity , lxde, kde

Software: Everything you need including Software: Everything you need excluding
appropriately software appropriately software

Package manager: dpkg Package manager: dpkg

Best suit for: anyone , anything Best suit for: anyone , anything

Release cycle: unscheduled , LTS only Release cycle: scheduled , 6 months

Based on: Ubuntu Based on: debian

Community and popularity: popular linux Community and popularity: The most
distribution with a large community popular linux distribution with a large
community
1. Minimal requirements:
Each of those operating system require a minimal configuration to be installed on
computer.
The requirements of Ubuntu are 2GHz dual core processor , 2GB system memory and a
free disk space of 25GB
While linux mint are 1GB system memory, a free disk space of 15GB.

2. Desktop environment:
Ubuntu have the default desktop environment While linux mint use cinnamon and
mate.
3. Release cycle:
Ubuntu schedules new release every 6 months exactly two times in year(April and
October).
While liux mint schedules a version on month after Ubuntu release on which they were
based and every fouth linux mint release was an LTS.
4. INSTALLATION:
Both linux mint and ubuntu installation are friendly.

5. Customization:
Ubuntu offer tweaks tools to edit the look of your system. It allow you to choose which
icon you want to show on desktop.
While Linux mint on his side offer you by default the possibilities to customize your
system through the system setting.
Commands in linuxmint:
System info:
 Date: show current date and time
 W: display who is online
 Cat/proc/cpuinfo: CPU information
 Cat/proc/memoinfo: memory information
 Du: show directory space usage

Keyboard shortcuts:
 Enter: run the command
 Ctrl+z: stop the current command
 Ctrl+a: return to the start of the command you are typing
  Ctrl+e: go to the end of the command
 Ctrl+k: cut everything after the cursor to a special clipboard
 Ctrl+b: open window

File commands:
 Is: directory listing
 Is-i: list file in current directory using long formate
 Is-f: list files in current directory and indicates the file type
 Cp file1 file2: copy file1 to file2
 Touch file: create or update file
 Cd: change directory
 Mv: allow user to move a file to another file
 Mkdir: allow the user to make new directory
 Rmdir: remove directory
 Poweroff: shutdown the window
 Sudo su: To open the root terminal