Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs Linux Mint 22: The Epic Showdown of 2024! (NEW)

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When it comes to choosing a Linux distribution for your laptop or desktop, Ubuntu and Linux Mint are two of the most popular options.
I’ve been using both of them for a long time and both are amazing distros with really impressive feature sets. Superior stability, fantastic software availability, and a strong community to name some. But at the same time, there are striking differences between them, and with the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Linux Mint 22 release, these differences have only grown bigger.
In fact, Linux Mint and Ubuntu couldn't be farther away from each other. They both use different desktop environments, different unified package managers, there are differences in the performance, stability, and philosophy of these two operating systems and the list just goes on.
But since Ubuntu and Linux Mint share a common lineage and there is a strong connection between the two, it can be hard choosing one over the other at times.
So in this video, we'll be comparing Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Linux mint 22 side by side. We'll see how they measure up in terms of speed, stability, software choice, usability, user interface, and finally decide which one is the best operating system for you.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:14 User Interfaces
5:09 Performance
7:13 Software Availability
9:37 Stability and Usability
11:55 Flavors
13:10 Community Support
13:56 Gaming
14:53 Installation
15:45 My Personal Thoughts

[rsquaremedia-innovationlab]

ubuntu also has cinnamon edition which makes it look exactly like mint cinnamon. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu LTS. Mint 21 mate, XFCE & cinnamon would crash all the time on my old laptop, which seems to crash less on Linux mint 22 cinnamon. Ubuntu just works out of the box after installation - like wifi works automatically along with audio. This isnt the case with Linux Mint which consistently doesnt recognize wifi after a fresh install - which is problematic.

[mauer]

Used Ubuntu for years and tried Mint recently and will never look back. I love Mint!

[lineax]

Ubuntu and Gnome are more my thing in terms of feel, but i only recommend Mint to every beginner.

[bjd]

I recently tried and fell in love with LMDE.

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian, LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is based directly on Debian.

[oooooooooooooooooo]

I'm a Fedora user but i like Mint as it's a top experience out of the box for linux beginners 👌

[WinstoneSmith]

Linux Mint deserved the point for performance and, undoubtedly, software available: Flatpak is simply the way to go. But the issue in this comparison is the time omission: Mint uses the Ubuntu base, but months afterwards. So the software point would suffer as well.

[juancarlosrodriguez]

I chose Linix Mint 22 because it's fantastic and because I don't trust Canonical. I'm fleeing Microsot not to fall in the handa of another untrustful coropo.

[Deimos_Fresh]

Ubuntu 24.04 for me. I tried Mint multiple times, but always had problems running it across multiple PC configurations. My friend even had constant crashes which I personally not experienced and couldn't help solve for him. Ubuntu just works and I had no problems with snaps either.

[ericandrews]

Great review … always like your content.

[damolin]

Linux Mint for me is more polished and a cleaner UI in my opinion.

[cybernit]

I use Ubuntu but think I might go with CachyOS with KDE or Hyprland in the future. Linux Mint Cinnamon says they have experimental wayland support; so Ubuntu might have an edge here for now and this is important for gaming, etc.

[winksmt]

I use Mint cinnamon on my desktop and Ubuntu cinnamon on my laptop. Both are good OS in my humble opinion.

[e]

Nice video, mate! Please make a BigLinux review, as well as their community ISOs with XFCE and Gnome

[antoniiocaluso]

these best-of-distros videos are getting mighty...endlessly redundant, don't yas think?

[FPI]

I'm using Mint XFCE and I must say it is my favorite so far.

[Ani-yw]

I used ubuntu for almost 2 years then suddenly switch to Linux mint and I'm loving it

[davidumoren]

I go for Ubuntu 22.04LTS. I currently use Ubuntu on my Hardware and the UI is just so good and fast

[nosotrosloslobosestamosreg]

Linux Mint, or better Linux Mint Debian Edition.

[rsquaremedia-innovationlab]

Linux Mint keeps crashing unlike Ubuntu, so Ubuntu is most reliable from my POV. Secondly ubuntu is also available with cinnamon desktop, so the difference is minimal now.

[ericandrews]

I can’t stand Ubuntu’s desktop layout or functionality. I dislike the launcher on the left … won’t use them at all.