From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:13:07 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
      
   > The first version of Linux Mint came out in 2006. linuxmint.com has been   
   > active since December, 2000. Clément Lefèbvre would post reviews of   
   > Linux distributions on his site before developing his own distribution.   
   > I guess he saw something he thought he could improve. The first version   
   > of Linux Mint was based off Kubuntu (KDE Ubuntu). So Linux Mint predated   
   > Unity. But apparently, by the time Unity had come out, Linux Mint was   
   > known as a decent alternative and Unity gave its surge in popularity.   
      
   Do you know why he switched from KDE? Cinnamon is okay but it's also been   
   a hell of a lot of work and still isn't Wayland ready.   
      
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