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Cake day: February 15th, 2025

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  • I’m going to go against the grain here and recommend that you NOT use Mint. I’ve been using a linux for a month now, so I’m new to it like you.

    My first time trying Linux was Mint, and I didn’t like it at all. There was too much crap downloaded on it, and it abstracted the underlying systems too much, so I found it all very confusing. I suggest that you download a distro that Mint is based on, and then install the actual stuff you want on it.

    Mint is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian. I decided to go with Debian as a total noob and it makes waaay more sense to me this time around. I enjoy customizing it to my liking rather than Mint doing it all for me—often in ways I don’t like.







    • Keeps your progress if you exit without saving
    • Supports tabs so you don’t have 5 separate notepad windows open
    • syntax highlighting for programming languages and markdown format
    • plugin support
    • can handle extremely large text files (I’ve opened 50gb text files and used ctrl+f to find terms and it worked fine)
    • superb tools for manipulating text (e.g., use reg expressions). Super easy and flexible in making mass edits.
    • dark mode support. That alone makes it superior lol

    If you just need a quick window open to make a note you might actually prefer Sticky Notes over Notepad!