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· It's community-driven. Users are encouraged to send feedback to the project so that their ideas can
be used to improve Linux Mint.

· Based on Debian and Ubuntu, it provides about 30,000 packages and one of the best software man-
agers.

· It's safe and reliable. Thanks to a conservative approach to software updates, a unique Update Man-
ager and the robustness of its Linux architecture,

· Linux Mint requires very little maintenance (no regressions, no antivirus, no anti-spyware...etc).

We had originally planned for this presentation in April 2020, but a small matter of Covid put us back a bit.
However, here we are just 18months or so late.

The first thing you need to know is that you must download your chosen distro deciding whether you want
a 32-bit or 64-bit version. I chose the latest 64-bit version. This must be an ISO image on a bootable media
such as a memory stick, DVD or CD.