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Dual boot
(lemmy.world)
Linux Mint is a free Linux-based operating system designed for use on desktop and laptop computers.
Want to see the latest news from the blog? Set the Firefox homepage to:
where is a current or past release. Here's an example using release 21.1 'Vera':
https://linuxmint.com/start/vera/
VLC for multimedia
Syncthing to sync files across devices, it's really handy
Firefox for browsing
OnlyOffice, it has a more modern interface than LibreOffice and better support of .***x files (docx, xlsx, pptx, ...)
Thunderbird for mail services
FileZilla if you've got a ftp server
KDE connect to easily sync your phone and your PC. You can do more than sync, you can control one from the other, etc. Give it a go. There is also a fork called Zorin Connect which might or might not be better suiter for Mint.
For additional softwares that may or may not be useful to you : Krita, GIMP, TexStudio, konsole, Blender, wine, steam, proton-GE.
is GE proton necessary or just an additional to gaming?
It's additional but has many fixes and optimisations.