Linux Mint

Linux Mint Introduction and Software Management

Linux Mint is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. The purpose of Linux Mint is to provide a free and open-source, modern, elegant, powerful yet easy-to-use operating system. Linux Mint also uses apt as its package manager, similar to Ubuntu and Debian, and you need to edit the paths in /etc/apt/sources.list and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.

Ubuntu / Debian Software Source Replacement

For some sources from Ubuntu and Debian, you can refer to the Ubuntu Help and Debian Help to make modifications.

Linux Mint Software Source Replacement

caution

To avoid errors after replacing the software source configuration files, please back up the system's original software source configuration files before proceeding with the following steps.

1. Modify /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list, replacing packages.linuxmint.com with the mirror source.

Linux Mint versions

21.2

deb https://mirrors.hust.edu.cn/linuxmint victoria main upstream import backport

2. Update the software with the following command.

Whether you are a root user

sudo apt update

caution

After completion, do not use mintsources (the built-in graphical software source setting tool) for any further operations, as mintsources will overwrite /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list after any operation, regardless of whether "OK" is pressed.

One-click Source Replacement

caution

This method is only applicable for changing from the official source to this site's source. If you have already changed the source, do not use the following commands.

Use the sed command to directly replace the default source URL http://packages.linuxmint.com in the software source configuration file with the current mirror source.

Whether you are a root user

sudo sed -i.bak 's|http://packages.linuxmint.com|https://mirrors.hust.edu.cn/linuxmint|g' /etc/apt/official-package-repositories.list
sudo sed -i 's|http://archive.ubuntu.com|https://mirrors.hust.edu.cn|g' /etc/apt/official-package-repositories.list

Linux Mint Installation Image

Linux Mint installation images are available in cinnamon, mate, and xfce desktop environments, corresponding to three different versions of the installation images. If you need to download these versions of the installation images, click the button below to select the corresponding version and type for download.

• cinnamon: The default desktop environment of Linux Mint, developed based on GNOME 3.
• mate: A desktop environment developed based on GNOME 2.
• xfce: A lightweight desktop environment, suitable for computers with lower specifications.

References

1. Tuna Mirror Help

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