Linux Mint will be slowing down how often it releases its namesake distro. We'll still see the next distro not long after Ubuntu 26.04 appears.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

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These distros are easy to install, include the right apps, skip the bloat and ads, and automatically detect your hardware.