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Linux Mint

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a classic desktop experience with many convenient, custom tools and optional out-of-the-box multimedia support. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface.

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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
Linux MintSmartOS
Debian (Stable), Ubuntu (LTS)BaseSolaris
deb, flatpakPackage Managerpkgsrc
systemdInit Systemother
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
22.3Latest Version
BeginnerDifficultyIntermediate
January 13, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
i686x86_64
Architecture
i686x86_64
CinnamonMATEXfceNo Desktop
Desktops
CinnamonMATEXfceNo Desktop