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The Linux Mint Blog – News from the Mint Team versus DistroWatch
Compare	The Linux Mint Blog – News from the Mint Team	DistroWatch
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	Existing Linux Mint users tracking releases	Linux newcomers comparing distros
Who it's not for	Anyone shopping for software . nothing is sold here	Anyone reading rankings as real popularity stats
Privacy	Checkered history: 2016 site hack distributed a backdoored ISO; a 2026 mintupdate CVE was disclosed on the blog.^⁴	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No vendor support; community forums only	Review moderation and acceptance complaints
Public sentiment	Community sentiment is enthusiastic hobbyists and former Windows users following each release, with few complaints in evidence.^⁷	Longtime Linux users value it as a news and comparison hub but widely dispute its popularity rankings and question review moderation.¹³
Biggest gotcha	In 2016 hackers modified the website to push a backdoored Mint 17.3 ISO. Verify downloads.^⁴	Rankings count page visits, not installs . never base OS choices on them¹³

Pick The Linux Mint Blog – News from the Mint Team when

Existing Linux Mint users tracking releases
Hobbyists and Windows switchers
People following donation-funded open source

When The Linux Mint Blog – News from the Mint Team is not a fit

Anyone shopping for software . nothing is sold here
Enterprises needing vendor support or SLAs
Teams wanting managed desktop deployments
Non-Mint Linux users wanting general news

Pick DistroWatch when

Linux newcomers comparing distros
Open-source news readers
Admins tracking package versions
Distro maintainers watching releases

When DistroWatch is not a fit

Anyone reading rankings as real popularity stats
Enterprises making OS procurement decisions
People wanting trustworthy, well-moderated user reviews
Windows/macOS buyers . simply irrelevant

Sources

The Linux Mint Blog - News from the Mint Teamblog.linuxmint.com
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Monthly News - January 2025 (donations)blog.linuxmint.com
official
Monthly News - March 2022 (release cadence)blog.linuxmint.com
official
Hackers Distributed a Backdoored Version of Linux Mintvice.com
security
Warning! Linux Mint hacked - operating system compromisedbetanews.com
security
Linux Mint (Wikiwand)wikiwand.com
news
Linux Mint desktop Facebook group reactionsfacebook.com
review
Security on Linux Mint (forums)forums.linuxmint.com
review
DistroWatch.com official sitedistrowatch.com
official
DistroWatch - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
news
Site review: Distrowatch.com - Linux.comlinux.com
news
ZDNET: There's a right way and a wrong way to use Distrowatchzdnet.com
news
Reddit: Is distrowatch even legit?reddit.com
review
Reddit: DistroWatch reviews have AI generated responsesreddit.com
review
Trustpilot: DistroWatch reviewstrustpilot.com
review
SmartCustomer: DistroWatch reviewssmartcustomer.com
review