Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix - OMG! Ubuntu
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Linux Mint 22 will include a Matrix web client preinstalled when released later this year. The IRC-based desktop chat app Linux Mint has been building,

tl;dr :

  • Hexchat IRC client app development stopped
  • Linux Mint team was building IRC client to replace Hexchat
  • The team tried Matrix and liked it
  • Linux Mint’s communication channels are moving from IRC to Matrix
  • The desktop app will be named Matrix to avoid confusion
  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
    84·
    8 months ago

    Why have preinstalled apps though? Hear me out… i am very new to Linux and enjoying it quite much.

    But most of the preinstalled programs that came with mint, i have not touched and never will.

    • shaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      13·
      8 months ago

      Some will use the built in note editor, some the built in music player, some the built in video player, and now some will use matrix

      Mint isn’t overly bloated, or even “bloated”, these apps are useful for a decent part of the demographic, and having them preinstalled lowers the friction a new user feels when installing a new OS