

Both the speed tests and the resulting infographic were conducted by DXM Tech Support, an Australian-based IT support company with an interest in Linux.

It appears to show that Linux Mint is a fraction faster than Windows 10 when run on the same low-end machine, launching (mostly) the same apps. Then I started installation on hard disk. 1, Artful Aardvark, and the live usb disk started quickly enough. I started to install the latest regular release, 17.10. Normally when I install Linux on more able machines it takes about 15 to 30 minutes to install even activating the updates during install. Why is Linux Mint better than Windows? How long does Linux take to install?.How do I install Linux Mint without losing data?.Does Linux Mint run faster than Windows?.
