Linux Mint[1] recently released its latest long-term support (LTS) version of its popular desktop Linux desktop, Linux Mint 20, "Ulyana."[2] This edition, based on Canonical[3]'s Ubuntu 20.04[4], is, once more, an outstanding Linux desktop distribution.
As before, you can use three different desktop looks with Mint 20. These are my own favorite Cinnamon, which was inspired by GNOME 2.x; MATE[5], a fork of the GNOME 2; and the ultra-lightweight Xfce[6]. Most desktop users will be happy with Cinnamon or MATE. I use Xfce on low-powered systems or when running Linux on Chromebooks[7] or Windows 10 PCs with Windows SubSystem for Linux (WSL) 2[8].
And, when I say low-powered, I mean Low-Powered. Even PCs from the 2000s can run Mint. The full version of Linux Mint requires a mere 2GBs of RAM. If you're a glutton for punishment, you can even run it with as little as 1GB.
One thing you can't do anymore is run it on 32-bit processors. While there are a handful of 32-bit packages retained for Steam[9] games and Wine[10], which provides Windows application interoperability for Linux, Mint 20 has dropped mainstream 32-bit support.
You'll also need at least 15GBs of disk space, but I recommend 20GBs. Finally, you'll need a graphics card and monitor that supports a 1024×768 resolution. In short, you can pretty much run Mint on any PC you find in a second-hand junk store.
Under the hood, Mint 20 runs on top of the 5.4 Linux kernel. It's most notable new features are support for AMD Navi 12 and 14 GPUs, AMD Arcturus graphics cards, AMD Dali APU, AMD 2020 APU platforms, and