Interacting with the Linux Mint community
The size of its community is one of the most important factors to consider when choosing a distribution. If it has a small community, it doesn't matter how great the distribution is; finding support from fellow users would be difficult and would result in frustration. Thankfully, Linux Mint has a sizable community with volunteers ready to answer your questions. If you experience any issues, you can post a message in the forum, or even chat in real time over IRC (XChat is included in Mint to facilitate IRC chatting out of the box).
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To request assistance via the official forum, navigate to forums.linuxmint.com.
For IRC chat, you can connect to #linuxmint-help (or #linuxmint-chat for chatting about Mint ...
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