Linux has many different branches, of which Ubuntu is the most commonly used Branch. However, after the launch of the Unity interface, many users were dissatisfied and switched to another branch. In this "Immigration tide", most people switched to LinuxMint. LinuxMint uses the Gnome2 interface and will be upgraded to Gnome3 in version 12th. The two are compatible. It uses the same commands as Ubuntu, while the software that can run on Ubuntu is also running on LinuxMint.
Linux has many different branches, of which Ubuntu is the most commonly used Branch. However, since the launch of the Unity interface, many users were dissatisfied and switched to another branch. In this "Immigration tide", most people switched to Linux Mint.
Linux Mint uses the Gnome 2 interface and will be upgraded to Gnome 3 from version 12th. The two are compatible. It uses the same commands as Ubuntu, and most of the software that can run on Ubuntu can run on Linux Mint. In other words, the difference between Linux Mint and Ubuntu is that there is no Unity interface, and the degree of freedom is better. If you do not like Unity, try it.