Cleaning lino?

It's a long time since I had lino. These days most floorcoverings of that nature are vinyl, though I often hear people call them 'lino'. True linoleum is made of linseed oil and a filler, such as cork dust or fine wood dust and colouring material usually bonded to a backing of woven jute fibres. The linseed oil hardens to give a semi-flexible and waterproof surface. The approved method of cleaning lino floors is to sweep all loose dirt up then mop with a damp (not saturated) solution of ordinary dish soap and water. Any difficult to shift areas of dirt may be scrubbed carefully with a stiff brush. Finally, rinse the floor with a damp mop and clean water and dry to remove as much surface water as possible. Although the flooring is impervious to water, the filler material may still absorb some water, so it's important to avoid standing water by using a well wrung out mop and by drying with a dry cloth afterwards. In order to avoid stains and to keep the surface bright, lino is usually polished with a liquid floor polish, usually containing a silicone additive. This will seal the surface of the lino and bring out the colours and will also make it much easier to clean in the future. However, unless one is careful to clean the floor meticulously before polishing (especially in corners and areas which receive little traffic), the wax polish will tend to trap and accumulate a build-up of dirt in these areas. If this does happen, the dirt can be removed with an application of a little of the liquid polish and some fine wire wool. It depends on the traffic in the house, of course, but I believe my mother used to mop the floors (with an oil impregnated mop) daily, polish, perhaps once every two or three weeks in the main rooms and hallways and actually wash the floors only once or twice a year, though in wet weather, the lino probably saw a wet mop any time it was needed!

Im not sure what's causing the breaks but i used to have this type of flooring and it's harder to clean indeed. Although i like how it looks better than a tiled floor.