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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mint is Ubuntu minus everything that makes Ubuntu annoying. That's why I like it.

I considered to go back to Debian but... eh, I'm too old and impatient for that. Nowadays I mostly want things that work out of the box.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do things not work out of the box on debian?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

From what I remember*, there was always some rough corner. Such as the wi-fi, or the graphics card. Sure, Stable was rock solid, but you always needed something from Testing; and Testing in general was overall less stable than Ubuntu or Mint.

*This was years ago, so it might be inaccurate as of 2025.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

All the good parts of Ubuntu have long since been integrated upstream. And Debian's release cycle has increased a lot so you're not stuck with old versions anymore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Linux Mint has a Debian Edition (LMDE) if you ever wanted a Debian that Just Works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I did use the first LMDE for some time, and I loved it, it's a great distro. I don't recall why I went for the Ubuntu-based Mint later on, I think it was the PPAs?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The Ubuntu version does have all of Mint's tools and stuff. Pretty sure the Debian edition is missing the Driver Manager and maybe some others.