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· 5 months ago · 4 replies · 153

This is another Linux distro I've used a little bit in the past. It's based on Ubuntu so most packages for programs will work in Mint as well. I feel like Mint is more beginner friendly than Ubuntu is, and I do recommend giving it a go if you're having issues with Windows or Mac. I have it installed on a mechanical hard drive, and because of that it's pretty slow. But SSDs are super cheap these days so it'll definitely work much faster on a SSD.

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· 3 months ago

This is what I use and preferred distro. It's just simple to use and very customizable.

OP · 3 months ago

On Jun 9, 2026, NeoMetallix said:
This is what I use and preferred distro. It's just simple to use and very customizable.

It really is a nice distro for sure. It's debian based right?

· 3 months ago

On Jun 9, 2026, Ravenfreak said:
It's debian based right?

The main one is Ubuntu based (obviously without that crap of snap and other shenanigans of Canonical). The Debian-based one is LMDE.

· 3 months ago

On Jun 11, 2026, Alien Hominid said:
The main one is Ubuntu based (obviously without that crap of snap and other shenanigans of Canonical). The Debian-based one is LMDE.

Isn't Ubuntu based on Debian too? But, yes, there is a straight Debian version.

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