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• PoolloverNathan@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ubuntu added telemetry and forced snaps

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  • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And Ubuntu Pro popup ads. Linux Mint is, from a compatibility standpoint, Ubuntu without the crap.

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    • Parsizzle@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So out of curiosity, why Mint over, say Debian? Has Debian added telemetry etc as well?

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      • BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        In addition to what the other guy said, Mint is also more focused on desktop. A bunch of apps are pre-installed that one would expect on a desktop OS. Additionally, the default Mint UI, Cinnamon, feels very familiar to a Windows user. It has a start menu, task bar, tray, etc.

        Debian is in the same family, and is more oriented for servers. It is super minimal out of the box, which is perfect when you want it to sit in the other room and perform specific tasks. However, you can install all the same programs, even the Cinnamon UI on Debian.

        Really the difference is the out of box experience, but they are otherwise pretty similar.

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      • PoolloverNathan@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Debian is a stable distro and therefore tends to have less up-to-date packages.

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      • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’ve been using Debian on my desktop for five years now so this information might be a bit outdated, but I have recently installed Mint on my server.

        In my experience Mint (and Ubuntu) have been more beginner friendly with installation and initial setup. I remember trying to install Debian on my MacBook which just crashed on bootup whereas Ubuntu worked out of the box. Mint draws from Ubuntu’s repositories which are more up to date and has more packages in it. Being able to rely on apt for installing packages has meant an easier user experience. And the last thing is that there’s just more information out there for troubleshooting Mint problems than there is for Debian in my experience.

        That’s what I find. I could be wrong about some of the details

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      • Floopquist@lemmy.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s just a comparable GUI surface.

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      • MIXEDUNIVERS@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mint had had a Debian version for some time

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• Zink@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Mint is ubuntu with the icky stuff removed and given an extra layer of polish. Still loving it here.

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• lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Corporate distros and all

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• pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  mint user here, I want my distro devs to work faster on fixing keyboard layouts on wayland.

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