@petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoLinux Mint Debian Edition 6 "Faye" Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down13
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minus-squareqyronlinkfedilink5•2 years agoI’ve seen some reviews where LMDE being the backup plan for Mint, Cinnamon was the only priority; if that is to change, great. I’m hoping to move to XFCE again.
minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilink5•2 years agoIf you’re not using Cinnamon, why not just use Debian? What else does mint add?
minus-squareqyronlinkfedilink1•2 years agoOlder software, mostly. Debian was my daily driver for years but it comes to a point where having to deal with aged software becomes tiresome. This also meant not having the required - and newer - version of some library to run some other program. Mint also refines Debian a little more. Makes it less harsh.
minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilink1•2 years agoYeah, on desktop I use Debian Unstable, which is a really great rolling release distro with really bad marketing.
minus-squareqyronlinkfedilink2•2 years agoI’m not tech savvy enough to mess with Sid. Not by a long shot.
I’ve seen some reviews where LMDE being the backup plan for Mint, Cinnamon was the only priority; if that is to change, great. I’m hoping to move to XFCE again.
If you’re not using Cinnamon, why not just use Debian? What else does mint add?
Older software, mostly. Debian was my daily driver for years but it comes to a point where having to deal with aged software becomes tiresome.
This also meant not having the required - and newer - version of some library to run some other program.
Mint also refines Debian a little more. Makes it less harsh.
Yeah, on desktop I use Debian Unstable, which is a really great rolling release distro with really bad marketing.
I’m not tech savvy enough to mess with Sid. Not by a long shot.