Why should I use Linux Mint (as opposed to Ubuntu let's say)?
What perks has Linux Mint that other distros don't have?
And why it is so high in the DistroWatch page rankings?
Moment of truth
its good for normies
are you a normie?
What's a normie?
It's ubuntu lts with a nicer cinnamon gui
Is Ubuntu less for normies?
you shouldn't, keep using Ubuntu. If you don't care about newest shit and you PC/laptop/etc is not too recent, you can try Debian Stable
Just install Debian with Cinnamon.
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There's the LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition)
Just install that.
a little /sqt/ material but what are fundamental differences between related distros, like mint and debian or arch and manjaro for example?
preinstalled packages can be removed/appended with others, DEs WMs can be changed so what is the actual difference under the bonnet
I second this
me2
For me:
>all distros I have tried this far has been fucked in some way or another
>fuck it, I'll install ubuntu
>super button doesn't work
>config files are fucked
>fuck ubuntu
>install linux mint
>everything just werks (except for xorg files)
Worked better than Ubuntu in my expereince.
Repositories, package manager, init system, a bunch of other stuff,...
eh, mint repos are a bit outdated, but Cinnamon is among the best DEs. My (second) personal favorite. Most distros are stable these days, so you can play around with them and get Cinnamon on top. Also some other distros have Cinnamn spins (Manjaro for instance).
because it s really similar to windows . UBUNTU is nsa backdoor
both software and hardware companies over the last decade or so have collectively worked to make sure whatever computer you use can be monitored remotely in one way or another. That battle is lost fren.
elementary OS > Linux Mint
Outdated garbage.
use debian instead
avoid cancer (mint, ubuntu, etc)
You'll love mint.
What a great way to screw up a perfectly good Debian installation.
Woah