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So Debian?

• esbeeb 4y ago
  I'm using Linux Mint Debian Edition 5, and recommend it. It has the deep sensibility of Linux Mint, but it's _not_ based off Ubuntu. The Cinnamon desktop in LMDE5 has much more polish than Debian 11's Cinnamon desktop, which I also tried and hated within 2 hours (the user management - namely adding additional users who don't inherit the group memberships they sensibly should - is hot garbage).
  • lproven 4y ago
    LMDE is pretty good, but you have to like Cinnamon. I gave it an extended test this year. 6 months or more. I can't get on with it. Allegedly there's a new Debian remix coming from the originator of Ubuntu Mate. That sounds promising. The snag is, I don't like Mate much, either. Its vertical taskbars are non-functional rubbish. The best I've seen recently is MX Linux, the original Xfce edition.
• Jedd 4y ago
  It does feel like every year or two Ubuntu does something that annoys a large lump of its user base, who proceed to express an interest in moving to something more ethical / predictable, but also seem to be unaware of Debian. It's a bit bewildering.
• wrycoder 4y ago
  No, if you are going to switch, use Devuan.
• stubish 4y ago
  I don't think Debian has the resources to do 10 year support, even if they can make use of the patches Canonical will be providing.