Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. You can use all Ubuntu packages just fine. It is really just a strictly better Ubuntu. There is a Debian-based Mint version as w

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. You can use all Ubuntu packages just fine. It is really just a strictly better Ubuntu. There is a Debian-based Mint version as well but that is more as a security so that they are not deadly dependent on the Ubuntu people. Though these days, even using exotic distros isn't that problematic, as you can always use appimage/flatpack/snap if you native package manager doesn't have the specific app you need.