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I have done a lot of distro-jumping, but I have been using LMDE-xfce for quite a while now, and love it. I almost liked the Ubuntu-based version of Mint, but in

I have done a lot of distro-jumping, but I have been using LMDE-xfce for quite a while now, and love it. I almost liked the Ubuntu-based version of Mint, but in the end, I just like the Debian-Testing base much, much more than the Ubuntu base. Sometimes I like my distro to "just work," and sometimes I wanna get in there and muck around a bit, and LMDE is the first distro I have used that seems ok with both "modes."

chimeracoder 14y ago
Can you elaborate what you like more about Debian-testing vs. the Ubuntu-based version? I use a different distro for myself, but I have my family running Mint (Ubuntu version) on their computer. It works well, because they can just use it without thinking about it, and I can handle all maintenance remotely. They have incredibly basic needs, so I don't think they'd really notice the difference, but I'm curious where the differences lie - I installed the Ubuntu version without thinking much about it because it was the default (only?) version at the time.
- untothebreach 14y ago
  Hmm, let's see if I can do this without too much hand-waving on my part lol. To be fair, most of what I like about the debian-testing backend will probably not apply to your family (Based upon the "...they can just use it without thinking about it..." part of your comment). Probably the biggest thing I like about debian-testing as opposed to ubuntu is the rolling releases. I really don't like the "run `do-release-upgrade` and cross your fingers" method of upgrading. For the most part though, the ubuntu-backed version seemed to "fight" me when I would get into my "mucking-around" modes. I know, I know, it's all linux underneath, but I just find the debian version so much easier to customize.
flyrain 14y ago
What are benefits of Debian-Based version comparing to Ubuntu-based one?
- untothebreach 14y ago
  I explain a bit in my reply to chimeracoder, but mostly it comes down to a personal preference for debian over Ubuntu.

chimeracoder 14y ago

Can you elaborate what you like more about Debian-testing vs. the Ubuntu-based version? I use a different distro for myself, but I have my family running Mint (Ubuntu version) on their computer. It works well, because they can just use it without thinking about it, and I can handle all maintenance remotely. They have incredibly basic needs, so I don't think they'd really notice the difference, but I'm curious where the differences lie - I installed the Ubuntu version without thinking much about it because it was the default (only?) version at the time.

untothebreach 14y ago
Hmm, let's see if I can do this without too much hand-waving on my part lol. To be fair, most of what I like about the debian-testing backend will probably not apply to your family (Based upon the "...they can just use it without thinking about it..." part of your comment). Probably the biggest thing I like about debian-testing as opposed to ubuntu is the rolling releases. I really don't like the "run `do-release-upgrade` and cross your fingers" method of upgrading. For the most part though, the ubuntu-backed version seemed to "fight" me when I would get into my "mucking-around" modes. I know, I know, it's all linux underneath, but I just find the debian version so much easier to customize.

flyrain 14y ago

What are benefits of Debian-Based version comparing to Ubuntu-based one?

untothebreach 14y ago
I explain a bit in my reply to chimeracoder, but mostly it comes down to a personal preference for debian over Ubuntu.