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    [–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

    Ubuntu is based on Debian anyway, so LMDE cuts out the middle-man so to speak.

    The release scheduling is different, as are kernel updates (I think. Haven't used regular Mint in years now) and anything specifically Ubuntu isn't there, not that I can actually point to anything specific there.

    If you've a particular distrust (however vague) of Canonical or aren't keen on their decisions about what goes into Ubuntu (and what doesn't), using LMDE might be worth a shot. Likewise if you just like to be different.

    For everyday daily driver business, there's not a lot to choose between them.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    For everyday daily driver business, there’s not a lot to choose between them.

    Unless you have an Nvidia GPU cause LMDE lacks the neat driver installer (easy upgrade AND downgrade between driver versions). No Edge version with more up to date kernel either.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the reply. Seems I don’t have much to gain by making the switch. I do like that most questions I google come with Ubuntu answers that are relevant.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    I've been using both for a while and from a practical point of view there really isn't much difference. I guess it all comes down to ideological purity.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

    That’s what I was worried about. I’ll leave it be for now. If I do end up distro hopping, I’ll probably try out something I never have.

    Honestly, it seems to me that there are far more tangible differences between desktop environments than actual distros.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    When it comes to day to day user experience, that is certainly correct.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

    All the Ubuntu answers will work for Mint as well