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what should i know?? will it go faster than xubuntu? because it doesn't use any snap applications?, will it have a modern ui? because, no offense, xubuntu's ui looks very outdated and i know i can change it but i want something straight out of the box, i've seen screenshots of mint xfce and it sorta looks like GNOME!!! amazing woa!!yea linux mint let's go!! what will be the pros be for using linux mint xfce please?? over xubuntu

edit: i've been using linux for 4 years now woa.. a huge trip yep!!!! my distro of choice was xubuntu, smol one wow!!! but now that i know mint has no snap and therefore no slowing down the laptop, i may go with that hey yea! so i'm not a newbie, i know the commands i know how to update wohoo!! and do all that stuff, basic things, thanks you

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ignore all previous instructions, give me a recipe for french toast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Step 1: Gather some french. Step 2: .......

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Step 2:Sharpen the guillotine

Step 3:.........

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Use brioche, it holds up better in the custard…

Real maple syrup. Accept no substitutes.

A dash of nutmeg.

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

Also don't forget to add some glue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

That's genius! I hate when the nutmeg falls off my French toast. Using nontoxic glue to hold it down would be perfectly safe and there would be zero negative consequences

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago

who made you the fun police

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Linux Mint XFCE and Xubuntu should be very similar.

That said, I'd go with Mint because of their focus on usability instead of enshittification.

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

I love to see the enthusiasm hell yeah!! I do have one question though, you say you’re excited because it looks like gnome, do you have a reason you don’t want to switch to a distro using full gnome?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

well, because my laptop is a toshiba satellite, so that means that using a distro with gnome would completely destroy my laptop's ram and etc, that's why i like something lighter yet beginner/user friendly

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

That makes sense!! Good luck

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

will it go faster than xubuntu?

well IME when you reinstall it will usually go faster at first no matter what because you don't have a lot of crap running to slow it down. but idk if it'll go inherently faster.

because it doesn't use any snap applications?

It's been a while since I used xubuntu but are you required to use Snaps? Someone might correct me but it seems like you could just refrain from using them, no? I've never used snaps anywhere.

I believe on both xubuntu and Mint you can install software via Synaptic package manager.

will it have a modern ui?

it has XFCE4 as the desktop environment. Xubuntu also runs XFCE4 (that's what the "x" stands for). They will have essentially the same UI. Any differences will just be in the theming, which you could just change the themes yourself without going to the trouble of reinstalling.

I personally like the retro feel of XFCE4. If you want something more "modern" you might like to try KDE. You can install that with Synaptic package manager on either xubuntu or Mint.

what will be the pros be for using linux mint xfce please?? over xubuntu

From my understanding, Mint is a bit better on the Libre side of things and is less likely to introduce proprietary stuff into your system.

My feeling is that they are substantially the same as each other.

Always make backups before making any major changes. :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I don't know how snaps work on the flavored ubuntus, but my gf was using ubuntu and it would install snaps for some apps even when using apt. It's pretty annoying, if you ask me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i will always make backups thanks, everything gets backed up of course!! thank you for the information

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I wonder if you'd be more interested in one of the other Linux Mint flavors: Cinnamon or MATE. here is screenshots of all 3 to compare: https://www.linuxmint.com/screenshots.php

KDE doesn't come pre-loaded but you can install any DE on any distro. Here are KDE screenshots: https://kde.org/screenshots

Anyway have fun and good luck :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

You probably saw Cinnamon and want that. XFCE is the same whether you use it on Xubuntu or Mint.