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Not much difference. Both run on Debian Stable. Mint has a bit more polish with newer version of Firefox and newer version of Cinnamon desktop.

I was on LMDE for a couple of years after being on Linux mint for a long ... Or in general the combination of Debian stable with Mint repos?

Linux Mint 18 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which in turn imports most of its software from Debian testing or even Debian unstable.

If you are coming from Windows, you will feel more at home with Cinnamon. LMDE and Debian are slower release distributions, so if you want the most recent, choose the normal Ubuntu version of Linux Mint which has Kernel 5.4 after updating with the option of 5.7 if you add the mainline ppa. 2. level 2. D-J97.

From the out of the box user experience I think Mint is the better choice since there are some tweaks you have to do manually in Debian. Also ...

Debian 8 aka Debian stable will generally have somewhat older software than Linux Mint 18. Linux Mint 18 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which in turn imports most of its software from Debian testing or even Debian unstable. Those have newer software than Debian stable.

Ubuntu and Mint are derived from Debian, so they're all fundamentally the same. AFAICT what mainly differentiates them is the default software ...

If you are coming from Windows, you will feel more at home with Cinnamon. LMDE and Debian are slower release distributions, so if you want the most recent, choose the normal Ubuntu version of Linux Mint which has Kernel 5.4 after updating with the option of 5.7 if you add the mainline ppa. 2. level 2. D-J97.

10 votes, 14 comments. Those who have had a chance to try out the LMDE flavor of Mint - how does the experience compare? I once used Debian but it…

Linux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

Ubuntu vs. Debian vs. Mint - which one do you feel is best? Please keep in mind privacy, system integrity, ease of use for noobs, etc. Curious for thoughts from the community. 16 comments

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu LTS (which was mostly cut from a freeze of Debian Unstable when created) with semi-anual point releases, and comes in Cinnamon/Mate/XFCE. Both use flatpak, which is how you'd have contemporary software in either case.

Then give LMDE2 a look, linux mint is ubuntu based (which is debian based.) LMDE2 is a version of mint based strictly off of debian. edit: wording. 1. level 1. [deleted] · 5y. At very least, since they are both Ubuntu at their core, they're matters of taste.

System Integrity: Debian stable wins hands down, if you don't mind using three year old applications. Otherwise, probably Debian testing in second place with Ubuntu and Mint being about the same. N00b friendly: Mint in front, Ubuntu a …

level 1. computer-machine. · 10m. LMDE is based on Debian Stable, only comes in Cinnamon, and Cinnamon is basically rolling. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu LTS (which was mostly cut from a freeze of Debian Unstable when created) with semi-anual point releases, and comes in Cinnamon/Mate/XFCE. Both use flatpak, which is how you'd have ...

14 votes, 10 comments. ok, i figure this is the best place to post this because i am a relative linux noob. i installed ubuntu about 3 months ago ... linux mint 16 vs linux mint debian edition ...

I know this is the Debian subreddit so opinions may be biased, but I don’t mind. I simply want to get users’ opinions on why one might be better off using Debian over Linux Mint, Ubuntu etc. Context: I’m currently running Linux Mint on a Lenovo Thinkpad X250.

Linux Mint Vs Linux Mint Debian Edition · LMDE is big and slow, Linux Mint is much more responsive/snappy · Installing the full Wine package is ...

I'm ready to move away from Windows. From other posts here I have narrowed down to Linux Mint or Debian (when 11 is released).

Debian vs Linux Mint I know this may have been covered but I just want to get a fresh take from current users. I know this is the Debian subreddit so opinions may be biased, but I don’t mind.

10 votes, 11 comments. Hello everyone, I used Linux Mint Ubuntu/Standard version with Cinnamon as DE. It doesn't work well on my system.