• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    19 hours ago

    From what I remember*, there was always some rough corner. Such as the wi-fi, or the graphics card. Sure, Stable was rock solid, but you always needed something from Testing; and Testing in general was overall less stable than Ubuntu or Mint.

    *This was years ago, so it might be inaccurate as of 2025.

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      13 hours ago

      All the good parts of Ubuntu have long since been integrated upstream. And Debian’s release cycle has increased a lot so you’re not stuck with old versions anymore.

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        18 hours ago

        I did use the first LMDE for some time, and I loved it, it’s a great distro. I don’t recall why I went for the Ubuntu-based Mint later on, I think it was the PPAs?

        • L3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          16 hours ago

          The Ubuntu version does have all of Mint’s tools and stuff. Pretty sure the Debian edition is missing the Driver Manager and maybe some others.