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Linux Mint LMDE 6 “Faye” BETA Released (blog.linuxmint.com)

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Been awhile since I tried Linux Mint. Have no interest in using Ubuntu so went straight for the latest Debian Edition beta which was just released. This feels like such a solid release, which makes sense due to its Debian base. I really like Cinnamon and the suite of utility tools Mint ships with.

As someone who typically uses Debian, I can see me using this as a permanent desktop OS as the changes and additions the Mint team add to Debian seem to be nothing but positive.

Well worth checking out!

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

Well, you do get older apps in general unless they are backported by the Mint team.

What I would love to see is dropping the Ubuntu base entirely, copy / backport the Nvidia drivers, and have the team focus on backporting more packages from Debian testing (based off telemetry / popcon to see which are most popular).

I have a hunch that is actually their endgame, but we'll see.

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

LMDE has flatpaks in the Software Manager.

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

I realize I'm in the minority, but I'm not a fan of it. Like, for sideloading proprietary software like discord and the like, yes, if they don't have a deb repository. But I wouldn't want to use Flatpack for stuff that is already part of Debian main, like a web browser, an office suite, etc.

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

Well, you're not alone. As an longtime Linux user I am not a fan of flatpaks either. But I accept the idea that they're most likely the future. The only nice feature of them is the OS invisibility for trackers.