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What would you say is the most reliable, "it just works" distro currently? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev
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Obviously this is somewhat subjective, but I've had a lot of problems in my previous attempts to switch to Linux, so I'd like to create a list of distros to try out, and see what works for me. I'm mostly expecting to be doing basic office work and light gaming via Steam.

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[–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The difference is LMDE uses debian and its packages as a base while the "cinnamon" edition uses Ubuntu as a base. I believe they both actually use cinnamon as the DE.

It's more of a just in case because a lot of the linux community isn't like Conical lately.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    The difference is LMDE uses debian and its packages as a base while the “cinnamon” edition uses Ubuntu as a base.

    Does that mean that the packages available to LMDE are older?

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