Post #2292989

2026-05-05 21:33 UTC

So I would like to move from Ubuntu. I&#39;m not a tech person and prefer low maintenance stuff that works pretty well without much fiddling, though I do live with a techy person who can help me. I mostly use my laptop for word processing, a little bit of graphic design work, playing Stardew Valley specifically, and YouTube. I&#39;ve gotten used to using KDE Plasma so being able use that would be nice but not a deal breaker. After poking around I&#39;m considering Mint and Debian. Thoughts?

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@twistylittlepassages@weirder.earth 2026-05-05 21:47

@marz@caw.corbode.com I'll be installing Mint soon for the first time, and I've been using Ubuntu for a couple decades. Princess Grace says Mint is a little more accessible to the user who prefers low maintenance systems than Debian, plus it's going to be more familiar to Ubuntu users: https://perfect.hypnovir.us/secret/linux-tips

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@cryptica@wireframe.icosahedron.network 2026-05-05 21:51

@marz@caw.corbode.com depending on your reasons for leaving ubuntu, mint may not be the right answer for you, since it does depend on some ubuntu packages. There is also the Linux Mint Debian Edition that uses debian packages instead of ubuntu. Either way, I'd suggest a Mint over a Debian for someone who wants to minimize fiddling. Debian is great, but Mint is less fiddly.

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@gcvsa@mstdn.plus 2026-05-05 22:20

@marz@caw.corbode.com I have been using Mint and Mint Debian Edition for about 15-16 years, now, and i see no reason not to stick with them, except for that I run Raspberry Pi OS on my Raspberry Pis (also Debian based). Typing this right now on a 2012 MacBook Pro running Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 on my kitchen table, the other PCs in the house run Linux Mint Cinnamon.

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@Seandar16@dice.camp 2026-05-05 22:27

@marz@caw.corbode.com I hit other because I'm in the same boat and wanna see the results. I posted last week and the recommendation I got was Debian.

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