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An unbiased comparison of linux distributions' setup (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Kethal@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Mint is a based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian, so the guy on the left. The comic implies that it's easy but not quite as easy as Fedora. I would say that it is easier to use than Fedora.

Setup is simple and unless you've got something unusual going on on your computer, then everything will just work. Since it's based on Ubuntu, most Ubuntu information will also apply to Mint, and that's nice because there is a lot of information about Ubuntu.

Not everyone would care about this, but I personally don't like chasing updates and constantly installing the latest versions of things. All Debian distributions favor stability over cutting edge features, whereas some distributions are set up to try to get the latest changes quickly. Ubuntu leans very slightly toward cutting edge compared to stock Debian, but Ununtu has Long Term Support (LTS) releases which are supported for, I think, 5 years. Ubuntu also have other releases with shorter support times. If you're using Ubuntu and favor stability, you need to pay a little attention to what you're installing. Mint is based only on Ubuntu LTS releases, so Mint favors stability.