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Ubuntu or Mint
Mint is just green Ubuntu.
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Could be worse. She calls Debian "Old Ubuntu".
Mint is better Ubuntu
Actually Mint is un-enshittified Ubuntu
IMO Pop_OS matches the definition better.
Not the Debian edition
My favorite edition!
better Ubuntu
And its a good pick too! Tho my favorite is pop!_OS
I liked the feel of Pop_OS!, the setup and configuration are great, but damned it was unappealing looks wise for me.
I mean, you can just install another DE on it if the looks is the problem. There's also System76's new COSMIC DE coming out somewhere in summer. It should be blazingly responsive as it's written in Rust and has a GNOME-like UI.
Yeah I feel like that just defeats the purpose of it though, in that case just install Debian.
Yeah I am interested in Cosmic DE.
Mint is old.
This issue is going to be fixed with the edge ISO and Mint is way more similar to Windows in terms of UI that helps a lot of beginners to transition smoothly