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When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? **Edit: Linux Mint it shall be.**

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Whom also likes to game every now and then ;)

Edit: Thank you all for your input and suggestions! Linux Mint shall be my next OS! Though, I think I’ll give Pop!OS a look-see as well.

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helenslunch@feddit.nl
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Debian Edition*

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Josh@sh.itjust.works
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To each their own, but Ubuntu’s repos are a bit fuller than Debian’s.

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mex@sopuli.xyz
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What are its advantages compared to the regular one? Genuinely interested

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helenslunch@feddit.nl
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Lack of corporate cronyism

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RmDebArc_5@lemmy.ml
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Debian is Debian based and regular Mint is Ubuntu LTS based and use theirs respective repos (not a big difference for the average user). While currently the non Debian version is the main and recommended version, due some controversial changes in Ubuntu people want to move away from Ubuntu and the devs have considered making the Debian edition the main one.

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Eldritch@lemmy.world
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Ubuntu is Debian based as well. But yes, it’s 100% about avoiding the shoehorned in canonical shenanigans.

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