I’ve been using Linux Mint since forever. I’ve never felt a reason to change. But I’m interested in what persuaded others to move.

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    11 months ago

    Debian – I just wasn’t ready for it. Got told “oh you’re using Mint? That’s nice but you should try out Debian it’s the Real Deal™” but the reason I was using Mint back then in the first place was that it was my first step out of the Windows ecosystem, I was scared shitless and didn’t understand anything. What do you mean I don’t get a huge pretty start menu?! How am I supposed to find stuff then?!

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      11 months ago

      I think you are referring to gnome more than debian. I’ve been trying debian with kde and so far I haven’t found that many problems.

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        11 months ago

        Obviously, yes, but at that level of knowledge as a user, you either don’t know about that or don’t feel comfortable enough to deal with it.

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        11 months ago

        Debian with Gnome is also pretty alright. I’ve been using that for a long time now. I guess it depends a bit where you come from. If you want something like Windows, it’s probably a big deal for you. If you’re used to Android or MacOS, you might enjoy the Gnome experience.

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      11 months ago

      The Whisker menu in XFCE and Cinnamon start menus are GODSENDS to new users.

      I needed them so badly when I was first getting started in Linux because I didn’t even know what programs I had installed.