• Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
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    1 year ago

    Does Mint still use the Ubuntu packages?

    As @addie@feddit.uk mentioned they are way out of date for gaming on AMD, especially if you purchase a new GPU at some point.

    I switched from Ubuntu to Fedora when I got my 6900 XT because it would have taken another 2-3 months for Ubuntu to catch up to a kernel version where I could use it.

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      1 year ago

      For most packages yes. You can also use Debian Edition, but if you want new packages that’s even worse

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      1 year ago

      Mint is also based on Ubuntu LTS, so it is way behind Fedora by the time another release comes out. I like it as a distro but it doesn’t meet the request.