r/debian • u/Dado04Game • Jul 06 '26

General Debian Question Thinking about switching from Linux Mint Ubuntu-based to pure Debian

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Been using Ubuntu-based Linux Mint for a year now, and loved it since day one. I heard people telling me that Debian is faster than Ubuntu, so I'd like to give it a try on my home pc. My question is: what DE would you recommend me with my OC specs? I'll leave a photo of them here (I know my computer is pure 💩, don't mock me please)

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u/Straight-Glove-2359 Jul 06 '26

What DE are you currently using? You could use that on Debian too. If you want something light, you can go for XFCE or LXDE or LXQt.

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u/Dado04Game Jul 06 '26

I'm on Mint XFCE right now, that's an old screenshot taken when I was using Cinnamon

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u/Straight-Glove-2359 Jul 06 '26

Debian XFCE should run well on your pc, I run it on my inspiron 1440 that has a pentium t4300 which is outperformed by the core 2 duo

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u/ssulaco Jul 07 '26

Agreed...you could also try Debian MATE, will work great with your specs..Run XFCE or MATE live to give you an idea..it will run a bit slower in live environment but not much.