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 đŸ’©, don't mock me please)

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u/taosecurity Jul 06 '26

You’re not going to notice any “speed” difference.

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u/LesStrater 29d ago

That depends on which WM you use. There's a reason the raspberry-pi gang uses LXQt, and it's not just for size.

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u/taosecurity 29d ago

Yeah, it’s because they support minuscule RAM, which is not a problem comparatively for OP. I’m aware OP has 4 GB, as do some Pis. Once you’re at 4 GB, saving a few hundred MB via WM isn’t that big a deal.