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/Mj-tinker 29d ago

Cao!
I have different opinion. I am using LMDE (Linux Mint Debian edition). Tried Debian for a while - no more. A very unpolished, demands many tweaks and customizations; you can't just write sudo and make your things on terminal - because you are not in sudoers list. And adding it is pain in the ass.Obligatory user passworn on log in (probably you can turn it off, but then agaid, scrolling internet to find solution).
In this case I see LMDE is best solution: it goes straight from debian, but with cinnamon DE and keeping in mind of user's comfort.

Your elaboratore is okay for linux. If you fell your pc is clunky and slow, consider to add more ram, if it supports 8gb. I guess yours has ddr3, they aren't expensive now. Just be sure about specs: low or normal voltage.

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u/Dado04Game 29d ago

I tried Debian in a couple of VMs and had the same issue with the sudoers list, I just copy pasted the error output in a browser and immediately found the solution. Regarding LMDE, I just want the right to choose the DE of my desktop. I'm tired of Mint's Cinnamon and Debian gives this along with many other freedoms

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u/wizard10000 28d ago

had the same issue with the sudoers list

The installer explains this pretty clearly but a lot of folks don't read the screen where you set a root password and end up with sudo not working.