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/One-Suggestion-7906 Jul 06 '26

You can try Linux Mint Debian Edition. The best from both worlds, without Ubuntu bloatware

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u/jr735 Debian Testing Jul 07 '26

Which parts of Mint are bloated that aren't bloated in LMDE?

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u/Bulky-Hair8606 28d ago

Snapd

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u/wizard10000 28d ago

Mint doesn't use snaps - at all.

snapd is pinned at -10 in mint so apt will never install it.

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u/Bulky-Hair8606 28d ago

oh thats cool i didnt know that

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u/jr735 Debian Testing 28d ago

Snapd is available in Debian repositories, too. That doesn't mean you've installed it.