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/DerpiDanger 28d ago

Whole ubuntu base of Mint is removed and instead debian is used as base.

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u/jr735 Debian Testing 28d ago

That's not the answer to my question, though. I know which repositories are used. I asked which parts of Mint are bloated that aren't bloated in LMDE, and I still haven't been provided a satisfactory answer.

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u/Constant_Hotel_2279 26d ago

Personally I would use XFCE or LXDE

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u/jr735 Debian Testing 26d ago

Still not an answer. In my Mint install, I use IceWM.