Linux Mint and LMDE Compared | DistroWars

Today we look at the differences between Linux Mint based on Ubuntu and LMDE based on Debian.
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00:00 - Intro
07:38 - Installers
12:50 - Linux Mint (Ubuntu)
21:19 - LMDE
27:35 - Conclusions
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[muligvisstadigvk]

Lmde works just as fine (if not better) dont regret the shift from Ubuntu to Debian one second

[diotitus]

Thanks for the assessment Tom! Both Linus mint vanilla and LMDE are great options and I hope they will continue to keep them around.

[terryforsythe]

I have both Linux Mint Cinnamon and LMDE installed on their respective disks. Other than the differences pointed out in the video, I don't notice any other differences between them once installed and up and running. On LMDE, for my WiFi I had to download the Linux driver from Intel and manually copy it to /lib/firmware.

[muligvisstadigvk]

Hello from Denmark 😊 im running lmde5 on a m2 ssd for 4 month now with my amd Ryzen 6th gen cpu and everything is fine.

[mindbenderx]

i narrowed my final choices in switching from windows 10 to Linux between LMDE and Ubuntu Gamepack.
I went with gamepack just for just being more familier with Ubuntu, I never minded mac os Debian( thats what i thought is was but whatever) so
I had a hard time finding the information in this video....so thank you.

[nosotrosloslobosestamosreg]

LMDE 4 ended my distro hopping (HO3) phase. Far better then Ubuntu-based Mint. Currently runnin LMDE 5 and no issues at all, and easy on my old laptop.

[Beryesa.]

I hope they can ditch Ubuntu when needed without much hassle.

[grimvian]

Fighting with Windows drivers for almost 3 decades and just installed Mint as a virtuel machine and it just works, without any issues. Then I persuaded my wife to have a go and drop Windows. Next morning she just started the pc and used it and I did die immediately. Then later she asked me to have our network printer installed and I spent most of my day trying unsuccessfully to install the printer...

Now what... hmm. Back to Windows or try LMDE. Noooo, so I tried to install LMDE and the installer had also installed my network printer automatically and with the correct driver. Looked at the installation and found the document scanner and thought it won't work, but it does perfectly.

It's it really, really fast to install and most updates does not require restarts and no fight with drivers so far.

And a best of all, a Windows user can just use LMDE, fantastic and no install keys or MS telemetry issues. <3

[Bomack]

@7:00 I think you meant to say you're "going to give an instant tick to" Linux Mint Debian Edition, not "Linux Mint Ubuntu Edition".
Thanks for the great comparison!

[langlang]

I love LMDE so glad i switched and am not switching anymore.

[ArniesTech]

I compared these two on my channel as Well and the conclusion of my discussion was... I go with LMDE 😊❤

[dalriada]

I had Cinnamon die on one of my brother's laptops with LMDE, after an update. I didn't bother trying to fix it. I just installed Mate and switched to that. My brother was happy with that. I figured it would be fixed in a future update, and I would switch back again then. I can be a lazy SOB at times, especially when I'm providing support for free. :)

[mydgrx]

KOOL 👍...
I'm finally going to STL and LMDE will be my choice...

[dwasifarkaralahishipoor]

Tried LMDE a few years ago and it seemed kind of rough around the edges. Tried it again last week and I have now switched to it from Mint proper. I only had two problems: 1) Unable to build Audex from source because some libraries were too old, but Asunder is actually better anyway, and 2) The ia32-libs package, needed for my printer driver, is missing. Since it's a metapackage, I figured I'd be safe borrowing it from Vera, and in fact that worked fine.

[bluevanman]

I have tried to install Linux mint cinammon and LMDE on an old windows 7 laptop. It boots from the CD/DVD drive but seems to be, stuck in an endless loop of copying from the DVD to the HDD. I eventually get the desktop after about 2 hours!!! but cannot click on anything including the install Linux mint icon. Can anyone help?
(I'm trying to do what was featured in a Linux magazine)

[kyle]

Lmde just seems faster and more stable plus being a rolling release it just works

[Bareego]

Thanks for this video, answered just the questions I had. I'm happy on Mint XFCE edition and prefer having that hardware manager and easy way to upgrade the kernel, the version of which is also supported, so it's been tested. Just wondering what do people on LMDE do when they want to upgrade their kernel, do they use mainline (which is easy these days as well, I know) ?

[williambaldwin]

I have a new System76 with a Ryzen 9 7950X with 32 Gigs of DDR5. POP OS came on it, had a few minor issues, like the WiFI sometimes would not show up and had to power it off and come back to it for example. I installed Mint LMDE 5, and there was no driver for the WiFi at all, and bluetooth would not see my mouse. I am now putting the normal Mint on and seams to see everything and is working good.

[thefishinggamekeeper]

I just got linux mint lmde 5 32 bit on my netbook. Jaut wondering for anyhting extra. Like if it will still he supported, how to use it and if steam still works. Also games and casual use. Helps to have abothwr pc around