Linux Mint vs LMDE 6: Which is better for YOU? 🌿

🐧 Linux Mint 21.2 and LMDE 6 are two popular Linux distributions that are often compared. In this video, we will compare the two operating systems and help you decide which one is better for you.

🖥️ Linux Mint 21.2 is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and features the Cinnamon desktop environment. It comes with a host of new features and improvements, including a new kernel, updated software packages, and enhanced system stability.

🐞 LMDE 6, on the other hand, is based on Debian 12 and aims to be as similar as possible to Linux Mint, but without using Ubuntu. It features the Cinnamon desktop environment and provides users with a stable and reliable operating system.

🔍 In this video, we will compare the two operating systems in terms of performance, stability, user interface, and software availability. We will also provide you with our recommendations on which one to choose based on your needs and preferences.

🎥 So, if you’re looking to switch to a new Linux distribution or just curious about the differences between Linux Mint 21.2 and LMDE 6, this video is for you!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Boot & Install
02:00 First Login
02:35 Updates
05:22 Release Cycles
05:47 Driver Manager
06:23 Themes
06:44 Neofetch
07:18 Nemo File Manager
07:35 System Settings
07:58 Extensions
08:16 Package Manager
08:45 Wallpapers
09:04 Not a rolling release
09:39 Mainline
11:35 The future
12:14 Outro

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[TheLinuxITGuy]

What 2 distros would you like to see go head to head next? Also, if there is a component you'd like to see compared that I might have missed, feel free to comment below.

[LeeMaiden]

I run LMDE 6 on both of my desktops. for years I ran the Mint Cinnamon, the Ubuntu based one. With 21.2 the only sound I could get out of my sound card was stereo and not 5.1 It's a Soundblaster Audigy FX, but with LMDE 6 it worked fine. I had wanted to run Debian for a long time, but there were things that were only available on PPAs, and Debian doesn't allow those, in comes Flatpak on Debian and I'm all good with what I need. I prefer the LMDE 6 to the 21.2. I use Debian 12 Cinnamon on my old Dell Chromebook because LMDE 6 was too heavy for that thing. Also I just started using Nala as a frontend for Apt, that's fantastic, parallel downloads, able to choose the fastest mirrors, more info. Nala is a great frontend for Apt.

[markvincent]

Nice video, thanks for making this. I run LMDE 6 and am happy with it. I like your channel, you discuss topics that interest me.
One bit of constructive feedback, you may want to try to speak directly into the mic and set a consistent audio level based on that. The audio on this video rises and falls, probably based on head movement. The different levels are quite jarring, especially when listening on headphones.
Keep up the good work!

[KomradeMikhail]

LMDE 6 has that newer 6.1 kernel version simply because it was released a few months later than Mint 21.2.
If you had gone with the slightly updated "EDGE" ISO image for Mint, it would have come with a 6.2 kernel.
It's mostly "bleeding edge hardware" differences, like for Threadripper 7000 series that most people can ignore.

[klausberfelde-jeye]

Related LMDE and NVIDIA...you can get the Tool from the Application Manager as well (very simple as in the Edition before) for beginners there is no need to use the Terminal, only if you want to. In first using LMDE 5 I was asked during installation process... so there are 2 ways to get the job done. Very simple and strait forward.

[mementomori]

i was on normal debian long time but shifted to lmde and im happy

[dianaalyssa]

Have used Mint and Debian but not LMDE. Usually I've went for XFCE but had used Cinnamon years ago. I'm a bit tempted to return to Debian in some form for stability. I've done each family, Arch is very bleeding edge. I think I might just want something I might have to work to break.

[k.b.tidwell]

I started with Linux Mint Cinnamon years ago, and in spite of a few years of distrohopping I'm back on it again as my daily. Following along with all of the "Ubuntu may implode one day" conversations, I decided to try LMDE. I gave it a fair run for a few weeks, but I went back to Mint because it's just a smoother experience right now. I know Clem's goal is to achieve feature-parity between LMDE and Mint, but it's just not there yet. Once it is, on all points, I'll move over.

[lmotaku]

I really like the idea of comparisons, because ir helps people pick their distros/flavors. Could you perhaps do some audio checks before your next video record? I found the levels to be a bit spotty (up and down) and actually really low. I have the tab volume extension for FF, but the average person will likely skip or have a hard time. Anyway, good work. I hope you can fix the audio issues next time. Will even give you a sub.

[LuisBernardoMonroyJaramillo]

Despite the obvious differences you pointed out, it's a great video. I am as not as experienced as I should be to give my opinion but here it is:
I have installed both LMUE and LMDE6 in the same machine with 50GB partitions. First the U version and it worked like a charm. I had some issues with apache tomcat but finally got solved.

I also tried Debian12 with cinnamon to start, I was very satisfied with all the options you can choose before installing but I found that Debian12 has more bloatware than LMDE6 itself, with a difference of ca. 500 packages.
Cinnamon in Debian12 looks awful.

I tried LMDE in terms of stability and -as you said- thinking about the uncertain future of Ubuntu.

In LMDE I haven't solved my lid-suspending action problem, I couldn't install pgadmin 4 despite I used the very same commands and versions. I started to quit the lazyness and use psql directly, pgadmin4 is too heavy for my toaster.

I like seeing the matrix (configuring things via terminal) but sometimes I get tired of trying different approaches to solve one problem and none of them works, or trying 4 or 5 things and not knowing if it was the last solution that managed the problem or a combination (in that particular order) that came with the solution.

I am not going back to Ubuntu though, I already spent a lot of time configuring things again, but I think LMUE is a better choice for beginners.

[garynet]

Hi @TheLinuxITGuy, do you have any recomendation on which of these a new linux user would be preferable to install/use? Thank you.

[williamtackett]

@TheLinuxITGuy 15 years ago, i dabbled in linux in school. I tinkered with it at home and enjoyed what it could do. I went back to windows for compatibility issues with hardware, but it seems now that things have caught up for hardware demands. Which of these two distros would you recommend to get back into linux when coming from windows? I no longer dable too much on pc intracacies but would like some flexibility without pulling my hair out.

[danielg]

As both are based on Debian: how about LMDE6 Cinnamon vs. SpiralLinux Cinnamon ?

[derekr]

Linux Mint Cinnemon has a 6.2 kernel you can install in the update manager, I use both the original Mint on my desktop and LMDE on one of my laptops and both are solid and reliable.

[ElHua]

Good comparison video, but in the future please try to stay with your microphone. I have been constantly adjusting the volume to account for you moving closer to and further away from your microphone.

[angelnaydev]

A very good comparison, the video is well edited, my only remark is the audio, it becomes quite quiet towards the end. Otherwise, I personally still use the Ubuntu-based version of Mint.

[snnbeip]

HI,
Would that absence of driver manager be a huge problem to a beginner linux user?

[avie]

No driver manager and no option to install alongside windows (dual boot) is the only reason why default linux mint is more beginner friendly, but as a beginner myself, I still prefer LMDE over default linux mint iso

[anonamouse]

I wonder if all the software that runs on Mint will also work on LMDE.

[Fractal_]

You can update the kernel to a newer version in the update manager instead of installing mainline.