Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.

Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it’s surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.

https://distrowatch.com/

24 points

I really like mint although i never used it again.
Pros using mint :

  • It’s easy to learn
  • It’s stable
  • It’s Windows XP like
  • Not recourse hogging like KDE
  • Easy to customize

Cons using mint :

  • It’s debian based
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Debian based is alright, I’m more against it for being based on Ubuntu. Also con: apt

Not recourse hogging like KDE

Really not that bad nowadays.

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4 points

There is an official Debian-based edition of Mint: LMDE. It’s what I use.

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2 points

yeah I run kde on my 12yo laptop and it’s smooth

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Why is Debian based a problem? I ask this as my first IRL Linux user that taught me about Linux still uses Debian Unstable as his daily driver workhorse, and he is a CS Theory Doctor, and has to reboot his system once a year or so to keep it functioning properly.

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2 points

Debian based is very much not a con. You want a working stable system that is easy to use. RHEL like systems can be more stable but the added overhead means a slower package manager

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5 points

New to Linux, why is Debian based considerd a con?

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4 points

Very old packages.

They have security updates, but are usually held back years to ensure stability.

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2 points

And that’s a problem if stability is not one of your biggest priorities.

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3 points

Thanks 👍

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25 points

Not recourse hogging like KDE

KDE has been hogging no resources for ages now, it’s really snappy even on not so powerful machines!

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17 points

How many fucking years will we be out of KDE 4 before these yahoos figure that out?

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Yes, unless you install some buggy stuff on top it’s as snappy as xfce - tested on literally j4125 (it’s GPU helps), with wobbly burning windows and everything no holdups, smol RAM usage too (especially stock).

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15 points

Cons: It’s not Debian

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That’s what LMDE is for :)

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3 points

That’s still not Debian ;)

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2 points

Cinnamon is way more resource hogging than KDE.

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2 points

They are about the same

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You know what? You might be right; I never actually bothered to check if Cinnamon was heavier than Plasma, I just remember it feeling very stuttery when I last daily drove it. Admittedly, that was a very long time ago and GNOME was a complete shit show back then so Cinnamon probably just inherited some of its performance issues. I imagine all of that is fixed by now.

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I really don’t like Mint. It feels like a discount version of Debian/Ubuntu to me. It makes it even worse that the person who introduced it to me has all the worst toxic traits. Now I can’t see it as a good alternative.

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I’ve never understood the Mint hype. Like you say it seems like Ubuntu with extra steps.

I do have beefs with some of the decisions Canonical makes but if anyone asks me what distri they should start with I will always recommend Ubuntu simply because it’s “the distro” if you search for “Linux” tutorials online 9 times out of 10 you will get a tutorial aimed at Ubuntu. Packages for software that isn’t in repos are usually available as .deb …

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3 points

Someone doesn’t like windows because they put ads in their start menu: aww you’re sweet

Someone doesn’t like Ubuntu because they put ads in their start menu: hello, human resources?

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5 points

It’s not really a hype. It just vibes with a lot of people.

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1 point

Ubuntu is buggy and broken due to the system design

It was good 15 years ago…

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It might just be a matter of perspective. I’m not very knowledgeable on distros, so my opinion may come from ignorance:

To me, Ubuntu is too resource intensive with too much going on. Mint seems relatively lean yet modern, with all the basics covered. Debian is a little sparse (no sudo, no fdisk, what’s going on here?).

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Wait until you find out about package managers

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Who told you you can’t sudo on Debian? ^^ I feel like Debian is flexible enough to give you the system you might want without the bullshit. Ubuntu has lost its way last decade, but you can still debloat it mostly and use one of its alternatives. The Cinnamon DE has improved a lot, but it still feels like Windows Vista to me.

I ended up using NixOS lately so I can have the flexibility, newer packages and very clean repeatable configuration.

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I haven’t seen sudo installed by default on debian. Probably the comment is about that. When you start you tend to use only what is already there to not mess things too much.

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Kubuntu is where it’s at.

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2 points

Everyone forgets Xubuntu 🫠

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18 points

It’s Ubuntu without Snaps and a nice DE.

Ignore people when it comes to software. Many advocate Mint. Some are lovely, some are dicks. That goes for every distro.

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9 points

i guess the bots that game the ‘rankings’ went down.

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I cannot think of a single reason bots would be pimping MX Linux.

It’s a pretty low key project. Antix gets more “noisy” than MX does, and that’s not even much.

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IIRC, its because there is a vulnerability in some websites at https://example.com/mx so, since distrowatch has mx linux at https://distrowatch.com/mx a lot of bots will try to go to there and push its ratings up accidentally.

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IIRC, its because there is a vulnerability in some websites at https://example.com/mx so, since distrowatch has mx linux at https://distrowatch.com/mx a lot of bots will try to go to there and push its ratings up accidentally.

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I have no idea if this is true but it makes sense

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What’s interesting is if you look at Trending past 6 months, which puts elementary firmly in 1st. EasyOS and Mint are almost tied for 2nd.

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