The following is from Mint website with my emphasis. > . How does LMDE compare to the Ubuntu-based editions? > Pros: > > You don't need to ever re-install the system. New versions of software > and updates are continuously brought to you. > It's faster and more responsive than Ubuntu-based editions. > Cons: > > Although it's using Romeo for unstable packages, LMDE continuously > changes as it receives updates and new software. Compared to a frozen > version of Linux Mint which changes very little once it's publicly > released, it's not as stable. Things are likely to break more often but > fixes can also come quicker. For this reason, LMDE requires a deeper > knowledge and experience with Linux, dpkg and APT. > Debian is a less user-friendly/desktop-ready base than Ubuntu. Expect > some rough edges. >
If you are not experienced in Linux I would think that LMDE Mint will give you ongoing issues as it will be updating frequently. Whereas using a stable Ubuntu LTS release (long term support) will not change much which means once everything is running. Assuming you choose the same desktop UI (e.g. GNOME, KDE) it won't be hard to change distro compared to the change from Windows to Linux. -- bpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90827 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
