From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 30 Jan 2026 19:55:30 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:33:46 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >   
   >> We'll see. Linux Mint has been pretty good at deviating from Ubuntu   
   >> when they don't like the direction they've gone. You may be right. Like   
   >> I say,   
   >> we'll see.   
   >   
   > They've been holding LMDE in reserve if Ubuntu goes off the deep end.   
   > I've never tried it but I understand Debian with the Cinnamon DE is less   
   > polished than LMDE.   
      
   LMDE is almost identical to Linux Mint. The only difference I recall is   
   that LMDE doesn't have the easy installer for restricted hardware   
   drivers.   
      
      
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