• addie@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      Mint isn’t super up-to-date, which if you want the cutting edge kernel/mesa for gaming is not great, but it’s a solid choice, and I 🥰 them for keeping all of the Snap shit out of core.

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      1 year ago

      Does Mint still use the Ubuntu packages?

      As @addie@feddit.uk mentioned they are way out of date for gaming on AMD, especially if you purchase a new GPU at some point.

      I switched from Ubuntu to Fedora when I got my 6900 XT because it would have taken another 2-3 months for Ubuntu to catch up to a kernel version where I could use it.

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        For most packages yes. You can also use Debian Edition, but if you want new packages that’s even worse

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        Mint is also based on Ubuntu LTS, so it is way behind Fedora by the time another release comes out. I like it as a distro but it doesn’t meet the request.