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this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2026
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Did you mean Debian based? or really just Ubuntu reconfigured to remove Snap.
I was actually pleasantly surprised when I found out how easily it was to configure GNOME to look more like KDE, especially after reading so much about it to be opinionated. I also like KDEs layout more but GNOME consistencies is what makes me stick with it.
Just need Dash to Panel (which I believe is forked of Zorins original work which Zorin now forks itself) and ArcMenu also add DING for Desktop Icons cause they are cozy.
Mint has both Ubuntu-based and Debian-based editions. IMO, I don't really see what benefit comes from using Ubuntu as a base, other than compatibility with PPAs or apps that expect Ubuntu-specific versions of libraries.
I believe Ubuntu brings a lot of newer packages and better kernel upgrades than Debian, who sticks to LTS kernel versions. There's also quality of life tools that make it easier to use like the driver installer tool.
If you use BTRFS as the filesystem, it comes pre-configured with a subvolume layout that Timeshift can understand so you can quickly start creating snapshots of your system. With Debian, there's a substantial manual step to do this during the installation which is not for beginners.