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I've been using Linux Mint since forever. I've never felt a reason to change. But I'm interested in what persuaded others to move.

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[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not the guy you asked, but my 2 main gripes are:

  • holding back main repos and not aur? That's dumb and just asking for trouble.
  • sheer incompetence. Remember their certs expiring? Remember their public recommended workaround? That's webdev level of bs. They absolutely do not understand their own setup.
[–] dabu@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

What does based mean?