Okay, I give up. After several weeks with Linux Mint, I made the switch to Debian Stable today.
Why now in the end?
Although I managed to overcome all the initial difficulties of switching to Mint, I just have my problems with this distribution... not that it's bad, not at all, but it just doesn't suit me.
In the end, Mint is a great distribution for newcomers and those switching from Windows. But I've been working with computers for over 42 years, learned SSP and Unix in the 1980s and have been using Linux - also privately - since the mid-1990s, worked in IT as an admin etc.. So I just don't feel at home using Mint, except for the beginning there is no challenge. And yes, admittedly, the image as a “newbie distro” doesn't meet my expectations either. You can judge me for this arrogant attitude for all I care.
And I just don't like Cinnamon. I just don't like him, period. No matter how much I pimp and polish it. I missed the raw power, the edginess of Gnome. Sure, I could have installed it on Mint, but I follow the philosophy of only using what is natively provided and intended in a distribution.
With Debian, everything now runs perfectly out of the box, just as I want it to. Without a problem. Awesome.
#linux #linuxmint #debian #unix #opensource #freesoftware #gnome #cinnamon
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