Do you mean you can just swap DE’s and get pretty much the same feeling? I was always under the impression they were all different. I don’t even really understand the different between Ubuntu and debian.
So a desktop is the interface you use your computer with. Most Desktops come with things like a file manager and a windows manager (the thing that manages the placement of windows)
The difference between Ubuntu and Debian is that Ubuntu is based on Debian. Its been modified but it has the same base. I don’t like Ubuntu as they are pushing snaps really hard and its harming the user experience.
Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. However, its much more user friendly and features a desktop with apps that can handle every aspect of you system. It doesn’t come with snaps and has flatpak enabled along with native packages.
If you aren’t understanding that isn’t a big deal as Linux mint has a easy installer.
Its also important to note that most distros are fundamentally the same. You can run Cinammon on Fedora for instance.
Is cinnamon just the desktop environment?
Do you mean you can just swap DE’s and get pretty much the same feeling? I was always under the impression they were all different. I don’t even really understand the different between Ubuntu and debian.
So a desktop is the interface you use your computer with. Most Desktops come with things like a file manager and a windows manager (the thing that manages the placement of windows)
The difference between Ubuntu and Debian is that Ubuntu is based on Debian. Its been modified but it has the same base. I don’t like Ubuntu as they are pushing snaps really hard and its harming the user experience.
Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. However, its much more user friendly and features a desktop with apps that can handle every aspect of you system. It doesn’t come with snaps and has flatpak enabled along with native packages.
If you aren’t understanding that isn’t a big deal as Linux mint has a easy installer.
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