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Debian vs Linux Mint: What are the differences?
What is Debian? The Universal Operating System. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel or the FreeBSD kernel. Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. FreeBSD is an operating system including a kernel and other software.
What is Linux Mint? The most popular desktop Linux distribution and the 3rd most widely used home operating system behind Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use.
Debian and Linux Mint belong to "Operating Systems" category of the tech stack.
"Massively supported " is the top reason why over 41 developers like Debian, while over 3 developers mention "Simple, Fast, Comfort and Easy to Use" as the leading cause for choosing Linux Mint.
esa, Webedia, and Code School are some of the popular companies that use Debian, whereas Linux Mint is used by plusEquals, Insoft, and Pixelshift. Debian has a broader approval, being mentioned in 387 company stacks & 390 developers stacks; compared to Linux Mint, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 11 developer stacks.
Coming from a Debian-based Linux background, using the Ubuntu base image for my Docker containers was a natural choice. However, the overhead, even on the impressively-slimmed Hub images, was hard to justify. Seeking to create images that were "just right" in size, without unused packages or dependencies, I made the switch to Alpine.
Alpine's modified BusyBox has a surprising amount of functionality, and the package repository contains plenty of muslc-safe versions of commonly-used packages. It's been a valuable exercise in doing more with less, and, as Alpine is keen to point out, an image with fewer packages makes for a more sustainable environment with a smaller attack surface.
My only regret is that Alpine's documentation leaves a lot to be desired.
I liked manjaro a lot, the huge support it has and the variety of tools it provides is just awesome. But due to its parent platform being Arch Linux it has bleeding-edge technology and that meaning, we get updated 'daily', and if we keep updating the system daily, due to the bugs in the recent updates the system sometimes used to crash, this made the OS really unstable. However, one can avoid such crashes using periodical and careful system/package updates. I now use LinuxMint which is based on Ubuntu, and this OS is completely stable with reliable(mostly tested) updates. And, since this OS is backed up by UBUNTU the concerns/questions one can encounter while using the OS can be easily rectified using the UBUNTU community, which is pretty good. Though this is backed up on UBUNTU it most certainly does NOT include the proprietary stuff of UBUNTU, which is on the bright side of the OS. That's it! Happy Computing.
Pros of Debian
- Massively supported51
- Stable47
- Reliable18
- Turnkey linux use it7
- Aptitude7
- Customizable6
- It is free6
- Works on all architectures4
Pros of Linux Mint
- Simple, Fast, Comfort and Easy to Use12
- Stable11
- Elegant9
- Good for beginners8
- Free to use7
- Out of the box1
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Cons of Debian
- Old versions of software9
- Can be difficult to set up on vanilla Debian2
Cons of Linux Mint
- Easy to mess up with a few settings (like the panel)3
- Security breaches2