LWN: Comments on "Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 released"

difference from stock Debian with its Mate Desktop

jmalcolm — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:58:19 +0000

I was hoping that somebody would answer you.

Outside of Cinnamon, I do not think that Mint messes with the Debian packages much. So, I would not expect significant differences. As a user experience, it is worth noting that they do style their desktops and, of course, there are Mint applications to add some user friendliness that are available to MATE users as well.

So I would not expect "significant difference" but LMDE is probably a bit nicer overall--even using MATE.

difference from stock Debian with its Mate Desktop

alspnost — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:28:54 +0000

Pretty sure this uses Mint's standard Cinnamon desktop, not MATE? But you can install anything from the repos, as with standard Debian 13.

difference from stock Debian with its Mate Desktop

atai — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:21:02 +0000

Curious if any significant difference with stock Debian with its Mate Desktop packages?