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Tips for switching to Debian from Ubuntu?
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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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Standard Mint is based on Ubuntu, but they modify it to remove things they don't like, and can hold back cutting edge changes that might break things. They also give you the option to not use the Snap Store.
There's a Mint Debian Edition that is forked directly from Debian. This might be better for OP, as it's not going to get anything that Ubuntu has added. However, Ubuntu and Mint add their own fixes, so it might be missing those, depending on whether Debian decided to implement them.