![]() ![]() Being a Debian based OS, Linux Mint also comes with the APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) to manage software installation. Instead, it uses the Flatpak application manager, along with a native Firefox app straight from Mozilla. This, however, seems to be a much more fortunate project than Raspberry Pi’s, displaying the same Cinnamon desktop as the Ubuntu-based version of Mint, but with none of the Snap containerised software packages used by Canonical’s operating system. LMDE 5, codenamed Elsie, is made using the same Debian 11 Bullseye that Raspberry Pi OS made such a difficult upgrade (opens in new tab) to last year (as more recently and successfully did Peppermint OS (opens in new tab)). ![]() Following a successful beta release at the end of February, the time has come for a full version. ![]() But under the hood there are notable software changes inline with the source operating system's philosophy. As Ubuntu is itself built on Debian architecture, to the uninitiated the difference is hard to discern. Linux Mint is a (partly) community-maintained distribution, supported by. LMDE, or Linux Mint Debian Edition, is a backup version of Mint designed to preserve the work put into, and user experience of, Linux Mint should Ubuntu ever disappear to the great software graveyard in the sky. Combining this CD-ROM to a USB stick allows carrying your files with you. ![]()
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