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[–] PoolloverNathan@programming.dev 28 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Ubuntu added telemetry and forced snaps

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (9 children)

And Ubuntu Pro popup ads. Linux Mint is, from a compatibility standpoint, Ubuntu without the crap.

[–] Parsizzle@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (8 children)

So out of curiosity, why Mint over, say Debian? Has Debian added telemetry etc as well?

[–] MIXEDUNIVERS@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Mint had had a Debian version for some time

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