• Domi
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      12 years ago

      Does Mint still use the Ubuntu packages?

      As @addie@feddit.uk mentioned they are way out of date for gaming on AMD, especially if you purchase a new GPU at some point.

      I switched from Ubuntu to Fedora when I got my 6900 XT because it would have taken another 2-3 months for Ubuntu to catch up to a kernel version where I could use it.

      • @Bene7rddso@feddit.de
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        22 years ago

        For most packages yes. You can also use Debian Edition, but if you want new packages that’s even worse

      • NaN
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        12 years ago

        Mint is also based on Ubuntu LTS, so it is way behind Fedora by the time another release comes out. I like it as a distro but it doesn’t meet the request.