Yep, true. But currently, I don't see much point in LMDE, as Debian 12 is user-friendly enough as it is - though you're free to disagree.
Yes, there are notifications. Be aware that, unless you use Flatpaks again, you'll not have many functional updates - mostly just security. That's just the way of Debian - keeping you on the same software for 2+ years in the name of stability. Unless you use Debian Testing, that is.
Yeah, I am aware of some of those controversies, and they sure are unfortunate!
However, it's really, really hard to find a well-supported distro free of controversies. Still doesn't excuse Manjaro on that front.
I personally did not test Arch for such a long time, but what I had I certainly didn't like. Also, full barebones approach is not for me, and more of an enthusiast kind of thing. So, to each their own indeed!
As someone mildly interested in OpenSUSE and currently on an Arch-based distro, how much do you miss AUR? Or do you use Distrobox?
Good choice! Running it on my laptop.
Debian 12 is solid and much more user-friendly compared to previous editions.
Expect the software to age without updates, though, or rely on Flatpaks/Distrobox for what you need to be fresh.
Arch is unstable and time-consuming to maintain, and should never be reasonably used as anything but upstream for something usable, you're wrong!
Jk, you do you :)
Why Void? What are the advantages?
From what I've gathered, its "do it all from scratch" approach entails a steep learning curve, and I wonder what one would get into it for.
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