Two years after the last release, the release of an alternative assembly of the Linux Mint distribution is published - Linux Mint Debian Edition 5, based on the Debian package base (classic Linux Mint is based on the Ubuntu package base). In addition to using the Debian package base, an important difference between LMDE and Linux Mint is the constant package base update cycle (continuous update model: partial rolling release, semi-rolling release), in which package updates are constantly released and the user has the opportunity to switch to the latest ones at any time. software versions.
The distribution is available as installable iso images with a Cinnamon desktop environment. The LMDE distribution includes most of the improvements of the classic release of Linux Mint 20.3, including the original developments of the project (update manager, configurators, menus, interface, system GUI applications). The distribution is fully compatible with Debian GNU/Linux 11, but is not package-level compatible with Ubuntu and classic Linux Mint releases.
LMDE is aimed at more technical users and provides newer versions of packages. The goal of LMDE development is to make sure that Linux Mint can continue to exist in the same form even if development of Ubuntu is terminated. In addition, LMDE helps to check the applications developed by the project for their full work in systems other than Ubuntu.
Source: opennet.ru