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Which Linux OS has better user support IYO?

I haven't used linux in years but would like to use it again.

Victor Chen
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    Here, on AskUbuntu, Ubuntu (non EOL) is supported. Mint is not. – waltinator Jan 08 '22 at 00:56
  • Only Ubuntu and official flavors of Ubuntu (https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours) are on-topic here, refer to https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic where you'll find other SE sites where you question will be welcome if you don't want to use a Linux Mint forum. (One advantage of Ubuntu is it's many support options, you opted for Linux Mint so take advantage of its support options, or SE Unix & Linux found in the on-topic link) – guiverc Jan 08 '22 at 01:16
  • Linux Mint devs don't have write/upload access to Ubuntu repositories, thus rely on a smaller set of packages that replace (via inflated package versions) the Ubuntu packages for many things, but as it'd require far more resources than they have available; rely on runtime adjustments for other changes; adding additional security attack vectors to the system. Linux Mint don't have a Security team vetting code etc. so it's security model is lower; and due to use of runtime adjustments when changes are made by Ubuntu problems can occur, ie. it's a different system to Ubuntu or flavors – guiverc Jan 08 '22 at 01:20

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Both distros have forums, but Ubuntu has a bigger community over Mint. That means a lot more people to talk to over any issues you might come across.

Christian Lee
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