• RQG@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hey I haven’t heard of this.

    So this is mint based on Debian directly instead of ubuntu?

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      That’s correct they released it around the time so the Amazon stuff happened if I remember right. Since debian 12 has been so popular and with flatpak and distro box gaining popularity, there’s been a big call for lmde to become the focus.

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          1 year ago

          It’s ancient history. Around 10 years ago, Ubuntu shipped with a desktop search plugin (activated by default) that sent everything you typed into your desktop search field to Amazon and showed you related products.

          People are still pissed about it.

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            Thanks for answering. That was after me first trying out Linux and before me returning to Linux.

            That’s some bullshit but damn does the Linux community hold grudges like they always have.

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              It was when I turned my back on Ubuntu for good.
              Not directly because of that “feature” which could be uninstalled with a one-liner, but because it showed that Canonical’s view of their distro is very different from mine.