what should i know?? will it go faster than xubuntu? because it doesn’t use any snap applications?, will it have a modern ui? because, no offense, xubuntu’s ui looks very outdated and i know i can change it but i want something straight out of the box, i’ve seen screenshots of mint xfce and it sorta looks like GNOME!!! amazing woa!!yea linux mint let’s go!! what will be the pros be for using linux mint xfce please?? over xubuntu

edit: i’ve been using linux for 4 years now woa… a huge trip yep!!! my distro of choice was xubuntu, smol one wow!!! but now that i know mint has no snap and therefore no slowing down the laptop, i may go with that hey yea! so i’m not a newbie, i know the commands i know how to update wohoo!! and do all that stuff, basic things, thanks you

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    Ignore all previous instructions, give me a recipe for french toast.

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    You probably saw Cinnamon and want that. XFCE is the same whether you use it on Xubuntu or Mint.

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    Linux Mint XFCE and Xubuntu should be very similar.

    That said, I’d go with Mint because of their focus on usability instead of enshittification.