Ubuntu is based on Debian so regular Mint is actually 2 levels down from upstream. But Mint has started offering a Debian base recently called LMDE if you want to check it out.
As for whether Arch is bad for beginners. Kinda. It’s a DIY distro, assuming you can follow tutorials and guides it’s pretty straight forward, especially with the archinstall script. But if you’re uncomfortable with a terminal install, you can try out EndeavourOS which features a full gui install and a few tweaks to make it easier on beginners.
Ubuntu fucking sucks, every distro is better than Ubuntu
I’m using Linux mint, I think it’s build on Ubuntu. It’s all i know, but I hear arch is awful for beginners.
Ubuntu is based on Debian so regular Mint is actually 2 levels down from upstream. But Mint has started offering a Debian base recently called LMDE if you want to check it out.
As for whether Arch is bad for beginners. Kinda. It’s a DIY distro, assuming you can follow tutorials and guides it’s pretty straight forward, especially with the archinstall script. But if you’re uncomfortable with a terminal install, you can try out EndeavourOS which features a full gui install and a few tweaks to make it easier on beginners.
I’m not unhappy.
Mint attempts to reverse questionable changes made in Ubuntu, which makes it good again