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    Trying Linux after using Windows for decades (i.imgflip.com)
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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Since Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu, are you being asked to pay for security updates? Using Ubuntu right now and looking to switch soonish

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

    Mint doesn't ask for you to pay

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Ubuntu Pro is free for personal use

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

    Good to know, thanks. I would have googled it eventually.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

    Is this happening on Ubuntu, or are people just saying it might happen cos they don't trust canonical?

    Also, Mint Debian edition exists and works just fine. I have it on a brand new Intel laptop

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

    I remembered reading about it happening soon (?) for certain kinds of security updates (?) somewhere but it's almost 2am here and I'm having difficulty googling a reliable and thorough source but it sounds like users will have to subscribe to Ubuntu Pro to get certain kinds of update, although it might be free under certain circumstances.

    I don't know, Ubuntu has treated me well the last decade but I'm willing to explore other distros if it seems like it'll be unnecessarily commericalized. Will read up more in the morning.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

    Hi there.

    And no. I haven't been aske dto pay for any updates.