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| Best for | General use | Win switchers |
| Release type | LTS (5 yr) | LTS based |
| Default desktop | GNOME 50 | Cinnamon 6 |
| Package manager | APT + Snap | APT + Flatpak |
| Codecs included | ✗ | ✓ |
| Idle RAM | ~900 MB | ~550 MB |
| Gaming (Steam) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Our rating | ★ 4.9 | ★ 4.9 |
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