looking around online it seems possible but apparently not a good experience? i think the posts were a bit old so maybe something has changed since then

Edit: i don’t want to hop distro, i just want to change the desktop manager.

  • Successful_Try543@feddit.de
    2·
    14 days ago

    I mean the deb-repositories which are of concern for apt. Mint is basically Ubuntu plus an additional repository and thus binary compatible.

    • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      14 days ago

      Yeah, the base repositories are the same (along with Debian). In addition, Ubuntu gives access to the snap store, while Mint uses a flatpak repo. It won’t mean a lot to everyone–the main distinction between the distros is the default DE.

      • Successful_Try543@feddit.de
        1·
        14 days ago

        along with Debian

        Debian uses separate repos, which are incompatible to Ubuntu.

        Snap and Flatpak are both available as packages. I don’t know about the availability of snap or Flatpak packages in the graphical ‘appstores’ in Ubuntu or Mint, but in Plasma Discover both are available by plugins.