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·
      5 months 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·
        5 months 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·
          5 months 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.