I think it comes with proprietary firmware, not drivers.

It’s called Linux MInt.

Then what the fuck did I do over past 2 years?

Then browsers should just download ALL background-url images beforehand

If you want up-to-date packages then just switch to testing

If a search directs me there or if there is some news that I really need to check. I have abandoned the account.

(adding up all the details of screen size, available fonts, language, os, etc, etc),

not if you just simply turn off javascript.

If you are not setting up a server I don’t think it matter that much.

You can use testing (or sid, if you feel lucky) to get newer packages. I have been using testing for a year and I feel great.

or LMDE

I hope that user agent will be gone too. It does nothing except demand that you install chrome or spy on you

cocoa?

Why not something like Debian Testing?