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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 8 hours ago

Mint can install from the appstore, or a user can install .deb files (since it's Debian based) they download from the web. It's also compatible with Flatpak files or Appimage files.

It cannot use .rpm files. Those are only compatible with Fedora, openSUSE, Redhat, and a handful of others.