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?

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

lol imagine paying for pirating

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 am using steam (yeah, I’m sorry)

I guess I could pgrep the games process and if it isn’t present then kill the xbindkeys.

EDIT: i found a mod that allows you to bind to mouse buttons 4 and 5 in game.

Why not something like Debian Testing?

Well, reddit doesn’t actually allow you to delete things anymore, so tough luck.

They can just block access to the site, no?

I use debian testing with XFCE. I get fresh enough packages and the only time I had trouble with it was when I didn’t had space for /tmp