Should Linux Mint -Debian- Edition Be The -Main- Edition? DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Fred
LMDE accomplishes several things.
1) The current version is based on Debian 11, which is close to Ubuntu 2021.10/2022.04 but is not a moving target like 22.04 is as long as it is pre-release. They are able to start working on issues the main edition of Mint will face when rebasing to 22.04
2) It gives the Mint team an idea of how much work it would entail to leave Ubuntu.
3) Leverage. It does not matter if it is Canonical going away, or making some sort of legal threat or some other unseen issue that could come from basing Mint off of Ubuntu. Why go after Mint? They will just drop the current mainline edition and roll to LMDE as the new default in a matter of days. The fact they can do this with almost no effort is a great deterrent to anyone who would consider such a move.
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LMDE accomplishes several things.
1) The current version is based on Debian 11, which is close to Ubuntu 2021.10/2022.04 but is not a moving target like 22.04 is as long as it is pre-release. They are able to start working on issues the main edition of Mint will face when rebasing to 22.04
2) It gives the Mint team an idea of how much work it would entail to leave Ubuntu.
3) Leverage. It does not matter if it is Canonical going away, or making some sort of legal threat or some other unseen issue that could come from basing Mint off of Ubuntu. Why go after Mint? They will just drop the current mainline edition and roll to LMDE as the new default in a matter of days. The fact they can do this with almost no effort is a great deterrent to anyone who would consider such a move.
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Androth
some noob questions.
with all these -based on- packages, why wouldn't someone just go with debian or ubuntu rather than anything -based on- one of those? i guess it makes sense for arch since the -based on- for arch seems to be just -arch- with a gui installer to make installation easier, but this doesn't seem to apply to debian or ubuntu. i checked the debian installer and it already has options for pretty much all of the desktops offered in mint. so why would someone want to get mint vs. debian or ubunto?
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some noob questions.
with all these -based on- packages, why wouldn't someone just go with debian or ubuntu rather than anything -based on- one of those? i guess it makes sense for arch since the -based on- for arch seems to be just -arch- with a gui installer to make installation easier, but this doesn't seem to apply to debian or ubuntu. i checked the debian installer and it already has options for pretty much all of the desktops offered in mint. so why would someone want to get mint vs. debian or ubunto?
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Earl
I am a Debian guy meaning I normally use Debian stable as my main driver. However I have run mint lmde3 and lmde4 on other than my main computer. I also still use mx Linux (Debian based) . I believe peppermint Linux has moved to Debian based. So I think lmde 5 is ready now to become the major distribution for mint. It's faster but may not be as polished. Make the desktop environment available in lmde. Ubuntu is a sinking ship from what I see. Maybe pop os will follow shortly after.
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I am a Debian guy meaning I normally use Debian stable as my main driver. However I have run mint lmde3 and lmde4 on other than my main computer. I also still use mx Linux (Debian based) . I believe peppermint Linux has moved to Debian based. So I think lmde 5 is ready now to become the major distribution for mint. It's faster but may not be as polished. Make the desktop environment available in lmde. Ubuntu is a sinking ship from what I see. Maybe pop os will follow shortly after.
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drassx615
Your very last comment makes me wish I had the three things to make it happen, time, resources, and of course skill. I think a Linux Mint Arch Edition would be awesome. Yes I can make any flavor of linux look and feel like any other flavor of linux if I want to, but I'm lazy I want it to look and feel like mint right out of the install so I can continue to recommend it to new linux users who are migrating from windows.
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Your very last comment makes me wish I had the three things to make it happen, time, resources, and of course skill. I think a Linux Mint Arch Edition would be awesome. Yes I can make any flavor of linux look and feel like any other flavor of linux if I want to, but I'm lazy I want it to look and feel like mint right out of the install so I can continue to recommend it to new linux users who are migrating from windows.
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Erdrick
I skipped regular mint and went straight to LMDE4. At first I liked it, but after a few weeks of use I started having issues like neither the Ubuntu or debian versions of certain software installing properly. I recall being unable to install a lot of software prerequisites.
I may try LMDE5, but I've found I prefer XFCE over cinnamon, so I might pick a different distro for my next attempt at switching to Linux.
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I skipped regular mint and went straight to LMDE4. At first I liked it, but after a few weeks of use I started having issues like neither the Ubuntu or debian versions of certain software installing properly. I recall being unable to install a lot of software prerequisites.
I may try LMDE5, but I've found I prefer XFCE over cinnamon, so I might pick a different distro for my next attempt at switching to Linux.
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basyirstar
I loves Linux but not able to transition to it due to school or workplace or community around me stuck with Microsoft... so all the work will be done in .docx, .pptx, xlsx.... there's no Microsoft Office in Linux and Libre Office is far from compatible with Microsoft Office.
In near future I hope we all go to cheaper ecosystem yet productive at using Linux.
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I loves Linux but not able to transition to it due to school or workplace or community around me stuck with Microsoft... so all the work will be done in .docx, .pptx, xlsx.... there's no Microsoft Office in Linux and Libre Office is far from compatible with Microsoft Office.
In near future I hope we all go to cheaper ecosystem yet productive at using Linux.
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Dick
Issue I always get with Debian is realtec network drivers. Given how wide reaching realtec products are on motherboards you would think by now Debian would have no issues unless intel give them money to make other products worse. As you ask for help on anything network related the first thing people suggest is buy intel cards.
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Issue I always get with Debian is realtec network drivers. Given how wide reaching realtec products are on motherboards you would think by now Debian would have no issues unless intel give them money to make other products worse. As you ask for help on anything network related the first thing people suggest is buy intel cards.
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Zbiro
Hi. great video thank you for your work. I have a question. have you already had the opportunity to test and can use Linux distros: MassOs or Enso Os or Endless Os? Is stable, secure, respect privacy. thanks for your attention. greetings.
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Hi. great video thank you for your work. I have a question. have you already had the opportunity to test and can use Linux distros: MassOs or Enso Os or Endless Os? Is stable, secure, respect privacy. thanks for your attention. greetings.
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PrancingPenguin
I was, sick and tired of things breaking on arch. So today I've installed LMDE5. It's a piece of cake to boot from the live live USB. The installer is a joy to use and the whole package is smooth as silk and stable.
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I was, sick and tired of things breaking on arch. So today I've installed LMDE5. It's a piece of cake to boot from the live live USB. The installer is a joy to use and the whole package is smooth as silk and stable.
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