A Quick Look At Linux Mint Debian Edition "Faye"

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I think LMDE 6 just a rolling release version of standard Linux mint cinnamon Ubuntu based variant that is a fixed or point release

I'm going to move LMDE6

How to install latest kernel on LMDE ?

I just installed that (V5) for a friend on a enterprise class PC I picked up for peanuts. I think this distro is perfect for older windows users. Its very similar GUI and he feels comfortable using it. I doubt I will get any tech calls which is better for me. However, I'll upgrade him to 6 next time we're hanging out. It is rather dated looking but it just works. I personally don't use it, I prefer Slackware and have been dabbling with the new Debian for fun.

I have to say. I wish Mint would start to focus on updating the GUI I love cinnamon but it is dated now. Arc theme rectifies this a bit but comon Mint give us something new. And fractional scaling is awful!

good thing MINT goes the double path. who says Canonical isn't gonna pull a "REDHAT" on the community...

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I've come to the conclusion that as of late, MX Linux, AntiX, and Sparky Linux are far superior to most Ubuntu based distros. Now that LMDE is coming into it's own and maturing nicely, it can be added to that list.

OpenSuSE Tumbleweed for me

Huge thanks to the Linux Mint development team ❤❤❤

It's about time for Mint to go full time with Debian.

Hey DT! Please take a look at OpenMandriva ROME sometime! It's an offshoot of the old Mandrake Linux.

Which vm platform are you using?

I switched to LMDE 6 and my libido increased!

I have installed pop os and i never want to go back 😊

Thanks for this video DT. You touched on all the reasons why Linux Mint is so popular with folks. The distro has had a long tradition giving a new user such a great experience and they are better each time they roll out another desktop. Its fit, finish, and functionality is top=shelf. The only thing about Mint is it isn't geared for low end and very mature desktop computers but still runs circles around Windows11 so even this shouldn't be a deal killer. It is functional, easy, and beautiful. These guys are really pros at developing a great experience!

as an avid LMDE fan i hope for more DE editions in the future..not that it matters i use Awesome WM but maybe gnome would be a good choice. or xfce for older machines who knows lets hope ubuntu goes south and we get a debian based LM.

Where was the English (uk) in the setup menu???😂

I'd love to use Mint but I absolutely hate how the "X" button is not at the top-most right corner. It's a little off to the inside of the window so you have to freaking aim to hit the X button on most windows.
I'd love to have a quick chat with whoever thought of this design idea.

I installed the tool "sudo apt install -y mintupgrade" and I had to omit the word "apt" and type "sudo mintupgrade"

Ya, but the problem is with Debian it puts out a new version, 12, but includes ancient Apps. Firefox is version 11 which is about 10 generations behind what is out there today. Meh!

Leave testing Resources with Neofetch & Htop

So, basically, literally only significant/noteworthy difference between Ubuntu Mint and Debian Mint is that by using Debian Mint you're not being cucked with snapshit rootkit malware soaked-in-brine rusted barbwire being forced down your throat/up your ass without any lube applied prior whatsoever. And the only "downside" of LMDE in comparison with Ubuntu Mint, is that stable/well-tested/"big number" LMDE builds come out slower/less often than Ubuntu builds, so LMDE "lags behind" the "le muh everything cutting edge" just by a little tiny-weeny bit, when it comes to packaged drivers, supported hardware, and etc. Got it.

LMDE = "Linux Mint Doomsday Edition".
Historian: "....after Ubuntu was purchased by Microsoft, it became "Linux as a Service", dooming users to monthly subscription fees. But Linux Mint carried on undaunted using Debian as its foundation...."

Distro shopping once again after the recent demise of ArchLabs. One surprise is that LMDE used significantly less ram (htop), than Endeavour Cinnamon with same hardware and programs. Both, of course, use far more resources than i have become accustomed to with Openbox; but i am liking the look of Cinnamon.

I in no way mean to be argumentative, but is there any reason to run LMDE rather than Debian itself?

My 9 year old daughter has been running LMDE 5 on her laptop for a year now. It works well with her drawing tablet in Krita and everything. No issues. It's a great OS.

Victoria is from the latest version of Linux Mint 21.2 bro

Downloaded it twice and tried to i intall it on dell d430 and each time it comes up with an installation error at the end normal linux mint installs ok

If Linux Mint is that unhappy with Canonical then you would think that moving to Debian would happen quicker.

LMDE6 is a nightmare of functions that don't work. these review vids all spend fifteen minutes telling you how to change the color of fonts and themes and NO time telling you what does not work work. This OS has more bugs than dogs have fleas.

Snap is devil

Nice info, thanks :)

A well presented video!👍👍 I actually prefer the Mate desktop and hopefully that will become available with LMDE..

I am dual booting w10 / mint 21.1 was planning to migrate to mint on or before w10 eol. Now, I'm more indecisive than before.
Is lmde better, upgrade paths, Wayland etc. F#<@ it occurs to me not to base my main OS on their scattered outlook.

LMDE 6 on a used Dell E5440. I put in a 120 GB SSD that I had lying around. It is bloody awesome.

Canonical is veering toward the pay as you go model. Mint is hedging their bets by jumping back towards Debian to keep a free source of their base code available if the worst happens.

HELP - LMDE - I NOTICE HAS NO " DRIVERS UPDATER" THE SOUND IS TRASHED WITHOUT HE RIGHT DRIVERS 😔😔Linux Mint ( Ubuntu Version ) DOES HAVE THIS FEATURE - NO PROBLEMS THERE.

love your shirt brother.
i appreciate your straight forward style and having the drive to cut through very logically .
i have recently gone back to my young adulthood and have been distort hopping again. KDE 6 disrupted my dream desktop, had it set up like gnome and had many more option than the one i was imitating. as all of us know in linux, there are frequently many changes that cause us to change,i think i shall finally settle for now to cinnamon gnome.

WELCOME is different DT. No Driver Manager in LMDE.

One thing I find annoying about just about every OS out there now, is that in dark mode you have to jump through hoops to make the active window have a brighter background color on the upper border to make it stand out from the background windows. It makes it easy to close the wrong window when faced with numerous open windows that all have a black upper border in the frame.
And as for FlatPaks or SNAPS .... in this day and age, with exploits showing up every day, I don't think I want a bunch of applications running their own old libraries that might be compromised, when my OS has already patched them. Basically, I would be moving from a world where I only had to wait on the main OS to patch vulnerabilities to a time when I have to worry about how fast EACH APPLICATION patches the libraries included in their SNAPS of Flatpaks. Generally that is a step backward in security. I am glad that a Debian based Linux Mint is available. But unfortunately, if the software center must be a flatpak, and it runs in the background all the time, you are still partially vulnerable. Hopefully though, that application would be patched along with the OS if an exploit is discovered.

Ubuntu = Canonical.
Canonical = 49% Microsoft.
Debian = Freedom.

Installed it loving it but can't install dvdstyler

It makes more sense for Linux Mint to be based of Debian. Ubuntu is based off Debian. Why not just bypass Ubuntu and keep the chain more pure and make LMDE the default Linux Mint version? I'm using Debian 12 as I'm a little bit more experienced with Linux now. I won't use Ubuntu. Ubuntu seems like a bloated unstable mess.

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I've just put this on my laptop and it works flawlessly. Thankfully I don't have a NVIDIA GPU in my laptop.
Seriously considering it on my main rig but that has an NVIDIA GPU and do I really need that hassel when regular Mint works very well indeed.
And I agree with what others have said, Mint needs to go 100% Debian.

I installed this distro on my main box and it is fast. I inserted an ssd onto my old dv7 hp laptop and if became a fast modern machine.