Hi,
I have used PCLinuxOS and am currently using Kubuntu. I am liking Kubuntu so far but I do like the idea of a rolling release and am thinking about installing LMDE. I ran the live cd this morning and ran into a snag. Being new to linux I have had great luck with auto detection of my video card(nvidia 8800) and have only needed to activate the driver to properly use my card. With LMDE I will have to manually install the card because it shows nothing as being detected. Is there a way to turn on or enable an auto detect for hardware?
Also...I am really used to KDE environments. If I understood this correctly in another thread that I posted last night I would need to install packages to convert my desktop over to KDE. I would like the standard KDE desktop so would I install everything on this list from this site to give me what I need to get KDE working correctly? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/kde-standard
Thanks,
Penny
Thinking about making the switch to LMDE
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Thinking about making the switch to LMDE
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Re: Thinking about making the switch to LMDE
Hi Penny.....it's no problem....just install the latest nvidia driver and nvidia-settings from Synaptic....it will pull in everything it needs....go for it !! (I use Nvidia also)mystika1 wrote:Hi,
I have used PCLinuxOS and am currently using Kubuntu. I am liking Kubuntu so far but I do like the idea of a rolling release and am thinking about installing LMDE. I ran the live cd this morning and ran into a snag. Being new to linux I have had great luck with auto detection of my video card(nvidia 8800) and have only needed to activate the driver to properly use my card. With LMDE I will have to manually install the card because it shows nothing as being detected. Is there a way to turn on or enable an auto detect for hardware?
Also...I am really used to KDE environments. If I understood this correctly in another thread that I posted last night I would need to install packages to convert my desktop over to KDE. I would like the standard KDE desktop so would I install everything on this list from this site to give me what I need to get KDE working correctly? http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/kde-standard
Thanks,
Penny
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Re: Thinking about making the switch to LMDE
My my understanding, one of the Mint Devs is working on developing a KDE version of LMDE?
How far off, it is, I do not know.
How far off, it is, I do not know.
Re: Thinking about making the switch to LMDE
I would be one happy camper and donor if they did !!vrkalak wrote:My my understanding, one of the Mint Devs is working on developing a KDE version of LMDE?
How far off, it is, I do not know.
DΞLL Precision M6600: "Big Dog" i7-820QM, 8.0GB DDR3-1333, RGBLED, nVidia Quadro 4000M 2.0GB DDR3, Intel 6250//ScientificLinux x64/Win7Pro x64
DΞLL Vostro 3350 "Nirvana" Linux Mint 13 MATE//Win764Pro
DΞLL Vostro 3350 "Nirvana" Linux Mint 13 MATE//Win764Pro