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Schoelje

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by Schoelje »

I've downloaded twice now, without a problem. I don't know what's wrong.
zerozero

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by zerozero »

d'led and matches

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zerozero@debian:~/Downloads$ md5sum lmdekde64_up6rc1_201212.iso 
d87aaeb1ab07e85ee453f5fb108b7ace  lmdekde64_up6rc1_201212.iso
GeneC

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by GeneC »

Hi 'zz'... :D

Better luck 2nd time.
All went well. Just did a full install, went perfectly. Plymouth worked on start-up... :)
Just about to make a clone of this, then test DDM and PDM. (Welcome screen worked fine, detected Nvidia.)
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GeneC

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by GeneC »

Installing Nvidia via DDM now.

First thing I notice that needs attention is font rendering. Poor as is. Needs these tweaks.
system settings > application appearance > Fonts > Use anti-aliasing:(ENABLED) (Configure) >
Use sub-pixel rendering: RGB
Hinting style: Slight


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Big Improvement with these settings...
BostonPeng

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by BostonPeng »

GeneC wrote:Installing Nvidia via DDM now.

First thing I notice that needs attention is font rendering. Poor as is. Needs these tweaks.
system settings > application appearance > Fonts > Use anti-aliasing:(ENABLED) (Configure) >
Use sub-pixel rendering: RGB
Hinting style: Slight

Big Improvement with these settings...
Thanks. I was trying to figure out what the proper settings would be for this.
mockturtl

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by mockturtl »

The partition manager defaults to 2GB (1.5x ram) swap on a 12GB drive. (vbox)

The welcome splash shows a text field with "lblTitle" while it's loading.
Schoelje

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by Schoelje »

GeneC wrote:Installing Nvidia via DDM now.

First thing I notice that needs attention is font rendering. Poor as is. Needs these tweaks.
system settings > application appearance > Fonts > Use anti-aliasing:(ENABLED) (Configure) >
Use sub-pixel rendering: RGB
Hinting style: Slight
Do you know which file is changed.
If so, I could make it default.
GeneC

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by GeneC »

Hi Schoelje... :)

Sorry, not sure of the file..
Perhaps...
home > .fonts.conf ??

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<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
<const>hintslight</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
Schoelje

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by Schoelje »

mockturtl wrote:The partition manager defaults to 2GB (1.5x ram) swap on a 12GB drive. (vbox)
Sorry, I can't reproduce that :(
mockturtl wrote:The welcome splash shows a text field with "lblTitle" while it's loading.
I never saw that one...my machine is too fast, or I am too old to notice...probably both.
Schoelje

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by Schoelje »

I just posted my first findings on the unofficial LMDE Xfce here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 62#p664062

But before I go away for a few days, I just want to wish you all a merry Christmas!
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Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

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Thank you Schoelje, may your new year be merry and bright! :D

Looking forward to LMDE KDE UP6 and LMDE Xfce if you do one. :)
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The Dark Side

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by The Dark Side »

Hello People of Linux Mint Debian Edition: Waiting with many anxieties Linux Mint Debian Edition UP 6 with KDE, this new iso will undoubtedly be fantastic !!!! Schoelje Great Job !!!! The screenshots look great !!!! Good Luck !!!!
zerozero

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by zerozero »

Hi :)
installation went smooth
the problem with ddm is reported here >> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 39#p664339
Schoelje wrote:
mockturtl wrote:The welcome splash shows a text field with "lblTitle" while it's loading.
I never saw that one...my machine is too fast, or I am too old to notice...probably both.
i can reproduce that in the 1/10 of a second the welcome screen is loading
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zerozero

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by zerozero »

GeneC wrote:Hi Schoelje... :)

Sorry, not sure of the file..
Perhaps...
home > .fonts.conf ??

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<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
<const>hintslight</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
Hi Gene :wink:
this file doesn't exist before we start tweaking the fonts in systemsettings (it's created as we go)
mine looks like this

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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
   <const>rgb</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
   <const>hintslight</const>
  </edit>
 </match>
 <match target="font">
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
 </match>
</fontconfig>
and it's indeed a great improvement :D
BostonPeng

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by BostonPeng »

zerozero wrote:Hi :)
installation went smooth
the problem with ddm is reported here >> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 39#p664339
Schoelje wrote:
mockturtl wrote:The welcome splash shows a text field with "lblTitle" while it's loading.
I never saw that one...my machine is too fast, or I am too old to notice...probably both.
i can reproduce that in the 1/10 of a second the welcome screen is loading
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I've seen that on my laptop as well while the content was loading once or twice. I honestly didn't think anything about it, especially since it's still an alpha build and I figured Schoelje might have known it was there. Of course I just tried to see if it still occurs and it didn't, but should I see if I can reproduce it on the initial load in and snag a pic of it?
Schoelje

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by Schoelje »

No, that won't be necessary.
I'm in the midst of testing a new iso and this is one of the fixes I have to check.
BostonPeng

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by BostonPeng »

Ok, but remember. NO CODING ON CHRISTMAS!!! 8)
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Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

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Silly question, but to be sure, I'm running UP5 and there are 721 updates in the update manager; should I keep them on hold and wait for Schoelje to finish work on UP6 etc before updating?
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some favs: Zim, deadbeef, kid3, gimp, artha, deluge, handbrake, mc
ronnietucker

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by ronnietucker »

Just a quick note to let you all know that the new Full Circle magazine (issue #68) is out and has my review of LMDE KDE in it. You can grab it from: http://fullcirclemagazine.org.

Feel free to submit articles, we're always looking for new stuff. :)
Schoelje

Re: The unofficial LMDE KDE UP5 [UPDATE: 16/10/2012]

Post by Schoelje »

I just started a new thread for the unofficial LMDE KDE: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=121058

You can download the iso's or an update script if you already are running LMDE KDE UP5.

You can post any issues there.
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