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I ask because Stable has a bit of a reputation for having. Wry outdated packages, some kernel ones so old that there are people that can’t run the distribution on machines manufactured within the last few years. Currently, as I understand it, Mint is based off of Ubuntu LTS, which itself is based o...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Ubuntu is not based on Debian Testing. Testing is "buggy". Even LMDE, now, is not based on Debian Testing, but Stable. Ubuntu has always been based off of Debian Testing/Unstable/Experimental. They modify the packages to suit their distro though. But...

Use LMDE4 until your hard drive locks up or your motherboard burns up

Figured I'd have to wait a bit for the LMDE5 to go live but I checked back this morning and it is live. When I checked it yesterday there were no packages in it. So right now I am running the Elsie repo with the Debian Sid repos. Have fun with it? :) For anybody else reading the above and thinking ...

I installed LMDE4 yesterday and then changed the debian repos to the Sid repos. Came across an issue or two with cinnamon after reboot. Figured I'd have to wait a bit for the LMDE5 to go live but I checked back this morning and it is live. When I checked it yesterday there were no packages in it. So...

systemd? Well, I'm not sure anymore. I thought LMDE2 was SystemV equipped. I had to double check what you were referring to. LMDE 2 is sysvinit. LMDE 3 may switch over to systemd. i need to check what i have on my migrated LMDE install. Went from Betsy to Cindy. If you use plain Debian, it switched...

zorzi wrote: ⤴Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:54 am Isn't LMDE already based on SystemV ?

systemd?

I wouldn't call that being "stuck." If that's the case, then LMDE is stuck also as it's also still "only" based on Jessie. LMDE isn't stuck. You can change Jessie to Stretch and Betsy to Cindy in your repo list right now and upgrade. Stable Debian. Interesting exercise. I had tr...

sdibaja wrote: it seems that Devuan is stuck. Latest release was for Jessie. I wouldn't call that being "stuck." If that's the case, then LMDE is stuck also as it's also still "only" based on Jessie. LMDE isn't stuck. You can change Jessie to Stretch and Betsy to Cindy in your r...

Debian:
Its ready when its ready!

"ETA" isn't in the Debian vernacular.

Has anyone tried installing Debian 9 Stretch then adding the LMDE 3 Cindy repository? I installed LMDE 2 and then: -In the sources list: --Replaced Jessie with Stretch --Replaced Betsy with Cindy -apt-get update -apt-get dist-upgrade --if you have anything fail over a package dependency: ---apt-get...

Did anyone else have the issue with gdebi dependency of python? I can't upgrade because of it.

open a command prompt

cd to where the package is

if it is a .deb then:
dpkg -i {filename}.deb

no because its a dead topic

yes. and there are 5 or 6 other plymouth themes you could switch to if you so feel. Theres one you can actually put the Linux Mint Logo( the entire one at the top left of the forum page) on if you want.

yes it will work. but the linux mint plymouth theme isnt installable on lmde as of yet. dont know if clem is working on it still.

actually you can use the ubuntu ppa's on lmde. the ppa's dont have dependencies on the ubuntu packages.

grab the linux mint fluxbox iso then. itll configure all on your lappy.

4 or 5 updates are like doing a dist-upgrade. with testing being frozen right now yes it is ok to do ALL updates.

in the terminal type sudo xrandr and if you have like 1024x768 listed than type sudo xrandr -s 1024x768. it might now be 1024x768, but use the 1024x whatever. then reboot and let us know what happens.