Many users LMDE (I include myself) that we complain that our distro does not fulfill its "promise", that is, that it is not even a semi-rolling, because it takes a long time (sometimes too long) to get updates.
To my pleasant surprise it was updated today, at least on the incoming channel, and it did not give me any problems. The advantage of this is that we still keep the packages of LMD, without having to resort to Debian repos. For those of you who want to go to the incoming branch, you just have to do the following:
<º Edit the repositories, like this:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
I use gedit because it is more comfortable for me, but you can use dwarf or another text editor.
<ºHere you will find the following lines, of which you will have to edit two:
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing / updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
<º From these lines you have to change where it says latest by incoming, leaving something like this:
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/incoming testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/incoming/security testing / updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/incoming/multimedia testing main non-free
I hope it helps all the followers of this distro! 😉
I don't know why all the fuss with having the latest in the whole system. In my experience in GNU / Linux, the latter is generally inversely proportional to stability. In my stable Debian I have the latest packages of what I use as Blender, browsers (Opera has a .deb on its page and Iceweasel from the mozilla Debian repo), office automation (LibreOffice has a .deb for Debian also on its page).
I think one of the few distributions that is released when it is really stable is Debian and most of those who criticize its lack of updates is because they use the operating system as a toy and think they are testers without even reporting a bug.
You are right, the newer packages are always a bit more problematic. In any case, I like Arch's philosophy and that of having the latest, even at the cost of stability, because my use of the computer is not intensive either (browsing, email, a little graphic editing and multimedia). I've been using it for months, updating daily, and zero problems, zero instabilities. I guess it's a bit of a lottery, you never know.
Having the latter strikes me, but it bothers me to have to reinstall, so for that I use a rolling or half rolling
it seems that LMDE will be postponed in favor of cinnamon by clement .. updates to this semi-rolling are a headache and almost nil.
Apparently debian CUT will be the rolling-release by default.
regards
and when will Debian CUT be released?
It has existed for years but I would not recommend it, it is much more outdated than Debian Testing and I have not found it more stable than this (both are equally stable as far as I have been able to test).
Anyway you can download it from here if you like: http://cut.debian.net
Debian CUT not rolling release. In fact, it's less rolling than Debian Testing. Here on the blog I have announced every time a CUT Snapshoot comes out, and the last update of its repository was about a week or two ago. The wave of CUT is to have "quite up to date" and "stable" packages.
Update pack 4 has been incoming for a month
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=187&t=95434
It is true, but I was not talking about the update pack itself, but about a lot of new updates, that the truth, I am very grateful, I hate having to use the outdated versions of the packages, and it is seen that not even in the incoming branch they are so updated as they should
God what a headache with these Distros pods, that if one falls behind the other does not advance, that if one looks like windows the other is unstable.
What a pod men .. how the hell did I happen to linux if there is so much confusion …….
By the way, last night I downloaded Fedora 64bit KDE, and also LMDE Xfce to test since these two distro are the most I like, although I see that everyone here either uses GNU / Linu 64 or Debian.
Between the two I stay with Fedora by far
GNU / Linu 64 is not a diter and LMDE is based on Debian.
If you are starting I recommend LMDE of course.
All the best
I tried fedora, but I didn't end up liking it and went back to debian testing
Another way of looking at this is that there are many more options than in Windows ... 🙂
But this is a double-edged sword Gaara, because while it is true that there are many more options, this also tends to be confusing ... many more distro incompatibility and more instability.
Now, which or which (forgetting Ubuntu) are or is the distro with the most update, that is, they are always getting their hands on it….?
I hope you understand me ...
I don't understand what is the advantage of using LMDE instead of Debian Testing, can anyone clarify this for me?
Normally in LMDE comes everything but "user friendly" in addition to the codecs. It is really easy to use.
I assumed that was that but it was not very clear to me since Debian is a system that in a very short time is working perfectly; although I imagine that LMDE is a good alternative if you want to save yourself even that, something to just install and use. 🙂
In fact, LMDE is Debian for beginners. You save yourself a few installation and configuration steps. Then it is to put the testing repos and you already have debian testing (and without complicating your life)
You are like a specter, you appear and disappear
Hahahahaha, my schedule doesn't allow me to do much more XD
What the hell… .. I'm going with a fedora screw Linux and all its distributions, the only thing it does is confuse the user ..
Fedora is also Linux
It is not confusing the user, it is giving them more options.
For new ones the best ones are Mageia, Kororaa, LMDE ...
You just told me that Fedora, now you tell me that LMDE
No, let's see
Between the two I prefer Fedora, that's right, I prefer .rpm to .deb
OKAY. I knew the name of Linux a long time ago from a course I took on Postgres SQL, and they gave it to me under Linux, in the end the teacher told us that we did not learn more because we did not know how to use the OS under which the program that taught us was installed .
Inside the classroom, all PCs had different distro, Fedora, Debia and Ubunto, I chose the PC with Fedora and since then Linux has attracted my attention.
but I have gotten to know this Site and it has raised my spirits more to learn Linux, my goal is to be Programmed, PHP, MySql, and whatever else is programmed, I believe in the future of Linux, or rather in Free Software . I even believe that free software is the future.
Excuse me if my curcileria… ..
Courage asks, and why don't I see you posting? desde linuxDo you always do it from win?
and what Distro uses, in case it is.
Noooo please, noooo. Now Courage comes down with the same story that he repeats so many times: What if the hard disk, what if he used Arch ... ¬¬
xD
Yup ... he's made a crybaby haha
Well the truth is that I'm not fucking funny about the subject (this goes to elav and KZKG ^ Gaara).
And yes, that's it, I got pissed off and gave the computer a hell of a thing, from then on it started giving me hard disk errors.
And since it is not worth fixing it because I have to wait to get some pasta and buy a new one, and I still have a lot left unless I want to buy shit.
Hahahahaha ……… don't fuck around… .. Seriously Courage, at this point you still have hard drive problems?
Answered above
Marico, you are confused and a half, Fedora as they told you before, is Linux. The variety does not confuse the user, in fact it is what makes everything easier because you can choose what to do. I am one of those who recommends LinuxMint or Mageia for newbies, they are the best thing that you are going to get, they are really worth it. Fedora is great, it is the distro for developers par excellence (although I get my ass with various things) but it is not for novice users since everything is done through the terminal, forget about GUI's to install things, these panas take it to chest with terminal.
Another important thing, do yourself a favor, learn Python, PHP is going to screw up your programmer habits, I'll tell you xD
How curious, I have a friend who is a programmer and says the opposite, that Python makes you lose good habits if you already know PHP, such as indiscriminate use of semicolons (;) ..
Who to believe….
I was for a while in LMDE, great distro
Currently I have stayed with the Debian motherboard, I have even removed Ubuntu for her 😉
regards
Finally, I remember your comment on the other blog of elav hahahahahaha
LMDE was my hope ... but I see that it leads the way of Ubuntu with its Unity. It does not just come out except in the form of UP4 and determined to integrate Cinnamon as the default desktop because a handful of users want it that way and collaborate to make it so. In the end I think that I will opt for debian testing with my only doubt of whether I am going to have to spend hours configuring things like that the sources look good, etc ... .. which is what the Mint team contributes. My ideal distro has not arrived the hell ...: Debian with Gnome 3 by default and if possible rolling. Hell, a Debian with gnome 3 by default, no history of Cinnamon and Unity or anything like that. Like Fedora but based on Debian.
You can install MATE (which is GNOME 2) ……… .or you can use XFCE.
I don't see why you would have to change distro if the only thing you don't like is the default desktop, if it costs nothing to change it for any other and fixed matter. Just that you were like me that annoys me having to uninstall things, but then all-inclusive distros like LMDE shouldn't be for you in the first place; yours would be a KISS or netinstall distro so you can leave it as you like without added extras.
For the sources in Debian, it was enough for me to do this: http://www.esdebian.org/wiki/mejorar-fuentes-debian
After using red hat, opensuse, ubuntu debian and finally arch, I keep Arch that simple 🙂
Anyone with good bandwidth to upgrade… although my job is supposed to have a 128 kbps 1: 1 link it is actually behaving at less than 33 kbps during the day.
But I think I'm finally going to remove LMDE and put Debian back, I miss its lightness. In fact, I want to try Razor-QT, I already translated the entire interface into Spanish (incredibly there was still no translation team for Spanish) so I just have to try it. I asked their lead programmer if he plans to support Wayland and he says they plan to start development in this regard in April or May.
Great!!! Since you've gotten so far into RazorQT, can you tell me why the menu looks so ugly?
I already decided, I'm going with Fedora 64bit. If I find it difficult I go with 64bit debia. and if I find it even more difficult, I'll stick with Windows and now ... let's not say more ...
…..LOL!
Debian is more difficult than Fedora, and if you don't like Fedora try Mageia
Over time, from so much reading and therefore studying people and their opinions regarding the world of Linux, I learned the following:
Do you like rolling-release?
So you don't use the pc; the pc uses you.
Hopefully this little wisdom that was hidden for those eyes thirsty for the newest serves.
I replaced the phrase "You like rolling-release" with "You suffer from versionitis." Sounds better.
Well, I think it's not like that at all, I like rolling releases because I experiment with new things, and I like to test, even if it's not the one that reports the most bugs in the world, but still. In addition, using rolling is more likely to have problems with the computer, and that (although it seems strange) I like it, since it allows me to learn more about it, which otherwise I would not like to learn, so, to say it Somehow for me a rolling release is a pain in the ass, but what does it teach you!
Of course, if you are looking for a distro that does not give you problems, it is clear that rolling is not the best option, in that case I would stick with Debian testing, since stable is too outdated for my taste and you cannot use many applications or some features of the same that are in testing, for example.
Rolling release means the opposite of versionitis for me: you install and forget (if a problem does not appear on time). And it would be necessary to distinguish in this sense, versionitis of the OS and the programs, individually. The first one would solve me and the second one does not worry me so much.
When you see the comments tab on the main page and click on a comment, it would be nice if it sent you the desired comment and not just the post, I don't know if it could be done ehehe.
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