Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 "Faye" Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing - 9to5Linux
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Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 6 "Faye" distribution is now available for public beta testing based on Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm".
  • LeFantome@programming.dev
    34·
    3 years ago

    I may actually give this a go.

    With the addition of non-free firmware in Debian ( so better hardware compatibility ) and the rising popularity of Flatpak and Distrobox ( so access to newer software ), the advantages of Ubuntu are narrowing and the problems with Ubuntu continue to mount. Basing something like Mint directly on Debian makes sense to me.

    I have been considering trying Debian with Distrobox / Arch to fill any application gaps. LMDE might fill that void instead.

  • RQG
    23·
    3 years ago

    Hey I haven’t heard of this.

    So this is mint based on Debian directly instead of ubuntu?

    • Destide@feddit.ukEnglish
      39·
      3 years ago

      That’s correct they released it around the time so the Amazon stuff happened if I remember right. Since debian 12 has been so popular and with flatpak and distro box gaining popularity, there’s been a big call for lmde to become the focus.

      • RQG
        5·
        3 years ago

        Thanks for the reply! Amazon stuff? I’m so out of the loop it seems.

          • RQG
            6·
            3 years ago

            Thanks for answering. That was after me first trying out Linux and before me returning to Linux.

            That’s some bullshit but damn does the Linux community hold grudges like they always have.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
    13·
    3 years ago

    Anyone who’s read any fantasy knows not to mess around with the faye. I’ll wait for the next version unless that one’s named Cthulhu.

  • qyron@sopuli.xyz
    8·
    3 years ago

    Was wondering when this would land. I’ve been considering returning to Debian full force but after running Mint for some years some bad habits linger. Maybe LMDE can prove to be a good middle of the way.

    For those who tried: how does LMDE behaves when loading any other DE not Cinnamon?

    • Mandrew002@lemm.ee
      4·
      3 years ago

      On LMDE 5 I had some problems with multiple wm/de’s but im assuming that’s a large part of what they’re going to fix in this release

      • qyron@sopuli.xyz
        4·
        3 years ago

        I’ve seen some reviews where LMDE being the backup plan for Mint, Cinnamon was the only priority; if that is to change, great. I’m hoping to move to XFCE again.

          • qyron@sopuli.xyz
            1·
            3 years ago

            Older software, mostly. Debian was my daily driver for years but it comes to a point where having to deal with aged software becomes tiresome.

            This also meant not having the required - and newer - version of some library to run some other program.

            Mint also refines Debian a little more. Makes it less harsh.

    • LeFantome@programming.dev
      1·
      3 years ago

      Simplicity of deployment would be a big one. There are also few other apps that come along with being Mint.

      I would expect LMDE to be much better tested and refined. That said, the end result is probably that the Cinnamon lacked in Debian work great as well.

  • Sigmatank@midwest.socialEnglish
    4·
    3 years ago

    As a not-that-tech savy person who is looking at getting back to using Linux (it’s been 5 or so years since I was running Ubuntu, I dual booted for awhile but WFH generally has made me Windows only) this sounds like a distro I would enjoy

  • Ludrol@szmer.info
    3·
    3 years ago

    I will test this tonight. Finally mint will have hardware support for my laptop with high kernel version. I will see if kernel patch for proprietary stuff also works.

  • LeFantome@programming.dev
    2·
    3 years ago

    I just realized that LMDE only gets two years of support. The Ubuntu version gets 5 I think. So they want you to upgrade to the latest LMDE every time it is released.

  • PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    2·
    3 years ago

    Does it yet support OpenZFS root on install (with encryption) or encrypted BTRFS root install? Snapshot rollbacks are just so handy and have saved me multiple times over the past few years… I’m not sure I could give that up. NOTE: I’ve only needed that for physical hardware installs. VM’s have other ways to be snapshotted and rolled back.