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==[[File:LMD-small.png]] ~~Linux Mint Debian (LMDE)==~~

<noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude>

[[File:LMD-small.png|link=]]

:Download:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=88

:Compatible with Debian squeeze

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*[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Original Release Announcement: OLD]

::(these are copied from that site)

*:(these are copied from that site)

* All Mint 10 features

** All Mint 10 features

* 64-bit support

** 64-bit support

* Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)

** Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)

* Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)

** Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)

* Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)

** Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)

* Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)

** Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)

* Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)

** Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)

* Updated software and packages

** Updated software and packages

~~:['''http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/ Direct download link''']~~

=====NOTES=====

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* '''Make USB Installer Stick'''

We actually made the ISO compatible with unetbootin so you may have more luck there.

http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

:https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/636625

===Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0===

: Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB ~~Virtualbox~~ HD

: Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB VirtualBox HD

::/boot ext4 500 /7000 ext4 swap=balance

: Install to HD

:: edit partitions to format as ext4 and as /boot; /; and swap

: Finish installation and reboot

*'''Note this same procedure works to install to a ~~8GB~~ USB'''

*'''Note this same procedure works to install to a 8 GB USB disk'''

===~~2GB~~ Live USB===

===2 GB Live USB disk===

:A Fast (ADVANCED) Method

::Great for Netbooks without a CD/DVD drive

::# Boot Netbook from this non-persistent Live USB to test linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome

::# Boot Netbook from this non-persistent Live USB diskto test linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome

::# Use it to Install to HD

* tested from DL; boots fine (satellit 01/04/2011)

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'''Download: [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img]'''

: How to write to USB;

: How to write to USB disk

:: Download to desktop

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dd if=linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img of=/dev/sd(x)

===How to Make a ~~2GB~~ Installer USB===

===How to Make a 2 GB Installer USB disk===

:Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB

:Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB disk and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB disk

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-==[[File:LMD-small.png]] Linux Mint Debian (LMDE)==
+<noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude>
+[[File:LMD-small.png|link=]]
 :Download:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=88
 :Compatible with Debian squeeze
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 *[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Original Release Announcement: OLD]
-::(these are copied from that site)
+*:(these are copied from that site)
-    * All Mint 10 features
+** All Mint 10 features
-    * 64-bit support
+** 64-bit support
-    * Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)
+** Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)
-    * Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)
+** Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)
-    * Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)
+** Better fonts (Using Ubuntu’s libcairo, fontconfig and Ubuntu Font Family) and language support (ttf-wqy-microhei, ttf-sazanami-mincho, ttf-sazanami-gothic installed by default)
-    * Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)
+** Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)
-    * Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)
+** Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)
-    * Updated software and packages
+** Updated software and packages
-:['''http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/ Direct download link''']
 =====NOTES=====
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 * '''Make USB Installer Stick'''
- We actually made the ISO compatible with unetbootin so you may have more luck there.
+We actually made the ISO compatible with unetbootin so you may have more luck there.
- http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
+http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
 :https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/636625
 ===Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0===
-: Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB Virtualbox HD
+: Use gparted on Live DVD to format the 8-10 GB VirtualBox HD
 ::/boot ext4 500   /7000 ext4   swap=balance
 : Install to HD
 :: edit partitions to format as ext4 and as /boot; /; and swap
 : Finish installation and reboot
-*'''Note this same procedure works to install to a 8GB USB'''
+*'''Note this same procedure works to install to a 8 GB USB disk'''
-===2GB Live USB===
+===2 GB Live USB disk===
 :A Fast (ADVANCED) Method
 ::Great for Netbooks without a CD/DVD drive
-::# Boot Netbook from this non-persistent Live USB to test linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome
+::# Boot Netbook from this non-persistent Live USB diskto test linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome
 ::# Use it to Install to HD
 * tested from DL; boots fine (satellit 01/04/2011)
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 '''Download:  [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img]'''
-: How to write to USB;
+: How to write to USB disk
 :: Download to desktop
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   dd if=linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img of=/dev/sd(x)
-===How to Make a 2GB Installer USB===
+===How to Make a 2 GB Installer USB disk===
-:Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB
+:Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB disk and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB disk