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− | ==Linux Mint Debian== | + | <noinclude>[[Category:Supported systems]]</noinclude> |
− | ::(these are copied from that site) | + | [[File:LMD-small.png|link=]] |
− | * All Mint 10 features
| + | :Download:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=88 |
− | * 64-bit support
| + | :Compatible with Debian squeeze |
− | * Performance boost (using cgroup, the notorious “4 lines of code better than 200″ in user-space)
| + | :Rolling updates |
− | * Installer improvements (multiple HDDs, grub install on partitions, swap allocation, btrfs support)
| + | ===Install Sugar 0.88.1=== |
− | * 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)
| + | *Menu/Administration/Synaptic Package Manager: |
− | * Better connectivity and hardware support (pppoe, pppoeconf, gnome-ppp, pppconfig, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dev, mesa-utils installed by default)
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− | * Better sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash)
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− | * Updated software and packages
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− | [http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Release Announcement] | + | :search "sugar" |
| + | :and select: |
| + | sugar-tools-0.88 |
| + | sugar-artwork-0.88 |
| + | python-sugar-0.88 |
| + | sugar-terminal-activity |
| + | python-jarabe-0,88 |
| + | sugar-emulator-0.88 |
| + | sugar-session-0.88 |
| + | sugar-presence-service-0.88 |
| + | sucrose-0.88 |
| + | python-sugar-toolkit-0.88 |
| + | sugar-pippy-activity |
| + | python-hulahop |
| + | sugar-chat-activity |
| + | python-carquinyol-0.88 |
| + | sugar-turtleart-activity |
| + | libhippocanvas-1.0 |
| + | python-hippocanvas |
| + | :Apply |
| + | *start Sugar: (Menu/Education/Sugar) |
| + | *from 2nd USB Stick: |
| + | :Click on journal |
| + | :Open Frame (pointer to top right corner) |
| + | :Drag-drop Install from USB icon in left bottom corner |
| + | :to Journal icon in extreme left bottom corner |
| + | surf-115.xo |
| + | *Click on surf (web browser) |
| + | :Go to top right "Activities" |
| + | *(This is ASLO where you can install activities) |
| + | :search for IRC and install |
| + | :search for edit and install |
| + | :search for speak and install |
| + | :search for record and install |
| + | *Enjoy |
| + | *An Alternative is to Download and burn this DVD full of activities: |
| + | :http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sck/ASLOxo |
| + | :And Drag Drop install from the CD icon in bottom of frame to the journal icon |
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| + | *[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Original Release Announcement: OLD] |
| + | *:(these are copied from that site) |
| + | ** All Mint 10 features |
| + | ** 64-bit support |
| + | ** 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) |
| + | ** 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 sound support (addressing conflicts between Pulse Audio and Flash) |
| + | ** Updated software and packages |
| + | |
| + | =====NOTES===== |
| + | * LMDE uses rolling updates; so once installed it becomes current version each time it is updated. |
| + | |
| + | ::'''Use linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso older versions (including torrents) were bad''' |
| + | |
| + | * '''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 |
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| ===Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0=== | | ===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 | | ::/boot ext4 500 /7000 ext4 swap=balance |
| : Install to HD | | : Install to HD |
| :: edit partitions to format as ext4 and as /boot; /; and swap | | :: edit partitions to format as ext4 and as /boot; /; and swap |
| : Finish installation and reboot | | : Finish installation and reboot |
| + | *'''Note this same procedure works to install to a 8 GB USB disk''' |
| + | |
| + | ===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 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]''' |
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| + | : How to write to USB disk |
| + | :: Download to desktop |
| + | |
| + | :Use "mount command to see USB address: ie: /dev/sdb; /dev/sdc; /dev/sdd....etc |
| + | :Or use gparted to see USB address |
| + | :'''dd command is VERY DANGEROUS; if you use wrong address you will distroy your Hard Drive with no warning.''' |
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| + | :In root terminal #: |
| + | cd Desktop |
| + | dd if=linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.img of=/dev/sd(x) |
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− | ===Add Sugar 0.88.1=== | + | ===How to Make a 2 GB Installer USB disk=== |
− | :https://wiki.debian.org/Sugar | + | :Use the 32 bit version to make a 32 bit USB disk and 64 bit to make 64 bit USB disk |
− | :::(these are copies from that site)
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− | ::in root terminal:
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− | aptitude install sugar-emulator
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− | Use one of the following on Squeeze/Sid to install officially available parts of either Sugar branch:
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− | :::(these are copied from that site)
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− | aptitude install sucrose-0.84
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− | aptitude install sucrose-0.86
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− | aptitude install sucrose-0.88
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− | ===Downloads===
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− | ====32 bit====
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− | :http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=66
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− | :http://blog.linuxmint.com/torrent/linuxmint-debian-201012-gnome-dvd-i386.iso.torrent
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− | ====64 bit AMD==== | + | ===References=== |
− | :http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=75 | + | :[http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes squeeze release notes] |
− | :http://blog.linuxmint.com/torrent/linuxmint-debian-201012-gnome-dvd-amd64.iso.torrent | + | :[http://rivenathos.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/linux-mint-debian-edition/ Install of linux-mint-debian-edition] |
| + | :[http://wiki.debian.org/InstallToUsbMemoryStick Install xxx.iso to USB Stick] |
| + | :[http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=57056 Enabling support for WiFi devices based on Broadcom 4311/4312/4313/4321/4322/43224/43225 chipset] |
| + | ::"initial release of a fully-open Linux driver for it's latest generation of 11n chipsets. The driver, while still a work in progress... supports multiple current chips (BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225) as well as providing a framework for supporting additional chips in the future." |