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==Linux Mint Debian==
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==Linux Mint Debian (LMDE)==
 
:[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Release Announcement]
 
:[http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 Release Announcement]
 
::(these are copied from that site)
 
::(these are copied from that site)
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     * Updated software and packages
 
     * Updated software and packages
  
:[http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/ Direct download link]
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:['''http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/ Direct download link''']
::Use linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso older versions (including torrents) were bad
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=====NOTES=====
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: LMDE uses rolling updates; so once installed it becomes current version each time it is updated.
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::'''Use linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso older versions (including torrents) were bad'''
  
 
===Create Live USB from linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso===
 
===Create Live USB from linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso===
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:Boot Computer with Live CD
 
:Boot Computer with Live CD
 
:Choose  
 
:Choose  
# Try without Installing
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::1-) Try Trisquel without any changes to your computer
# Install to HD
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:::Sugar-desktop 0.88.1 can be added; and run; from persistent USB
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::2-)  Install Trisquel
  
 
===Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0===
 
===Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0===
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:: Xephyr on :30.0 starts on click to change color but no arrows <- or -> to go back or proceed to desktop
 
:: Xephyr on :30.0 starts on click to change color but no arrows <- or -> to go back or proceed to desktop
  
=====Bugs=====
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The installer is running now. Let's see what the fun will be after the reboot.
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====64 bit AMD====
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:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=75
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:http://blog.linuxmint.com/torrent/linuxmint-debian-201012-gnome-dvd-amd64.iso.torrent
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::'''64 bit loads sugar correctly'''
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===Bugs===
 
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=62471&p=358943#p358943
 
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=62471&p=358943#p358943
  
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It turned out the "radeon" driver was being loaded as well as the "vesa" one (you could see it happening as the font of the terminal changed). So this enabled me to start the installation process: edit the compatibility mode boot line to add both "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0".
 
It turned out the "radeon" driver was being loaded as well as the "vesa" one (you could see it happening as the font of the terminal changed). So this enabled me to start the installation process: edit the compatibility mode boot line to add both "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0".
 
The installer is running now. Let's see what the fun will be after the reboot.
 
 
====64 bit AMD====
 
:http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=75
 
:http://blog.linuxmint.com/torrent/linuxmint-debian-201012-gnome-dvd-amd64.iso.torrent
 
 
::'''loads sugar correctly'''
 
 
 
===References===
 
===References===
 
:[http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes squeeze release notes]
 
:[http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes squeeze release notes]

Revision as of 07:38, 2 January 2011

Linux Mint Debian (LMDE)

Release Announcement
(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
[http://mint.ez.by/linuxmint.com/debian/ Direct download link]
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

Create Live USB from linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso

In Ubuntu open System/Administration/USB Startup Disk Creator
Password (root)
<OTHER> File System/home/Desktop/linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso
Insert 4GB USB
Stored in extra reserved space (move slider for persistence)
Make Start Up Disk
Safely remove USB
Boot Computer with Live CD
Choose
1-) Try Trisquel without any changes to your computer
Sugar-desktop 0.88.1 can be added; and run; from persistent USB
2-) Install Trisquel

Notes for Installation on VirtualBox 4.0

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

Add Sugar 0.88.1

  • Note errors "no xpcom server"

sugar does not work on i386 version

However if build is done with the 64 bit version on an AMD64 PC; you can export it; import it and run it on a MacBook Air
(DVD will not start on the MacBook Air with VirtualBox 4.0.1)
Import does not run on Acer Aspire One
https://wiki.debian.org/Sugar
(these are copies from that site)
in root terminal:
Use one of the following on Squeeze/Sid to install officially available parts of either Sugar branch:
(these are copied from that site)
aptitude install sucrose-0.84
aptitude install sucrose-0.86
aptitude install sucrose-0.88

Downloads

32 bit

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=66

Use this link :linuxmint-debian-201101-gnome-dvd-i386.iso

Do Updates after install (177 updates on 01/10/2011) satellit
  • Note errors "no xpcom server"

sugar does not work on 32 bit

after 177 updates get same errors:
Xephyr on :30.0 starts on click to change color but no arrows <- or -> to go back or proceed to desktop


The installer is running now. Let's see what the fun will be after the reboot.

64 bit AMD

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=75
http://blog.linuxmint.com/torrent/linuxmint-debian-201012-gnome-dvd-amd64.iso.torrent
64 bit loads sugar correctly

Bugs

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=62471&p=358943#p358943

Re: Black screen in lmde on nvidia cards , how to fix.

Postby ahulsbos on Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:25 am I ran into the same problem with my Compaq nc 8000 laptop, which sports an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600. Just adding "nomodeset" before the "--" in the boot line didn't help. However, in compatibility mode the "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" file yielded a clue:

(EE) VESA: Kernel modesetting driver in use, refusing to load

It turned out the "radeon" driver was being loaded as well as the "vesa" one (you could see it happening as the font of the terminal changed). So this enabled me to start the installation process: edit the compatibility mode boot line to add both "nomodeset" and "radeon.modeset=0".

References

squeeze release notes