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    Linux Mint Debian vs Mint Ubuntu

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Kyle, May 14, 2012.

  1. Kyle

    Kyle JVC SZ2000 Dual-Driver Headphones

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    How is mint debian?

    Have people had any issues with its stability?

    Mint 13 based on ubuntu 12.04 LTS is right around the corner; I need to update and am thingking about Mint 13, Mint Debian and Scientific Linux.
     
    Kyle, May 14, 2012
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    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    I'm using mint 12 (lisa) which is debian and it runs like a dream, no issues at all.
     
    ratchetnclank, May 14, 2012
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  3. Kyle

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    No no, mint 12 is ubuntu based.

    Does it have unity or gnome?
     
    Kyle, May 14, 2012
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    Mint Debian Edition is great. On the plus side, it's fast, fast, fast and a rolling release! On the downside, you don't have access to the nice goodies offered by the ubuntu community via ppas.
     
    v1k1ng1001, May 15, 2012
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    I've got Mint Debian on a few machines. The only times I've ever had problems are when I unknowingly messed something up. They're super fast too, on par with Ubuntu's boot times.

    Only think I don't like is that Cinnamon 1.4 on my Core2Duo machine is flaky and unstable. The screen flickers on & off when closing programs, it holds a cpu core at around 30% use, some programs show artifacts of drop-down menu windows which don't go away unless the program is closed and the fade in/out effects are slow. It'll be real nice when it's more polished and customizable though.

    Mate I remember being pretty smooth but I use xfce on my main machines. If going for Mint Debian, their update cycle is totally different than the Ubuntu based versions. You get large update packs every few months instead of stuff being pushed out when ready. If you don't like that, you can change your repositories to pure Debian but that needs a bit more attention paid to updating.
     
    RWUK, May 17, 2012
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