terse sluice
Hello, i was wondering about the difference between mint and lmde
Does lmde have different packages? Is it a rolling release or have newer packages? I do remember hearing lmde is a rolling release somewhere but i wasn't sure if it still is so I thought i may ask it here, i already know lmde is debian based unlike normal mint, and does it have other differences? Hope this isn't a dumb question
Hope to hear y'alls replies, thanks
prime bramble
LMDE is based on Debian Stable. Debian never had a rolling release cycle. When we say rolling release cycle, it means continuous delivery. You don't have a schedule of when would the packages hit the repos (which is usual thing for Ubuntu and Debian), and you'd always get the recent stable release. An example of such would be Fedora.
So, being based on Debian... LMDE uses the Debian repos, unlike regular Mint that uses Ubuntu's. Usually, Debian packages are some few versions behind, with very few exceptions here and there.
terse sluice
So, being based on Debian... LMDE uses the Debian repos, unlike regular Mint tha...
ohhh
and normal (non-lmde) mint's packages are newer then?
not rolling release but you get what i am asking
prime bramble
Yes, that's correct... usually.
terse sluice
ahhh alr
prime bramble
Other differences I've noticed with LMDE are the following:
And generally speaking, it's a side project. As the Mint team puts it, it's a way for them to check whether their stuff works outside the Ubuntu instance, which it does.
Also a backup just in case Canonical does something unexpectedly weird and terrible to Ubuntu.
terse sluice
yeah i really dislike canonical
so i'm glad mint is there as a replacement
i never used base ubuntu much but i tend to stay away from it and stick with mint or something else
hey i gotta go to sleep, i'll reply to your messages once i wake up
my apologies for ending this conversation so shortly, i tend to sleep at a decent time