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    Linux Mint moving to Debian from ubuntu ?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by wearetheborg, Jun 14, 2008.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Heard some rumors that Mint may be moving towards being more debian based than Ubuntu based ? Is this true ? Will it be basedon debian stable ? That would be awesome.
     
    wearetheborg, Jun 14, 2008
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  2. Bog

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    Why would it be awesome?
     
    Bog, Jun 14, 2008
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    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Cuz debian stable is well, stable :D
     
    wearetheborg, Jun 14, 2008
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    I thought that this would be your answer; does all the work required to take a design based on Ubuntu and basing it on Debian packages instead make it worth that gain in stability?

    You realize that they basically have to rebuild Mint using Debian packages, while keeping Mint basically the same? Its a lot of hours. ;)
     
    Bog, Jun 14, 2008
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  5. Ayle

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    How hard would that be? Isn't Ubuntu already based on Debian?
     
    Ayle, Jun 14, 2008
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    Not so much anymore. There are a lot of differences between Ubuntu and Debian packages for different software.
     
    srunni, Jun 14, 2008
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    There is a Debian based alpha for Mint but they will keep the Ubuntu base indefinitely unless clem decides to change it alluvasudden.
     
    Gintoki, Jun 15, 2008
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    MEPIS is based on Debian Etch.....nuther choice
     
    theZoid, Jun 15, 2008
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    Interesting, so can I use debian etch repos on Mepis ? What are the advantages of Mepis over Debian ?
     
    wearetheborg, Jun 15, 2008
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    All I can say is that MEPIS is a polished distro, has a great forum...I would be using it except that my wireless (in sig) isn't supported OTB yet. The debian etch repo's is what they use.
     
    theZoid, Jun 15, 2008
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    Mepis needs a gnome branch!
     
    v1k1ng1001, Jun 16, 2008
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    I tried out mepis, my ethernet connection was not working ??? First time this has happened in a long long time.
     
    wearetheborg, Jun 16, 2008
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    Yes, but for the vast majority of packages the way it goes is:

    Ubuntu package = Debian package + Ubuntu modifications

    And the Ubuntu packages track the modifications made to the Debian packages. It does not mean that all changes in Debian trickle "as is" to Ubuntu but Ubuntu is continually incorporating the changes made to Debian.

    So Ubuntu is still very much based on Debian even if the tweaking made by the Ubuntu developers is getting more and more extensive.
     
    lemur, Jun 16, 2008
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    Check the forum? that's strange being a wired connection....
     
    theZoid, Jun 16, 2008
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    Haha....they don't like gnome much over there, ANYbody :))
     
    theZoid, Jun 16, 2008
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    I tired out Mepis two or three years ago and I wasn't really impressed. I really don't remember much on why I didn't like it but I got rid of it pretty quick. Hardware video problem I think.

    Anyways, I'd make a vm or just run Ubuntu then try to install Mepis.
     
    Tailic, Jun 16, 2008
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