Faster PC Than Windows

I am testing the first release of Linux Mint’s Debian Edition (LMDE) and it is indeed much faster than Ubuntu or any version of Linux Mint that is based on Ubuntu.

LMDE is based on Debian’s Testing platform and its release is based on the rolling distribution. This means that you just install it once for all and all future updates/upgrades come in the rolling fashion. Unlike Ubuntu and other version of Linux Mint, you do not need to do the re-install any more whenever a stable edition comes out. I really like this idea that I installed LMDE on my own computer that I use on daily basis. This entry itself was posted with my computer running LMDE.

Having used Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 and Linux Mint 8 and 9, I like this Linux Mint release based on Debian. It is extremely fast and is not as resource hungry as Ubuntu and other version of Linux Mint.

However, I do face some challenges that can easily be solved otherwise. Right now I am facing the challenge of installing Skype and Google Earth. Have tried many times but have not been successful so far. If you know how to do it, please let me know. Thanks!

Good News! I just fond that I can install Skype or any applications using a .deb file by first installing gdebi using Synaptic and then type this terminal command “sudo gdebi whatever_filename.deb” to install any application as long as it has the .deb file. I learned this trick from this blog. For the installation and use of Google Earth in LMDE, the problem most people are experiencing has nothing to do with the installation procedures. The root problem is unlike anything you can think of – click here to see how I got this problem with Google Earth in LMDE resolved.

Tags: Linux Mint, Linux Mint Debian Edition, LMDE

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 12:41 am by Aubrey the Ubuntu Linux Guy and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.