Re: LightDM in Linux Mint Debian Edition 201204
On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 11:00 +0200, an unknown sender wrote:
> On 07/05/12 12:57, Jason Hsu wrote:
> > Has anyone been able to get LightDM to work properly in the latest
> > release of Linux Mint Debian Edition (201204)?
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> This is Debian *not* Mint.
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> Do we post Linux Mint for assistance when Debian breaks or we're too
> lazy to ask in the right place?
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> Try:-
> http://forums.linuxmint.com/
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> Kind regards
The problem is that some Mint is based on Ubuntu and some Mint is based
on Debian. On their homepage there's a huge "block print" saying "Debian
Powered". Their forums aren't helpful. For me it's ok to ask on that
list. At the moment I'm testing several distros to find some that fit
best to my needs. I'll set up a pro audio machine.
I dropped Mint Lisa on my machine, since it wasn't only bad for pro
audio usage, it IMO has to much bugs in general.
People IMO shouldn't use media from computer magazines or editions that
are only known for their flashy layouts.
You should use a "real" Ubuntu ore a "real" Debian and than ask for help
on the list that fit to your distro.
Go with Debian stable from the Debian stable media, if the software
versions do fit to your needs. E.g. does some outdated packages anyway
fit to new hardware you're using?
Go with Ubuntu from the Ubuntu Studio media, if you need more up to date
packages and you want a more reliable distro, but e.g. Debian testing,
but without Unity.
YMMV!
Ubuntu Studio for example isn't something like Mint, Ubuntu Studio are
meta packages provided by the Ubuntu repositories, not by third party
repositories. It's not really a tuned audio distro.
What ever distro you'll use, take care that it has got a large
community, such as the Ubuntu or Debian community. IOW, even if it's not
official supported, it shouldn't deviate to the original distro by tons
of special third party packages, but only be an assembly of packages
from the original distro.
If you really need a special distro, with a small community, e.g. EMC2
to get a CNC machine working, than use a multi-boot. EMC2 for the CNC
machine and another distro, e.g. Debian stable for your averaged
computer usage.
If you've got special needs, google for a Linux community sharing your
needs and ask what distros most of them prefer.
For example http://lmgtfy.com/?q=LightDM+mailing+list
On that list you could ask if somebody "get LightDM to work properly in
the latest release of Linux Mint Debian Edition", Arch Linux, Debian
stable and openSUSE.
Regards,
Ralf
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