Linux Mint Debian Edition: the end of Ubuntu?
After the announcement of the new (and awesome) Linux Mint Debian Edition, I realized something: Ubuntu has been, for all intensive purposes, replaced.
Think about it: Ubuntu came into being because of Debian's absurdly long release cycle. Mint came along with various enhancements, mostly focusing on user-friendliness. It has been called Ubuntu improved. With an edition utilizing Debian as a base, Mint has become Debian improved... exactly what Ubuntu intended to be. I now use PCLinuxOS, but I gave LMDE a go and was impressed. It is certainly faster than the Ubuntu-based versions. After some of the fallout I witnessed with the coming of Lucid, Ubuntu may be on its way out as the most popular Linux distro. |
Debian has this "absurdly" long release cycle for a good reason.
However, I tested it also, and i think its a good throw, it has the chance to become the number one distro for beginners and people who don't want to tinker with their systems. For such people in the past I recommended Ubuntu, will switch that to Mint Debian in future. I think the main advantage is that its a rolling release type of distro, so that you never have to reinstall. I personally will stick to Debian for two reasons: First, why should I use the Debian Edition of a distribution if I can use the original? Second, I like Debian, because I love to tailor my systems to my needs, which can be very good accomplished with it (I think also with Arch) and has a great learning effect. |
The end of ubuntu?
I don't think Linux Mint Debian Edition means the end of Ubuntu. I love Linux Mint because of its user-friendliness and speed, but Ubuntu has the Canonical marketing machine behind it, and they are VERY good at marketing their product.
I think it's a good thing for Linux Mint to adopt a rolling release based on Debian testing, or at least in one of their "editions", but I wouldn't call it an Ubuntu-killer just yet. |
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Many core packages (Firefox and the linux kernel come to mind) are newer in Ubuntu than in LMDE so I imagine users who enjoy having the latest stuff will not be making the switch.
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As far as Iceweasel goes take your pick:
# apt-cache policy iceweasel iceweasel: Installed: 3.5.12-2 Candidate: 4.0~b5-0 Version table: 4.0~b5-0 0 ( same as the current Firefox Beta) 500 http://mozilla.debian.net/packages/ ./ Packages 3.6.10-1 0 (Same as the current Firefox release) 101 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main i386 Packages 3.5.13-1 0 500 http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ sid/main i386 Packages *** 3.5.12-2 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status BTW most packages in Debian unstable are newer than the current Ubuntu release, and without having to add a million and one PPAs. Never saw the need for Ubuntu or Mint, Debian already does it all. |
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I think Debian is great, and using it has helped me learn more about Linux and how an operating system works. But for day to day use, I want an OS that is already configured properly. Windows is more popular because... well, let's not get into that. |
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