Linux Mint Announces Latest Debian Based OS - LMDE 5 “Elsie” released!

 Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), codenamed "Elsie," has been released as an alternative to the mainstream Ubuntu-based Linux Mint. It is based on the latest Debian "Bullseye" release and is based on the latest Debian "Bullseye" release.

LMDE, or Linux Mint Debian Edition, is a backup version of Mint created to protect the labor that went into it as well as the user experience if Ubuntu ever went to the big software graveyard in the sky. Because Ubuntu is based on Debian's architecture, it's difficult for the uninitiated to tell the difference. However, there are noticeable software modifications beneath the hood that are in accordance with the original operating system's ideology. After a successful beta release at the end of February, the complete version is now available.

LMDE 5, codenamed Elsie, is based on Debian 11 Bullseye, the same operating system that Raspberry Pi OS had such a tough time upgrading to last year (as more recently and successfully did Peppermint OS). This, on the other hand, appears to be a lot luckier project than the Raspberry Pi's, since it displays the identical Cinnamon desktop as the Ubuntu-based version of Mint, but without any of Canonical's Snap containerized software packages. Instead, it makes use of the Flatpak application manager and a native Mozilla Firefox program. Linux Mint comes with the APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) to handle software installation because it is based on Debian.

System specifications:

• RAM: 2 GB (4GB recommended for comfortable usage).
• 20 GB of hard drive space (100GB recommended).
• 1024x768 resolution (press ALT to drag windows with the mouse if they don't fit on the screen on lesser resolutions).

Instructions for upgrading:

Keep an eye out for updates. Instructions for upgrading will be provided at a later time. The Linux Mint and LMDE teams are striving to improve the major release upgrading mechanism.

You do not need to upgrade if you are using LMDE 5 BETA. Execute these commands:

apt install network-manager-config-connectivity-debian plymouth-label pipewire plocate
apt remove mlocate brltty
sudo updatedb

Whatever the underlying architecture, there's no doubting that Mint is a desktop OS that makes a lot of sense, at least for Windows users. The menu and taskbar are familiar, there are some closed-source apps like Spotify and video codecs, and Ubuntu's Snap is accessible if you want it.

Aside from that, there's a comprehensive and familiar variety of Linux software, with over 30,000 packages in total, including mainstays like GIMP, LibreOffice, and Inkscape. Mint, which was founded in February 2006 by Clement Lefebvre, a French developer who aimed to apply answers to common Linux community concerns, marked its 15th-anniversary last year. The first version was based on Kubuntu, with the Gnome desktop arriving in November of the same year, atop version 2.0 of the operating system.

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