Linux Mint is experimenting with using Debian Testing
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:56 pm
http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_daryna_debian.php
Linux Mint is experimenting with using Debian Testing as it's base. I'm downloading it now and haven't tried it yet. But this looks like a great way to give Debian Testing a spin off a live cd without having to install. Also the idea of having all the niceties of Mint on a pretty much pure Debian Testing base with the advantages of it being a rolling release sound very tempting to me.
Some of the good points...
Linux Mint is experimenting with using Debian Testing as it's base. I'm downloading it now and haven't tried it yet. But this looks like a great way to give Debian Testing a spin off a live cd without having to install. Also the idea of having all the niceties of Mint on a pretty much pure Debian Testing base with the advantages of it being a rolling release sound very tempting to me.
Some of the good points...
This experimentation shows us that:
* It is possible for Linux Mint to easily switch base (if Ubuntu disappeared or went in a different way)
* A Debian Testing base would make Linux Mint faster.
* A Debian Testing base would let users transparently go from one release to another by simply applying updates in mintUpdate (release would be like simple snapshots in time)
* A Debian Testing base would be easier to maintain in the long term for the Linux Mint dev team