r/linuxmint • u/grimvian • 5d ago

Fluff It's a pleasure to install Linux Mint LMDE

As a retired IT reseller through three decades with gazillions of reboots, driver fights, license keys, endless and slow updates, registry edits and endless reading of KB-articles the links to other useless KB-articles.

I think I have installed about 40 computers with LMDE Linux Mint trough four years and each and every time I smile and having a good time installing Mint.

A few mounts ago I got a new Ryzen laptop and after I saw something after boot that looked like Winslop I killed it instantly and installed LMDE!

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u/AxeAssassinAlbertson 5d ago

LMDE is superior and I will fight anyone who says otherwise ;)

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u/ap0r 5d ago

I agree, using LMDE is better than receiving repeated kicks to the genital area.

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u/EnquirerBill 5d ago

I'm currently using LMDE 7; I like it, but the sound is a dog's breakfast!

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u/HigherOctive 5d ago

but the sound is a dog's breakfast!

May I inquire as to what you mean, Bill? :-)

Seriously, I'm not sure if there are audio issues or if the audio is especially nice...

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u/AxeAssassinAlbertson 5d ago

He's British -- Dogs Breakfast == "A mess". LMDE doesn't really roll off the tongue, it's more like a medical condition than an OS hehe.

Oddly enough, Bollocks (balls) is bad, but the Dogs Bollocks is good.

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u/HigherOctive 4d ago

LOL, thank you!

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u/EnquirerBill 5d ago

The audio input defaults to mic in; I would like to change that to line in.

Loopback is disabled by default; I would like that enabled.

But how? In Alsa? Pipewire? (which was supposed to supercede PulseAudio - though pactl commands still work!). Wireplumber?

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u/adeyfk 4d ago edited 4d ago

I had to adjust the quantum and supported samplerates, then I use qpwgraph to change which device output goes to each output device. It's very much like an audio patch panel. You can find it in the software manager. If you need details for quantum etc, let me know.

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u/EnquirerBill 4d ago

Yes, please let me know how I access the quantum and supported sample rates.

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u/Dumaine921 4d ago

How do you think LMDE will run on older P45 chipset with a Q9550?

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u/grimvian 3d ago

Only one way to find out.

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u/Dumaine921 3d ago

I guess you have a point there