LMDE 2 XFCE

[Meowthra]

Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 - XFCE

 

Download
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Installation LiveCD to your computer

for example: Installation target: sda3

Mount the partition sda3 to /mnt
$ sudo su
# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt

Extraction live CD file system To /mnt
# cd /mnt
# unsquashfs /lib/live/mount/medium/filesystem.squashfs
# mv squashfs-root/* /mnt
# rm -r squashfs-root
# cd ~

if UEFI
# mkdir /mnt/boot/EFI
# mount /dev/sda1 /boot/EFI

Generate an fstab
# genfstab -U /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab

 

Mounting pseudo filesystems
# mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
# mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts
# mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
# mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys

Change root into the new system
# chroot /mnt /bin/bash

 

Update Initramfs
# update-initramfs -u

 

 

Install Grub2 Boot loader

# apt-get install grub2 os-prober
BIOS
# grub-install --recheck /dev/sda      # BIOS/MBR
or
# grub-install --force /dev/sda        # BIOS/GPT

UEFI
# apt-get install grub2 efibootmgr os-prober
# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/EFI --bootloader-id=arch --recheck

Make Grub Boot Menu
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

 

Computer Name
for example: Extensa-2510G
# echo Extensa-2510G > /etc/hostname

 

Settings Language
Choose your language
for example: Traditional Chinese
Open another terminal
$ sudo leafpad /mnt/etc/locale.gen
----------------------
# zh_TW.UTF-8 UTF-8
# zh_TW.BIG5
to
zh_TW.UTF-8 UTF-8
zh_TW.BIG5
----------------------

# /usr/sbin/locale-gen
# export LANG=zh_TW.UTF-8

 

Select a time zone

for example: Asia Taipei

# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Taipei /etc/localtime

or

# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime

or

# rm /etc/localtime

Set the root password
# passwd

 

Create User accounts
for example: User Name is mint
# useradd -m -g users -s /bin/bash mint
# passwd mint
# gpasswd -a mint sudo
# gpasswd -a mint users

Auto Login

# groupadd autologin
# gpasswd -a mint autologin

Open another terminal

$ sudo leafpad /mnt/etc/mdm/mdm.conf
AutomaticLogin=mint
 

Display Manager
Setting the screen backlight brightness and gamma
Open another terminal
$ sudo leafpad /etc/mdm/Init/Default

add
----------------------------------------------
xbacklight -set 80
xgamma -gamma 0.7
----------------------------------------------
 

Exit chroot

# exit

 

unmount pseudo filesystems

# umount /mnt/dev/pts
# umount /mnt/dev
# umount /mnt/proc
# umount /mnt/sys
 

unmount filesystem & exit

# umount /mnt/boot/EFI    # if UEFI
# umount /mnt
# exit
 

[kvonlinee]

I think mate desktop is better than those 2, reason is it is up time much longer, no freeze, and responsive.

LXDE is not full desktop, XFCE is good but long time up-time is freeze.