LMDE
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LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is a variant of the Linux Mint distribution that is based directly on Debian rather than Ubuntu, aiming to provide a similar user experience with a different underlying base.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linux Mint Debian Edition | 3 |
| LMDE canonical | 2 |
| LMDE 2010 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LMDE Context triple: [Linux Mint, hasEdition, LMDE]
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A.
Trisquel
Trisquel is a fully free, community-driven GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation for its commitment to software freedom.
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B.
Devuan
Devuan is a Linux distribution that originated as a fork of Debian, created to provide a systemd-free operating system with a focus on init system choice and traditional Unix principles.
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C.
Debian
Debian is a widely used, community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, extensive package repository, and role as the basis for many other operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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D.
LXDE
LXDE is a lightweight, fast, and energy-efficient desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to run well on low-resource hardware.
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E.
Manjaro
Manjaro is a user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distribution known for its rolling-release model, hardware detection, and preconfigured desktop environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: LMDE Target entity description: LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is a variant of the Linux Mint distribution that is based directly on Debian rather than Ubuntu, aiming to provide a similar user experience with a different underlying base.
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A.
Trisquel
Trisquel is a fully free, community-driven GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation for its commitment to software freedom.
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B.
Devuan
Devuan is a Linux distribution that originated as a fork of Debian, created to provide a systemd-free operating system with a focus on init system choice and traditional Unix principles.
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C.
Debian
Debian is a widely used, community-driven Linux distribution known for its stability, extensive package repository, and role as the basis for many other operating systems such as Ubuntu.
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D.
LXDE
LXDE is a lightweight, fast, and energy-efficient desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to run well on low-resource hardware.
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E.
Manjaro
Manjaro is a user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distribution known for its rolling-release model, hardware detection, and preconfigured desktop environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux distribution
ⓘ
operating system ⓘ |
| basedOn | Debian ⓘ |
| bootloader |
GNU GRUB
ⓘ
surface form:
GRUB
|
| category | Debian-based distribution ⓘ |
| defaultDesktopEnvironment | Cinnamon ⓘ |
| designGoal |
ensure continuity if Ubuntu were ever to disappear
ⓘ
offer same user experience as main Linux Mint edition ⓘ |
| developer |
Linux Mint
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux Mint project
Linux Mint ⓘ
surface form:
Linux Mint team
|
| distributionType |
desktop
ⓘ
general-purpose ⓘ |
| family | Linux Mint ⓘ |
| firstReleaseVersion |
LMDE
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
LMDE 2010
|
| firstReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| focus |
ease of use
ⓘ
stability ⓘ |
| fullName |
LMDE
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux Mint Debian Edition
|
| includes |
Linux Mint tools
ⓘ
mintBackup ⓘ mintDrivers ⓘ mintInstall ⓘ mintMenu ⓘ mintUpdate ⓘ |
| installationMethod | graphical installer ⓘ |
| license | various free and open-source licenses ⓘ |
| maintainer |
Linux Mint
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux Mint team
|
| notBasedOn | Ubuntu ⓘ |
| operatingSystemKernel | Linux kernel ⓘ |
| originCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| packageFormat | DEB ⓘ |
| packageManager | APT ⓘ |
| platform | x86-64 ⓘ |
| previouslySupportedDesktopEnvironment | MATE ⓘ |
| previouslySupportedPlatform | x86 ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | provide Linux Mint experience on Debian base ⓘ |
| shortName | LMDE self-link ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Linux Mint
ⓘ
surface form:
Linux Mint (Ubuntu-based main edition)
|
| sourceModel | open source ⓘ |
| supportedDesktopEnvironment | Cinnamon ⓘ |
| supports |
multilingual user interface
ⓘ
proprietary multimedia codecs (via Mint tools) ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Linux enthusiasts
ⓘ
desktop users ⓘ |
| updateMechanism | Update Packs (historically) ⓘ |
| updateModel | semi-rolling release ⓘ |
| userInterface |
command-line interface
ⓘ
graphical user interface ⓘ |
| usesDebianBranch |
Debian
ⓘ
surface form:
Debian Stable (with adjustments)
|
| usesInitSystem | systemd ⓘ |
| website | https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: LMDE Description of subject: LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is a variant of the Linux Mint distribution that is based directly on Debian rather than Ubuntu, aiming to provide a similar user experience with a different underlying base.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Linux Mint Debian Edition
this entity surface form:
Linux Mint Debian Edition
this entity surface form:
Linux Mint Debian Edition
this entity surface form:
LMDE 2010