Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 4 ditches Mozilla Firefox ESR web browser

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu -- that is pretty common knowledge. But did you know there is a different version of the operating system that is instead based on Debian? It's true! Called 'Linux Mint Debian Edition,' or 'LMDE' for short, it is far less popular than the 'regular' Mint. Then why does it exist? Believe it or not, it exists (partly) to serve as a contingency plan in case Ubuntu ever stops being developed. Today is November 1, and the Linux Mint developers have shared some monthly development news that is largely boring. One small tidbit of information… [Continue Reading]