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[David Rysdam]

On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:42:16 -0500, Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> Should I take the plunge to LMDE?  I've never run debian before.

Yes you have. Ubuntu, especially older versions, *is* Debian, but with
shinier graphics.
 
> I'm not looking for which distro is the best ever, unless folks want to 
> have fun.  Just looking for something that is closer to what 10.04 LTS 
> was.  I run and maintain that at work for my two servers.  Anything that 
> is a bit more modern than 10.04 that 1) runs on older hardware (video 
> especially) and can support vlc and myth?

10.04 was released only 18 months ago. What specifically do you need
more modern than what was in that? Debian 6.0/Squeeze was released in
February 2011.