[PD] PD 0.50 on mint ...

[oliver]

thank you all for replies
> 
> that's because MINT is just horribly outdated.

i was indeed just testing a different linux distribution for a change,
but given IOhannes elaborate arguments, i think i will return to debian.

MINT was easy and nice to install and indeed worked out of the box 
without any tweaking,
but the tradeoff of being about 3 years behind with everything is 
unattractive.

> 
>> (32bits) on an old laptop
> 
> is there any special reason to install an i386 OS these days?
> how "old" is your laptop?
> i think i bought my first amd64 around 2004 or so. these days most
> mainstream systems that are compatible with i386 are also compatible
> with amd64. so why bother?

ok, i was under the misconception that a i386 system would work "better" 
with my 3GB of RAM and would be
easier on the laptop's ressources. it's a lenovo R60, so i think it's 
more than 15 years old.

best

oliver