# gigi (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gigi. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mesa](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/mesa/) _2026-08-19 · admin · MintPPC_ MintPPC now installs working downgraded mesa packages by default. There is no need anymore to manually install older mesa binaries. There is also no need to apt-mark hold the packages as the packages have a special apt Pin-Priority of 1001 now in /etc/apt/preferences.d/99-mintppc.pref, installed by mintsystem. This prevents the system from upgrading mesa to the … Continue reading "Mesa" ## [Libbytesize bug fixed](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/libbytesize-bug-fixed/) _2026-08-14 · admin · MintPPC_ For about two years, the source package libbytesize is unable to be built on PowerPC. The consequence of this is that packages derived from this source cannot be built and furthermore, packages which have a build-dependency on the packages derived from libbytesize can also no longer be built (udisks2, an important D-Bus service to access … Continue reading "Libbytesize bug fixed" ## [LMDE 7 Gigi unstable](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/lmde-7-gigi-unstable/) _2026-07-29 · admin · MintPPC_ Work is being continued on the unstable branch of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Gigi arm64. The Linux Mint team has an unstable branch called “alfa”, which is meant to become Linux Mint 23 at the end of this year. I am tracking the activity and porting everything immediately into LMDE 7. There is an … Continue reading "LMDE 7 Gigi unstable" ## [Linux Mint Asahi](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/linux-mint-asahi/) _2026-05-14 · admin · MintPPC_ Yesterday I succeeded in making a Mint-Asahi image which can be flashed onto M1/M2 Macs with an installer script from Asahi Linux. The image contains a working Linux Mint system based on Debian (LMDE 7) using the Asahi kernel, m1n1 bootloader, u-boot, asahi-firmware extractor, asahi audio stack and Asahi scripts. Included in the image is … Continue reading "Linux Mint Asahi" ## [xed lightweight text editor](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/xed-lightweight-text-editor/) _2026-05-11 · admin · MintPPC_ It came to my attention that xed, a lightweight text editor which is installed in MintPPC32 by default, no longer installs. I built a new version of xed (3.4.9). For those of you running MintPPC32 and want to upgrade xed, do the following: sudo apt install xed --fix-broken People using MintPPC64 can now install xed … Continue reading "xed lightweight text editor" ## [Donations welcome for LMDE bare metal installer](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/donations-welcome-for-lmde-bare-metal-installer/) _2026-05-10 · admin · MintPPC_ Lately I have been studying how Asahi Linux and Debian-Asahi Linux work and how it is installed bare metal onto Apple Silicon Macs. It has been shown that the current installer images which are provided on this site produce a working Linux Mint Debian Edition in virtual machines like Parallels and UTM on Apple Silicon. … Continue reading "Donations welcome for LMDE bare metal installer" ## [warpinator](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/warpinator/) _2026-05-07 · admin · MintPPC_ The cross-platform file transfer program warpinator has been added to the LMDE 7 repository. ## [Linux Mint Debian Edition unstable arm64](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/linux-mint-debian-edition-unstable-arm64/) _2026-05-07 · admin · MintPPC_ Since a couple of weeks I have been experimenting with the new packages which are available in the ‘alfa’ repository of Linux Mint. These packages are meant to be installed in the upcoming Linux Mint 23 ‘alfa’ edition. To see what is new look here and here. I ported those packages to Debian. To make … Continue reading "Linux Mint Debian Edition unstable arm64" ## [Preparations for Linux Mint 23](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/preparations-for-linux-mint-23/) _2026-04-14 · admin · MintPPC_ Preparations for the Debian version of Linux Mint 23, codenamed Alfa have started. On the Linux Mint packages page, packages related to LM23 have appeared. A set of packages which are needed to build Alfa are not in the Trixie repository, only older versions (e.g. glib2.0). To be able to build Alfa, these missing newer … Continue reading "Preparations for Linux Mint 23" ## [Mesa-amber](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/mesa-amber/) _2026-04-08 · admin · MintPPC_ Good news for MintPPC / Debian users on PowerPC: progress has been made on mesa-amber lately. I was contacted by a fellow called Alexis Lavie, a guy from France who is skilled in Linux and Java. He showed me that he got mesa-amber working on a G4 MDD 2003 with a Radeon 9000 Pro graphics … Continue reading "Mesa-amber" ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3zff5wRyhBlP) _2026-04-08 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [LMDE 7 updated](https://www.u58733p55594.web0093.zxcs-klant.nl/installation/lmde-7-updated/) _2026-03-30 · admin · MintPPC_ Since today users of LMDE 7 arm64 will be able to upgrade to the latest Gigi based on Zena:sudo apt updatesudo apt upgrade For people who would like to install the latest LMDE 7 Gigi from scratch using the latest iso image, please send an email. The official announcement by the Linux Mint Team to … Continue reading "LMDE 7 updated"