Switched from Windows 10 to MX Linux a little over a month ago, and it's been pretty great.
@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse8 ай бұрын
I was using kubuntu for a good year, year and a half before crawling back to Windows. Linux was just way more work. What I find most annoying about the different distributions is that they all have a different set of options available. And a different set of things that don't work for you. It took me four distributions before I found one that didn't have major issues with something fundamental. And even then, Linux was just more work than Windows. Which is saying something these days...
@midixiewrecked70118 ай бұрын
@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse you sound like a lazy slob that expects everything to be done for you.
@supremerulah4208 ай бұрын
Is your install on modern hardware? I am thinking of trying it in my old HP Pavilion 17-e020us
@JayRCela8 ай бұрын
@@@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse / there is nothing wrong with using what you feel comfertable with, my personal feelings about the KDE ( kubuntu) desktop is a poor choice for a new to linux user simply, because there are so many settings available, it can be overwhelming. This MX distribution is using the XFCE desktop that is quite a bit easier to get adjusted too. I do not blame you for switching back to Windows after experiencing the KDE Plasma desktop.
@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse8 ай бұрын
@@JayRCela The reason I stayed with kubuntu is solely that it had no obvious dealbreakers. Debian just didn't want to boot and Devuan had issues with the sudo process... or vice versa, don't remember. Ubuntu and Mint had issues with the sound Mixer to the point I had to write a script to reset stuff whenever switching KVM between my personal machine and the work laptop. kubuntu worked out of the box. But even so, It was just overall more work to do things, more things to know to get them done. I gotta say, though, the wife had fewer issues with it than expected.
@calabi-yau48948 ай бұрын
"MXLinux is basically what you get when a system administrator designs a Linux distro" Brilliant take, and very accurate!
@cexeodus8 ай бұрын
this description is what caught my interest in mx that plus deb as its foundation makes it for me at least a great one to try out.
@TheRob2D8 ай бұрын
MX is the truth. I've been a Debian user for more than a decade now but in the past couple years I've switched over to MX on most of my new installs. As you get older, you appreciate things that just work. And MX never fails. A complete and functional OS out of the box every time. Those guys are just killing it. Their suite of built in tools puts ever other Linux distro to shame.
@robertmurdock42332 ай бұрын
I was a long time user of Mepis and was happy to see many of that team followed the MX. As they say: It just works.
@NoMastersNoMistress8 ай бұрын
Major pros: it doesn't use systemd but has a shim to allow use of stuff that needs it, and you can customize it and save that custom setup on USB hardware to use ANYWHERE.
@ManuelBerer8 ай бұрын
I just recently switched from Kubuntu to MX Linux with KDE It is great! Even better than Kubuntu. Having Debian as base and all the tools and possibilities like: the MX Tools, choice for SystemD or SysVinit, a huge Suite of Software and Advanced Hardware Support with 6.7.4. Liquorix Kernel result in the perfect Distro for me. After some Distro Hopping and uncertainties i have finally arrived and will settle down with MX Linux! Thank you MX Linux Team you work is very appreciated!
@VintageGearMan7 ай бұрын
I have been using MX 19.4 for several years but support runs out in June I believe. It has been rock solid but I went ahead installed MX 23.2 and I love it. Not a major difference to me from MX 19.4. I have all updated and it is working perfectly. I even installed a Nvidia 4gig Quadro graphics card and the built in Linux Nvida driver installer worked great! My screen is beautiful now. 16000 X 900 resolution. Just the best! Since my good friend talked me into Linux I have never looked back. It is a hands down rock solid OS and the Brave Browser is insanely awesome! My PC is super fast!
@sonopro18 ай бұрын
I've been on Mint Mate for years, even though I used to jump from one distro to another, just to see. Now, I have Mint on one of my computers and also MX one a second one. In fact. I modify MX to make an ISO using their tools to make a customized one for people I help. They really like it, being very basic users. Many thanks to the MX programmers. They make it possible for me to help a lot of people use their computers easily! That's the sole purpose of my efforts. (To be more precise, I've modified the code of a theme and am in the process of completing an icon theme for Mate). Once completed, I'll make them available on Git on my blog.
@dominus66957 ай бұрын
Haven't tried MATE for a long time. Here's some input about cinnamon and MX. Maybe something makes it into the final official versions... What's missing in MX xfce: startup programs aren't as easy or functional as in Linux Mint. A program that runs with wine was impossible to add after several hours of troubleshooting in MX, while in Mint is worked just by adding it without any command. Dragging and dropping things to rearrange them in the panel also seems impossile in MX. KDE seems not polished. Changing the theme to dark makes some input text almost dissapear in the menus, as they're not taken into account with a black background. What's missing in Mint: being able to choose a second mouse in the menu and edit it's parameters individually. As a 2 mice user, this would be very practical to invert the buttons on 1 of them. I'd like to add a 'show desktop' button in mint. This button is gold and having it moved to somewhere else is not a good decision. Mint is a bit too uncustomizable. I really like most of Mint and most of MX, the little details are what make them flawed. I'd not mind if something of both bleeds over to improve them.
@JayRCela8 ай бұрын
I tried MXLinux for a few weeks in Virtualbox and was impressed enough to install it on a very old , with upgraded hardware years ago Core2-Duo based computer that I have not used for some time now and it is working with no issues. I am impressed with this distro , and would have no hesitation recomending it. Thanks for another great video :_)
@kennyheimbuch86868 ай бұрын
Many great tools in this distro, especially the ISO snapshot tool. Useful for deploying a mirror copy across multiple machines.
@adriantm84308 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review. You can upgrade to a new version exactly like you upgrade a Debian installation, nothing stops you from that, we even have a somewhat simplified (over "Debian way") how-to somewhere, but it's true that we mostly recommend doing a clean install -- it might be good practice anyway after using a system for a couple of years.
@Surimokoto8 ай бұрын
Exactly! I've started with MX-23 months ago, now - it is 23.2, upgraded via standart apt.
@adriantm84308 ай бұрын
@@Surimokoto granted, he was probably talking about updates between releases that change the Debian base (like from Bullseye to Bookworm)
@saraofnorthwales8 ай бұрын
Well, I think the reviewer missed everything that is good about Mx Linux and in the process gave everyone the completely wrong impression about it. I switched from Linux Mint and am never going back. USB Remastering and the performance without the terrible Poetering software (can't even remember it's name) is the main reason for using it.
@High0Voltage0Games8 ай бұрын
I like how many options MX Linux gives you. It is easy to switch to systemd if you want or need to. It makes installing different kernels easy. It has the gui manager for conky. And I love all of the tools like the snapshot tool
@anonymous_opinions19248 ай бұрын
Yes! Probably the easiest distribution for the average Joe to tinker around with and customize.
@billsmith12468 ай бұрын
I had used MX Linux as my daily driver. When Debian 12 came out, I was more impressed with it than I had been with MX Linux, so Debian 12 became my go-to distro, at least on my old Dell Latitude. I also have a Toshiba Netbook that I use to test distros that claim to be 'Light'. If it will load and run on the Toshiba, they are indeed light. I tried to load a distro, recently, that succeeded only in deleting the contents of my main and Backup HDs Since there was nothing on the backup drive, it was no loss but time. I "Reinstalled" MX Linux, which had been resident on the Toshiba before the deletion, and when it booted up - I didn't recognize it. I was initially fascinated by the neat new logo that let me know it was, indeed, MX Linux, and when I started playing around with it I found it worked a little differently from what I had been accustomed to seeing. I'm not ready to switch from Debian to MX on my larger laptop, but who knows what the future holds. Thanks for the review.
@k.b.tidwell7 ай бұрын
I agree! I had that "wow!" experience too with that latest version, since it's been a couple years since I last ran MX regularly. I had stuck with it then for over a year because it worked on my oldest devices too, and worked well. My test machine for light distros is an Acer E11 that at first I only kept around because I love it's keyboard for writing (even fully upgraded it's glacially slow compared to...everything), but which eventually came to be my gatekeeper machine...if it approves of a distro then it's a green light for my other ones lol. I originally loved MX for the toolset (you know what I mean), but eventually wanted to try Arch, so I've been around the world, including SUSE and Fedora stuff. You just can't beat deb-based though! I'm actually back on my first distro from 2014-ish, Linux Mint, because out of the 40-50 distros I've ran over the last three years, it truly has met all of the points of comfort in my head. I've got LMDE going on a couple machines because I want to be pure Debian and do away with the Canonical bits, but there are still a few less-padded areas in it that I'm going to wait for them to catch up on before I make it my one-and-only. Have a great day!
@penguin21378 ай бұрын
i've been using this distro for a year - it's been my favourite since then
@willybouchez56258 ай бұрын
Been an MX fan for quite some years. I am no computer techie, so some of the utilities and tools come in very handy to me. There is however one thing that plagued me: if you know nothing about the system initialization, there is a nasty surprise. I found out that myy MX 21.3 was using the init system and therefore that created problems with setting up samba. The normal tools for samba are only available under systemd. You can however boot from systemd, the option is provided in the MX boot manager. Still, it is one of those things where a non-proficient user could lose a lot of time, researching this....
@afriquelesud5 ай бұрын
That's why people should, like I do, read more.
@wii1668 ай бұрын
Love MX Linux it's my favorite distro for older machines and weak ones.
@luk3z8618 ай бұрын
On older machines it's working very good, on newer (fast) machines it's working excellent.
@hangman00048 ай бұрын
Run 5 distros at the moment. Primary laptop uses PCLinuxOS , primary desktop uses MXLinux, Other desktops use Manjaro, Mageia, and OpenSuse Leap. I also listed them in order of my preference.
@YouNameItGaming5 ай бұрын
Great review! I'm in the process of finding a suitable replacement for my 2015 notebook, but I get the feeling once I upgrade that I'll be putting MX on the current machine and continue to daily it for media consumption and web browsing. One thing I really like about MX is probably the 1st thing anyone notices, and that's the whole clock and system widget right there on the desktop. I find it handy, particularly on older hardware with somewhat limited resources. Sure, it can be implemented on other distros, but with MX it's already there, and I do enjoy the rest of the UI
@beachfeet60558 ай бұрын
Love the T-shirt!
@OliverWoodphotographyАй бұрын
I've tried MX and really do like it, very snappy distro but due to system limitations I have opted for MX's more lightweight sister distro AntiX 23 which is currently my all-time fav distro.
@davidwayne99828 ай бұрын
I love MX-- have it as my BACKUP... I put all my "high use" apps on PLANK and don't mess with the menu hardly ever - unless I want to tweak something for need some tools for something else. It's FAST- can be anything I want- and STABLE.. MX is the ONLY distro I've run for a LONg time that has NEVER had a single issue for me to have to fix!!!
@VeryUsMumblings8 ай бұрын
When I first tried MX Linux, i immediately moved the toolbar panel to the bottom. Then I tried MX LInux on my old laptop and realized the side panel helps to stay out of the way of your work, especially if you have a smaller screen.
@hammer86_8 ай бұрын
That's what auto-hide is for.
@bublgum1118 ай бұрын
Шикарное видео! Я им пользуюсь с 2018 года! Просто замечательный MX Linux!
@rmcellig8 ай бұрын
Excellent reply!! I use Linux to record my radio shows as well as digitize my LP's and CDs.
@abaneyone6 ай бұрын
I'm going to install this over my Linux MINT XFCE install on my old desktop PC. In the past I always had problems installing this on real hardware. I like the fact that you said it's the best XFCE you've seen. Thanks for the review. FYI I'm running Fedora 39 XFCE on my Laptop and Solus XFCE on my Chromebook. I also find it interesting that MX Linux has remained number 1 on Distrowatch for many years.
@derekr548 ай бұрын
I have been using MX for a number of years now and find it both good looking and stable. I love the options you get for setting things up just the way you like them,it's the KDE of xfce in that respect. I think the dev's do an excellent job with MX and it's a worthy successor to Mepis Linux.
@tumblw33d28 ай бұрын
MX is one of the few that still has a 32 bit version for old computers that works well.
@afriquelesud5 ай бұрын
Until 2023, I used the 32-bit on my pre-2005 Acer laptop that was only good for 32-bit. It was my mail mule, study tool and the grandkids played Swell Foop on it. When they keyboard started dying, I threw it out. Am shopping for a refurbished ThinkPad T470s with 16GB/512GB as a replacement, to run MX Linux KDE AHS on it.
@nedludd76224 ай бұрын
Too bad you threw it out. My 2008 Acer laptop's keyboard died and now I just use a usb keyboard which works even better.
@aka6double07 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great review as always!
@siamhie8 ай бұрын
6:00 Upgrades...Not entirely true. Upgrades between major versions (say MX-21 to MX-23) is best done with a clean install but there is a post on the web site that walks you through upgrading from MX-21 to MX-23. Point releases are updated automatically that follow Debian's point release cycle. We are currently on MX-23.2 (Debian 12.5) and when Debian 12.6 comes out MX-23.2 will be upgraded to MX-23.3 automatically.
@Automata_Omega6 ай бұрын
This, and also MX is the only distro I've seen in my life, that can handle /home under the same partition where / resides, so when a user wants to reinstall at some point for w/e reason, the installer can preserve /home on the exact same partition where the root filesystem is. This and the MX-service-manager made me switch to MX.
@jimle223 ай бұрын
It is 4 months later now and 23.3 is up and running on my machine.
@Automata_Omega3 ай бұрын
Oh i actually threw away mx since then its the worst distro. Opensuse ftw
@xellaz3 ай бұрын
MX Linux is simply the best overall of all the distros I've tried. 👍 I prefer KDE Plasma as my DE though. 😗
@rhalloff8 ай бұрын
Installed 23.3 KDE. I have a new Beelink mini PC. Running Kubuntu 23.10 runs OK, but, wifi is slower by 40% I assume due to the older kernel. I know run at full speed on MX. Cool content.....again!
@craigsmith36457 ай бұрын
This is a pretty good video! I just subscribed, and I have been looking for a video with a good high level overview of Linux and the main pieces of the operating system, filesystem, and most commonly used and needed apps and what they are used for. I haven't found anything like that yet. You have some really good videos that cover a lot of the basics, but I feel that an overview is missing, as I struggle to correlate how they fit together with the big picture. I first tried Linux early 90's and found it lacking at the time. I'm now looking to move off Windows as it's going the wrong way & Linux is going in the right direction - IMHO user centric.
@RonVichar8 ай бұрын
Good Video. I now know I wouldn't want to use MX Linux as a daily driver without an upgrade path. There are other options out there and even Linux Mint has an upgrader tool. This release looks nicely polished but reminds me of the latest Sparky Linux 8 with XFCE and is alot of fun too. It has a semi rolling release with an easy to upgrade path. They also have some unique packages that are compiled and ready to run without
@k.b.tidwell7 ай бұрын
In my opinion and my opinion only, there really isn't any excuse to produce a distro without an easy upgrade assistant in this day, especially since it's perfectly ok in the Linux world to use the relevant code someone else has already developed. I've used the ones in Mint and Sparky as you have, and the benefit is a marked lack of anxiety over a botched upgrade process. I've used the Mint routine on several laptops when I was bumping them from 21.1 to 21.3 for the simple fact that I was too lazy to re-download the 21.3 iso when I had the older one already. Never a problem. All distros could have this!
@ScottHenion8 ай бұрын
Been using MX linux for a while. Had Mint for a year and as I hated Cinnamon and used XFCE, there was no specific reason to use it. Tried several distros that crashed the amdgpu driver. Ended fixing it while running Mint. Really wanted to get away from an Ubuntu-based distro. LMDE was ok, better after the Debian 12 upgrade. Debian was clean but needed manual drivers. MX linux comes with a newer kernel but also includes drivers for things like wireless that are missing in LM and Debian. Examples are the Realtek drivers are finally in the kernel in 6.2 but MX include DKMS drivers for the included 6.1 kernel. My only beef with MX Linux is they have MX Tweaks, MX Tools, and MX Config. Often it is hard to remember where a setting is and you can't find them in the main menu as they are under these programs.
@theradioactiveboar8 ай бұрын
Something to add is that it works great as a portable distro, it runs and boots very fast even as a live USB.
@skelious6 ай бұрын
Great Video i appreciate the attention to details that other channels miss and within a short period of time.
@marksulloway56698 ай бұрын
Using the AHS version of MX Linux for an even newer kernel. Very pleased with the experience. Also easy installation of VM tools to try out other distributions.
@rickgatewood64428 ай бұрын
Switch the panel to the bottom and this is a good XFCE distro. It is my of my favorite Debian based distros after Sparky.
@anonymous_opinions19248 ай бұрын
Agreed. I think the distribution's great but some of the design choices seem intentionally clunky and awkward.
@michaelhopewell77394 ай бұрын
Yeah it's my one minor gripe with MX Linux - it's a ridiculous default, but luckily is easily changed with MX Tweak. I'm pretty sure the majority of people want a standard bottom taskbar though, and seeing that strange side taskbar will definitely put some people off.
@g2kmobile6466 күн бұрын
I thought the review was top notch (as always with your videos). I've been on linux based distros since Ubuntu 10.04. The most frustrating thing in the linux world for me was there is NO GOOD WAY to backup the system. Everything has shortfalls, and quirks, and things that don't work on YOUR system, etc. Then along came MX Linux with its ability to have a live usb thumb drive, and its ability to make .iso snapshots. This was an absolute game changer for me. In my mind it brought a backup system to a linux distro that was as powerful as Windows AND just as easy. I even wound up coming up with a way to make the live usb store its user files in the "Live-usb-storage" area of the thumb drive NATIVELY. SO, since mx 19 I've been one happy camper.
@lance_c13238 ай бұрын
Mx is my favorite distro
@TheLordNugget7 ай бұрын
OMFG that's the distro! I installed an earlier version of it on my laptop. Loved the distro. I then of course forgot which distro it was, lost the install drive, and then wiped the drive the OS was installed on. I've been killing myself since as I've wanted to continue using the distro but couldn't find it.
@MyAudioTweaks4 ай бұрын
Nice review, Jay. I ran MX Linux several years ago and then forgot about it. Recently, I wanted to try it again, so I put it on an unused partition on one of my SSDs. I really like this current version- it feels solid, and runs quick and snappy on all applications. Yes, the lack of an upgrade path is a downside, but I typically install OSes fresh every few years anyway.
@nerdyali41544 ай бұрын
Maybe it's an opinion informed by my Windows background, but I always lean heavily towards complete refresh over upgrade. Always suspicious that there are going to be unnecessary bits and pieces hanging around cluttering things up. I've learned over time to keep data on separate partitions and to use as much portable software as possible.
@jondonnelly38 ай бұрын
My current distro for my steam machine. It just works. No drama.
@jimle222 ай бұрын
Since i've been using MXLinux as my daily driver. I hardly ever boot into Windows 10 anymore unless there are some files I need to get to or something like that. Really enjoying MX.
@mossonthetree8 ай бұрын
This one looks pretty neat, I'm wondering if it's good for playing some games on it as well. Things like Factorio, Starcraft and Diablo. Maybe an idea for a video sometime, to cover some distros with gaming in mind. I'm running Garuda, and I've even set up a Mint with Steam installed.
@mtajang25188 ай бұрын
Rock solid, MX Linux is my daily driver. Sifted from lubuntu 2yrs ago and have never looked back. Snapshot tool (not Timeshift) is unique, is not available in any other distro. Playing around with Linux Mint & all versions of Debian, but MX will be my daily driver of choice as of now.
@johnpinion80337 ай бұрын
You didn't mention MX's ability to configure a whole system, add apps and fully customize it how you want it, and then create a "live install" to deploy that exact system across multiple machines!
@savagej4y2417 ай бұрын
A tool like MX Live USB Maker would've made my refurbishing work from 2012-2017 way easier. No waiting on a network-based installation to see what, if anything, needed troubleshooting.
@LevisRaju8 ай бұрын
Ubuntu also places the application launcher on bottom; but in my opinion, users will be using the Super key as it launches a whole different interface from their current screen (overview) rather than popping up a small menu on the bottom side. But for a whisker menu, placing it on the bottom is not really adding points on usability.
@rockyraab82908 ай бұрын
I use Mint as my daily driver on a tower, Zorin on my (cheap disposable) travel laptop, and MX on my backup emergency laptop in case everything Ubuntu-based turns to garbage. The only reason I don't recommend MX for a first-time Linux convert is that it can be overwhelmingly customizable. It is perfectly usable right out of the box, but once you start clicking on menus, it can be frustrating.
@k.b.tidwell7 ай бұрын
And once you start customizing, you just can't stop, so there goes getting any work done.😁
@p0indexter6247 ай бұрын
great review, one of the better distros out there still supporting 32bit architecture. currently running on an asus eeepc 1000 w 2gigs of ram and a dedicated ssd/partition limited to 8gigs to fit it on. for those who have the device the 8gig partition is a particular annoyance but after some slight de-bloating i manage w 300mb to spare. caveat, home directory must be on 32gig partition to fit.
@DAlexander-q7z4 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you for the thoughtful review. Your potential downside, no upgrade path, is a selling point to me. I find it's good to "contemplate what...(you've)...been clinging to" on occasion.
@zeroone10328 ай бұрын
Very good distro all around and great review gonna stay on this one for a while, i have a nvidia gpu and it's even easier than many distros to install latest drivers if you want to, the only criticism that i have is that the kde version (in my experience) i had unexpected freezes of the system while playing video games, but the xfce version (main version and recommended) works perfectly,.
@VorpalForceField8 ай бұрын
Though is not my distro of choice, I will say they do have some interesting features.. One is they tend to use performance based kernels, which appeal to the gamer crowd.. Another feature I find to be both good and bad is, their init script is their own creation.. Though I find the code base looking like something started as a college project, that over the span of its evolution, has had features tacked on.. Even though it appears feature creep has turned it into an unwieldy behemoth, they do incorporate very nice concepts within it.. They have done very well for such a relatively small dev team. I do believe, if one were to rewrite the init, it would be less than half its current size, and perform much better.
@jesuisjamaiscontent8 ай бұрын
I do agree that MX-Linux is a superb and highly polished distro that works out of the both on every machine I've installed it on. It can also be used as a basis for a mobile OS on a usb key or disk and its iso has many extras to facilitate this.
@HostMagi7 ай бұрын
Honestly, I cannot understand how ant\y distro without a direct upgrade path could be number 1 on Distrowatch or anywhere else. MX Linux is pretty awesome, but as someone that consider efficiency paramount in most things I do, lack of a direct upgrade path is a deal breaker for me.
@rkenw9965 ай бұрын
An earlier commenter mentioned there is a post on the MX website that details upgrading from version 21 to 23. Also that point upgrades happen following Debian's release cycle. Sorry i don't remember the persons @ identity to credit them for this info.
@appleleptiker21 күн бұрын
Seems interesting... I usually use Arch for my main PC and Debian as a server But I did decide to switch from Arch to Debian for my main PC. And this maybe isn't as stock as Debian is but it still looks super interesting regardless. Well, time to Distro Hop again. Especially since it seems that MX doesn't have the DIY Structure that Debian has.
@dominus66957 ай бұрын
What's missing in MX xfce: startup programs aren't as easy or functional as in Linux Mint. A program that runs with wine was impossible to add after several hours of troubleshooting in MX, while in Mint is worked just by adding it without any command. Dragging and dropping things to rearrange them in the panel also seems impossile in MX. KDE seems not polished. Changing the theme to dark makes some input text almost dissapear in the menus, as they're not taken into account with a black background. What's missing in Mint: being able to choose a second mouse in the menu and edit it's parameters individually. As a 2 mice user, this would be very practical to invert the buttons on 1 of them. I'd like to add a 'show desktop' button in mint. This button is gold and having it moved to somewhere else is not a good decision. I really like most of Mint and most of MX, the little details are what make them flawed. I'd not mind if something of both bleeds over to improve them.
@superspectator1238 ай бұрын
Great review. Thank you.
@amnesiacsardine8 ай бұрын
I think the point of having the application menu on the bottom is that it's the same spot as with a horizontal bar.
@xheralt8 ай бұрын
MX Linux is one of my three go-to's, along with Linux Mint (Cinnamon) and Mageia.
@seeratlasdtyria45848 ай бұрын
I did a deep dive into MX and LMDE looking to settle on a new daily driver.- (drum roll)...for personal use, I see the issue as one of looking at a distro as a tool. To tell you the truth, I don't really care whether I can change the color, of say, my hammer for instance, I use a hammer to drive nails, NOT as a fashion statement, similarly, I use a distro to do work,: NOT to work on the distro. In the end, I went LMDE and haven't really looked back. As always though, it's just my personal choice, PS: I DID end up changing the colors of my tabs and buttons though, *wink*.
@rmcellig8 ай бұрын
I have bo,the LMDE and MX Linux on my computer. I love both of them. Very solid and fun. I spend more time in LMDE probably because I like Cinnamon. I'm not sure how to make LMDE faster. MX is faster and so is sparky Linux.
@seeratlasdtyria45848 ай бұрын
@@rmcellig I hear you, Mx seemed a bit faster, but I'm not a 120keys per second typist, and once I get a system the way I like it, I no longer do a lot of compiling. LMDE runs my composing tools plenty fast, is lickety split on video/gaming frames, and takes just a little bit more time on my scientific calculations, but not enough that a cup of coffee won't compensate for :) I also like the ease with which it installs/uninstalls programs and the detail they put in to ensure that the next little upgrade doesn't trash your system/subsystems. Especially coming from Microstuft, where they seem to have abdicated ALL responsibility for pushing out 'upgrades' that are simply 'not ready for Primetime' i.e. they seem to have shouldered the general public with their qc. I can no longer count the times I've had to take MS's advice on an issue to be "Wipe and Reinstall":( My last comment on LMDE vs. MX is that though it may be just my imagination, seems to me that lMDE sanctions the use of a few more repo's than MX.
@vladyslavdiumin41248 ай бұрын
Thank you for the fantastic video.❤❤🎉🎉It maybe think of installing Linux mx on my main PC and maybe later on even on the laptop.❤❤😮😮😊
@collectorguy39198 ай бұрын
The MX installer is well-thought out, where it asks for just enough information to begin copying files, and then it continues copying in the background while you're finishing up setup options. It's a time saver.
@abdusharif6864Ай бұрын
Application menu being at the bottom is easier to reach if you're someone used to the panel being at the bottom (like me).
@nedludd76224 ай бұрын
According to Mx Linux, they moved from Debian 11 to 12 so there is no upgrade path. I have used it for years and there were paths in Deb 10 and I am up to v19, but it is end-of-life so I have to do a clean install. As long as they are in Deb 12, there will likely be upgrade paths.
@k.b.tidwell7 ай бұрын
I download the KDE version last night, and I'm going to try it on my gatekeeper laptop today. I ran MX in the version 19 through 21 days, and enjoyed it, but began an epic hop-fest that ended up back on my very first distro, Mint, and also LMDE. Still, MX has little competition in the tools department, with (in my opinion), Garuda and OpenSUSE being the closest ones. "Different for the sake of being different." -- you've just identified the roots of the MX developers' political philosophies, at least the ones originating from the Anti-X side of things. I personally don't care what anyone chooses to believe, but when their beliefs bleed over into the products they offer, it can be jarring and irritating at times. Of course, it's no problem, barely an inconvenience, to fix all of those discrepancies.
@mabreupr7 ай бұрын
I migrated my windows old PCˋs to Linux MX and performance is great!
@ESTD127 ай бұрын
I used it for my 16 gb ssd, its take 6 gb after install and its work very good. Good job.
@fubaralakbar68008 ай бұрын
I'm on Pop OS, and thinking about going over to Linux Lite, another XFCE-based distro. But I'm just feeling a little too lazy to change out distros right now😋
@penguin21378 ай бұрын
if you're satisfied with your current one, there's really no need to change
@stevenrosscarpenterАй бұрын
I'm thinking of trying Pop OS next. Are you liking it or not?
@fubaralakbar6800Ай бұрын
@@stevenrosscarpenter I love it, especially with Dash-to-Dock and ArcMenu. The reason I considered switching was that I use Wine with some fairly heavy applications and wanted something that would be a little faster. I tried Linux Lite on another machine of roughly equal horsepower, but it didn't perform as well as I expected, so I decided to stick with Pop OS on my laptop.
@robertmaxa66318 ай бұрын
I've noticed they've taken away features, such as "flatpak" isn't enabled by default, as in previous versions. Gthumb isn't installed, as in the previous version and the codec installer, isn't in "MX Tools", as in the previous version. These are what stuck out. I love MX linux, I run it as a "live USB", and works great, for what I need it for.
@mpav1047 ай бұрын
Everything you claim has been taken away is still there, though due to double ups, moved into MX Package Installer. GThumb was causing grievous issues for many users so it was canned in favour of Nomacs. I voted against using GThumb when it was originally suggested and I'm very, very glad we've come back to NoMacs, it was almost unanimous amongst the Dev team. If you want GThumb so badly go ahead and install it, it's still available as are all the other 65,000 Debian packages.
@60fpslocked3 ай бұрын
MX may be the best way to experience Debian with NVIDIA. While Debian failed to reboot to desktop after NVIDIA drivers installation, MX reports midway through kernel module compilation that the versions mismatch, then simply asks to restart, all this in a popup when rest of system upgrade still proceeds. And on restart you get desktop as expected. These small things mean the team actually tests stuff before releasing them, unlike some who go by legacy brand image.
@CyBeRTRoNFLuXАй бұрын
thats an awsome shirt !!
@Being_Joe5 ай бұрын
Found a T500 Thinkpad for $15 and put MX on it. It is very usable.
@stevegerst52298 ай бұрын
I’ve used Mx Linux for over a year now and it’s been a very good to me. I’ve also used it as a crutch to understand Debian.
@MattMcCullough8 ай бұрын
MX rocks. I have MX Fluxbox edition on a HP laptop I got from my job
@donaldmickunas85528 ай бұрын
I used MXLinux as my daily driver a few years ago. I was impressed with it then but let’s just say that it wasn’t for me. I’m glad to hear that it has remained an awesome distro. Nice review.
@stevenrosscarpenterАй бұрын
Which distros did you switch to?
@donaldmickunas8552Ай бұрын
@@stevenrosscarpenter Void Linux with DWM.
@stevenrosscarpenterАй бұрын
@@donaldmickunas8552 that seems very lightweight. I may give that a go. I'm using MX Linux because I'm a bit of a n3wb still, but looking to branch out with a different distro on a secondary laptop.
@cgooderham8 ай бұрын
Don’t know much about a science book, don’t know much about the French I took, but I do know that I love your T-shirt!
@microxptech7 ай бұрын
The best channel which publishing Linux experience
@johns34212 ай бұрын
Tried to instal Mx 32 bit on a friends laptop using a DVD as her laptop is pretty old and won't recognise a USB stick. Unfortunately, apart from taking a very long time load up from the DVD which I expected it refused to proceed beyond the keyboard option during installation. After about twenty minutes I decided it had failed and gave up.. I decided to register on the MX forum to get some advice and maybe confirm how long an install should take from a DVD . Having gone through the process of registering I was told I'd be sent an email to complete registration, Several hours later I'm still waiting. Not impressed so it's back to Mint which at least works!
@UncleSpellbinder7 ай бұрын
I do like MX. But I'm a sucker for a rolling release. Arch spoiled me. One of the main reasons I left Mint was it's not a rolling release. It would be great if there was an MX Linux SID edition.
@JA_BRE8 ай бұрын
T-shirt is the best!
@jamesmurphy3698 ай бұрын
I'm running mx with Kde wayland. It's beautiful.
@Jason-fm4my8 ай бұрын
So if I'm experiencing errors, the update will reset everything to factory default settings. That's pretty cool actually.
@sergioh.5698 ай бұрын
Please, give SparkyLinux a try in 2024. It's another distro that improves Debian for desktop use.
@xianshengzhengxiong8 ай бұрын
MX Linux is one of my favorites. It feels really underrated in the communities I find myself in.
@Uniblab87 ай бұрын
MX is my daily driver for quite a few years. I was even a MEPIS user at one time. It's a superior distro. The full version works well on my Pi 5...not the respin,
@NADEEMKHAN-sj5hn8 ай бұрын
I recommend linux mint Debian Edition or pure Debian if update is a issue
@jakobw1356 ай бұрын
Is it any wonder from what you describe, that MX Linux is the most popular distribution out there, from what I've heard?
@claytonpellow476712 күн бұрын
distro watch top 3 most used linux right now, MX linux, Mint, endeavour os
@Ranblv8 ай бұрын
tried it last year. couldn't get any of my workflow to run on it. had problems with virtual box and other things. went back to mint. i do enjoy keeping an eye on it but not ready yet to try it again.
@downburst32364 күн бұрын
MX Linux excels as a Live Boot distro, for computer repairs. But then again, so does Hiren's CD, even in 2024.
@VintageGearMan7 ай бұрын
MX.23.2 really needs almost no tweaks or adjustments but available if you need to go there.
@davidwayne99828 ай бұрын
Is that "no upgrade path" a thing with THIS version only? I've never had any issue doing that. I don't mind either way-- I kinda like to re- install things every so often anyway... save me distro - hopping for something useless...
@martinlroth67728 ай бұрын
If you search "update mx Linux", they provide instructions to go from 19 to 21 and 21 to 23. I updated not too long ago. I'm not sure what that "no upgrade path" is about.
@savagej4y2417 ай бұрын
Yeah, the info in the video is just wrong, there is an upgrade path. The catch is there's no easy upgrade utility that fixes issues along the way for you like in Mint. I can see how a lot of people wouldn't be comfortable without one. However, reading about it, the dreaded "Your apt policy is incorrect, Reboot" result potential makes it seem like a turn-off to me.
@jpwillm52528 ай бұрын
Solid as a rock, beautiful and user friendly, this is the distribution that I recommend or install to people who just want to use Linux and have peace of mind. Thank you for this review !😎
@tonywise1987 ай бұрын
MX Linux is just an awesome Distro. It has taken over my desktop from Ubuntu.
@rdnowlin12063 күн бұрын
On my 2nd system, I have Debian 12 w/ XFCE as a DE. Can I customize this setup to look like MX-linux? 2 Q: what's the difference in functionality.
@jameswilliams-nw3lq2 ай бұрын
I love that shirt😂
@jondonnelly38 ай бұрын
I didn't know you can't upgrade to a new distro version, that is bad news for me. Another distro bites the dust!
@avidwriter28828 ай бұрын
I'm new to Linux and I think there are too many. This is one of the big reasons lots of people stay away. It's very intimidating. Maybe these teams need to consolidate? I think 3 to 5 is good.
@pauledo50268 ай бұрын
How did you make the matrix wallpaper in the computer behind you?
@jimmyrichards55958 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure that is a package that is available in most distributions called “cmatrix”. To get it like he had it running, you’d need to fullscreen your terminal. Hope that helps!
@dohyea60935 ай бұрын
My laptop is so anemic that windows constantly freezes. Never happens with MXLinux using dual boot. Only problem is some shared folders on my nas don't show up with the file explorer so I still use windows sometimes.