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Dolphin-Oracle solution worked. Everything good.

Doing the usual MX23 update/upgrade on a live usb stick with root persistence:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

And getting "Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)"

Not sure what to do. The full process below:

sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency ...

I'm a little late to this thread, but the ONLY way I use MX21 is as a live USB with persistence. Once loaded up it is as fast as an SSD in real world use.

I keep a half dozen usb sticks with MX21 installed on each one. Each burned at a different point in time, so I always have backups in case ...

Thanks !!

I updated the kernal to the most recent 5.x version in the MX repostory. It did not solve the backlight adjustment problem.

But I did stumble across a work-around using the excellent MX Tweaks.

MX Tweaks > Display tab > then set the brightness where you wish. The setting holds between reboots.

I ...

There may be a bug for adjusting brightness with the Fn - brightness keys. The dim-to-bright popup displays, but the bar adjusting brightness cannot be moved. It is stuck right in the middle at about 50 percent.

This is happening on both a Lenovo x220 (i7-model) and a a Lenovo x230 (with IPS ...

Thumbs up for Featherpad.

As already noted, it is one of those in-between the most simple such as Mousepad, and the most sophisticated such as Geany.

Plus, Mousepad and Geany are both very simple to install through Debian if one wants those, which I do. Featherpad is more hassle to install on ...

Thanks. Geany markdown .deb very helpful, and easy...

I've been messing with a bit, too. And the Notepadqq AppImage works fine. And not installing needed.