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I started with programming in machine language, then Assembler, worked in DOS for a while then along came Windows. Had progressed up to
WinXP and Kubuntu on the side, when a friend suggested Mepis. This led on to MX14 and, instead of moving to other Linux versions (which were tried) I have ...

Any technical reason why need to reinstall mx linux when there is a new version? I tried different distros before and I never heared of this.


You may not have heard of this but it is the norm if you use Linux long enough. Sooner or later some piece of software will not be compatible with one ...

Yes, it has to do with the change of generations in the underlying Debian. MX 19 is based on Debian 10. MX 18.3 was based on Debian 9. You can't go from one generation to the next without a re-install. At least it is difficult, at best, and not recommended for the non-experts.

There are some ...

Any technical reason why need to reinstall mx linux when there is a new version? I tried different distros before and I never heared of this.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:33 am You need to back those up. You said nothing about that, you mentioned uninstalling. That is not needed.

Backup just for safety purpose or install 19 over 18 would delete all personal files?

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:23 am You do not need to uninstall it. You can install right over it.

All personal files would be gone?

I just find out updating to MX LInux 19 means someone needs to uninstall 18 then install 19. This doesn't make much sense for me.

I just find out updating to MX Linux 19 means someone needs to uninstall MX Liunux 18 first, this part is so bad and doesn't make much sense for me.

There are many rumors in internet like...
the ranking for MX Linux in LinuxDistro is fake
only around 1700 subscriber for MX Linux channel in Reddit, comparing to like 120K for Ubuntu
read comments here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/b2mxot/why_is_mx_linux_so_popular/
so any idea the real ...

What ↑they↑ said.

Mint is Ubuntu-based and Ubuntu will soon be dropping support for 32-but systems, so there won't be many more updates. MX and antiX will continue to support those systems for the foreseeable future. Of those two, I would say that MX will run slower but be easier to use ...