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by rmcaetanoalves
Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: Package Requests/Status - MX 17/18
Topic: sudo apt autoremove
Replies: 19
Views: 6963

Re: sudo apt autoremove


rmcaetanoalves, The MX Updater does that for you.

To OP, FWIW, I routinely run the autoremove and autoclean commands. But from the command line. If I see something weird I stop the process until I know what is going to be removed. Ask on the forum until you know what is up. And I agree with the ...
by rmcaetanoalves
Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:38 pm
Forum: Package Requests/Status - MX 17/18
Topic: sudo apt autoremove
Replies: 19
Views: 6963

Re: sudo apt autoremove



This is quite an eye opener for me. I do my updates regularly and if I see the auto remove message that’s what I do. I have never broken anything in the past 2 years since I left Windows for MX. But it seems I could have done?

My question is how does a non technical user like myself decide what ...
by rmcaetanoalves
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:44 pm
Forum: Package Requests/Status - MX 17/18
Topic: sudo apt autoremove
Replies: 19
Views: 6963

Re: sudo apt autoremove


You can add it as an option in the MX updater.

Since this command can also destroy a system if a beginner starts messing with metapackages, as it has so many times in the past, I would not add it as an automatic option. People have said, "sure, remove 800 packages? Seems legit" way, way, too ...
by rmcaetanoalves
Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: XFCE, FluxBox or KDE?
Replies: 5
Views: 4682

Re: XFCE, FluxBox or KDE?

dolphin_oracle wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:43 pm fluxbox consumes the least resources. xfce and KDE are pretty close and its pretty much a matter of personal preference.
Thanks for the information...
Can I install MX Linux only with FluxBox? Or do I need to install with XFCE and then install FluxBox module?
by rmcaetanoalves
Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: XFCE, FluxBox or KDE?
Replies: 5
Views: 4682

XFCE, FluxBox or KDE?

Good afternoon community.

I started using MX Linux recently and I'm finding the system amazing, very agile and extremely stable, the developers are to be congratulated.
I would like to clarify a question with more advanced users about FluxBox, XFCE and KDE versions.
Of these 3 desktop managers ...

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