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MX Linux Legacy GNOME Remix is a new respin of MX Linux 21.3 AHS, an unofficial respin using systemd and the Linux 6.5 AHS kernel. It replaces the XFCE desktop with the GNOME desktop. It provides a macOS-like look and feel with an emphasis on GTK 3 customization and HiDPI display compatibility. This ...

MX Linux GNOME Remix is a new respin of MX Linux 23.3, an unofficial respin using systemd. It replaces the XFCE desktop with the GNOME desktop. It provides a macOS-like look and feel with an emphasis on simplicity and HiDPI display compatibility. The desktop background was created by myself using a ...

Yes, I tried a ahs-kernel
only yesterday I realized that ahs kernels are maybe//probably optimized for sysV units and won't work on systemd
However, it's not a problem :-)
Thanks


No worries. Yes, the Budgie desktop does have its limitations as with GNOME, but is faster and less hardware ...

Tony45 wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 6:30 am Still OK, but......It looks like that upgrading kernels is not possible without breaking things.
No, it is not a necessity . Just reporting
:-) -)

I updated the stable kernel with no issues. Do you mean installing a backport or AHS kernel?

MX Linux Budgie Remix is a new respin of MX Linux 23.3, an unofficial respin using systemd. It replaces the XFCE desktop with the Budgie desktop. It provides a Mac OS-like look and feel with an emphasis on performance and HiDPI display compatibility. The desktop background was created by myself ...

@Joseph DeGarmo

There is some work happening with using systemd with the Live system, it is in-progress and not 100% yet. Note I don't use MX-Snapshot nor have I had time to build test ISOs with this functionality but to my knowledge the MX-23 template has an initrd that can work with systemd ...

It's a shame you had trouble with it. The Budgie desktop is embedded in the pro version and I had no issues with it. I'll see what I can do with a Budgie respin.

Well, just try to boot the pro version normally on sysvinit mode, but if you log into the performance mode, then remember to DO NOT logout. Trying to log back into it will cause a crash. Do a reboot instead. And yes, the true reason why this is an issue is because the performance mode is actually ...

Tony45 wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2024 10:03 am There is NO top bar visible ( or invisible )
I think the system is not rebooting into systemd ( yes, I pressed the right entry )

?

Did you go to advanced options on grub and select the kernel with systemd???

On the center of the top bar on the login screen is a session drop-down menu
there is no top bar. Just the standard screen with a bottom bar.

I will do a new install later in the day or tomorrow morning and look for << those things >> before I do anything else.like updating and new kernel
See ...