MX-14 beta 2

[chrispop99]

I did not install at all. I cannot find the virtualbox-4.2 package (I would like to put my vdi or whatever that thing is called again back) and I have no clue what I need to install

If you search Synaptic for virtualbox, it finds version 4.2.16. The information on the lower part of the screen tells you what else is needed.

Since my last post, I have installed a virtual XP, and all works as expected.

Chris

[chrispop99]

minor things, like launch feedback (for those new I'd put this in, noobs like me like to see something happen when they start an application), putting a web hosted image on the desktop that refreshes after a few minutes (picture frame in kde can do that), and have a moonphase screenlet (like kmoon). Tried for a day on the two latter ones to find something that worked but nope.

As far as I know, launch feedback is not available with Xfce. It's one of the omissions that keeps it lean.

A picture frame, and a moon phase display would both be possible using Conky; it's not a point-and-click type of application however! I'm sure in time someone here would be able to help with this - I don't have an intimate knowledge of the program sadly.

Anyway, just wanted to share my satisfaction on this new MX14, it is well on its way to becoming my new main system!

Remember MX-14 is in its very early stages - second Beta of something completely new to Mepis/antiX - so I'm sure there will be a lot more good things coming!

Chris

[BitJam]

[...] and have a moonphase screenlet (like kmoon). Tried for a day on the two latter ones to find something that worked but nope.

I am not familiar with kmoon but I use the gkrellm moon clock. You can installed it via the gkrellmoon package.

GKrellM is a system monitor like Conky. Perhaps it is showing its age but it is usually one of the very first apps I install because without it it feels like I'm flying blind. If you don't want all of the monitors, you can disable everything and just enable the moon clock. I use a transparent theme (Pseudo transparency) which makes it look like the moon is just floating on your desktop (if everything else is disabled).

It has plenty of other tricks. I've attached a small tarball that contains 3 slightly different invisible themes. I have almost 200 themes installed but I much prefer the invisible themes because they work well with almost any bg image.

Here is a screen shot of it next to the default panel with everything turned off except the moon clock. AFAIK, the size of the moon clock is not adjustable.

moonclock2.jpg

[Eadwine Rose]

GKrellM: looking good that moon! Thanks for the screenshot. Definitely need to look into that one. Can it run next to conky without issues? I have just finished configuring that, so.. heh. Hate to lose it.

[kmathern]

Just booted the system and there is something in the syslog that appears very time, minor, but I figured I'd put it here:

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Feb 13 08:48:55 eadwinemx14beta2 kernel: [   72.958310] apt-notifier.py[3380]: segfault at 4 ip b5b5a660 sp bf84aad0 error 4 in libQtCore.so.4.8.2[b5af2000+2dd000]

Should I open a separate thread for the printing and apt notifier?

I've also seen the apt-notifier segfaults listed in syslog with Mepis 11 & 12. I'm not sure what causes it, the notifier seems to work okay in spite of the segfault.

[Eadwine Rose]

Yep me too. Ah well. It is not flooding the system or anything *shrug*

[BitJam]

GKrellM: looking good that moon! Thanks for the screenshot. Definitely need to look into that one. Can it run next to conky without issues? I have just finished configuring that, so.. heh. Hate to lose it.

Yes. I use both. No problem. The nice thing about GKrellM is that there is no config file to edit; it is all done via a GUI. OTOH, it is not nearly as flexible as Conky. OTOOH, I think GKrellM looks better OOTB.

[Eadwine Rose]

Where did you get the moonthingie? Still need to install it, just wondering how to go about this


Edit: never mind.. moon clock, it is in synaptic.

me <---- READ already

[Eadwine Rose]

It works, thanks! One thing I would like to know is how to increase the size, not just the width, but the size of the moon basically, do you know how to do that?
edit: asked via PM, avoids clutter

*continues fiddling, happy with the new system*

[golinuxgo]

GKrellM is a system monitor like Conky. Perhaps it is showing its age but it is usually one of the very first apps I install because without it it feels like I'm flying blind.

It has plenty of other tricks. I've attached a small tarball that contains 3 slightly different invisible themes. I have almost 200 themes installed but I much prefer the invisible themes because they work well with almost any bg image.

I also find gkrellm useful. Not for the moonphase but for the reminder plugin. Events can be set for every x number of days (not just weekly, monthly etc), plays music as a reminder (in addition to a popup) and you can reset the reminder for x hours later on the fly to keep reminding you until it gets done. It's a very pleasant nag. Thanks for the transparent themes.

*edit* The transparent themes you posted are not transparent here (on refracta xfce). Are they transparent only for the moonclock?