MX-18 Feedback

[dolphin_oracle]

I'm even starting to like the default wallpaper...

Can you remind me what it is? I just upgraded the RC and and stayed with what I had. In fact what is the grub background and splash?

Grub is elegant-linen I think and splash is elegant-linen2

[Jerry3904]

Just was looking for something and found the anomaly. :)

Thanks for the reminder, I will do it tomorrow morning.

[richb]

I'm even starting to like the default wallpaper...

Can you remind me what it is? I just upgraded the RC and and stayed with what I had. In fact what is the grub background and splash?

Grub is elegant-linen I think and splash is elegant-linen2

Thanks.

[Paul..]

Cooking up the newer kernels now; will take a while, even with a six core CPU.

It looks like the Debian Secure Boot solution requires the Debian Installer, though.

How weird is that?! Some key management for UEFI perhaps?

[dolphin_oracle]

Cooking up the newer kernels now; will take a while, even with a six core CPU.

It looks like the Debian Secure Boot solution requires the Debian Installer, though.

How weird is that?! Some key management for UEFI perhaps?

hmm...we just need to find out what the debian installer does, right? I wonder if they are setting up a self-signed key.

[Stevo]

Well, they use this package for 64-bit in Sid: https://packages.debian.org/sid/linux-i ... .0-1-amd64

which is generated along with a host of others by this source package: https://packages.debian.org/source/sid/ ... gned-amd64

[whell]

Well, I got around to installing MX-18 this morning. Clean install on a clean partition. This has to be one of the worst installation experiences with any Linux distro that I've ever tried.

Boring. Absolutely, stunningly boring.

The initial install worked flawlessly, and very quickly. Nothing hung, or generated error messages. Nearly all I had to do was sit there and watch. I didn't have to fiddle with anything or reboot and start over. I mean, really. You MX devs have apparently under-estimated how a dodgy installation process can make the end user feel....well....needed, I guess.

And to add insult to injury, after the install MX 18 booted up without issue or error. I was able to quickly find and install the programs I use frequently. They all work. I set up access to my Windows network drives without isnsue.

Next time, please try harder to make the installation something that makes the end user feel more involved...engaged... I haven't felt this unnecessary since my daughters became teenagers.

All tongue in cheek of course. Great job folks. So far MX18 has been a joy to use!

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CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Pentium T4500 bits: 64 type: MCP L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
           Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/2300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197 
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           syscall tm tm2 tsc vme xsave xtpr 

[CaputAlista]

The following situations I get when booting with the default options (with o without state folder)

off pc --> win 10 --> reboot --> mx live usb ==> ok use ram +/- 400MB
off pc --> mx live usb ==> not ok use ram increasing --> reboot --> mx live usb ==> not ok use ram increasing +/- 1.7 G increase 3.7 GB i shut down
off pc --> mx live usb ==> not ok use ram increasing --> shut down --> mx live usb ==> not ok use ram ncreasing


that is to say it works well I have to start with windows. Why?

[Stevo]

Well, I got around to installing MX-18 this morning. Clean install on a clean partition. This has to be one of the worst installation experiences with any Linux distro that I've ever tried.

Boring. Absolutely, stunningly boring.
...

The next version of the installer will play old public domain cartoons or have a Tetris-type game built-in.

[Eadwine Rose]

Pacman.. and when you get caught by a ghost you have to start aaaallll over again.