Distrowatch review grumbles

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colin_b
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#361 Post by colin_b »

Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-10-23
Votes: 0

I can not install OSDLyrics (lyrics fetcher/displayer) properly on MX 19, this is not happened in version 18.3. Downgrading to old stable.
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#362 Post by PPC »

colin_b wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:08 pm
Version: 19
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-10-23
Votes: 0

I can not install OSDLyrics (lyrics fetcher/displayer) properly on MX 19, this is not happened in version 18.3. Downgrading to old stable.
9_9
Well, that user could try to install directly from the application's Git page ( granted, they do not have instructions how to do that there, but the user could have asked for help here or even better- ask for the app to be packaged for Mx 19...) But that's just me!
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#363 Post by asqwerth »

The user still rated MX19 as an 8 out of 10 though. So it doesn't seem to be a deliberate attempt to lower MX's score, esp since he moved back to 18.3. Probably his way of saying that MX19 loses out to 18.3 right now because he says (rightly or wrongly) that he can't use that one program. Not everyone wants to participate in the forum.

The one which Huckleberry commented on just above is more questionable.

https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 41#p534641 :
...installing anything new breaks whole system.
No one can tell what he did. Installed from PPA? Made a frankendebian with repos from different branches of Debian? Tried to install a deb file made for Ubuntu or for a different Debian release?
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#364 Post by JayM »

asqwerth wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2019 5:52 am The user still rated MX19 as an 8 out of 10 though. So it doesn't seem to be a deliberate attempt to lower MX's score, esp since he moved back to 18.3. Probably his way of saying that MX19 loses out to 18.3 right now because he says (rightly or wrongly) that he can't use that one program. Not everyone wants to participate in the forum.

The one which Huckleberry commented on just above is more questionable.

https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 41#p534641 :
...installing anything new breaks whole system.
No one can tell what he did. Installed from PPA? Made a frankendebian with repos from different branches of Debian? Tried to install a deb file made for Ubuntu or for a different Debian release?
Or he simply lied.
Please read the Forum Rules, How To Ask For Help, How to Break Your System and Don't Break Debian. Always include your full Quick System Info (QSI) with each and every new help request.
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#365 Post by sunrat »

Now that this topic has hit 365 posts, is it time to fix the spelling of the title? :p
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#366 Post by Eadwine Rose »

:laugh: It has been bugging me from the getgo.. fixing it now!
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Re: Distrowatch reveiw grumbles

#367 Post by mjtux »

sunrat wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:41 am Now that this topic has hit 365 posts, is it time to fix the spelling of the title? :p
:duh: :-)
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Re: Distrowatch review grumbles

#368 Post by Huckleberry Finn »

Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-10-25
Votes: 0

Very disappointed that their is no migration path from 18.3 to 19. If I have to perform a fresh install, I may as well switch to Arch.

Sorry Team, It's been the most stable and fun distro I have ever used.
  • the most stable and fun distro I have ever used.
  • (But I'd never install such a "stable" and fun distro only in 15 min. I can't stand such a thing... Therefore:...)
  • If I have to perform a fresh install, I may as well switch to Arch.
  • (...and without installing and trying I gave MX 19 a "1" )
:confused: Could someone please tell the relation between the expressions?
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Re: Distrowatch review grumbles

#369 Post by Huckleberry Finn »

Version: 19
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-10-27
Votes: 0

Stops running after 2 days, have tried 3 times and the same. The Xfce goes buggy first and then time app stops working, themes stop. It runs well for two days and then hits the wall on my computer AMD threadriipper..
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Re: Distrowatch review grumbles

#370 Post by 8bit »

Ha Ha My review has 25 votes in 4 days.
Version: 19
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-23
Votes: 25

Based on Debian, so it's solid.
Topped with XFCE so it's fast.
MX Tools so it's easy for new users of Linux.
Active, friendly forum so help is quick.
Goes well with toast, butter, and jam.

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