MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

[dolphin_oracle]

https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-21-beta-2-n ... -purposes/

don't forget the Quick-system-info output and the appropriate log files per the blog post when reporting bugs.

[gsm]

No boot. Immediately after installation and rebooting MX KDE Beta2, boot with default sysv kernel, using Manjaro grub2. Only boot splash screen.

boot.log:

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------------ Sun Sep 05 10:22:45 CEST 2021 ------------
rootMX21: recovering journal
rootMX21: clean, 319311/8445952 files, 2572664/33773744 blocks
INIT: version 2.96 booting
Using makefile-style concurrent boot in runlevel S.
Starting hotplug events dispatcher: systemd-udevd.
Synthesizing the initial hotplug events (subsystems)...done.
Synthesizing the initial hotplug events (devices)...done.
Waiting for /dev to be fully populated...done.

The above sequence is repeated all the time (recovering journal)
Systemd kernel is ok and boots very fast.

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root@mx:/var/log# /usr/local/bin/inxi -F
System:
  Host: mx Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Console: tty 1 
  Distro: MX-21_KDE_beta2_x64 Wildflower September 4  2021 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: Berkeley v: 1.xx serial: X312345678 
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: 5.04 date: 06/23/2007 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core2 Quad bits: 64 type: MCP L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
  Speed: 1813 MHz min/max: 1596/2394 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1813 2: 1902 3: 1596 
  4: 1596 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] driver: radeon 
  v: kernel 
  Display: server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
  resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD CAICOS (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.10.0-8-amd64 LLVM 11.0.1) 
  v: 3.3 Mesa 21.1.5 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network driver: e1000e 
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:1b:fc:c4:c8:32 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 3.17 TiB used: 6.99 GiB (0.2%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Hitachi model: HDS721010DLE630 size: 931.51 GiB 
  ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Western Digital model: WD15EARS-00MVWB0 size: 1.36 TiB 
  ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 125.76 GiB used: 6.99 GiB (5.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sde4 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 51.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 51 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 

Edit: Tried also MX21 XFCE Beta2, booting sysv without problems, at the same hardware configuration and same partition.
Should i retry the KDE version?

SOLVED!
So i gave it a retry and reinstalled the KDE version again. Now it boots (sysv and systemd kernels)! The only difference is that i did not remove the boot device of the live system, before i rebooted into the installed KDE system. So problem is solved by just a retry of the installation from the same iso.

[JayM]

Please read the forum rules which state

System information, terminal commands and their results, log file contents, scripts and similar must be formatted as code by using the </> button in the forum's editor. Do not post these items as plain text or quotations. Doing so disrupts the flow of the thread and is difficult to read.

Then edit your post and change the quote tags to code tags.

[baldyeti]

If you already have the beta1 ISO, it is possible to convert it to the beta2 ISO using the zsync protocol, whilst only downloading about 11% of the full size image. You need to use the helper script provided by fehlix here (slightly adapted below)

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#!/bin/bash

# zsync helper script
# for MX-19-beta Testing

# filename MX21kde-zsync-helper.sh


usage()
{
	echo "Usage $0 script"
	echo "$0 download_filename.iso inputfile.iso"
	echo "	Where inputfile.iso is the file you already have that's similar to the one you download"
	echo
	echo "$0 download_filename.iso"
	echo "	This command format will search automatically for the most recent MX*x64.iso file in the current folder"
	exit
}

[[ "$1" == "--help" || "$1" == "-h" ]] && usage


TARGET="$1"
[[ -z "$1" ]] && {
	echo "You need to specify a file name to download. exiting..."
	echo
	usage
}
echo "Downloading \"$1\" file"

grep "x64" <<< "$1" && ARCH="x64" || ARCH="386"

# add available local ISO-sources here - newest first
# check latest ISO-sources are available
SOURCE="$2"

[[ -f "$SOURCE" ]] && echo "Using input file:" "$SOURCE" || {
	[[ "$SOURCE" == "" ]] && echo "Input source not specified, trying to find a useful ISO in current path"
	[[ "$SOURCE" != "" ]] && echo "Input file \"$SOURCE\" not found, trying to find a useful ISO in current path"
	SOURCE=$(find . -iname "MX*$ARCH*.iso" -printf "%T+\t%p\n" | sort -r | head -1 | cut -f2)
	[[ "$SOURCE" != "" ]] && echo "Using "$SOURCE" source file" || {
		echo "Could not found an appropriate input file, exiting..."
		echo
		usage
	}
}

# do we have zsync
command -v zsync >&- || {
	# opps we need to and install zsync
	sudo apt-get update
	sudo apt-get install zsync
}

ZSYNC="${TARGET}".zsync

# get closest sourceforge server for zsync

#DOWNLD=https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-linux/files/Testing/MX-19/"${ZSYNC}"/download
DOWNLD=https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-linux/files/Testing/beta2/kde/"${ZSYNC}"/download
SPIDER=$(wget -nv --spider "${DOWNLD}" 2>&1 | grep -Eo https.*iso.zsync | sed 's/https/http/')

[[ -z "$SPIDER" ]] && {
	 echo; echo "Could not find \"$1\" file on SourceForge server, please check the name. Exiting..."
	 echo
	 usage
}

# let's do zsync
[[ -f "${TARGET}" ]] || echo; echo "Executing zsync command"; zsync -i "$SOURCE" "${SPIDER}" || {
	echo
	usage
}

save this as MX21-zsync-helper.sh in the same folder where you have the beta1 iso, then invoke it as follows:

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bash ./MX21-zsync-helper.sh  MX-21_KDE_beta2_x64.iso MX-21_KDE_beta1_x64.iso

the procedure should work for the xfce or fluxbox betas, too, by replacing "kde" in the script above in the "DOWNLD=xyz" line

[gsm]

Quick info systemd:

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-8-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet 7 
           splash init=/lib/systemd/systemd 
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-21_KDE_beta2_x64 Wildflower September 4  2021 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: Berkeley v: 1.xx serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 5.04 
           date: 06/23/2007 
Battery:   Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M185 serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) 
           rechargeable: yes status: Discharging 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core2 Quad bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Merom family: 6 model-id: F (15) 
           stepping: 7 microcode: 6A L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19151 
           Speed: 1645 MHz min/max: 1596/2394 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1645 2: 1700 3: 1756 4: 1683 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled 
           Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: EPT disabled 
           Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] vendor: ASUSTeK 
           driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 1002:6779 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa compositor: kwin_x11 
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: AMD CAICOS (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.10.0-8-amd64 LLVM 11.0.1) v: 3.3 Mesa 21.1.5 compat-v: 3.1 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
           chip ID: 8086:293e 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel 82566DC-2 Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: kernel port: c080 
           bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:294c 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 3.17 TiB used: 7.01 GiB (0.2%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
           speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q scheme: MBR 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
           speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 0102 scheme: MBR 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Hitachi model: HDS721010DLE630 size: 931.51 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B 
           speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: A600 scheme: MBR 
           ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Western Digital model: WD15EARS-00MVWB0 size: 1.36 TiB block size: physical: 512 B 
           logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: AB51 scheme: MBR 
           ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
           speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 3B6Q scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 128.84 GiB size: 125.76 GiB (97.61%) used: 7.01 GiB (5.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sde4 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 49 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://nl.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
           2: deb http://nl.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye ahs
Info:      Processes: 215 Uptime: 27m Memory: 7.77 GiB used: 1.07 GiB (13.8%) Init: systemd v: 247 runlevel: 5 default: 5 
           Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Shell: quick-system-in running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

[Gerson]

Good morning and congratulations for beta 2.
I have MX KDE, do I need to install beta 2 from scratch or with the updates that have arrived I already have beta 2?

[asqwerth]

@Gerson

The problem with not installing from scratch is that your feedback may not reflect what is in beta 2, but in your updated beta1 [installer, other changes in configs and preinstalled packages, etc - see the blog post].

I know beta1 is working well for a lot of people, but without proper feedback on the changes in beta2 that might not be reflected in your current usage of beta 1 e.g. the updated installer and installation process, the devs can't improve the same in MX21.

Since this is a feedback thread, if you are continuing to use beta1, any feedback and issues you report should make clear whether you are using beta 1 (as updated) or 2. And you can try to follow the blog post to make your beta1 more like beta 2, eg remove gtk-nocsd package, install mx-comfort gtk themes, etc.

[markol]

Installed beta2 in VirtualBox, everything went smooth except I only have logout icon in Applications menu. No shutdown or restart.
Icons were present in the previous beta.

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-8-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-21_KDE_beta2_x64 Wildflower September 4  2021 
           base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Virtualbox System: innotek product: VirtualBox v: 1.2 serial: <filter> Chassis: Oracle Corporation type: 1 
           serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: Oracle model: VirtualBox v: 1.2 serial: <filter> BIOS: innotek v: VirtualBox date: 12/01/2006 
Battery:   ID-1: BAT0 charge: 50.0 Wh condition: 50.0/50.0 Wh (100%) volts: 10.0/10.0 model: innotek 1 type: Unknown 
           serial: N/A status: Full 
CPU:       Topology: Single Core model: Intel Core i7-4720HQ bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Haswell family: 6 model-id: 3C (60) 
           stepping: 3 microcode: N/A L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 bogomips: 5187 
           Speed: 2594 MHz min/max: N/A Core speed (MHz): 1: 2594 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported 
           Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion 
           Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT Host state unknown 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Unknown: Dependent on hypervisor status 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: VMware SVGA II Adapter driver: vmwgfx v: 2.18.0.0 bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 15ad:0405 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: vmware unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa compositor: kwin_x11 
           resolution: 1346x758~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 11.0.1 256 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.1.5 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_intel8x0 v: kernel bus ID: 00:05.0 chip ID: 8086:2415 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet driver: e1000 v: kernel port: d020 bus ID: 00:03.0 chip ID: 8086:100e 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Intel 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI type: network bridge driver: piix4_smbus v: N/A port: d200 bus ID: 00:07.0 
           chip ID: 8086:7113 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 15.09 GiB used: 6.94 GiB (46.0%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: VirtualBox model: VBOX HARDDISK size: 15.09 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
           speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 1.0 scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 14.18 GiB size: 13.85 GiB (97.71%) used: 6.94 GiB (50.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 896.0 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache pressure: 100 (default) 
           dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   Message: No sensors data was found. Is sensors configured? 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb https://ftp.arnes.si/mirrors/mxlinux/packages/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
           2: deb https://ftp.arnes.si/mirrors/mxlinux/packages/mx/repo/ bullseye ahs
Info:      Processes: 179 Uptime: 10m Memory: 5.71 GiB used: 708.8 MiB (12.1%) Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 
           Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 alt: 10 Shell: quick-system-in running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

And thumbs up for changing the default Conky appearance! Nice touch

[baldyeti]

Installed successfully to same MBR logical partition which previously held beta1

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System:
  Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-8-amd64 
  root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
  init=/lib/systemd/systemd 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM 
  Distro: MX-21_KDE_beta2_x64 Wildflower September 4  2021 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: N/A v: N/A serial: <filter> 
  Chassis: type: 3 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: B75M-D3H serial: <filter> 
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: F15 date: 10/23/2013 
CPU:
  Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i5-3470 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  arch: Ivy Bridge family: 6 model-id: 3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 21 
  L2 cache: 6144 KiB 
  flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx 
  bogomips: 25542 
  Speed: 1914 MHz min/max: 1600/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1914 
  2: 1848 3: 1829 4: 1903 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled 
  Type: l1tf 
  mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled 
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled 
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
  Type: spec_store_bypass 
  mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp 
  Type: spectre_v1 
  mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: 
  conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
  Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode 
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics 
  vendor: Gigabyte driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
  chip ID: 8086:0152 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa compositor: kwin_x11 resolution: 1680x1050~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 2500 (IVB GT1) 
  v: 4.2 Mesa 21.1.5 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 
  chip ID: 8086:1e20 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 02:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 8.75 GiB (0.5%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ABA200 size: 1.82 TiB 
  block size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s 
  rotation: 5700 rpm serial: <filter> rev: ABB0 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw size: 17.43 GiB size: 16.99 GiB (97.47%) 
  used: 8.75 GiB (51.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda18 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.05 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap 
  swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache pressure: 100 (default) 
  dev: /dev/sda9 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 37.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
  1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
  2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
  1: deb http://mirror.tiguinet.net/mx/packages/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
  2: deb http://mirror.tiguinet.net/mx/packages/mx/repo/ bullseye ahs
Info:
  Processes: 212 Uptime: 2m Memory: 7.65 GiB used: 969.4 MiB (12.4%) 
  Init: systemd v: 247 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.1 
  alt: 10 Shell: quick-system-in running in: quick-system-in 
  inxi: 3.0.36 

Unfortunately still exhibits the same two small glitches i mentioned before:
- installing grub to pbr does not default to the correct partition
- booting in systemd mode complains about missing /etc/machine-id (another user suggested a work-around in the beta1 thread)

There also seems to be something odd with "mx date & time/network time": at first it did not work but then it did after i adjusted the time manually

[Gerson]

MX 21 KDE beta 2 is already installed, in 11 minutes it did it, everything from zero including the /home, then came 3 updates and then to customize it. I have no crashes and everything installs beautifully.