MX-21 KDE/plasma beta 2 feedback thread

[i_ri]

hello dolphin_oracle
installed; change kernel.
As you can see, I did realize, that the WallE machine cannot have software sound problem, if in my own, the answer, the heap machine has the same audio hardware with sounding. then both have sound.

System Setings, Startup and Shutdown, Splash Screen
The breeze selection shows an mx animation.
Breeze does not show breeze.
The setting None shows none okay.

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System:
  Host: <filter> Kernel: 5.13.0-exp-mx2-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.13.0-exp-mx2-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: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP EliteBook 8440p 
  v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 172A v: KBC Version 30.35 
  serial: <filter> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard v: 68CCU Ver. F.60 
  date: 11/11/2015 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 45.8 Wh condition: 47.0/47.0 Wh (100%) 
  volts: 12.3/11.1 model: Hewlett-Packard Primary type: Li-ion 
  serial: <filter> status: Unknown 
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 
  serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes 
  status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5 M 560 bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Nehalem family: 6 model-id: 25 (37) stepping: 5 microcode: 7 
  L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 bogomips: 21284 
  Speed: 1917 MHz min/max: 1199/2667 MHz boost: enabled 
  Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1917 2: 2416 3: 1870 4: 2230 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported 
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion 
  Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no 
  microcode; SMT vulnerable 
  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: conditional, RSB filling 
  Type: srbds status: Not affected 
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
  chip ID: 8086:0046 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: intel compositor: kwin_x11 
  resolution: 1600x900~60Hz, 1280x1024~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (ILK) v: 2.1 Mesa 21.1.5 
  direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:3b56 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.13.0-exp-mx2-amd64 
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: e1000e v: kernel port: 5020 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:10ea 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel 
  port: 5000 bus ID: 43:00.0 chip ID: 8086:4239 
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 29.11 GiB used: 7.93 GiB (27.2%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Glide 
  size: 29.11 GiB block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B 
  speed: <unknown> serial: <filter> rev: 1.27 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw size: 27.58 GiB size: 26.98 GiB (97.82%) 
  used: 7.93 GiB (29.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 1.50 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap 
  swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache pressure: 100 (default) 
  dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 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://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
  2: deb http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye ahs
Info:
  Processes: 195 Uptime: 35m Memory: 3.64 GiB used: 816.2 MiB (21.9%) 
  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 

[i_ri]

hello dolphin_oracle
Standard Menu
right-click in Desktop
Desktop and Folder View with keyboard shortcuts that differ;
the Standard Menu listed, displayed, written keyboard shortcuts are mixed-up. for each, both.
Can I edit my own Standard Menus?
to list applied keyboard shortcuts and to remove the Lock Screen entry?
Desktop Settings and Folder View Settings.
the mouse action settings need input from mouse when changing;
it is more like Add New than like edit existing.
In the mouse action it is better to delete/ remove and add new.

[computerworm01001]

Hello dolphin_oracle,

First, I want to thank you and all the MX devs for the good work you do. I'm very excited for the release of MX-21!

Unfortunately, when I went to download the KDE beta 2 ISO, I found that there is no signature file for it on SourceForge. Please fix this ASAP so users can properly verify the authenticity of the ISO.

Thank you, and have a good day/night.

[dolphin_oracle]

Hello dolphin_oracle,

First, I want to thank you and all the MX devs for the good work you do. I'm very excited for the release of MX-21!

Unfortunately, when I went to download the KDE beta 2 ISO, I found that there is no signature file for it on SourceForge. Please fix this ASAP so users can properly verify the authenticity of the ISO.

Thank you, and have a good day/night.

@Adrian can you upload the signature file?

[Adrian]

Hello dolphin_oracle,

First, I want to thank you and all the MX devs for the good work you do. I'm very excited for the release of MX-21!

Unfortunately, when I went to download the KDE beta 2 ISO, I found that there is no signature file for it on SourceForge. Please fix this ASAP so users can properly verify the authenticity of the ISO.

Thank you, and have a good day/night.

@Adrian can you upload the signature file?

Done.

[hotchilli]

No, in System Settings. I didn't know the Time & Date setting is disabled there by MX Tools.
OK, so I'll try in MX Tools and be back with a conclusion.

[hotchilli]

Setting Date & Time works in MX Tools. The corresponding setting (not working) from System Settings cannot be removed, then ?

[Gerson]

The problem I have with MX 21 is not with the O.S. but with some programs made in Python that work fine in MX 19.4, but can no longer be installed in MX 21. I will have to consider whether or not to switch.

And we need to know which specific applications you're referring to in order to even attempt to address the issue.
Many python2 applications that their developers have migrated to python3 are already in the MX Repos, the ones that aren't have been abandoned by their developers, and will remain that way until someone forks and updates them.
The real solution is to know which applications are an issue and fix that problem, because sooner or later MX-19 won't be supported, and python2 isn't coming back.

In my case I am referring to Openastro, and it seems that the developer is not going to release a new version. I found Skylendar that already @timkb4cq very kindly compiled and uploaded to MX repositories, but this program has a time calculation error that already the developer is informed. Otherwise I am very happy with Plasma beta 2, I have had no bugs so far.

[dolphin_oracle]

Setting Date & Time works in MX Tools. The corresponding setting (not working) from System Settings cannot be removed, then ?

nope, it cannot be removed. It might work under systemd mode, I don't know, but its one we have fought with in the past and haven't found a way to 1. make work or 2. remove.

[hotchilli]

OK, thank you.