MX-21 RC1 feedback (Xfce)

[thinkpadx]

was not directed at you DO or any devs. you guys are slogging away trying to turn out a finished distro. i admire you people.

[Jamesthedisciple]

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Greetings,
My experience:
Clean Install Beta2 & upgrade to RC1.
I've had a quick look to mack sure I wasn't repeating, apologies if I do.
Installed cleanly and saved "Home".

Grub os-prober doesn't propergate enteries for Arch/Antix linux, so it fails to boot. OK for Devuan, Gentoo and Obarun.
The last line of entry being:
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img
When it should be:
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
I've manually edited with grub-customiser. However, apparently grub-tools solves the problem, but not available in repos.

As mentioned before about themes. They can be changed in xfce settings/appearance and all but the MX apps will conform. The MX stay with the blue border.

Firefox browser only: Right button mouse menu is too close to the pointer and opens new window when button lifted. To stop this annoying feature either the mouse needs to move or button held down to select another option.

TLP settings fail to be acted upon. Battery charging values set to 25-80% and it charges to 100%. I think I noticed this when I upgraded from mx 19.4 to Beta 1.

[roy]

appimage do not run on double click, unlike MX-19

[entropyfoe]

Looking good here so far.

Downloaded iso from sourceforge, 64 bit. md5 was good, so burned to a USB stick with the MX USB Creator in the beta2.
Booted and hit install, 7 minutes later rebooted to the new MX21.

Installer was no problem, installing to my testing partition. Reused the existing swap.
I updated grub in MX 19.4, and rebooted.

All working so far, configured sound card with the MX tool, works, installed nvidia driver (460.91.03-1) with the MX tool. Rebooted.
No problem.
USB unmounter behavior normal.
Suspends to RAM and wakes up properly.
Synaptic installed the usual list, with dependencies, libs... 161 packages
The data drive was automatically mounted, though in tweak ->other I did enable mounting of internal drives by non-root users and Root for administrative tasks.

Bleachbit only removed 11MB, and another reboot for testing stability after all the changes. Still have to tweak firefox, but the usual stuff is working.

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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: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-21_rc1_x64 Wildflower October 5  2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X470-PRO v: Rev X.0x serial: <filter> 
           UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 5204 date: 07/29/2019 
CPU:       Topology: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 
           family: 17 (23) model-id: 71 (113) stepping: N/A microcode: 8701013 
           L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 91026 
           Speed: 3809 MHz min/max: 2200/3800 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2196 
           2: 2196 3: 2195 4: 2196 5: 2195 6: 2195 7: 2195 8: 2195 9: 2193 10: 2195 11: 2195 
           12: 2196 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
           Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
           Type: mds status: Not affected 
           Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
           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 AMD retpoline, IBPB: conditional, STIBP: always-on, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA GK208B [GeForce GT 710] vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: nvidia 
           v: 460.91.03 bus ID: 09:00.0 chip ID: 10de:128b 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 460.91.03 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 09:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0e0f 
           Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 0b:00.4 chip ID: 1022:1487 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel port: e000 
           bus ID: 07:00.0 chip ID: 8086:1539 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 540.11 GiB (46.4%) 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB size: 232.89 GiB 
           block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> 
           rev: 2B2QEXM7 scheme: MBR 
           ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block size: 
           physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 1B6Q scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 88.35 GiB size: 86.41 GiB (97.80%) used: 7.27 GiB (8.4%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 32.23 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) 
           cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 51.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 49 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 50% 
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://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
Info:      Processes: 303 Uptime: 1h 53m Memory: 31.34 GiB used: 2.23 GiB (7.1%) 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 

[i_ri]

hello dolphin_oracle
hello chrispop99
hello gsm

turns OFF every ten minutes.
beta1 did this; then, user changed some power manager settings to Never and never looked back on the problem after [#199,#222,##603-614,#648]reporting it in the beta1 thread. gsm, look to those posts in beta1 thread for discussion.(?)
Now here it is in rc1. it turns off every ten minutes with its default settings.
Four machines tested , all same behavior, ten minute idle blanking leads to lost session or special intervention cntrl alt F1, F2, F7, F10, or the tweak set to use intel seems to work, chrispop99, but it changes settings when two displays are in use.

post rc1 number 17 by member gsm indicates this. cursor only.

I think chrispop99 mention three machines, i mention four machines, gsm one mention.

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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: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-21_rc1_x64 Wildflower October 5  2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: HP-Pavilion product: AY022AA-ABA p6330f v: N/A serial: <filter> 
           Chassis: Hewlett-Packard type: 3 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: MSI model: IONA v: 1.0 serial: <filter> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 5.15 
           date: 06/25/2010 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3 530 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Nehalem 
           family: 6 model-id: 25 (37) stepping: 2 microcode: 11 L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 bogomips: 23410 
           Speed: 1621 MHz min/max: 1200/2933 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1869 2: 1769 3: 2023 
           4: 1666 
           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: 8086:0042 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: intel resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics (ILK) v: 2.1 Mesa 20.3.5 
           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: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
           vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d800 bus ID: 01:00.0 
           chip ID: 10ec:8168 
           IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 29.11 GiB used: 6.67 GiB (22.9%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Glide size: 29.11 GiB 
           block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B serial: <filter> rev: 1.27 scheme: MBR 
RAID:      Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: c080 
           bus ID: 00:1f.2 chip ID: 8086.2822 rev: 06 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 27.61 GiB size: 27.00 GiB (97.82%) used: 6.67 GiB (24.7%) 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: 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://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
Info:      Processes: 215 Uptime: 5m Memory: 7.64 GiB used: 927.0 MiB (11.9%) 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 

[gnze796]

I recently found out MX Linux and it's been a joy to use on my main Laptop, couldn't ask for anything better performance and easy to install interface.
The only issue I have with this is that even RC1 doesn't seem to work with my Intel Celeron N4500 HTPC, even with the new kernel.
But Ubuntu flavours work somehow (currently stuck on Lubuntu 21.04 on this machine), my guess is that it has to do something with the graphical driver itself, since I can't change resolutions either

[dolphin_oracle]

Screenshot_2021-10-07_15-40-42-small.pngGreetings,
My experience:
Clean Install Beta2 & upgrade to RC1.
I've had a quick look to mack sure I wasn't repeating, apologies if I do.
Installed cleanly and saved "Home".

Grub os-prober doesn't propergate enteries for Arch/Antix linux, so it fails to boot. OK for Devuan, Gentoo and Obarun.
The last line of entry being:
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img
When it should be:
initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/amd-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
I've manually edited with grub-customiser. However, apparently grub-tools solves the problem, but not available in repos.

As mentioned before about themes. They can be changed in xfce settings/appearance and all but the MX apps will conform. The MX stay with the blue border.

Firefox browser only: Right button mouse menu is too close to the pointer and opens new window when button lifted. To stop this annoying feature either the mouse needs to move or button held down to select another option.

TLP settings fail to be acted upon. Battery charging values set to 25-80% and it charges to 100%. I think I noticed this when I upgraded from mx 19.4 to Beta 1.

On Firefox menu issue remove gtk3-nocsd package. This was still present on beta2 but has been removed from rc1. The library is responsible for all sorts of weird little gtk an window manager issues.

[gsm]

Because of a resume problem, where only the cursor is returned after the screen was turned of, i used MX Tweak to select the intel driver for my HP Mini 110 netbook.
Resume, after the screen was turned off is working now.

However, i have now a new more serious problem:
Several functions from the control panel do not start, e.g. MX Tweak, Window decorations and also MX Tools cannot be opened.
Also instead of auto-login i need now to type my password to log in. The system seems to work slower.
In the Start Menu, Settings, i changed MX Tweak to start it in a terminal window.
It shows that a theme module for clearlooks could not be found in the module path.
No clearlooks packages can be found with Synaptic or with the MX Package Manager either.
Any ideas how to fix this.

[chrispop99]

I recently found out MX Linux and it's been a joy to use on my main Laptop, couldn't ask for anything better performance and easy to install interface.
The only issue I have with this is that even RC1 doesn't seem to work with my Intel Celeron N4500 HTPC, even with the new kernel.
But Ubuntu flavours work somehow (currently stuck on Lubuntu 21.04 on this machine), my guess is that it has to do something with the graphical driver itself, since I can't change resolutions either

Welcome to the forum.

Please reply with your Quick System Information, and more details about how it doesn't work.

Chris

[AdamK]

Small bug report:
Using F4 for the Drop down terminal only works on the Primary Display. Even though my cursor is on another display, the drop down appears on the primary. Move to monitor with pointer is checked in Preferences -> Drop-down tab -> Position.