Distrowatch review grumbles

[rasat]

"Last 6 months" is the most used rank filter. After two months #2 is fine because of media highlights. About "bloat" is not correct for MX. Without the pre-installed excellent MX Tools and other configs for users to get the feel and to know what MX does, the #1 would not be there. Most users don't mind "bloat" as long as the distro does the job and more than expected. It is the ease of usage and usefulness that attract users. In this regard, MX does well.

Note: EndeavourOS will not stay long as #1.

[MadMax]

Yup, I also think there are probably some haters which got fed up with MX being #1 for such a long time now. Stuff like that will happen to everything and in every community if one thing or person reigns a ranking unmatched for a long time.

[Jerry3904]

That's exactly what I think is going on too. There's some really bored and nasty Linux people out there...

[Paul..]

Just keep on truckin', treat people with love and patience...and ignore the haters.

[Stevo]

Hard to see bloating when most other distros images are bigger, yet provide less. Maybe they mean packed full of goodies... And of course they ignore how easy it is to remove anything they want and make their own snapshot if they have any problem with how we ship our ISO.

[rasat]

Review: Jesse's Top Picks Of 2021

So far I've talked about distributions which I feel are ideal for people who want to be on the cutting edge, people who like a wide range of options, and newcomers who want a super easy first experience with Linux. But what about what I want? Personally, the distribution I felt most at home with this year was MX Linux.

https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20220103#2021

[davemx]

Huh, we thought that MX would finally be seeing an end to all the 5h1t that goes with being #1 on Distrowatch. Well it's gone back to #1 on "7 days" so I guess that was a brief respite. I blame Dedoimedo who gave EndeavourOS a right kicking in the recent review.

[Huckleberry Finn]

Version: 21
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-02-28
Votes: 0


I have been using Linux for 10+ years.

I understand the difference between kernel and operating system. The Linux kernel manages processor, memory and storage, while the desktop provides the translation between the application and the kernel..its simple, direct and modular. An operating system, unlike the Linux kernel,(like Windows), manages everything, so if you want to change it, you must change everything. That is why a Windows crash usually brings the whole system down.

One does not need to install different distros to use the benefits of different desktops. I am running Debian 11 with 7 different desktops available...GNOME, Mate, Plasma, KDE, etc. All you do is login using a different desktop. All the desktops are there and available, the only need to reboot, or log off then log on.

Knowing this I was really curious to learn what was so special about this distro. After my 3 failed attempts, it occured to me that people may not realize that they don't need a different distro in order to get a different desktop, or added funtionality, so many people are trying it.

The bottom line, is that with a solid Linux Base, you can customize it with a different desktop simply by running 'tasksel' in terminal and adding whatever desktop that you want.

I give the developers and everyone supporting this effort a 10.! However, I rate the application and how well it worked for me a 1.0

Pros:
-Lots of people are interested in this distro, making it appealing to try.
-It is based on Debian.
-The "live" trial was easy to download and install on my computer.


Cons:
-There is no disk management application (calameres), so if you are planning to create a multiple system boot with one drive, it will be more difficult.
-Despite the "live" installation functioning on my computer, the permanent installation did not, even after re-installing it 3 times. My first attempt, it rebooted to a blank screen. According to the documentation, troubleshooting is accomplished by using the "live" iso. When I rebooted, it said that there were 2,134 packages to update (not a good sign of version stability). Once that finished and rebooted, the system failed and indicated that GRUB was corrupted. That was the 3rd failure, and I was done.

Recommendation: Load Debian 11, and customize it with the desktop that you want. You will be amazed.

Brilliant idea :)


(I've been thinking what "live installation" meant ... It seems to be "Virtualbox")

[Adrian]

2,134 packages to update

That can't be MX-21... plus if you download the default ISO from Sourceforge is actually the latest monthly snapshot which would have at most a dozen of updates.

[siamhie]

2,134 packages to update

That can't be MX-21... plus if you download the default ISO from Sourceforge is actually the latest monthly snapshot which would have at most a dozen of updates.

I saw that last night and thought "They're full of it". If I have to re-install Fluxbox, I only have to update just over 100 packages and I'm using the original ISO from Oct.