MX-21 "in the news" and Reviews

[Jerry3904]

Guy has no idea of the difference between opinion and fact!

MX Linus is UNDISPUTED the #1 Linux distribution.

[SwampRabbit]

@Jerry3904 haha yeah I saw the click bait title when I opened it in another browser tab, haven't viewed it yet, not sure how much review it can be at 10mins long anyway.

[SwampRabbit]

Just added Jack Keifer's Review and walkthrough of MX-21 Xfce to the first page, its about an hour long, he covers a ton of stuff new and old for MX-21 Xfce.

[SwampRabbit]

Just added the FOSS Post review saying MX-21 is their choice for best Distro of 2021.
FOSS Post - MX Linux 21 Is The Best Linux Distribution Of 2021

Side note: they state that apps won’t really get updates since it’s based on Debian stable, and that using flatpaks makes up for that, but anyone that uses and knows MX, knows that isn’t really true since we updated tons of apps all the time ourselves.

[Somewhat Reticent]

… they state that apps won’t really get updates since it’s based on Debian stable…

Doesn't that also ignore backports?

[SwampRabbit]

Doesn't that also ignore backports?

Yea sort of, but updates from backports are not automatic. I’m talking about the app updates we do for our Repos which are often newer than even Debian backports and do update automatically if they are in our Stable Repo.

[Jerry3904]

They also liked the Tour, and even included screenshots!

[Adrian]

One of the Jesse's Top Picks Of 2021
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20220103

[SwampRabbit]

One of the Jesse's Top Picks Of 2021
https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20220103

Thanks Adrian, added real quick to the first post, will edit/clean it up when I’m not replying from my phone.

[Jerry3904]

Jesse's article is very well written, and it is based on a solid technical understanding of what he is writing about.

Interesting how he introduces MX at the end:

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.

That's a pretty good description of how such an old and ugly duckling (not sure what "old duckling" could even mean) could have the success it has had IMO.