MX-23 beta 2 feedback thread

[dolphin_oracle]

sorry

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-9-amd64 [6.1.27-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-9-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: MATE v: 1.26.0 info: mate-panel wm: marco v: 1.26.1 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0
    Distro: MX-23_fluxbox_beta2_x64 Libretto June 15 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 8100 Elite CMT PC v: N/A
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 6 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 304Bh serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Hewlett-Packard
    v: 786H1 v01.13 date: 07/14/2011
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5 650 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Westmere gen: core 1 level: v2
    built: 2010-11 process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x25 (37) stepping: 2 microcode: 0x11
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB
    desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 4 MiB desc: 1x4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1331 high: 1463 min/max: 1199/3333 boost: enabled scaling:
    driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1463 2: 1199 3: 1463 4: 1199 bogomips: 25538
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-5.75 process: Intel 45nm built: 2010 ports: active: VGA-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0042 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: marco v: 1.26.1 driver: X: loaded: intel
    dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1360x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 359x203mm (14.13x7.99") s-diag: 412mm (16.24")
  Monitor-1: VGA-1 mapped: VGA1 res: 1360x768 hz: 60 size: N/A modes: max: 1024x768 min: 640x480
  API: OpenGL v: 2.1 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (ILK) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard 5
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:3b56 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-9-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82578DM Gigabit Network vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: e1000e v: kernel
    port: 1100 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10ef class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 8.14 GiB (0.6%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: 1A01 scheme: MBR
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST500DM002-1BD142 size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    rev: HP74 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 47.86 GiB size: 46.81 GiB (97.80%) used: 8.14 GiB (17.4%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sdb8 maj-min: 8:24
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 3.04 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sdb6
    maj-min: 8:22
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2040 libs: 961 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm pkgs: 0
    pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ bullseye main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 196 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 1 Memory: 3.63 GiB used: 887 MiB (23.9%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12 Client: shell wrapper
  v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

Mate is not one of our official desktops. Does installing either of the packages fix your issue?

[sughero]

installing the 2 packages solved the problem on the pc folders.
the report referred to the fact that on the stable debian the 2 packages are installed.
smartphone preview view doesn't work on fluxbox desktop either on mx23 beta (nor on official debian either)

[Jerry3904]

smartphone preview view

How are you trying to see it? In Thunar?

[richierich]

Posting from MX-23 beta 2 on my machine, cannot share videos using share option in thunar or using MX samba config, had no problem in older versions of MX, could share video from computer to vlc on phone and Kodi on home network.

[sughero]

How are you trying to see it? In Thunar?

smartphone photos.
i tried in various ways: thunar and caja.
As a normal user and as root, unfortunately without results

[shmu26]

This thread seems to have uncovered a bug in MX-23 beta 2
viewtopic.php?p=731648#p731648

The issue is about controlling the scroll LED behavior for alternative keyboard layouts. The LED lights up when the user switches keyboard layout, and that shouldn't be the default behavior. Or at least, it should be configurable like it says in the documentation. However, the behavior does not respond to configuration.
This concerns the Xfce desktop, and the underlying problem seems to be with gxkb which is the keyboard switcher. Gxkb also seems to be responsible for the whole "System Keyboard" section in Xfce settings.
The github page for gxkb is here:
https://github.com/zen-tools/gxkb
It says that gxkb is configurable by means of

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~/.config/gxkb/gxkb.config

However, changes made to that config file do not stick. They revert to their default values.

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-9-amd64 [6.1.27-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-9-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23_beta2_x64 Libretto June 15  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME B365M-A v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2208 date: 07/09/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: hidpp_battery_0 charge: 83% condition: N/A volts: 4.0 min: N/A model: Logitech G903
    LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse w/ HERO type: N/A serial: <filter> status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-9700 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Coffee Lake gen: core 9 level: v3
    note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xD (13)
    microcode: 0xF8
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB
    L2: 2 MiB desc: 8x256 KiB L3: 12 MiB desc: 1x12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 4501 high: 4510 min/max: 800/4700 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 4500 2: 4501 3: 4500 4: 4497 5: 4501 6: 4500 7: 4500 8: 4510
    bogomips: 48000
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-1
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e98 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: USB C Video Adaptor type: USB driver: N/A bus-ID: 1-3.1.1:8 chip-ID: 25a4:9321
    class-ID: 1100 serial: <filter>
  Device-3: Microdia USB Live camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-3.4:7
    chip-ID: 0c45:636b class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 4480x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1185x286mm (46.65x11.26")
    s-diag: 1219mm (47.99")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: primary,left model: VG27AQ1A serial: <filter>
    built: 2020 res: 1920x1080 hz: 120 dpi: 82 gamma: 1.2 size: 596x336mm (23.46x13.23")
    diag: 685mm (27") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-2 pos: right model: Samsung S24B300 serial: <filter>
    built: 2013 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 size: 521x293mm (20.51x11.54")
    diag: 598mm (23.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 1-3.4:7 chip-ID: 0c45:636b bus-ID: 00:1f.3 class-ID: 0102 chip-ID: 8086:a2f0
    serial: <filter> class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Microdia USB Live camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-9-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK PRIME B450M-A
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter type: USB driver: r8152 bus-ID: 2-4.1:4
    chip-ID: 0bda:8153 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: eth1 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-10:6 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.0
    sub-v: 22bb hci-v: 4.0 rev: 22bb
  Info: acl-mtu: 310:10 sco-mtu: 64:8 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.26 TiB used: 902.01 GiB (39.0%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G size: 447.13 GiB block-size:
    physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: K1B3 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Toshiba model: HDWD120 size: 1.82 TiB block-size:
    physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: ACF0
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 46.96 GiB size: 45.92 GiB (97.79%) used: 12.9 GiB (28.1%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda7 maj-min: 8:7
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%) used: 25.5 MiB (26.5%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2233 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2227 libs: 1171 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 6
  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 bookworm-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/teamviewer-keyring.gpg] https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
Info:
  Processes: 298 Uptime: 43m wakeups: 8 Memory: 15.49 GiB used: 9.32 GiB (60.2%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12 Client: shell wrapper
  v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

[fehlix]

This thread seems to have uncovered a bug in MX-23 beta 2
viewtopic.php?p=731648#p731648

The issue is about controlling the scroll LED behavior for alternative keyboard layouts. The LED lights up when the user switches keyboard layout, and that shouldn't be the default behavior. Or at least, it should be configurable.
This concerns the Xfce desktop, and the underlying problem seems to be with gxkb which is the keyboard switcher. Gxkb also seems to be responsible for the whole "System Keyboard" section in Xfce settings.

You can disable gxkb switcher and enable Xfce buildin keyboard-layout plugin.
Let us know whether it fxes the issues you mentioned.

The github page for gxkb is here:
https://github.com/zen-tools/gxkb
It says that gxkb is configurable by means of

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~/.config/gxkb/gxkb.config

However, changes made to that config file do not stick. They revert to their default values.

That's by design, in order to let Xfce-keyboard selection work and to allow user to select keyboard at login.

[shmu26]

@fehlix I disabled gxkb switcher, and enabled the Xfce built-in switcher, but strangely it doesn't solve the issue. The LED still lights up when I switch to my alternative keyboard layout.

[Stuart_M]

This thread seems to have uncovered a bug in MX-23 beta 2
viewtopic.php?p=731648#p731648

@shmu26: I got it working. The reason the change did not take effect was because a reboot is needed and I had only been testing on a Live MX-23 beta2. See my Post #10 viewtopic.php?p=731701#p731701 in your original thread for a little more detail.

[shmu26]

@Stuart_M Yes, it works after a reboot, like you said.