Is Liquorix worth it?

[Danathar]

I've seen it in the MX package manager (Liquorix kernel), and know generally what it is and how it's optimized for desktop speed, etc. But is it really worth it? Does anybody really notice the difference?

[j2mcgreg]

They definitely improve functionality on the newest machines especially those with Ryzen CPUs and chipsets. My year old HP 15 was a hot mess with the standard kernels when I first bought it. So much so that I reverted to Win 11 until Linux caught up. When the Liquorix 6.2.xxx kernels became available, I reinstalled MX although I had to purchase an external Soundblaster Play3 soundcard as a workaround. I have since upgraded to the Liquorix 6.5.xxx kernel and sound is no longer a problem.

[Redacted]

I know there are several users here who have much more experience than me and also use their computers for much more intensive tasks. So please be sure and listen to their opinions.
That said, I just tried the newest Liquorix kernel to troubleshoot an issue with a brand new laptop.
What struck me was that I found the MX AHS kernel much more consistent in both speed and laptop heat.
I would get bad spikes in heat with Liquorix, whereas with AHS there are practically no spikes at all.
Furthermore, when, let's say, I copied large videos, the Liquorix seemed to go up and down with speed, whereas that doesn't seem to happen with the AHS.
I think the devs have done a fabulous job with these kernels.

[korilius]

My 2 cents: I've been with MX ahs ever since Stevo turned me on to it with release 21 - I've not looked back - it works fantastically for me.

[CharlesV]

And I have found the Liquorix kernels to not only fix quite a few issues, but their quite a bit better feeling too. There is a thread around here that discusses the difference, basically liquorix is less lag, smoother feeling, better for audio / video and seems to be built more for desktop. While the regular kernel's are built more for 'standard' use or 'server type' use . (ie more thread and file services - faster under multiple process use. )

Bottom line is how it runs on YOUR machine and for YOUR use. For me, over a lot of machines, I believe they are far better.

[Danathar]

And I have found the Liquorix kernels to not only fix quite a few issues, but their quite a bit better feeling too. There is a thread around here that discusses the difference, basically liquorix is less lag, smoother feeling, better for audio / video and seems to be built more for desktop. While the regular kernel's are built more for 'standard' use or 'server type' use . (ie more thread and file services - faster under multiple process use. )

Bottom line is how it runs on YOUR machine and for YOUR use. For me, over a lot of machines, I believe they are far better.

Thanks for the first hand experience (everybody thus far!). It will be interesting to see where this goes with the 6.6 Kernel since it has a new scheduler and some other optimizations.