Official Raspberry Pi Respin

[Jerry3904]

OK!

[dolphin_oracle]

install this mx-firmware-debian-compat.

you might have to purge off the previous attempt, not sure.

[Jerry3904]

Clean as a whistle on simple install--thanks.

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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'mx-debian-firmware-compat' instead of '/home/jb/Downloads/mx-debian-firmware-compat_24.08.02_all.deb'
The following packages will be upgraded:
  mx-debian-firmware-compat
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/1,792 B of archives.
After this operation, 1,024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 /home/jb/Downloads/mx-debian-firmware-compat_24.08.02_all.deb mx-debian-firmware-compat all 24.08.02 [1,792 B]
Reading changelogs... Done                     
(Reading database ... 409752 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../mx-debian-firmware-compat_24.08.02_all.deb ...
Unpacking mx-debian-firmware-compat (24.08.02) over (24.08.01) ...
Setting up mx-debian-firmware-compat (24.08.02) ...
Setting up mx-system (24.08.01mx23) ...

[dolphin_oracle]

funny things is mx-system was probably being held back until I made that mx-debian-firmware-compat package. that will be important later for next official release.

[Jerry3904]

Interesting--glad I noticed the error (don't always pay attention...)

[IKBrunel]

First of all, big thanks for a really nice version of Linux that installs cleanly and simply on Raspberry Pi without needing loads of hacks.

I'm running mx23.3_rpi_respin_arm64 on a Pi5 8GB.

One question (and I might simply have missed this option during the install process)
How do I choose what Init is used?
I had hoped to use MXLinux as a not-SystemD OS.
But what's installed is using SystemD.

Did I use the wrong image?
Or is there an option I missed?

Thanks

[dolphin_oracle]

First of all, big thanks for a really nice version of Linux that installs cleanly and simply on Raspberry Pi without needing loads of hacks.

I'm running mx23.3_rpi_respin_arm64 on a Pi5 8GB.

One question (and I might simply have missed this option during the install process)
How do I choose what Init is used?
I had hoped to use MXLinux as a not-SystemD OS.
But what's installed is using SystemD.

Did I use the wrong image?
Or is there an option I missed?

Thanks

there is no option. the pi respin is systemd-only.

[IKBrunel]

No option? pi respin is systemd-only?

Oh, that makes me sad, that was the main reason I chose MX Linux.
My fault for trusting what was said on Distrowatch?
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mx

[dolphin_oracle]

No option? pi respin is systemd-only?

Oh, that makes me sad, that was the main reason I chose MX Linux.
My fault for trusting what was said on Distrowatch?
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mx

I'm not seeing anything our-right wrong. unclear maybe.

this is one reason we call it a respin. its based on raspberry pi os, rather than direct debian. we do not build it from scratch like we do our more mainstream isos.

you could probably make it work with sysVinit, assuming the debian packages are compatible with raspberry pi os. but maintaining that respin is pretty labor intensive as it is and I'm only maintaining one version.

[Jerry3904]

maintaining that respin is pretty labor intensive as it is and I'm only maintaining one version.

+1