Found a new home with MX Linux

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rafales1959
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Found a new home with MX Linux

#1 Post by rafales1959 »

I've dabbling in Linux for some time, distro hopping from Ubuntu, Mint, CrunchBang and others. Really liking the XFCE desktop. Running across MX Linux a few weeks ago, I tired it out on my shop laptop that runs my music and all the PDF manuals I use.
It has really grown on me, So much that my 2 other computers now run MX Linux too. Guess I'm here to stay.
Laptop : Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 Intel i5-6200U @ 2.80 G MX Linux Xfce
Laptop : Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Intel i5-7300U @ 3.50 G MX Linux Xfce
Desktop: Lenovo IdeaCentre AMD Athlon 3050U @ 2.30 GHz MX Linux KDE
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Germ
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Re: Found a new home with MX Linux

#2 Post by Germ »

Welcome to MX!
calm down.... it's only ones and zeroes...
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Eadwine Rose
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Re: Found a new home with MX Linux

#3 Post by Eadwine Rose »

Hi and welcome. Glad you're liking it so much :)
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artytux
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Re: Found a new home with MX Linux

#4 Post by artytux »

rafales1959 wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 5:36 pm
It has really grown on me, So much that my 2 other computers now run MX Linux too. Guess I'm here to stay.
It gets like that, Welcome aboard.
" Outside the square , inside the cube "
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user101
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Re: Found a new home with MX Linux

#5 Post by user101 »

rafales1959 wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 5:36 pm Really liking the XFCE desktop.
Speed is good, unlike some other desktop environments I have tried. That is the main reason I use it. Getting it to be the way I want it was a bit of a learning curve for me though. If I had any programming experience whatsoever, I'd focus on making it friendlier to customise. MX Linux is still number 1 on distrowatch, and for once I agree with the masses.
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davidy
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Re: Found a new home with MX Linux

#6 Post by davidy »

WeLcOmE to the All MX'd Up club.
Sys76 LemurPro-mx-23.4, EliteMinis HM90-mx-21.3, Deskmini UM350-phoenixLite win10, Qnap 12tb nas, Protectli FW4C-opnsense(=゜ω゜)

zero privacy = zero security . All MX'd Up
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lars_the_bear
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Re: Found a new home with MX Linux

#7 Post by lars_the_bear »

FWIW I find myself increasingly drifting towards MX, away from Gentoo. Odd, I guess, because these two Linux variants seems almost opposite in their target user bases.

Still, there are a number of things I get from Gentoo that I don't get from MX. For example, the touch panel on my Lenovo laptop doesn't work with MX, and it's not clear when it ever will. I guess MX favours stability over being completely up-to-date. I can't easily set up MX to use only ALSA audio, without Pipewire, etc., which is something I need for some applications. So, sadly, I am unable to adopt MX completely at present. Still, it comes closer to suiting my specific needs than anything except Gentoo.

BR, Lars.
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