Some ideas for MX Linux 25 KDE

[Stuart_M]

Fastfetch version 2.11.2 (3 May 2024) shown at https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfe ... tag/2.11.2 was when added support for the MX Linux distro detection was released. Specifically, on my MX-19.4 installation it correctly displays the OS name “MX patito feo 19.4 x86_64” whereas earlier versions only displayed the Debian operating system.

Version 2.11.2 also has the MX ASCII logo correctly displayed, identical to how it was shown in neofetch. See the fastfetch "issues" post at https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/issues/847 dated 2 May 2024.

Version 2.11.2 works fine for me in MX-19.4 (I installed the fastfetch-linux-amd64.deb file from the fastfetch github page) and I have no need to update it; but then that's just me.

[Stevo]

Yup...though I don't know why it comes out here as CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN fonts.

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steve@dellmx23:~
$ fastfetch
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMMMMMMMM    steve@dellmx23
MMMMMMMMMMNs..yMMMMMMMMMMMMMm: +NMMMMMMM    --------------
MMMMMMMMMN+    :mMMMMMMMMMNo` -dMMMMMMMM    OS: MX Libretto 23.3 x86_64
MMMMMMMMMMMs.   `oNMMMMMMh- `sNMMMMMMMMM    Host: Dell G15 5515 (1.4.0)
MMMMMMMMMMMMN/    -hMMMN+  :dMMMMMMMMMMM    Kernel: Linux 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMh-    +ms. .sMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Uptime: 8 hours, 9 mins
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN+`   `  +NMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Packages: 4757 (dpkg), 2 (flatpak)
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMd:    .dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Shell: bash 5.2.15
MMMMMMMMMMMMm/-hMd-     `sNMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Display (CS27QH): 2560x1440 @ 144 Hz in 27″ [External]
MMMMMMMMMMNo`   -` :h/    -dMMMMMMMMMMMM    DE: KDE Plasma 5.27.5
MMMMMMMMMd:       /NMMh-   `+NMMMMMMMMMM    WM: KWin (X11)
MMMMMMMNo`         :mMMN+`   `-hMMMMMMMM    WM Theme: phuturista-gamer-blue-animated
MMMMMMh.            `oNMMd:    `/mMMMMMM    Theme: KvDarkRed (KvArcDark) [Qt], MX3 [GTK2/3/4]
MMMMm/                -hMd-      `sNMMMM    Icons: Gradient-Dark-Icons [Qt], Gradient-Dark-Icons [GTK2/3/4]
MMNs`                   -          :dMMM    Font: Droid Sans Fallback (12pt) [Qt], Droid Sans Fallback (12pt) [GTK2/3/4]
Mm:                                 `oMM    Cursor: Sweet (36px)
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Terminal: konsole 22.12.3
                                            Terminal Font: Hack (13pt)
                                            CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H (16) @ 3.20 GHz
                                            GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile [Discrete]
                                            GPU 2: AMD Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series [Integrated]
                                            Memory: 10.64 GiB / 30.71 GiB (35%)
                                            Swap: 0 B / 13.65 GiB (0%)
                                            Disk (/): 71.31 GiB / 190.60 GiB (37%) - ext4
                                            Disk (/home): 482.65 GiB / 693.30 GiB (70%) - ext4
                                            Local IP (wlan0): 192.168.0.195/24
                                            Battery: 100% [AC Connected]
                                            Locale: en_US.UTF-8

steve@dellmx23:~

[siamhie]

@siamhie Be careful with that green, it is very hard to read, better to bold than colorize. :)

I'll try to remember next time.

[siamhie]

Yup...though I don't know why it comes out here as CASE NIGHTMARE GREEN fonts.

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steve@dellmx23:~
$ fastfetch
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMMMMMMMM    steve@dellmx23
MMMMMMMMMMNs..yMMMMMMMMMMMMMm: +NMMMMMMM    --------------
MMMMMMMMMN+    :mMMMMMMMMMNo` -dMMMMMMMM    OS: MX Libretto 23.3 x86_64
MMMMMMMMMMMs.   `oNMMMMMMh- `sNMMMMMMMMM    Host: Dell G15 5515 (1.4.0)
MMMMMMMMMMMMN/    -hMMMN+  :dMMMMMMMMMMM    Kernel: Linux 6.12.8-1-liquorix-amd64
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMh-    +ms. .sMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Uptime: 8 hours, 9 mins
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN+`   `  +NMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Packages: 4757 (dpkg), 2 (flatpak)
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMd:    .dMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Shell: bash 5.2.15
MMMMMMMMMMMMm/-hMd-     `sNMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Display (CS27QH): 2560x1440 @ 144 Hz in 27″ [External]
MMMMMMMMMMNo`   -` :h/    -dMMMMMMMMMMMM    DE: KDE Plasma 5.27.5
MMMMMMMMMd:       /NMMh-   `+NMMMMMMMMMM    WM: KWin (X11)
MMMMMMMNo`         :mMMN+`   `-hMMMMMMMM    WM Theme: phuturista-gamer-blue-animated
MMMMMMh.            `oNMMd:    `/mMMMMMM    Theme: KvDarkRed (KvArcDark) [Qt], MX3 [GTK2/3/4]
MMMMm/                -hMd-      `sNMMMM    Icons: Gradient-Dark-Icons [Qt], Gradient-Dark-Icons [GTK2/3/4]
MMNs`                   -          :dMMM    Font: Droid Sans Fallback (12pt) [Qt], Droid Sans Fallback (12pt) [GTK2/3/4]
Mm:                                 `oMM    Cursor: Sweet (36px)
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    Terminal: konsole 22.12.3
                                            Terminal Font: Hack (13pt)
                                            CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H (16) @ 3.20 GHz
                                            GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile [Discrete]
                                            GPU 2: AMD Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series [Integrated]
                                            Memory: 10.64 GiB / 30.71 GiB (35%)
                                            Swap: 0 B / 13.65 GiB (0%)
                                            Disk (/): 71.31 GiB / 190.60 GiB (37%) - ext4
                                            Disk (/home): 482.65 GiB / 693.30 GiB (70%) - ext4
                                            Local IP (wlan0): 192.168.0.195/24
                                            Battery: 100% [AC Connected]
                                            Locale: en_US.UTF-8

steve@dellmx23:~

Because of the forum code tag.

[siamhie]

[oops, siamhie's post above shows it does recognise MX now. Does it have the MX logo?]

Yes. There are three to choose from. MX, MX2 and MX_small. Use the -l switch to choose them.


MX



MX2



MX_small

[Dearth]

I can understand the debate over other apps that carry out the same task as current default apps, but I note that you seem to want to load the default iso with tons more apps that carry out more specialised tasks.

For example, your list contains lots of AV/media tools for, say, editing or recording, which I don't think belong in the default iso. They can be easily installed from MXPI and some are already in the Popular apps tab.

I thought about it this way:
1. It is easier to have a list of ideas/proposals and discard the "bad" ones than to come up with good new ideas. So I fully expect not all of them to be accepted.
2. Adding some additional apps could indeed increase the ISO size a bit. But I don't think this is a deal breaker, especially when it comes to the KDE spin, which is not expected to be a minimal one.
3. Specialized apps are clearly the most controversial, but I suppose it is good to offer the end-user a preinstalled selection of the "best" open-source apps for the specific job, like simple video editing or screen recording.
4. Replacement are the most important I think. MX Linux should offer the best tool for the job, e.g. an image viewer is a "must have" application and it should be the best image viewer in terms of speed, functionality, reliability, etc.
5. Some apps like Kopia, CopyQ or Local Send are very useful apps. A lot of people have never heard of them and do not know that they can improve their workflow and make some tasks easier.

[Dearth]

We do have a build of fastfetch in MX 23 main, if anyone want to try it. Apparently it's already kind of outdated, as is even Sid's, so someone's a busy developer. I've been keeping YACReader current in our repos also, since it's not in Debian.

An alternative Qt media player could be QMPlay2, also not in Debian, though deb-multimedia has it, but I wish it would resume a file from when you closed it as easily as SMPlayer.

I think SMPlayer is simply the best open-source video player right now. Absolutely flawless and very feature rich.

I don't know why a GTK battery-monitor when the native KDE power management can do the same things.

Agree, I have crossed this one out.

[Dearth]

fastfetch works fine for me and it is indeed a bit faster, I made the change to switch to it since neofetch is not maintained anymore, no reason to add software that's at the end of the road.

I guess we are going to discuss some potential software changes in the dev team, but I don't foresee adding more stuff, maybe replacing some defaults (qBittorrent for kbittorrent for example). Yakuake will not be removed just because we have konsole because konsole cannot do a drop down terminal (with F12 or F4) like yakuake, can it?

Fastfetch is currently the best *fetch app right now so it should be the preferred option to include in place of neofetch.

I agree, replacement would be the most important changes as some apps included have much better Qt-based alternatives (KTorrent -> qBittorrent, KCalc - Qalculate, Gewenview -> nomacs).

You are right, Konsole does not have a drop-down view. But I personally have never used this feature.

[siamhie]

3. Specialized apps are clearly the most controversial, but I suppose it is good to offer the end-user a preinstalled selection of the "best" open-source apps for the specific job, like simple video editing or screen recording.

That's what the Popular Applications tab in MX Package Installer is for.
I prefer LibreWolf over Firefox, so I go to the browser section to remove FF and install LW.

[markol]

Screenshot: Flameshot

Flameshot doesn't work well on Wayland
I had to move back to Spectacle (which works well, but needs some customizing if you're used to Flameshot)

regarding players... it's a personal choice I guess. I use Audacious as audio player (QT interface!) and VLC as any-other-media-format player :)

I find Gwenview superb comparing to other image viewers (<-- viewers, not editors!).
But... I also have qView installed to quickly view the attachments and images on mapped/network drivers (Gwenview can be slow on these ones)