MX 25 Beta 1 Feedback thread

[IoannisTsoulos]

I have installed Mx - Beta on a Dell with the following graphics card

NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation

and I have installed the drivers from the MX - tools

The problem is that I can not login in Kde 6 Wayland from SDDM menu. I can only login in Kde 6 - X11, but I have some minor glitches with my mouse there (slow response) and I would like to try the Wayland version.

Any ideas?

Giannis

And here is the system info

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System:
  Kernel: 6.12.43+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
    avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.43+deb13-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro
    quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.6 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.13.0 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2
    dm: SDDM Distro: MX-25_KDE_beta1_x64 Infinity September 21 2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13
    (trixie)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Precision 3680 v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 3 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Dell model: 0VTKY7 v: A00 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0C8C
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Dell v: 1.13.1 date: 03/03/2025
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i9-14900K bits: 64 type: MST AMCP arch: Raptor Lake gen: core 14
    level: v3 note: check built: 2022+ process: Intel 7 (10nm) family: 6 model-id: 0xB7 (183)
    stepping: 1 microcode: 0x12F
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 12 cores: 24 threads: 32 mt: 8 tpc: 2 st: 16 smt: enabled
    cache: L1: 2.1 MiB desc: d-16x32 KiB, 8x48 KiB; i-8x32 KiB, 16x64 KiB L2: 32 MiB
    desc: 8x2 MiB, 4x4 MiB L3: 36 MiB desc: 1x36 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 981 min/max: 800/5700:6000:4400 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 981 2: 981 3: 981 4: 981 5: 981 6: 981 7: 981 8: 981 9: 981 10: 981
    11: 981 12: 981 13: 981 14: 981 15: 981 16: 981 17: 981 18: 981 19: 981 20: 981 21: 981 22: 981
    23: 981 24: 981 25: 981 26: 981 27: 981 28: 981 29: 981 30: 981 31: 981 32: 981
    bogomips: 203980
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling mitigation: Clear Register File
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; PBRSB-eIBRS: SW
    sequence; BHI: BHI_DIS_S
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Raptor Lake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 770] vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel
    alternate: xe arch: Xe process: Intel 10nm built: 2020-21 ports: active: none empty: DP-1, DP-2,
    DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3 bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:a780 class-ID: 0380
  Device-2: NVIDIA AD107GL [RTX 2000 / 2000E Ada Generation] vendor: Dell driver: nvidia
    v: 555.42.02 non-free: 550-570.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-04) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx
    process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022+ bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:28b0 class-ID: 0300
  Device-3: Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7.3:6 chip-ID: 045e:0779 class-ID: 0102
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv dri: iris gpu: i915,nvidia
    display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 81 s-size: 602x343mm (23.70x13.50") s-diag: 693mm (27.28")
  Monitor-1: DP-6 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 82
    size: 598x336mm (23.54x13.23") diag: 686mm (27.01") modes: N/A
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: iris device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia
    inactive: wayland,device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 555.42.02 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 15.62 GiB
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo,glxinfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor
    gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7ad0
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA AD107 High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 0000:01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22be class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7.3:6 chip-ID: 045e:0779 class-ID: 0102
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.43+deb13-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.5 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 Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Dell driver: e1000e v: kernel port: N/A
    bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:1a1c class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: TP-Link 802.11ac WLAN Adapter driver: rtl8852au type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-8:7 chip-ID: 2357:013f class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, nfsd, systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller Intel driver: vmd v: 0.6
    port: N/A bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:a77f rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.86 TiB used: 72.41 GiB (3.8%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: PC SN8000S WD 2048GB
    size: 1.86 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD
    serial: <filter> fw-rev: 63012101 temp: 31.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 1.86 TiB size: 1.83 TiB (98.37%) used: 72.4 GiB (3.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 8.7 MiB (3.5%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 11 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C mobo: 55.0 C gpu: nvidia temp: 37 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 699 case-1: 705 case-2: 705 case-3: 721 gpu: nvidia fan: 30%
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 3285 libs: 1775 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala 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 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-earth-pro.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/earth/deb/ stable main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/insynchq.gpg] http://apt.insync.io/debian trixie non-free contrib
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security main  contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates  main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.sources
    1: deb http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/mx/mx/repo/ trixie main  non-free
    2: deb http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/mx/mx/repo/ trixie ahs
Info:
  Memory: total: 128 GiB note: est. available: 125.49 GiB used: 6.22 GiB (5.0%)
  Processes: 572 Power: uptime: 8h 19m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle wakeups: 0
    hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 50.14 GiB
    services: org_kde_powerdevil,upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Compilers: gcc: 14.2.0 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.37-release inxi: 3.3.38
Boot Mode: UEFI

[siamhie]

Hi,

<snip>

Conky special fonts for icons (CPU, Battery, etc) are missing and can't find how to install them (Conky theme MX-Flair for ex).

<snip>

Yes, I have reported it a couple of times already since it is one of my favorite conkies. We have it on the list for a fix if possible during the beta phase, so thanks for spotting it.

The fonts required for the conky's are included in their directory. Here's MX-Flair.

[CharlesV]

Something off in Icons in KDE ... When I first went to MX Tweak, everything was highlighted *except" for the Icons. I wasnt sure which one I was set too, so I went out to System Settings and Appearances & Sytle, then Icons. Nothing was selected ??? I changed to Oxygen and then back to breeze ( which were the correct icons) and NOT Breeze is displayed both here and in mx tweak ??

live or after install? if installed, did you preserve home folder.

After install, and I thought thought I had replaced my install - but I am now hearing that actually 'replace' = preserve ... so I believe I had preserved my home.

[specialk]

Hi,

<snip>

Conky special fonts for icons (CPU, Battery, etc) are missing and can't find how to install them (Conky theme MX-Flair for ex).

<snip>

Yes, I have reported it a couple of times already since it is one of my favorite conkies. We have it on the list for a fix if possible during the beta phase, so thanks for spotting it.

The fonts required for the conky's are included in their directory. Here's MX-Flair.

This is how it's displayed here (same for MX-Simple).

[dolphin_oracle]

Something off in Icons in KDE ... When I first went to MX Tweak, everything was highlighted *except" for the Icons. I wasnt sure which one I was set too, so I went out to System Settings and Appearances & Sytle, then Icons. Nothing was selected ??? I changed to Oxygen and then back to breeze ( which were the correct icons) and NOT Breeze is displayed both here and in mx tweak ??

live or after install? if installed, did you preserve home folder.

After install, and I thought thought I had replaced my install - but I am now hearing that actually 'replace' = preserve ... so I believe I had preserved my home.

OK the icon set did change from previous defaults so quite possible the icon set wasn't available anymore.

the live seems OK. will close that particular item for now.

[CharlesV]

That makes sense - thank you.

[Jerry3904]

Yes, I have reported it a couple of times already since it is one of my favorite conkies. We have it on the list for a fix if possible during the beta phase, so thanks for spotting it.

The fonts required for the conky's are included in their directory. Here's MX-Flair.

This is how it's displayed here (same for MX-Simple).

@siamhie Thanks, I explored all that during the development phase without solution.
@specialk That's what I see on MX-25 as well, both sysV and systemd, no matter so far what I have tried. Didn't know about MX-Simple, thanks for that.We will continue working on it during beta phase, maybe set up a dedicated thread.

[Sylvestrini]

Neither XFCE nor KDE 25 betas boot on a Lenovo T430 and a 10 year old HP Envy. Lenovo T480 and X260 boot fine from the same two USB flash drives (used Ventoy for both). The issue is that after I choose to boot in normal mode, it then goes to a black screen with a static underscore. Secure boot is off. I have 23.6 on the same flash drives and they boot fine everywhere.

[siamhie]

@siamhie Thanks, I explored all that during the development phase without solution.
@specialk That's what I see on MX-25 as well, both sysV and systemd, no matter so far what I have tried. Didn't know about MX-Simple, thanks for that.We will continue working on it during beta phase, maybe set up a dedicated thread.

@Jerry3904 I downloaded MX-25 KDE beta and sure enough MX-Flair doesn't show the icons. All I saw where letters and numbers in place of the icons.

Installing Conky Manager did solve the icon issue, so it must be something with MX-Conky not reading the fonts included with the MX-Flair folder.

[django013]

Just found out, that conky is unable to recognize X11 session, so all lua/cairo calls will fail

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conky: desktop window (0x800014) is subwindow of root window (0x1fe)
conky: window type - normal
conky: drawing to created window (0x400002)
conky: drawing to double buffer
conky: FOUND: wayland
conky: FOUND: x11
conky: FOUND: file
conky: FOUND: ncurses
conky: FOUND: console
conky: '(null)' x11 session running 'KDE' desktop