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I just find out updating to MX Linux 19 means someone needs to uninstall MX Liunux 18 first, this part is so bad and doesn't make much sense for me.

You do not need to uninstall it. You can install right over it.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:23 am You do not need to uninstall it. You can install right over it.

All personal files would be gone?

You need to back those up. You said nothing about that, you mentioned uninstalling. That is not needed.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:33 am You need to back those up. You said nothing about that, you mentioned uninstalling. That is not needed.

Backup just for safety purpose or install 19 over 18 would delete all personal files?

j2ee wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:35 am

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 10:33 am You need to back those up. You said nothing about that, you mentioned uninstalling. That is not needed.

Backup just for safety purpose or install 19 over 18 would delete all personal files?

I think that you're looking for a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist. Since it should be S.O.P. to back up your data on a regular basis for any linux distro, just wait to install MX 19 until immediately after the next back-up of 18.3 is made. That Way you will lose nothing.

FWIW, I did not have any issues installing MX-19 over the top of my existing MX-18.3 daily driver. I backed up my /home folder and then I chose to Keep the /home when I ran the installer.

I did have to re-install Kodi and Chrome. But the settings were all saved in my /home folder and they were picked up when I restarted the apps. I don't do a lot of customizing, but there are some write ups here on the forum for how to save all of your customizations and then run the MX-19 install. Use the search to look around.

Seaken64

As to the question posed in the topic:

I chose MX because I already had a comfort level with a Windows-XP/7 interface. And I came to MX from antiX, which I found to be the best on some old computers. I had tried Mint LMDE and LXDE and some others. But I landed on MX because of the community here and on the antiX forum. I was helped several times to get things working by these forums with direct participation from some of the developers. I've been impressed ever since that the developers and other regulars here are genuinely interested in our success as users.

Which one should you choose? I would suggest MX. I installed MX-19 32-bit on an old P4-3.2Ghz with 4GB ram and it runs just as good as my Windows 7 on one of my Core2Duo machines. I tried Xubuntu on that P4 and MX just runs better and is easier to setup and keep updated. And as pointed out further up the thread Ubuntu (and Xubuntu and Mint by extension?) will not be supporting 32-bit anymore. I would go with MX.

Seaken64

Doesn't Mint LMDE use the much heavier Cinnamon desktop by default?

Latest Mint LMDE is (still) stretch based. It was released 31 August 2018 and from what I can tell, that is it. ie no upgraded iso files.