recent two questions in forum are about others adopting mx tools and what is a studio version of linux?
putting search mxlinux into sourceforge brings the result Pearl linux; the description of Pearl touches on the two questions.
I wonder why other distros don't borrow from MX [Solved]
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FullScale4Me
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Re: I wonder why other distros don't borrow from MX
IIRC this Damn Small Linux release is based on antiX 23.2 Base edition.DukeComposed wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 9:10 am Damn Small Linux has adopted gazelle-installer. I noticed it out of the corner of my eye in an Action Retro video this weekend and it pops up quite clearly in this DSL install video from June 2024. Jump to 10:37 to see it for yourself.
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DukeComposed
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Re: I wonder why other distros don't borrow from MX
That's what they tell me. I don't see why a person wouldn't just use antiX.FullScale4Me wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:23 pm IIRC this Damn Small Linux release is based on antiX 23.2 Base edition.
Re: I wonder why other distros don't borrow from MX
I've installed some MX goodies onto plain Debian Stable and added the regular MX repo for things like standard (not ESR) firefox and even an updated HP printer driver where the one in Stable is too old for my HP printer hardware.
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