MX-18 beta 1 feedback

[asqwerth]

Hello, I have a question. MX 18 recognizes the wifi of my laptop, whereas MX 17.1 can't. If I install MX 18 on the hard drive, will I have to reinstall the stable release? Or will it be 'promoted' thorough updates? Thanks

I'm not understanding the question, sorry. In general: MX-18 will be the stable release, and there will be no reason to install any earlier version along with that.

Maybe wifi works in MX18 because of the new kernel. If you keep MX17, a full update will pull in all the updated packages when everything is ready, BUT you still have to manually install the new kernel. If that enables your wifi to work, fine. Why don't you try that first when the new kernel is officially added to the MX17/18 repo upon official release?

If that still doesn't work, you can install MX18 fresh, but in the installer, choose the "preserve /home partition" option. That will save the settings of your current MX17 install.

Note that MX18 will also be a stable release, based on the same Debian base, once officially released. So all the packages will be part of the MX17 repo anyway.

[vamsi]

Sorry for Noob question in this thread can LIVE USB MAKER can make windows / other linux ditributions bootable usb drives? If not possible is there any chance to include them and other problem is whenever i use linux commands to make bootable usb using gparted to format the usb drive makes it some time difficult i hope if there is any one app ( ONE CLICK PENDRIVE FORMAT AND ONE CLICK BOOTABLE USB MAKER) to care bot of these would be much helpful and make things easier for newbies

So if you are aware you ask in the wrong thread why do you do it? Do you think your question will be ignored if you ask in a separate thread? You can use the tool to create other USB that can be created with dd (basically all modern linux distros that have ISOs created with isohybrid) it cannot be used to create Windows bootable drives, for that you use Windows live maker tool, if you don't have access to Windows I think there are some ways to do it but it's beyond my interests and especially beyond of the scope of this thread.

Sorry for hijacking thread shifted the content to other thread.
Thanks

[mg979]

Hello, I have a question. MX 18 recognizes the wifi of my laptop, whereas MX 17.1 can't. If I install MX 18 on the hard drive, will I have to reinstall the stable release? Or will it be 'promoted' thorough updates? Thanks

I'm not understanding the question, sorry. In general: MX-18 will be the stable release, and there will be no reason to install any earlier version along with that.

Maybe wifi works in MX18 because of the new kernel. If you keep MX17, a full update will pull in all the updated packages when everything is ready, BUT you still have to manually install the new kernel. If that enables your wifi to work, fine. Why don't you try that first when the new kernel is officially added to the MX17/18 repo upon official release?

If that still doesn't work, you can install MX18 fresh, but in the installer, choose the "preserve /home partition" option. That will save the settings of your current MX17 install.

Note that MX18 will also be a stable release, based on the same Debian base, once officially released. So all the packages will be part of the MX17 repo anyway.

Thanks. I just don't have Linux installed on this laptop, so I don't need to upgrade MX 17, it will be a fresh install anyway. I'll try to install the beta, then install the stable, preserving home as you said.

[manyroads]

Hello all.

I didn't see this noted elsewhere but the User Manual needs to update version references from MX 17 to MX 18. I know it's a nit. :lipsrsealed:

[Jerry3904]

Nope, it just hadn't been updated yet, though a new (draft only) version is in the pipes now. We wait until the RC is ready, otherwise there are too many changes that have to be made all over again.

[Buck Fankers]

I see it so many times from people who are new to MX Linux make the mistake of not opening MX Tools and Tweak when they install MX Linux. To help those strangers or reviewers of MX Linux it would be a good idea to put in big capital letters in the welcome box when the first time MX Linux is started "OPEN MX TOOLS AND TWEAK".

Agree

[Adrian]

We don't want to shout at people, those are listed in MX Welcome and in manual, if one cannot find those easy options then it's pretty much a lost cause. It might affect some superficial reviewers but I'm not that concerned that our users will miss that if they do minimum due diligence.

[Richard]

Maybe post a note for reviewers:
"Please read the Quik-start guide before installing.
The [MX Welcome page] contains useful tools for users.
The MX User Manual is [here]."

Or something to that effect.
Granted, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

[Stevo]

Thanks to both of you. I asked because right now it's the only way I can have Linux with wifi on my laptop, not even Ubuntu works. When will the stable release or the RC be available, approximatively? I guess I'll have to wait for that one. Thanks

No doubt it's the newer kernel and firmware that gets the wi-fi working, but you can also add those to MX 17 to get it working there. Just see the thread about the test upgrade from MX 17 to MX 18.

What does "inxi -N" say about your wi-fi in MX 18, by the way?

[balarm]

Impossible to install "Mate desktop and wine" via MxPI into a live-Usb Mx18.
I get: there are not satisfied dependencies. Some packages are damaged.
I control via synaptic filter damaged, but there aren't any.