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Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:28 am
by danielson
+3 for Nordic theme!

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:56 am
by asqwerth
Pls put in a package request on the correct subforum. This thread is about feedback on the 2.1 beta

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:41 am
by bpr323
Can we please have the option of installing only those applications that we need/want during installation? I.e. give the users a list with "optional" software with tick boxes - how hard is that?
I'm sick and tired of manually weeding out stuff the "manyroads" style (uninstall/purge), this is really annoying :(
I simply don't get the mentality that to attract more users to Linux the amazingly good MX distro needs to offer everything "out of the box"

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:48 am
by richb
bpr323 wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:41 am Can we please have the option of installing only those applications that we need/want during installation? I.e. give the users a list with "optional" software with tick boxes - how hard is that?
I'm sick and tired of manually weeding out stuff the "manyroads" style (uninstall/purge), this is really annoying :(
I simply don't get the mentality that to attract more users to Linux the amazingly good MX distro needs to offer everything "out of the box"
There will be many people, me included, who want the full monty. I do not want to go through the additional step of adding common software. Bottom line; Both positions are opinions. What is the prevailing opinion, a judgement call by the developers.

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:51 am
by Jerry3904
We are not going to redo the installer at this late date. And I'm against this anyway

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:51 am
by anticapitalista
bpr323 wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:41 am Can we please have the option of installing only those applications that we need/want during installation? I.e. give the users a list with "optional" software with tick boxes - how hard is that?
I'm sick and tired of manually weeding out stuff the "manyroads" style (uninstall/purge), this is really annoying :(
I simply don't get the mentality that to attract more users to Linux the amazingly good MX distro needs to offer everything "out of the box"
To be just as blunt. MX is not for you. There are plenty of distros that do what you want so no need to be sick and tired.

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:59 am
by bpr323
anticapitalista wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:51 am To be blunt. MX is not for you. There are plenty of distros that do what you want so no need to be sick and tired.
I love MX - this is the only distro that allows creating a custom installable ISO :)
BTW - how do I restore "MX Updater"? I accidentally corrupted it by removing YAD as part of icon browser, but I can't reinstall it from MX Package installer.

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:03 am
by richb
bpr323 wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:59 am BTW - how do I restore "MX Updater"? I accidentally corrupted it by removing YAD as part of icon browser, but I can't reinstall it from MX Package installer.
Restart it from the whisker menu.

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:04 am
by anticapitalista
You might also need to reinstall yad - apt-get install yad or use synaptic.

Re: MX-19 Beta 2.1 Feedback

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:07 am
by bpr323
richb wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:03 am
bpr323 wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:59 am BTW - how do I restore "MX Updater"? I accidentally corrupted it by removing YAD as part of icon browser, but I can't reinstall it from MX Package installer.
Restart it from the whisker menu.
I can't - once the Updater icon has gone from the Whister, so was the app itself. I right-clicked on it and you can't even "edit application" on my "other" MX box