MX 25 Beta 1 Feedback thread

[Jerry3904]

use policykit-1-gnome instead of mate-polkit as your authentication agent.

Thank you @dolphin_oracle
Installed policykit-1-gnome, adjusted my startup fie and that worked.

I'm loving MX-25 more and more.

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# add root access
#/usr/libexec/polkit-mate-authentication-agent-1 &
/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 &

Exec decision: I'm going to change

[FullScale4Me]

MX-Tweak 25.09.01mx25 Two issues.

1) When running live on 5 of the ISO requires multiple (3) authentications when clicking Apply. This is after checking multiple items (all but reset lightdm and use intel driver) on the Miscellaneous tab. The AHS (both) edition is slightly different, with just 2 authentications prompted.

2) The 'Enable Bluetooth adapters on boot' filled in checkbox clears (to unchecked) when apply is clicked. This is live and installed (bare metal, the PC in the attached QSI)

thanks.

I haven't been able to duplicate the multiple auth prompts, at least no without modifying policykit settings outside of the app.

a few of the actions do require their own prompts, but the script should be keep auth between them. can you give me a combo that triggers the multible prompts?

the bluetooth thing does appear broken, will look into it! thanks!

Basically all but the top and bottom checkbox. I check from top to bottom (use Intel driver) and then I hit apply. Then get the 3 prompts.

[dolphin_oracle]

MX-Tweak 25.09.01mx25 Two issues.

1) When running live on 5 of the ISO requires multiple (3) authentications when clicking Apply. This is after checking multiple items (all but reset lightdm and use intel driver) on the Miscellaneous tab. The AHS (both) edition is slightly different, with just 2 authentications prompted.

2) The 'Enable Bluetooth adapters on boot' filled in checkbox clears (to unchecked) when apply is clicked. This is live and installed (bare metal, the PC in the attached QSI)

thanks.

I haven't been able to duplicate the multiple auth prompts, at least no without modifying policykit settings outside of the app.

a few of the actions do require their own prompts, but the script should be keep auth between them. can you give me a combo that triggers the multible prompts?

the bluetooth thing does appear broken, will look into it! thanks!

Basically all but the top and bottom checkbox. I check from top to bottom (use Intel driver) and then I hit apply. Then get the 3 prompts.

ok, so a couple of things.

1. the blue tooth function was broke, and I'll have a fix shortly for that.
2. the multiple prompts: auth_admin_keep isn't working quite like it used to, and now you are seeing multiple times a root action is performed. most of options on that tab are done in one command, but a few (3) are run on their own as they have extra inputs. I'll look into a different solution, but for now certain combinations will require extra prompts.

[FullScale4Me]

A known issue mention in the app help file would suffice due to the busyness of the moment.

[Eadwine Rose]

Was in MXPI, searched nouv, for nouveau driver stuff, changed to MX Test Repo, found this popup in my way.

My net is fine, my free space is also fine.

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There was an error downloading or writing the file: /tmp/mx-packageinstaller-iqVRjE/mxPackages.gz. Please check your internet connection and free space on your drive

Clicked ok

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Could not download the list of packages. Please check your APT sources.

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System:
  Kernel: 6.12.48+deb13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.0 clocksource: tsc
    avail: hpet,acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.48+deb13-amd64 root=UUID=<filter>
    ro quiet
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 with: xfce4-panel
    tools: xfce4-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-25_Xfce_beta1_x64 Infinity
    September 21 2025 base: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TUF B450-PLUS GAMING v: Rev X.0x serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1607 date: 06/17/2019
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech MX Ergo Multi-Device Trackball serial: <filter>
    charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen+ gen: 1+ level: v3 note: check
    built: 2018-21 process: GF 12nm family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 8 stepping: 2 microcode: 0x800820D
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 768 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x64 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 16 MiB desc: 2x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1550 min/max: 1550/3200 boost: enabled scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq
    governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1550 2: 1550 3: 1550 4: 1550 5: 1550 6: 1550 7: 1550 8: 1550
    9: 1550 10: 1550 11: 1550 12: 1550 13: 1550 14: 1550 15: 1550 16: 1550 bogomips: 102195
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  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 status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: untrained return thunk; SMT vulnerable
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: Safe RET
  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: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; STIBP: disabled; RSB filling;
    PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsa status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
  Type: vmscape mitigation: IBPB before exit to userspace
Graphics:
  Device-1: Conexant Systems CX23887/8 PCIe Broadcast Audio and Video Decoder with 3D Comb
    vendor: Hauppauge works driver: cx23885 v: 0.0.4 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 14f1:8880 class-ID: 0400
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nouveau v: kernel
    non-free: 550-570.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-04; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x
    process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c82
    class-ID: 0300 temp: 32.0 C
  Device-3: Logitech QuickCam E 3500 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:3 chip-ID: 046d:09a4 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1017x286mm (40.04x11.26")
    s-diag: 1056mm (41.59")
  Monitor-1: DVI-D-1 pos: right model: Samsung SyncMaster serial: <filter> built: 2008 res:
    mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2 size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55")
    diag: 547mm (21.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: primary,left model: Samsung S24D330 serial: <filter>
    built: 2018 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
    size: 531x299mm (20.91x11.77") diag: 609mm (24") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia nouveau platforms: device: 0 drv: nouveau device: 1 drv: swrast
    gbm: drv: nouveau surfaceless: drv: nouveau x11: drv: nouveau inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.3 vendor: mesa v: 25.0.7-2 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes
    renderer: NV137 device-ID: 10de:1c82 memory: 3.89 GiB unified: no
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: 3 device: 0 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits)
    driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.0.7-2 (LLVM 19.1.7) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
  Info: Tools: api: eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: xfce4-display-settings x11: xdriinfo,
    xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Conexant Systems CX23887/8 PCIe Broadcast Audio and Video Decoder with 3D Comb
    vendor: Hauppauge works driver: cx23885 v: 0.0.4 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
    bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 14f1:8880 class-ID: 0400
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s bus-ID: 08:00.1
    chip-ID: 10de:0fb9 class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0a:00.3
    chip-ID: 1022:1457 class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: Logitech QuickCam E 3500 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-7:3 chip-ID: 046d:09a4 class-ID: 0102
    serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.48+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: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111H
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Ralink MT7601U Wireless Adapter driver: mt7601u type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1:2 chip-ID: 148f:7601 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
  IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, nfsd, systemd-networkd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-8:4 chip-ID: 0a12:0001 class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0 lmp-v: 6 sub-v: 22bb
    hci-v: 6 rev: 22bb class-ID: 6c0104
  Info: acl-mtu: 310:10 sco-mtu: 64:8 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 8.3 GiB (0.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 78.12 GiB size: 76.35 GiB (97.73%) used: 8.1 GiB (10.6%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 500 MiB size: 499 MiB (99.80%) used: 8.8 MiB (1.8%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 379.33 GiB size: 372.31 GiB (98.15%) used: 201.5 MiB (0.1%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sdb4 maj-min: 8:20
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 7.81 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sdb3
    maj-min: 8:19
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 36.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau temp: 32.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nouveau fan: 1013
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2213 libs: 1118 tools: apt, apt-get, aptitude, nala, synaptic 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/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://nl.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ trixie main  non-free
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.28 GiB used: 2.26 GiB (7.2%)
  Processes: 425 Power: uptime: 7m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0
    hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.46 GiB
    services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager 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

Could be that I missed the "this is normal" memo or forgot about it.

[i_ri]

Hello dolphin_oracle
xfce sysV iso. offshoot with installed mxfluxbox

is missing volumeicon.
Option.
Need install package <volumeicon-alsa> for systemtray in fluxbox
and satisfy the ,volumeicon &, that is in .fluxbox /startup selections.

[wdscharff]

Wine 10.16 update isn't working. Not as an update, and not via the MXPI test.
And yes, I've changed package sources several times, but that didn't help either.

Since I need Wine, I installed it via winehq, which worked without any problems.
I don't know if this has anything to do with the beta; it happened a while ago in MX 23 (and not just for me).

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Möchten Sie fortfahren? [J/n] j
Fehler: Client error '404 Not Found' for url 
'http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/pool/main/w/wine-staging/wine-staging-amd64_10.16-1mx25%2b1_amd64.deb'
  For more information check: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/404
Fehler: Client error '404 Not Found' for url 
'http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/pool/main/w/wine-staging/wine-staging_10.16-1mx25%2b1_amd64.deb'
  For more information check: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/404
Fehler: Client error '404 Not Found' for url 
'http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/pool/main/w/wine-staging/winehq-staging_10.16-1mx25%2b1_amd64.deb'
  For more information check: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/404
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Fehler: Herunterladen fehlgeschlagen. Folgende Downloads sind fehlgeschlagen:
  wine-staging-amd64_10.16-1mx25+1_amd64.deb, wine-staging_10.16-1mx25+1_amd64.deb, winehq-staging_10.16-1mx25+1_amd64.deb

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[mmikeinsantarosa]

Wine 10.16 update isn't working. Not as an update, and not via the MXPI test.
And yes, I've changed package sources several times, but that didn't help either.
...

I sent 10.16 up yesterday and I don't think Tim's done getting all of the files in & sorted yet.

I pm'd Tim.

[wdscharff]

@mmikeinsantarosa
If they are not yet complete, they should not be offered automatically when starting the Update Manager if you have the previous version. This is irritating from an end user's perspective.
But this isn't a problem with the beta, I had this in previous MX versions too.