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Jerry3904 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:25 am Welcome to the Forum--and nicely done!

Pete_J wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:00 pm Looks great !!! do you have a link to download it? would like to give it a go

Stevo wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 5:32 pm Yes, you did a very nice job! Enough eye-candy to give my eyes diabetes!

mikejade wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:32 am

Pete_J wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:00 pm Looks great !!! do you have a link to download it? would like to give it a go

Thanks pal..so am still doing some little polish up adding the missing essential packages then i can make a snapshot and upload it hopefully it works also for you.so probably bfre end of week will be done will share a link for you to get it

Pete_J wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:59 pm

mikejade wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:32 am

Pete_J wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:00 pm Looks great !!! do you have a link to download it? would like to give it a go

Thanks pal..so am still doing some little polish up adding the missing essential packages then i can make a snapshot and upload it hopefully it works also for you.so probably bfre end of week will be done will share a link for you to get it

Great, look forward to it

mikejade wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:56 am

Pete_J wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:59 pm

mikejade wrote: Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:32 am

Thanks pal..so am still doing some little polish up adding the missing essential packages then i can make a snapshot and upload it hopefully it works also for you.so probably bfre end of week will be done will share a link for you to get it

Great, look forward to it

here you go....give it a spin and see if it works for you:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cTVw2 ... mZfRU07_fz

Pete_J wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:13 pm

mikejade wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:56 am

Pete_J wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:59 pm

Great, look forward to it

here you go....give it a spin and see if it works for you:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cTVw2 ... mZfRU07_fz

Here I am writing from the live USB mikejade MX version Thanks !! its all working really well for me, all fonts settings are fine. I will back up my previous MX and will definitely install this on my PC.
Great work

Eadwine Rose wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:33 am What happens if you install it, given grub?

richb wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:45 am I took it for a spin as a live USB. Very nice and well done. Everything I tried works. The only thing I had to do for my hdpi screen is increase the font size and force a higher dpi. But that needs to be done for the default XFCE as well.

mikejade wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:40 am

Eadwine Rose wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:33 am What happens if you install it, given grub?

everything works fine been running it on my machine for almst a week...or what you mean with grub

Eadwine Rose wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:57 am I wager I need more knowledge of grub here to know what to pick haha. I was taught to select ESP (it should be auto ticked on my system).

Needs more investigating in any case on my part that has nothing to do with this respin. Congrats on making it!

richb wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:33 pm Two issues.

1. Dolphin root actions menu needs Kate or kwrite installed to be able to edit as text in root. Kate is a recommends,
2. The MX Snapshot configuration file has two compression definition lines that conflict and therefore Snapshot will error. Removal of the first line :

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compression = xz will correct the problem.

mksq_opt=-comp lz4 defines the default compression

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[General]
compression=xz
edit_boot_menu=no
force_installer=true
gui_editor=/usr/bin/featherpad
make_isohybrid=yes
make_md5sum=yes
mksq_opt=-comp lz4
snapshot_basename=snapshot
snapshot_dir=/home/snapshot
snapshot_excludes=/usr/local/share/excludes/mx-snapshot-exclude.list
stamp=datetime

mikejade wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:56 am here you go....give it a spin and see if it works for you:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cTVw2 ... mZfRU07_fz

rasat wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:26 pm

mikejade wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:56 am here you go....give it a spin and see if it works for you:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cTVw2 ... mZfRU07_fz

Adding this spin to MX Desktop List. Is it 32 or 64-bit?
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=48617

grelos wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:59 am I am trying to install the latest snapshot in a Virtualbox VM, however there is no installation icon on desktop.

When going to terminal and launching:

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sudo -E /usr/sbin/minstall

I get this:

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sudo: sorry, you are not allowed to preserve the environment

What should I do to install it? Thanks.

UPDATE: a simple

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sudo minstall

did it.

Utopia wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:20 am You must click on the "add language" button at the bottom right of the language settings page. And move the added language to the top position to make it default.
Henry

The problem is that there are no languages aside from American English

suavedandy wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:14 am

Utopia wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:20 am You must click on the "add language" button at the bottom right of the language settings page. And move the added language to the top position to make it default.
Henry

The problem is that there are no languages aside from American English.

mikejade wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:30 am Unfortunately to make the iso smaller i had to delete the other languages using "localepurge" and manually removed the contents in /usr/share/locale thats why you cant seem to add other languages ....try adding back the localization package for your country using the twoletter (of your country) example for swedish language would be
"sudo apt-get install kde-l10n-sv"
to generate and set the new locale to system default run as root this command

dpkg-reconfigure locales

suavedandy wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2020 6:37 am

mikejade wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:30 am Unfortunately to make the iso smaller i had to delete the other languages using "localepurge" and manually removed the contents in /usr/share/locale thats why you cant seem to add other languages ....try adding back the localization package for your country using the twoletter (of your country) example for swedish language would be
"sudo apt-get install kde-l10n-sv"
to generate and set the new locale to system default run as root this command

dpkg-reconfigure locales

I installed kde-l10n-ru, ran "sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales," clicked "next" two times, rebooted and it doesn't work. I checked that the selected default locale was correct. What am I doing wrong?

mikejade wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:24 pm Assuming you setting the russian language
open root terminal and type
# export LANG=ru_RU.utf-8
confirm whether default locale settings /etc/defaul/locale contains this line

LANG="ru_RU.utf-8"

ADDITIONALLY you might need to add these line to ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile files, in your home folder to change permanently the locale of the current user to:ru_RU.utf-8

export LANG=ru_RU.utf-8

reboot

paul1149 wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 10:28 am Very nice job, @mikejade. I haven't had any problems with it, and the attention to detail, such as carrying over the MX wallpapers, is very nice.

suavedandy wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:58 pm

mikejade wrote: Thu Mar 12, 2020 12:24 pm Assuming you setting the russian language
open root terminal and type
# export LANG=ru_RU.utf-8
confirm whether default locale settings /etc/defaul/locale contains this line

LANG="ru_RU.utf-8"

ADDITIONALLY you might need to add these line to ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile files, in your home folder to change permanently the locale of the current user to:ru_RU.utf-8

export LANG=ru_RU.utf-8

reboot

So I tried doing the first command as a normal user, with sudo and as root. Checked the locales file. The line was there. Added the line to ~/.profile and rebooted. Didn't work.

mikejade wrote: Fri Mar 13, 2020 7:07 pm to save you from further agony and others who might have same problem, of missing languages decided to make an updated respin with all the localization packages intact.didnt not tweak much just removed the xfce files and added essential KDE packages.should now be possible to add the languages from system settings via add language button.
Download the iso and give a try

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

paul1149 wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:11 pm Mikejade,

Would you know if something was stripped out that would prevent add-ons to Dolphin being installed. I'm trying to add a file search function, and the following is what I get.

Thanks.

https://i.postimg.cc/Hk6DQ8pv/snapshot.png

Edit: Another thing I am unable to do is open synaptic package manager. The consent dialog hangs. When I finally cancel it out it says "unable to find synaptic..."

mikejade wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:43 pm
try and install synaptic via mxpi or terminal.once installed it will be easier to add the dolphin plugins that might be missing..i had uninstalled synaptic but its icon remained in the menu

richb wrote: Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:56 pm Mike, I do not know if you installed power devil. It is needed for the KDE power module and suspend. By the way I am running my own added KDE. If there is any way I can help with issues let me know.
I am not concerned with size so kept everything that was default that came with MXPI KDE Full install and have added a lot of stuff including downloaded widgets.

mikejade wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:03 am so decided to challenge myself and tinker around with my machine as i believe learning the hardway is the easyway for me...

paul1149 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:09 pm BTW, I found out my Synaptic problem. It requires the user password, not root. This is different from XFCE, as I recall. Using the user pw it sails open.

SwampRabbit wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:32 pm

mikejade wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:03 am so decided to challenge myself and tinker around with my machine as i believe learning the hardway is the easyway for me...

I haven't tried your Respin yet, but I want to say you're doing some great work on here engaging and helping users.

I really hope you continue your Respin or at least continue to be part of the community no matter what.

I'll give it a try first chance I get.

omeringen wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 5:59 pm I am using your spin about one day on my USB stick and shocked about low system usage(~550MB RAM usage). As far as i see, you didn't change default KDE settings so i didn't need to make a general remaster and there isn't too much extra software so thanks about it, please keep it on next snapshots. I can only suggest adding "plasma-discover" for now.

I experienced some error messages while installing anything via MX Package Installer : https://dpaste.org/uWhA

Checking all KDE spins one by one now and going to stay on one of them definitely.

pio9a wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 11:28 am What is the password?

omeringen wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 2:10 pm

omeringen wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 5:59 pm I am using your spin about one day on my USB stick and shocked about low system usage(~550MB RAM usage). As far as i see, you didn't change default KDE settings so i didn't need to make a general remaster and there isn't too much extra software so thanks about it, please keep it on next snapshots. I can only suggest adding "plasma-discover" for now.

I experienced some error messages while installing anything via MX Package Installer : https://dpaste.org/uWhA

Checking all KDE spins one by one now and going to stay on one of them definitely.

@mikejade,
Tested all KDE spins and recently switched to your spin again for re-test. All respins have a common issue about theming. Some is about SDDM theme, some is about workspace theme but all of them have it.
system settings -> workspace theme -> get a new theme at KDE -> for example Nordic
System settings -> startup and shutdown -> SDDM ->

To be honest, i really like your spin. Please aim for the theming issues on your next spin and keep it vanilla please (no extra software installed).

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:01 pm 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure sddm'

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:01 pm for the themeing issues could you be referring to the 'GTK-warnings theme parsing errors' ??which i found the cause was 'gtkr configs files' probably remained when removing the xfce files .but that can be resolved easily if at all that the main problem you referring to. the warnings for the moment are harmless and you can ignore them but will adress them in next respin. try setting the breeze gtk theme as default in systemsettings gtk section

omeringen wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:20 pm

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:01 pm 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure sddm'

Yeah i know. SDDM thing is common for all spins.
From your spin: https://ibb.co/yFghymH
From another KDE spin: https://ibb.co/wwdb6W9

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 12:01 pm for the themeing issues could you be referring to the 'GTK-warnings theme parsing errors' ??which i found the cause was 'gtkr configs files' probably remained when removing the xfce files .but that can be resolved easily if at all that the main problem you referring to. the warnings for the moment are harmless and you can ignore them but will adress them in next respin. try setting the breeze gtk theme as default in systemsettings gtk section

GTK parsing errors are not that important to me. I am talking about system themes. I also installed most downloaded 3 theme via "system settings -> workspace theme -> get a new theme at KDE" for test. Look at these ugly buttons :
https://ibb.co/G0kw6fm

Thanks for your answer.

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:40 pm those buttons do sure loook ugly as hell, but for you to achieve a unified look you need to install kvantum engine then download the Nordic KDE kvantum [https://store.kde.org/p/1326272/] install it in kvantum then in system settings under application style change widget style to kvantum click apply and log out

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:40 pm for the Sddm nordic theme unless i try it out cant help you on that yet, but most likely the cause of the error is from the theme itself and not the system have you tried the default breeze sddm or any other sddm themes?

omeringen wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 2:58 pm

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:40 pm those buttons do sure loook ugly as hell, but for you to achieve a unified look you need to install kvantum engine then download the Nordic KDE kvantum [https://store.kde.org/p/1326272/] install it in kvantum then in system settings under application style change widget style to kvantum click apply and log out

I already got qt5-style-kvantum and qt5-style-kvantum-themes packages installed and Widget Style and Behavior is set to kvantum. Selecting kvantum-dark also makes no difference. I also realized that "configure" button is deactivated for kvantum and kvantum-dark.

https://ibb.co/DDBQ6zn

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:40 pm for the Sddm nordic theme unless i try it out cant help you on that yet, but most likely the cause of the error is from the theme itself and not the system have you tried the default breeze sddm or any other sddm themes?

Breeze works, Sugar Candy work, Sweet fails, Nordic fails.
I don't need to use SDDM, these issues are not that important but it would be good to see system themes working. Might be my bad, not sure what i did wrong. Maybe i am wrong but i don't think general procedure is selecting a theme at "workspace theme" panel and then try all the "widget style" options one by one. Shouldn't it select the right style automatically ? //edit to this part: Yeah i have never selected widget style before, themes were just working fine on other KDE spins/distros.

On a free time, i will make a fresh bootable MX USB and try again. Thanks again for the answers.

mikejade wrote: Tue May 19, 2020 12:03 pm

omeringen wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 2:58 pm

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:40 pm those buttons do sure loook ugly as hell, but for you to achieve a unified look you need to install kvantum engine then download the Nordic KDE kvantum [https://store.kde.org/p/1326272/] install it in kvantum then in system settings under application style change widget style to kvantum click apply and log out

I already got qt5-style-kvantum and qt5-style-kvantum-themes packages installed and Widget Style and Behavior is set to kvantum. Selecting kvantum-dark also makes no difference. I also realized that "configure" button is deactivated for kvantum and kvantum-dark.

https://ibb.co/DDBQ6zn

mikejade wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 1:40 pm for the Sddm nordic theme unless i try it out cant help you on that yet, but most likely the cause of the error is from the theme itself and not the system have you tried the default breeze sddm or any other sddm themes?

Breeze works, Sugar Candy work, Sweet fails, Nordic fails.
I don't need to use SDDM, these issues are not that important but it would be good to see system themes working. Might be my bad, not sure what i did wrong.

Maybe i am wrong but i don't think general procedure is selecting a theme at "workspace theme" panel and then try all the "widget style" options one by one. Shouldn't it select the right style automatically ? //edit to this part: Yeah i have never selected widget style before, themes were just working fine on other KDE spins/distros.

well generally for distros focused on kde tend to finely polish their themes out of the box and also you must consider the plasma desktop for debian is still old compared to the other distros with rolling-release model but for themes from the kde stores made by users you might need to tweak more than one section to achieve a harmonius look....thats what i think
On a free time, i will make a fresh bootable MX USB and try again. Thanks again for the answers.

some steps i probably think you miss doing is loading the Nordic theme inside kvantum
.anyway heres how i replicated my look partially

screenshot gallery

[https://postimg.cc/gallery/G37dC6p]

workspace theme look and feel section i didn't change anything from breeze .i found selecting the Nordic theme made the icons invisible.

installed ocs-url from mxpi so that i can install packages direct from store. only download the kvantum theme but for the others recommended packages that go along with the kvantum theme install each of them from the links using ocs-url{best use firefox browser ]

so colour section i choose the NORDIC theme

downloaded the kvantum nordic theme in tar format and extract it to a folder. open kvantum click on install theme and select the nordic theme we have extracted hit install theme inside kvantum{see kvantum install screenshot}

still on kvantum click down section on change/delete theme click drop down menu showing kvantum default and selet the nordic theme we have just installed in previous step. click apply and save.

head to system setting application style change to kvantum {configure button alway inactive so dont worry if you want to configure then open kvantum} click apply

go to windows decoration select nordic [look and feel of win titles] click apply

log out and log in open kvantum to further fine tune your preferred customization such as blur ,buttons size etc ...
since was trying out the theme from live usb stick i incorporated the themes and updated the iso .nordic theme looks kinda nice ...did love it will upload the iso multi section respin .
One thing for sure is that customizing kde to achieve desired looks aint a walk in the park..it can be so confusing at first but once you messed around and known the tricks ...you will be smiling all the way to the theme store lol..
All the best buddy theming. keep safe stay strong.