MX-21 KDE beta 1 feedback thread

[richb]

Probably a KDE issue and NOT an MX issue. While my HP printer was recognized during the install it would not print. I had to install, (reinstall?) the driver for the printer

[Don_in_Vermont]

I use Evolution for my email. I am unable to print the email on my printers. I receive a message Printing failed.The printer replied "Printer not found"
Using MX19 I used Evolution and had no issues. I tried from Thunderbird and all worked ok. No other issues using MX21.

[chrispop99]

Probably a KDE issue and NOT an MX issue. While my HP printer was recognized during the install it would not print. I had to install, (reinstall?) the driver for the printer

HP printer recognised and printed OK here without intervention.

Chris

[richb]

Probably a KDE issue and NOT an MX issue. While my HP printer was recognized during the install it would not print. I had to install, (reinstall?) the driver for the printer

HP printer recognised and printed OK here without intervention.

Chris

Good to know. It was not a big deal and the driver installed easily.

[fehlix]

Private Internet Access from MX package installer failed with missing cheksum error.

PIA VPN installer should now work with the adjusted pia-installer helper, which by now should be in the repos already or soonish.

[richb]

Private Internet Access from MX package installer failed with missing cheksum error.

PIA VPN installer should now work with the adjusted pia-installer helper, which by now should be in the repos already or soonish.

It does. Thank you.

[chrispop99]

The KDE Application Launcher is nearer to Whisker than the 'last century' Application Menu, but it shows the function in a larger bold font, and the actual program name smaller. This seems counter-intuitive to me; I expected there would be a way to swap them around, but can't find it. Am I missing something, or is it not possible to switch to what seems a more sensible arrangement?

Chris

[richb]

The KDE Application Launcher is nearer to Whisker than the 'last century' Application Menu, but it shows the function in a larger bold font, and the actual program name smaller. This seems counter-intuitive to me; I expected there would be a way to swap them around, but can't find it. Am I missing something, or is it not possible to switch to what seems a more sensible arrangement?

Chris

I just switch to the alternate Application Menu rather than Application Launcher which is indeed more whisker like.

[markol]

I have a problem in dark mode. I set Breeze Dark theme but some gtk apps do not follow theme settings: Audacious, Synaptic, and even MX Package Installer and MX Tools.
Looks like it's a known problem since plasma 5.17 (or is it 5.19?) because there is no more Breeze Dark, but only Breeze and it is expected gtk3+ apps to follow settings. But they don't :)
If I change gtk theme (Settings -> Application Style -> Configure GNOME/GTK....) to Adwaita Dark, Audacious changes but both package managers do not (even after reboot)
Same problem exists in Debian 11 KDE


Oh, almost forgot... no problems installing HP network printer (HP OfficeJet Pro 8710) via Settings -> Printers :)

[Mauser]

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System:
  Host: <filter> 
  Kernel: 5.10.0-8-amd64 x86_64 
  bits: 64 compiler: N/A 
  parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz 
  quiet splasht nosplash 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 
  wm: kwin_x11 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-21_x64 
  Wildflower August 22 2021 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 
  (bullseye) 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte 
  model: B450 AORUS ELITE 
  v: x.x serial: <filter> 
  UEFI: American Megatrends 
  v: F41 date: 07/22/2019 
CPU:
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  8: 2194 9: 1896 10: 2102 
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  14: 2191 15: 1938 16: 2147 
  Vulnerabilities: 
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  Type: l1tf 
  status: Not affected 
  Type: mds 
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  Type: meltdown 
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  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative 
  Store Bypass disabled via 
  prctl and seccomp 
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs 
  barriers and __user pointer 
  sanitization 
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  AMD retpoline, IBPB: 
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  RSB filling 
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  Type: tsx_async_abort 
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Graphics:
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  chip ID: 1002:67ff 
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  3.40.0 5.10.0-8-amd64 LLVM 
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Audio:
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  Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / 
  RX 560/560X] 
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  driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 06:00.1 
  chip ID: 1002:aae0 
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD 
  Audio 
  vendor: Gigabyte 
  driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 08:00.3 
  chip ID: 1022:1457 
  Sound Server: ALSA 
  v: k5.10.0-8-amd64 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek 
  RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express 
  Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Gigabyte 
  driver: r8169 v: kernel 
  port: f000 bus ID: 03:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: eth0 state: up 
  speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full 
  mac: <filter> 
Drives:
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  used: 3.00 GiB (0.0%) 
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Partition:
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  used: 650.1 MiB (3.4%) 
  fs: overlay source: ERR-102 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: 
  cpu: 36.6 C mobo: N/A 
  gpu: amdgpu temp: 43 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
  gpu: amdgpu fan: 276 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
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Info:
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[/code] I am running MX21 KDE on a live USB. So far so good except, I have a recommendation on avoiding a problem with right clicking in Dolphin Root Actions > (Ownership to Root) that it will cause breakage as what was experienced in older versions of MX Linux that was corrected in MX 19 by having that action disabled by default but can be easily changed in MX Tweak.