MX Linux Forum

https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/mx-17.html

(...) I was expecting good results, and the system actually exceeded them. Everything was good - network support, media support, smartphone support, hardware support, live session data import, proprietary drivers, robust package management, and speeeeeeeed. The performance is just phenomenal.

I don't have anything serious to complain. Only hope that MX Linux can sustain the momentum, garner more following, and try to nudge up into the pro market. But even if that does not happen, it's an excellent choice for Linux folks looking for a hassle-free, fun-ready system. 9.9/10.(...)

Whoa!...can't beat those quotes.

I do believe he likes it
Has he ever done a more enthusiastic distro review?

This is pretty neat:

9.9/10

And finally someone looked at the iDevice Installer --yeah, Tim!

Special thanks to antiX for the speeeeed!

Wow, that's a great review. BTW, I feel the need to mention that /home/demo/Downloads issue that he mentioned should be fixed in the new version of the installer so an upgrade before installing would be a good idea or using a monthly snapshot once we release in (hopefully in 2 days since I shoot to release a monthly snapshot mid-month every month).

And did I mention this:

You also get a slick Conky that tells you the time and date, plus basic system resources usage. Quite handy.

I have to admit that as Adrian and I developed this I had no idea what the reception would be, but have been gratified to see that reviewers and users have all been very positive.

Still waiting for the scouts and agents to call us before we go pro, though.

Stevo wrote:Still waiting for the scouts and agents to call us before we go pro, though.

In black limos. With briefcases full of money.-)

Dedoimedo doesn't like anything, but gives high praise to MX. I think it is great as well. If I had briefcases full of money, I would send one!

A new 0.7 featherpad release is coming out soon. Maybe it can fix whatever he didn't like about it. I added an issue to its github about his problem with it.

I very much enjoyed reading that review! Dedoimedo doesn't like the vertical, left-side panel, but I hope MX stays with it, as that's what I prefer for my laptops. Also I like that it's another thing that kinda sets MX apart from all the others.

I like reading Dedoimedo's reviews, even though I often see things differently than he does. Off the top of my head, I don't remember a more positive review by him of any other Linux release, but I may be forgetting.

It struck me that there are several things Dedoimedo didn't mention that are big deals to me, things that I don't see in other distros. I'm sure most here could say something similar.

Excellent job, folks, everyone who helped with this release!

He liked some of the Ubuntu 17.04 releases, I think, but 17.10 versions went backwards for him. Maybe even worse if he finds out if it was a 17.10 test that nuked his Lenovo BIOS back in October...apparently even a Live test could do it.

malspa wrote:I very much enjoyed reading that review! Dedoimedo doesn't like the vertical, left-side panel, but I hope MX stays with it, as that's what I prefer for my laptops. Also I like that it's another thing that kinda sets MX apart from all the others.

I like reading Dedoimedo's reviews, even though I often see things differently than he does. Off the top of my head, I don't remember a more positive review by him of any other Linux release, but I may be forgetting.

It struck me that there are several things Dedoimedo didn't mention that are big deals to me, things that I don't see in other distros. I'm sure most here could say something similar.

Excellent job, folks, everyone who helped with this release!

Agreed about the left panel. Considering MX works well with older hardware like netbooks that have small displays, it makes sense to have the panel on the left so that more of the height of the screen can be used for viewing.

Great review. I don't know why he finds the installer daunting, though. When I first started with Mepis long ago, I always thought the installer was well laid out and had good instructions and tips on the left pane. Seemed to make a lot of sense to me as a newbie compared with some other installers. To me, it's Anaconda or the opensuse installer that are scary.

[ADDED] Can I say that I agree with him on the space separators in the panel? I always remove the ones between the notification area and the first launcher after that.

Those spacers can easily be removed next cycle--they are holdovers from the very first MX version, meaning I am probably the one who put them in (for reasons I no longer remember, or maybe it was just an accident).

The Featherpad developer let me know that the problem Ddo complained about should be fixed with the next release coming up shortly:

Yes, that's already fixed. It was a side effect of some new features. V0.7 will be released next week.

Does anyone else have a problem with its default font? That's easy to change, anyway.

Congrats to the developers for the excellent review.