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MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:56 pm
by rasat
Desktop respins and language editions are available in MX. Also, Do It Yourself (DIY) desktop versions.
DESKTOP RESPIN
Fluxbox Respin by fluxboxplus
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fluxboxplus/
MX Respin for Window Maker Desktop by user-green
viewtopic.php?t=76972
IceWM Desktop respin with zzzFM by user-green
viewtopic.php?t=76724
OpenDesktop, MX Linux respin by vcaselli
viewtopic.php?t=75012
MXDE-EFL - An Enlightenment Desktop Environment respin by AVLinux
http://www.bandshed.net/mxde-efl-build/
MX-AwesomeWM iso by deanr72
viewtopic.php?t=64313
MX Linux FVWM myExt + Xfce-Fvwm-EXT (respins) by rasat
viewtopic.php?f=127&t=63224
MX19.3 Base Personal Respin ISO's updated by m_pav
viewtopic.php?f=127&t=61837
MX Modified - MX KDE 5.20.5 Sid Respin by andyprough
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=59398
Respin Mate MX 21.3 for x32, x64 and x64-AHS by Senpai
viewtopic.php?t=72429
OpenBox Re-spin by manyroads
viewtopic.php?f=82&t=49858
MX 19.2 Base Edition Personal Respin
https://mxlinux.org/uncategorized/mx-19 ... al-respin/
MX-19-1 KDE-by-jki by MX-Addict
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=48617&start=80#p565138
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-19-1-kde-by-jki/
MX 19 X 64 Updated by Stevo (64-bit)
With support for some newer hardware, such as Intel tenth generation graphics,
that won't boot to a GUI with standard MX 19/Buster packages.
https://archive.org/details/mx19x64updated
KDE respin by mikejade (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=127&t=54469
Buster+Kde+Bare-Bones+2020.1 by jackdanielsesq
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=55235
OpenRC with MX-19 & antiX-19 by Head_on_a_Stick
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=54716
MX-18.3 Trinity 14.0.5 respin (x64) by JayM (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=51759
MX+KDE.iso by jackdanielsesq
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-kde-iso/files/
MX Linux 18.3 Buster Non-systemd Respin by rasat (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=50981
MX LXDE and Budgie spins by Manuelr (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=46661
LXQt and KDE respins - personal projects by Adrian (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=46126
MX18-LMDE Respin (Xfce with Linux Mint theme) by dphn (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=47224
MX Linux 18 – Cinnamon remix by francofait
https://faitfranco.wordpress.com/2018/1 ... mon-remix/
MX Gnome 3.30 buster Respin (v.07) by rasat (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=47819
Mx 17 Snapshot Mate Remix by balarm
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=46366
Mate respin by francofait (updated to 18.3)
https://faitfranco.wordpress.com/2019/0 ... 019-05-27/
(MX 19)
https://faitfranco.wordpress.com/2019/1 ... hot-remix/
OTHER SPIN
MX Linux! AV Linux MX Edition by AVLinux
http://www.bandshed.net/avlinux/
Re-spins by manyroads (64-bit)
https://eirenicon.org/knowledge-base
MX-18.3 Bare Server Edition respin JayM (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=51060
MX Workbench -- my respin for sysadmins by Adrian (32-bit and 64-bit)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin ... y_Respins/
MX18.2 Mint Respin (Mint theme) by rasat (64-bit)
https://archive.org/details/mx18-mint-respin
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=47224&start=20#p497068
MX Ascii Respin (Devuan) - Xfce by rasat (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=50577
MX Beowulf (Devuan) Respin - Xfce by rasat (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=50482
MXStudio - unofficial respin by sunrat
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mxstud ... snapshots/
Index of Snapshots Community_Respins (32-bit and 64-bit)
http://iso.mxrepo.com/Downloads/Snapsho ... y_Respins/
LANGUAGE EDITION
MX18 TLE (Thai Language Edition) by Parnikkapore
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=48507
Russian MX-18 Dark (64-bit)
http://linux-romanov.info/sborka-mx-18-dark-64bit
Japanese MX15-18/ antiX15-17 isos (32-bit and 64-bit)
http://simosnet.com/livecd/antix/
Chinese/Taiwanese Live Debian System (MX unofficial respin) by ldsemerchen (64-bit)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-mate-respin/
ALTERNATIVE DESKTOPS (DIY)
Deepin Desktop Environment
viewtopic.php?f=55&t=60757
MX Gnome DIY setup ("respin")
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=56971
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:31 pm
by manyroads
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:42 pm
by oops
... Good summary.
... Need also an information to know if the support is for x32, and/or AMD64 ... some of them above are only for AMD64 bits.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:25 pm
by BobbieAN
Openbox respin would be nice, Manjaro has an amazing Openbox version.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:40 pm
by manyroads
oops wrote: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:42 pm
... Good summary.
... Need also an information to know if the support is for x32, and/or AMD64 ... some of them above are only for AMD64 bits.
The two I did are 64bit... Mine actually probably need some cleanup but since interest is close to zero, I'm not hugely motivated.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:03 pm
by oops
manyroads wrote: Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:40 pm
The two I did are 64bit... Mine actually probably need some cleanup but since interest is close to zero, I'm not hugely motivated.
Yes, it's not very easy, a lot of concurrence exists, antiX for the Minimal ... and for the distribution category Education too.
https://distrowatch.com/search.php?osty ... ive#simple
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:12 pm
by Jerry3904
MOD: made this a sticky, so it will be visible for a long time at the top of this Forum.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:35 pm
by Adrian
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:58 am
by darknetmatrix
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:31 am
by rasat
Thanks, I added them in OP.
There are currently 10 respins. Openbox is missing and I didn't check if any x32 or all are AMD64. Not sure if they have the info.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:23 pm
by Stevo
How about the MX TLE--Thai Language Edition?
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=48507
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:21 pm
by rasat
Instead of desktop respin, lets call it language edition, if its ok. I made a new entry for languages in OP.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:25 pm
by sunrat
I made this MXStudio respin last year with a primary focus on audio production. It's based on MX-17 and I may get around to updating to MX-18 at some stage, probably when the weather gets colder in Melbourne. It was originally posted as an RC but I used it for a few projects and didn't find any reason to change it for a release version as it worked very well, so consider it final.
Forum thread -
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=46170
Download -
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mxstud ... snapshots/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 2:35 am
by dphn
MX18-LMDE Respin by dpn
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=47224
must say this is not really a respin. It's a different system with another software set. It's built on antiX 17.3.1 core, with some MX-tools but without MX metapackages. So it's full compatible to Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) and provides a custom xfce desktop with full working mintsources and you can install all stuff from their repo and (of course) MX and Debian Stretch repos. The problem here is deb-multimedia.org and their poor package management, dmo must be enabled for work with the LMDE repo and their packages like mint-meta-codecs and so on.
This system comes without server/client stuff, so it is very lightweight in RAM use. All works fine but it isn't MX. It's a mix of four worlds (antiX, MX, LMDE and Debian), but Debian is really a great base to do things like that.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:26 am
by monsieurzik
About to test the Mate edition.
Already really good on live session.
8:51 PM Edit : Really awesome installed !
I've just install the kernel 4.9.0-8 because at boot time there was a noice like "crack" in the sound system. Gone down to 4.9.0.8 solved that.
Is the MX Team would be ok for this version or you prefer stay focused on an only one desktop ?
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:33 pm
by rasat
I added new column: "Other Spin" for MX18-LMDE and MXStudio, if this is ok for dphn and sunrat.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:06 pm
by sunrat
rasat wrote: Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:33 pm
I added new column: "Other Spin" for MX18-LMDE and MXStudio, if this is ok for dphn and sunrat.
That's ok. MXStudio is basically vanilla MX with Liquorix kernel, audio configs based on AVLinux and realtimeconfigquickscan script, packages/repos from KX Studio, and a bunch of packages added including several I built myself as they are not in repos.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 11:05 am
by aledie
I found this
1) Russian one - MX-18 Dark-64bit , however cannot download from my location neither see the video, someone may try in VM and see:
http://linux-romanov.info/sborka-mx-18-dark-64bit
Download from one of three cloudlike icons under the video (first one Yandex, second Mega, third Googledrive)
2) Japanified MX15-18/ antiX15-17 isos: http://simosnet.com/livecd/antix/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:37 pm
by rasat
Thanks, the Russian links including video work fine.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:46 am
by aledie
Chinese/Taiwanese one (seems with some tweaked support for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese):
Live Debian System (MX unofficial respin).
with Mate (?):
https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-mate-respin/
I suppose it is from this forum's user Emer:
ldsemerchen
There were some threads about his earlier Mate experiments last year (and he mentioned he abandoned it), have however seen no intro or link to above new respin here, so not sure how finalized it is:
http://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php? ... 4b#p437953
Except here some posts from him:
http://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php? ... 4b#p484479
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:01 am
by rasat
4.6GB iso.... "The Live Debian System is an optimized version based on MX Linux. It is easy for beginner Chinese users to learn, use the Xfce desktop environment and optimize the user interface. A pen drive can be operated immediately without installation".
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 1:32 pm
by monsieurzik
Ouch... 4.6GB, so far from the 1.2 GB of the original...
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:44 pm
by Stevo
The Mega and Google Drive Russian Dark MX download links seem to be working fine here...
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:29 pm
by manyroads
FWIW I have begun playing with OpenBox on my minimal MX base. Anyone interested in jumping in????
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:41 am
by rasat
manyroads wrote: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:29 pm
FWIW I have begun playing with OpenBox on my minimal MX base. Anyone interested in jumping in????
Go ahead. There will always be users interested. Your minimal got +7000 hits, surely OpenBox too. :) Let me know, and I add in respin list.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:29 am
by manyroads
Openbox is available as a respin here's the thread on the topic:
viewtopic.php?f=82&t=49858
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 12:58 pm
by tclaudio
I'm so much interested on Minimal MX. I use MX for an year, after some other Linux 'distro' and I think it'quite wonderfull. I have an old Acer Aspire 5720 and now run so fast. I need an Usb 'mini' in case I'd go in Internet in a while. Many thanks to you all, and compliments for the 1 in Distrowatch
Claudio
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 9:47 am
by manyroads
rasat wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:41 am
manyroads wrote: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:29 pm
FWIW I have begun playing with OpenBox on my minimal MX base. Anyone interested in jumping in????
Go ahead. There will always be users interested. Your minimal got +7000 hits, surely OpenBox too. :) Let me know, and I add in respin list.
Hello @rasat
Here's a description of a functional Openbox. It probably needs some memory trimming; although, I think it works well for 64-bit.
viewtopic.php?f=82&t=49858&start=70#p502805
Enjoy.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri May 17, 2019 4:33 am
by rasat
Done.... link added in the list.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:48 am
by monsieurzik
Hi guys,
there's a fresher version of the Mate respin by Francofait, updated to 18.3.
https://faitfranco.wordpress.com/2019/0 ... 019-05-27/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:26 pm
by KBD
How does that MATE respin work language-wise? Is there an English version, or does it offer a language choice at boot?
Thanks.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:20 pm
by monsieurzik
Very well ! You choose your language at boot and it goes like a charm.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:02 pm
by KBD
monsieurzik wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:20 pm
Very well ! You choose your language at boot and it goes like a charm.
Nice! Thanks!
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:27 pm
by rasat
monsieurzik wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:48 am
there's a fresher version of the Mate respin by Francofait, updated to 18.3.
List is updated, still kept old link to confirm the removal. This is how it looks in the list.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:32 am
by monsieurzik
Right !
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:20 am
by peter_li
I think you did your job excellent. I only wish you would state a md5sum or so by publishing the links to the iso, so we can check after download before burning or flashing.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list): MATE
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:56 am
by peter_li
I wish to know who is interested in the MATE respin and where to send a bug report? I have installed the new 18.3 respin and found mc in the menu. But by trying to run it, there is a message that xterm is needed. Okay, I can install it but it would be better when it would be in the image I think...
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:02 am
by Jerry3904
Send it to whoever did the respin.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:29 am
by peter_li
Jerry3904 wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:02 am
Send it to whoever did the respin.
The iso is offered at
https://faitfranco.wordpress.com/2019/0 ... 019-05-27/ so I don't know if the provider has a user account here and I don't speak italian. :-(
So I have to say regretfully that the situation for MATE users with MX Linux is not comparable with that of Ubuntu MATE (official Respin) or Manjaro (Community Respin) due to the low demand. Too bad.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 10:59 am
by Jerry3904
It's all volunteer... So why don't you make an improved respin for the Community? MX Snapshot is easy to use ..
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:51 am
by rasat
peter_li wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:29 am
So I have to say regretfully that the situation for MATE users with MX Linux is not comparable with that of Ubuntu MATE (official Respin) or Manjaro (Community Respin) due to the low demand. Too bad.
Though Linux is a community where things are shared, many distros (as well as respins) were created for the developers' own usage. Good and fine if others want to use, but not the aim, such as Arch Linux. Judd Vinet made it for himself, there was no intention to become a well-known distro.
Just go ahead make your own respin. Example, I am running my own Gnome + KDE apps respin since last six months. Its the best MX respin in the market.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:28 pm
by peter_li
rasat wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:51 am
peter_li wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:29 am
So I have to say regretfully that the situation for MATE users with MX Linux is not comparable with that of Ubuntu MATE (official Respin) or Manjaro (Community Respin) due to the low demand. Too bad.
Though Linux is a community where things are shared, many distros (as well as respins) were created for the developers' own usage. Good and fine if others want to use, but not the aim, such as Arch Linux. Judd Vinet made it for himself, there was no intention to become a well-known distro.
Just go ahead make your own respin. Example, I am running my own Gnome + KDE apps respin since last six months. Its the best MX respin in the market.
If I only would have a How-To how to start.
There is no respin for taking as base for building my own respin, right?
There are two ways I think:
1. strip down the system to the absolut minimum and than install the wanted packages, but which ones can be deinstalled without breaking the system?
2. make it the pacstrap or debootstrap-way by installing it up from scratch and install all which is needed to run the MX tools, than I am free to install all what I want.
How did you get it done?
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 2:02 am
by rasat
peter_li wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:28 pm
There is no respin for taking as base for building my own respin, right?
How did you get it done?
Did you try Francofait's Mate respin?
https://faitfranco.wordpress.com/2019/0 ... 019-05-27/
To make a respin of your own design.....
1) Install MX 18.3 (latest stable release)
2) sudo apt-get update (latest package updates)
3) Run synaptic (install your desired desktop e.g. Mate)
- Search in Quick filter: mate
- tag mate packages
- Apply
4) Logout and login Mate desktop
5) To install same system in another computer or as backup, create a respin with MX Snapshot
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:34 am
by asqwerth
peter_li wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:28 pm
...1. strip down the system to the absolut minimum and than install the wanted packages, but which ones can be deinstalled without breaking the system? ...
How did you get it done?
Check out this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=47910
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:38 am
by JayM
I got the urge to try a respin today. What I did was take Manyroads' MX Minimal respin, update it to make it current, then removed everything that was left after his own uninstalling which would be of no use on a server: things like alsa, pulseaudio, codecs, Transmission torrent client, Adobe Flash plugin, Java, sounds and artwork. I installed Samba for fileserver functionality, and Featherpad and the Qupzilla lightweight web browser because server admins at the console sometimes need to write notes or shell scripts, or look something up on the web. Anything else needed to turn it into anything more than a basic samba file and print server can be installed from the repos (Apache, PHP, MySQL, media server packages, etc.) plus intrusion detection apps, other firewalls, and server monitors.
viewtopic.php?f=100&t=51060
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:29 am
by JayM
Another respin, this time using the Trinity DE! It has a similar look-and-feel to SimplyMEPIS IMO, due to Trinity being based on KDE 3.5:
viewtopic.php?f=100&p=517648#p517648
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:57 am
by jackdanielsesq
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:08 pm
by rasat
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:03 pm
by putih
rasat wrote: Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:08 pm
Thanks, link added.
So i click that link and download this file
snapshot-20190802_MX+LX+PIZ+1.iso is LXDE + Openbox. KDE desktop is missing. Wasting my daily quota only.
KDE plasma desktop with 795.9 MB is posible. Look at Q4OS distro
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:10 pm
by sunrat
putih wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:03 pm
So i click that link and download this file
snapshot-20190802_MX+LX+PIZ+1.iso is LXDE + Openbox. KDE desktop is missing. Wasting my daily quota only.
KDE plasma desktop with 795.9 MB is posible. Look at Q4OS distro
It appears you clicked on the wrong link. The KDE one is down the list and 1.3GB.
Bummer about your quota.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:00 am
by jackdanielsesq
MX+SNAILS.iso by jackdanielsesq Anonymous Everything on the Internet
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-kde-iso/files/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:02 am
by jackdanielsesq
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:07 am
by jackdanielsesq
Bummer about your quota.
sunrat wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:10 pm
putih wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:03 pm
So i click that link and download this file
snapshot-20190802_MX+LX+PIZ+1.iso is LXDE + Openbox. KDE desktop is missing. Wasting my daily quota only.
KDE plasma desktop with 795.9 MB is posible. Look at Q4OS distro
It appears you clicked on the wrong link. The KDE one is down the list and 1.3GB.
Bummer about your quota.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:46 am
by sunrat
You shouldn't laugh @jackdanielsesq. You put an LXDE iso on a download page titled "MX-KDE.iso". No wonder poor putih downloaded the wrong one.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:44 am
by jackdanielsesq
MX+SNAILS.iso by jackdanielsesq - Anonymous Everything on the Internet
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:29 am
by jeffreyC
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 4:54 pm
by rasat
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 3:22 am
by JayM
Bumping for rasat. Can you add this to the respins list? Thanks.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:21 am
by rasat
Thanks, updated.
Nice to see how popular this list has become...... 18,500 views.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:53 am
by Jerry3904
Great work, rasat! May need a link to this on the website...
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:30 pm
by monsieurzik
Hi there,
FaitFranco has just released an update of his famous remixes of MX-LINUX :
The MX-Linux 19 Full Mate-Snapshot Remix
But, iso is doing 4,2 G ????!!!!
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:55 pm
by rasat
Correction
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:00 pm
by seaken64
Hi rasat, Thank you for this list. Would it be possible to add an indication of whether the spin is in 32-bit or 64-bit?
Something like
MX18 Continuum (Minimal) Release by manyroads (64-bit)
viewtopic.php?f=39&t=47910
Thanks,
Seaken64
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:05 pm
by rasat
I will check the respins if any information, and do edit.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:19 pm
by Stevo
MX 19-x64 with support for some newer hardware, such as Intel tenth generation graphics, that won't boot to a GUI with standard MX 19/Buster packages. Includes backported 5.3 kernel, and the Mesa 19.2.1 that is now in the MX AHS section.
https://archive.org/details/mx19x64updated
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:20 pm
by suavedandy
Thank you very much. Was very helpful. I liked the first KDE respin. But that second KDE respin is weird. I honestly got scared when I booted it up. The music started playing and a weird pop-up with cryptic text showed up after right-clicking. It appeared like malware.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:59 pm
by Stevo
suavedandy wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:20 pm
Thank you very much. Was very helpful. I liked the first KDE respin. But that second KDE respin is weird. I honestly got scared when I booted it up. The music started playing and a weird pop-up with cryptic text showed up after right-clicking. It appeared like malware.
I think the popup was just a notification from Juk (?) telling you which track was playing, if I recall correctly.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:25 pm
by sunrat
I have seen corruption in KDE notifications text before but it was a long time ago.
Who knows what modifications were made to the particular spin you were using. They are unofficial, untested, and not necessarily trustworthy although no issues have been reported afaik. Only a mother could love the theming in screenshots I've seen of some of the spins. :D
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:38 am
by asqwerth
sunrat wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:25 pm
....Who knows what modifications were made to the particular spin you were using. They are unofficial, untested, and not necessarily trustworthy although no issues have been reported afaik....
Agreed. As I'm a cautious person, I've only ever tried respins in Virtualbox and have not used them for anything where maintaining security is important, except for Stevo's (his old KDE4 spin) and Adrian's (Workbench, LXDE/ LXQt?) spins, since they are MX Devs.
With regard to jack's respin with the music autostarting, I don't really understand it but his approach is to create spins that has his "jack" user account preinstalled. When you boot up, it logs into "jack", autostarts audacious and music from his music folder starts playing. He has said it's because he's a music lover
. It's a very rejigged and non-standard Plasma setup.
We don't know much about him except for his "respin" announcements on this forum, so it's certainly not possible to endorse his spins. But then, there are no endorsements for any other respin either, except perhaps Adrian's and Stevo's stuff.
The users need to know all these respins are installed at the users' own risk.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:10 am
by suavedandy
asqwerth wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:38 am
We don't know much about him except for his "respin" announcements on this forum, so it's certainly not possible to endorse his spins. But then, there are no endorsements for any other respin either, except perhaps Adrian's and Stevo's stuff.
Oh, I didn't know there's also Adrean's KDE spin.
Will check it out. Thank you very much.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:13 am
by junoluna
i think the easiest way to get KDE the way you like it is to install KDE from MXPI and just set it up the way you like it rather than what someone else likes .... there are infinite options
there is no better way of learning about a DE than setting it up yourself from scratch
i also have start up music... hurdy gurdy music ......but would not want to inflict it on anyone else as a spin :)
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:29 am
by asqwerth
I don't think Adrian has a KDE plasma respin. And Stevo's is from 2 releases ago, I believe. It wasn't even plasma, but kde4.
[CORRECTION : looks like Adrian does have a plasma spin.]
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:59 am
by suavedandy
asqwerth wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:29 am
[CORRECTION : looks like Adrian does have a plasma spin.]
Well, yes. And it takes a very, VERY long time to download, it seems. Still 2% after 3 hours.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:09 am
by suavedandy
junoluna wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:13 am
i think the easiest way to get KDE the way you like it is to install KDE from MXPI and just set it up the way you like it rather than what someone else likes.
I'm not meating my deadlines so I need to install a spin which I can tweak a little quickly before getting accustomed to, say, i3wm or Awesome.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:12 am
by junoluna
well ... at the current rate, your respin is going to take 4 days to download
installing Plasma would have taken about 30 minutes ... plus say another 30 to set it up
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:21 am
by suavedandy
junoluna wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:12 am
well ... at the current rate, your respin is going to take 4 days to download
I'm honestly thinking about just sticking with XFCE or downloading a Mate spin at this point. Because I don't care about a DE anymore. At least MX works. I tried Solus. I tried Elementary. I tried openSUSE (GeckoLinux fork). None of them worked properly. It's a nightmare.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:58 pm
by SwampRabbit
Respins are not official in any capacity.
For critical day to day please use the official version and get a grasp of any respins in a VM until you are ready.
Also, let’s get this thread back on track, it’s not a individual respin help thread.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:50 pm
by suavedandy
junoluna wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:12 am
well ... at the current rate, your respin is going to take 4 days to download
ACTUALLY I started the download again and it shows that 1h 30m are left. It goes rather fast. I don't know if it's due to the server or not. So I might actually be able to try Adrian's spin.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:53 pm
by Adrian
My respin is based on MX-18, just be aware of that, it's called 19.6 because it was released in June 2019
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:42 am
by suavedandy
Adrian wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:53 pm
My respin is based on MX-18, just be aware of that, it's called 19.6 because it was released in June 2019
I already figured it out the moment I booted up the live CD. Although it is the most functioning KDE respin I tested, that's for sure.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:47 am
by manyroads
@rasat Would you be so kind as to remove all 'repin' references to my earlier works? Thank you.
When/ and or if, I generate new, current respins, I'll post them here. For now, all my previous work remains accessible in my knowledgebase on:
https://eirenicon.org/knowledge-base/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:09 am
by rasat
manyroads wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:47 am
@rasat Would you be so kind as to remove all 'repin' references to my earlier works? Thank you.
For now, all my previous work remains accessible in my knowledgebase on:
https://eirenicon.org/knowledge-base/
Done as per your request. I kept one with your blog link.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:10 am
by manyroads
Thank you! Much appreciated. @rasat.
Re: MX KDE
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 6:07 pm
by MX-Addict
mx-19-1-kde-by-jki.icon.png
Just gotta say... When I came over to MX Linux from Linux Mint several years ago I never would have guessed that MX would lead me to the KDE Plasma Desktop!
Thanks Adrian!
But yeah, I got the KDE Plasma Desktop working great on both MX-17 and MX-18, but always had a kink or two to work out. My friends and family loved it though and got completely off Windoze forever. I went off and started playing with Vanilla Debian and Arch for the last couple years, but always maintained MX Linux USBs, some with XFCE and some with KDE Plasma. When MX-19 came out I wanted to offer a nice Respin, since I have a lot of experience making and maintaining MX Linux installations running KDE Plasma, but I got caught up in other activities. Now, however, I feel I have something worth offering...
Yeah, it's a Personal Respin at lz4 compression, and it's 3.2GB in size. No, there's not a lot of extras in it though; and yes it is extremely well documented regarding everything I did. I also have General Respins made, but you can remaster your own. If anyone is super interested I'll upload the 3.1 GB General Respin at lz4 compression or the 2 GB Personal and General versions at xz compression.
I tried some of the other MX / KDE Plasma respins here, but was left unsatisfied. No offense -- it ain't easy! This one is different. It actually works.
Try it and see for yourself!
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-19-1-kde-by-jki/
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-19- ... t/download)
#### Passwords:
root: URrootNAO
demo: URdemoNAO
Any questions or comments about this respin: https:8kun.top/freedomzine/res/1418.html (fair warning --that site is NSFW)
I'll probably make a video about this Respin shortly and post it on LBRY at
https://lbry.tv/@Just-Kiss-It:2 and I'll probably write an article about it over on my blog-in-progress,
https://just-kiss-it.github.io/u_will/, because I LOVE MX Linux! Kind of an **MX-Addict** really. The blog is just a place for an old giraffe to cavort around playfully and spout out, so NO HATE! Seriously though, it's being completely revamped, brought up to date, with better organization and a completely different backend and frontend within the next month, as long as my health agrees!
Anyway, ENJOY! I'll try to roll into the forum within the next couple days and see how this was received.
(I may have posted this in the wrong thread accidentally. Sorry!)
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:00 am
by Gerson
When visiting the page of the "respin"; the title of each one should be corrected because they appear as MX19.3 when in reality they correspond to MX18.3
I downloaded one to try it out but was discouraged to see that it is an older version and not the new one.
http://mxrepo.com/snapshots/Community_Respins/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 11:09 am
by sunrat
Those are Adrian's "unofficial" respins (all respins are unofficial) of MX18. He numbered them by release date which is not directly related to the MX version.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:45 am
by deanr72
Is there a way I could get my awesomewm spin added to this list?
I posted elsewhere a while back (
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=64313) and was warned, let's say, about sharing mx-respins unofficially, but then I came across this list a few days ago.
I'm in no way, shape or form a dev and cannot offer to 'maintain' my spin, but I've been constantly tidying up my personal awesomewm spin, have created about 4 mx-specific themes to select from easily on the config file, and I am currently thinking of transitioning everything over to a build on MX-21.
It would be great to share the many hours of labour with fellow mx users.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:57 am
by Jerry3904
It's a Community list, so you can PM rasat who started it and has been maintaining it since.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:56 am
by deanr72
Jerry3904 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:57 am
It's a Community list, so you can PM
rasat who started it and has been maintaining it since.
Thanks! Will do.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 2:00 pm
by rasat
deanr72 wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:45 am
Is there a way I could get my awesomewm spin added to this list?
Your spin is added to the list.
Note: Good to know there are 62,948 views on this listing page. :)
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:30 pm
by DeepDayze
Are there any current MX-21 Sid respins? Just curious.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:57 am
by asqwerth
I don't think so.
There aren't sid versions of MX's own repo and the packages within. Remember the team packages stuff that might not be in Debian at all, including the mx tools.
I mean, once you change the Debian repos to sid, you could presumably keep on using MX with the mx repo enabled until eventually stuff within might become incompatible. Not sure in particular how long the systemd-shim in MX's repo will last.
Then you might just be left with a pure Debian sid install without any mx goodness, which kind of defeats the purpose of using MX instead of normal Debian.
That's my guess, at least.
You could however try the antiX sid version, which is totally systemd-free.
https://antixlinux.com/antix-sid-iso-files-available/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 11:13 am
by davidy
Pickin cherry thread. Amazing it's so hard to find the raspi official final iso. If it's useable, I would actually buy a piboard/keyboard pc just to see it work. The pi IS a desktop, just not x64.
It's apparently in "mx modified/mx respins" but searching for it doesn't give a link. In fact, what I did find said there was none lol. I had to use an actual search engine to find it (searx.neocities.org). Anyways, even if it doesn't work well it should still be listed as a respin cause if that aint, I dont know what is. MXRPi_22.03.08.img.zip 2gb
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin ... erry%20Pi/
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:23 am
by ldsemerchen
There are Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English interfaces provided now and Xfce / Mate / Cinnamon DEs.
I also made a server oriented respin with systemd.
Re: MX Desktop Respins anything for chromebook using linux
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:12 am
by loyal Osterhoudt
Greetings,
I am a teacher who is trying to refurbish 60-80 chromebooks with linux. I have sucessfully installed MX linux xfce. Everything is fine except sound - something quite necessary for a school.
When I searched the forum I found nothing when I searched MX linux for chromebooks. They are ACer c771 with intell core i5 chip. The audio is also from intel but I cant find a fireware for linux.
Wondered if any respin exists or maybe someone has done this and knows a trick I need to learn.
If I can figure this out, I'd love to post a respin for chromebooks as many schools will face no support. Be ashamed to trash machines 3-4 yrs old.
If I can get answers then Ill be back to ask how to share a MX Linux educational chromebook version. (and I will be very happy!)
Loyal
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:28 am
by Eadwine Rose
Start a new topic for your sound issue, posting the QSI along with it. :)
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:30 am
by j2mcgreg
Eadwine beat me to it.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2023 6:52 pm
by rokytnji.1
MXRPI version works and booted OK on my limited 512MB ram PI with single core arm processor. I think I used Belena Etcher to burn the live .img to a 32 gig sd card. Been awhile so am not sure.
I recommend a newer board than mine though as a daily driver. Quad core with 2 to 4 gig of ram. Ran slow on my board. It was enough for me it booted OK though. Ran Firefox even.
Instead of throwing my money at another pi. I bought a intel NUC for 50 bucks and a Dell Chromebook II for 50 bucks.
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic ... -full-iso/
https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic ... post-99368
I don;t know if my sound fix will work on loyal Osterhoudt model of chromebooks. Everything on mine works but bluetooth,
If he can handle a reinstall if it does not work, Just some wasted time.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:03 pm
by Senpai
rasat wrote: Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:31 am
Thanks, I added them in OP.
There are currently 10 respins. Openbox is missing and I didn't check if any x32 or all are AMD64. Not sure if they have the info.
Hi:
Please can you add to the list my respin with Mate updated to version 21.3, and remove the one with "Fluxbox only", I will delete the downloads of that ISO, there is no more sense to download it as there is an official version
The link to the post:
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php ... 08#p716208
Best regards
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:50 am
by rasat
Senpai wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:03 pm
Please can you add to the list my respin with Mate updated to version 21.3, and remove the one with "Fluxbox only"...
Best regards
Please check if I did it correctly. Also, if the below line and link were to be removed.
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Personal MX base respin only with Fluxbox without Xfce by Senpal
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=62431
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:41 pm
by Senpai
rasat wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:50 am
Senpai wrote: Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:03 pm
Please can you add to the list my respin with Mate updated to version 21.3, and remove the one with "Fluxbox only"...
Best regards
Please check if I did it correctly. Also, if the below line and link were to be removed.
Code: Select all
Personal MX base respin only with Fluxbox without Xfce by Senpal
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=62431
All good, the only thing is that it is "Senpai" with an i, not with L
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:55 pm
by AVLinux
Hi
@rasat
First, thanks very much for updating the list! I have a couple of small corrections for the OP... My MXDE respin based on LXDE has been discontinued and replaced with MXDE-EFL which is based on the Enlightenment Desktop Environment. It has it's own website here:
http://www.bandshed.net/mxde-efl-build/
Secondly AV Linux also has it's own website here:
http://www.bandshed.net/avlinux/
I think it is better (at least for my projects) to have links to the websites because it will always guide people to the latest versions instead of Forum posts that may have gotten out of date, Thanks!
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Thu May 18, 2023 3:23 am
by rasat
Thanks for information and the great website. The OP is updated under DESKTOP RESPIN and OTHER SPIN.
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:26 am
by fluxboxplus
Hi @rasat, I made a respin with fluxbox maybe you can add it to your list at some point:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/fluxboxplus/
Here is a short summary:
# MX Fluxbox+
A modern Desktop with Fluxbox.
## Features
- **Multiple Desktops**
- **Hot Corners** for window tiling, window management and desktop switching (see below)
- Special thanks to
https://github.com/capn-damo/scripts/bl ... rs-python3
- **Unique Wallpaper** and **Unique Active Desktop** for each desktop
- Start active **Desktop Animation** with Win + A
- **Full Application Menu** (XFCE menu)
- **Top Bar** Cairo Dock
- **Bottom Bar** Fluxbox with tray icons (Network manager etc.)
- Ability to **hide window decorations** to maximize screen space
- **lolcat**
## Hotkeys
- randomly select a background for current workspace: Super b
- show desktop: Super d
- toggle active desktop: Super a
- unmaximize all maximized windows on the current workspace by calling MaximizeWindow on them: Super u
- semi-maximize (leave some space to all screen edges) all maximized windows on the current workspace: Super s
- semi-fullscreen (leave some space to all screen edges) all fullscreen windows on the current workspace: Super t
- arrange windows horizontaly: Super h
- arrange windows verticaly: Super v
- stack windows right: Super x
- stack windows bottom: Super y
- maximize current window + stack windows right: Super m
- maximize current window + stack windows bottom: Super n
- move/resize a window: alt + left/right click
- lower the window: alt + middle click to lower the window:
- control-click a window's titlebar and drag to attach windows
- double click on the titlebar to maximize
- middle click on the titlebar to lower
- right click on the titlebar for a menu of options
- mouse wheel up down the titlebar for 10% less opacity
- mouse wheel up on the titlebar for 10% more opacity
- cycle through tabs in the current window: Super Tab
- current window commands Close: Alt F4
- current window commands Kill: Alt F5
- current window commands Minimize: Alt F9
- current window commands Maximize: Alt F10
- current window commands Fullscreen: Alt F11
- open the window menu: Alt space
- exit fluxbox: Control Alt Delete
- change to previous/next workspace: Control Alt Left
- change to previous/next workspace: Control Alt Right
- send the current window to previous/next workspace :Super Left
- send the current window to previous/next workspace :Super Right
- send the current window and follow it to previous/next workspace: Control Shift Alt Left
- send the current window and follow it to previous/next workspace: Control Shift Alt Right
- cycle through 50%/100% tilings: Alt Super Left
- cycle through 50%/50% tilings: Alt Super Right
- cycle through 33%/100% tilings (using resize_active_window to force e.g.: geany to change its horizontal size below 50%): Alt Super Up
- cycle through 66%/100% tilings: Alt Super Down
- semi fullscreen current window: Alt Super Return
## Mouse Button Commands
### Left Mouse Button
- left_edge_left_button = bash -c 'fluxbox-remote PrevWorkspace'
- right_edge_left_button = bash -c 'fluxbox-remote NextWorkspace'
- top_edge_left_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+n'
- bottom_edge_left_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+d'
- top_left_corner_left_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+v'
- top_right_corner_left_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+y'
- bottom_left_corner_left_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Alt+Super+Left'
- bottom_right_corner_left_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Alt+Super+Up'
### Right Mouse Button
- left_edge_right_button = bash -c 'fluxbox-remote TakeToPrevWorkspace'
- right_edge_right_button = bash -c 'fluxbox-remote TakeToNextWorkspace'
- top_edge_right_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+m'
- bottom_edge_right_button = bash -c '$HOME/.fluxbox/scripts/change_wallpaper_random'
- top_left_corner_right_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+h'
- top_right_corner_right_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Super+x'
- bottom_left_corner_right_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Alt+Super+Right'
- bottom_right_corner_right_button = bash -c 'xdotool key --clearmodifiers --window root Alt+Super+Down'
Re: MX Desktop Respins (list)
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:17 pm
by rasat
fluxboxplus wrote: Tue Feb 25, 2025 9:26 am
Hi @rasat, I made a respin with fluxbox maybe you can add it to your list at some point.
Hi, I have added your Fluxbox repin to the list.
