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Is there a link to the KDE spin of MX?
I really like KDE and would love to give it a try.
Thanks.

Here's the link from the Los Angeles mirror: http://iso.mxrepo.com/Snapshots/Community_Respins/

You might find it in a mirror closer to home: https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid ... 657993&z=2

@Sparky:
Links to Adrian's KDE spin are easy enough to find:

1) MX Desktop Respins (list):
http://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php? ... 384e07aa1c

2) Or on his post:
http://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php? ... 384e07aa1c

Or shortcut to Sourceforge downloads:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/adrian-test/files/

EDIT:
@Stevo: link to LA repo you gave above needs 'Downloads' in path (& KDE respin removed from local mirrors):
http://iso.mxrepo.com/Downloads/Snapsho ... y_Respins/

Or here:
http://mxrepo.com/snapshots/Community_Respins/

Thanks!

Greetings

Apologies if this is the wrong spot, kindly move - Installed latest KDE Respin - ISO/MX-KDE-19.3.1_x64.iso + 150M in updates

It did not go well - even the 'install' button complained - said I had to run yadda/yadda in root terminal
So why not run 'minstall' in root terminal, right from the get-go

I setup KDE like I usually do - everything went according to plan - no problems - menus still very cluttered/busy
Would have expected some culling here - its still a kludge of both window GUI's - even the standard GUI is too busy [my nickel]

The first executable I tried was 'gdebi' .. no go ... simply a lot of noise/messages ... too many to remember - it does not work
The next was 'partition editor' which brought up KDE's lame version - what happened to 'gparted' - it simply works, as it should
As we use iPhones, I hit 'iDeviceMounter' ... it took a while, but eventually recognized my rooted iPhone, but alas would/could
not display any files in either Thunar or Dolphin - thats when I quit - this is simply not up to MX Linux incredibly high standards

I understand all the unofficial respin caveats - I simply wanted to see if it was better/different from my own respin, which we
have been running for about a year, along with all its attendant upgrades and snapshots - we have never, repeat, never been able
to break or crash this version of MXL + KDE - which cannot be said for any other DEB/RPM/KDE O/S - we have broken and crashed
them all, unfortunately - all except MX Linux - we run say 15 partitions with various flavors, with say 3 or 4 current O/S, in case
there is a hiccup after any sizeable/significant update - easier to simply continue with another O/S, and fix that ails it later on.
Thruput is simply critical-mass in our business - all this on my main production notebook ... a highly modified 18'' Vaio

Regards

Jack

DId you check the md5sum/sha of that download and then the md5sum/sha of the install media itself? Weird stuff can happen if those things don't match.

Hi there

Negative - have not seen a mdsum/sha error in over 5 years, besides there were zero error codes

Jack

So you didn't check?

I suggest you start checking

this is simply not up to MX Linux incredibly high standards

That is not governed by MX standards since it is a Community respin, not an official release. From the Wiki:

This page provides access to Community remasterings of antiX and antiX MX. These are NOT official releases, though they have been vetted by at least one member of the Dev Team, and thus do not carry the guarantees and support that the official releases enjoy. But they may be of interest to users and are listed here for their convenience.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:37 am So you didn't check?

I suggest you start checking

Correct - my respins work 100% - their origins are from the same sources as the faulty respin, via my ISP - who must be very special

You are guilty of gross sandbagging

Jerry

Understand all that - did read all the caveats, as stated earlier, and like the member who built the respin as an unofficial project, my report was
tendered in the same spirit - perhaps the criticism was a little harsh, but how else will we improve our lot, unless we are brutally honest with
each other - nothing personal - a simple statement of facts - Peace

Regards

Jack

Jerry3904 wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:38 am

this is simply not up to MX Linux incredibly high standards

That is not governed by MX standards since it is a Community respin, not an official release. From the Wiki:

This page provides access to Community remasterings of antiX and antiX MX. These are NOT official releases, though they have been vetted by at least one member of the Dev Team, and thus do not carry the guarantees and support that the official releases enjoy. But they may be of interest to users and are listed here for their convenience.

I am not being misleading. I am being factual that you need to check.

If you did not: that could be the cause of your issues. With a failed match things might still work just peachy to the naked eye, but cause all sorts of problems.

You appear to believe that md5sum et al, is the root of all evil, it is not - no even close
My interest in the respin that I tested previously was merely academic - try it yourself
We have successfully deployed 'my respin' over say 30x workstations, und counting
If it aint broke, why fix it - have since deleted that faulty respin .... over-and-out

Eadwine Rose wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:03 am Have you checked the md5sum of the downloaded file and of the media you created? That can cause all kind of weirdness if those don't match.

OK.. if you don't want to hear it then fine.

If you have a better respin, by all means please put it up so others can enjoy it!

For installing debs on KDE, I recommend using our kde-servicemenu-checkhash-installdebs package instead, not least because it can install multiple debs at once from Dolphin or Konqueror.

Stevo

My KDE respin is actually a snapshot of our entire system that we have deployed across our corporate network, globally

It contains all kinds of date etc, that we dont want out in the wilds - the snapshot started out about a year ago, which
is when I added KDE via your MX Package Installer - went thru the normal checks & balances, hardened it,& moved on.

No rocket science here - just simply stayed within the bounds of sane judgement and logic - the MX QC is outstanding
Anybody can do this - preferably using the latest iso + upgrades, via your local repos - KDE is say a 250Meg upgrade

Again - my interest in the subject respin was purely academic, notwithstanding the md5sum curve-ball, y'all

Regards

Jack

Would it be possible for you to remove all sensitive data and publish your respin?

Here ya go sunshine .... https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-kde-iso/files/

Jack

Sparky wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:54 am Would it be possible for you to remove all sensitive data and publish your respin?

Thanks!