MX-23_KDE alpha2 feedback thread

[Adrian]

But do we still need both? If one is more for multipage it still can do single pages.

I agree, I don't want both of skanpage can do what skanlite can do. Is anything missing in skanpage? Just that skanlite is simpler it's not a reason to install two scanning apps.

[markol]

FYI: Muon was removed from the bookworm repos, but the current stable version (muon_5.8.0-2) installs just fine... and works in MX23!

[markol]

After checking the "User Installed Packages" I found some more suggestions:

1. system-config-printer
If not installed it could raise an error/warning when adding network printers -> like this: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=218143
I only have HP printers so I cannot confirm if this also happens with other brands

2. ocs-url
Nice to have (to directly install from store.kde.org)

3. plasma-browser-integration
Again, nice to have

4. plasma-firewall
A more simple (but KDE/integrated) implementation of a GUI for ufw

[richb]

I do not see mx-updater available.

[dolphin_oracle]

I do not see mx-updater available.

Package name is still apt-notifier

[richb]

OK Thanks. What threw me off is it is mx updater in the application menu

[Stevo]

OK, we now have in the 23 repos:

kde-servicemenu-extract-and-compress
kde-servicemenu-checkhash-installdebs
kde-servicemenu-rootactions
kde-thumbnailer-epub

and Tim had already done kde-servicemenu-kim5 for image processing.

I'll have to check on the rootactions one. The one in 19 and 21 was using polkit to get root access, so I wonder why that stopped working.

[Stevo]

I installed the MX 23 rootactions on the alpha2 in Boxes, and was able to open a system conf file as root in Kate, and then open a root Dolphin in that same folder.

What problems were coming up before?

[dolphin_oracle]

I installed the MX 23 rootactions on the alpha2 in Boxes, and was able to open a system conf file as root in Kate, and then open a root Dolphin in that same folder.

What problems were coming up before?

root dolphin was one I couldn't do. perhaps this is a change since 5.27 came out.

kate and kwrite can edit and save documents as root already, they just prompt when you save, same as featherpad (in action if not method)


***edit*** indeed those do seem to work now. @Adrian

[Stevo]

Some MX-KDE metapackage update did pull in the new servicemenu packages, barring the rootactions. I think that can be added now. I didn't check the epub thumbnailer, but it's nice to see the cover of an epub book as a thumbnail in the file browser.