Why I keep coming back to MX and Antix

[FraterLinux]

I’m VERY picky when it comes to usb wifi adapters for specifically that reason. Choosing one that the manufacturer specifically supports Linux and/or has open sourced the firmware and driver is an import requirement. Otherwise I avoid it.

When I bought WIFI USB it said on the box, Win, Mac and Linux. After I discovered that rtl8192eu required manual driver installation to work perfectly on Linux. In Linux Kernel 6.1.x the rtl8192eu works with lower performance than the official driver. But it allows you to browse, update and download files. Currently the best and most practical version for installing the rtl8192eu wifi:

https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux

[DukeComposed]

Debian has improved Runit support and now uses collection of run scripts as Gerrit Pape presents on his website.
Setting Runit as Pid1 in MX 23 has several advantages over SysV!

If there's a tutorial you followed if you can provide a link to it, others may be able to switch to runit as well.

[FraterLinux]

Debian has improved Runit support and now uses collection of run scripts as Gerrit Pape presents on his website.
Setting Runit as Pid1 in MX 23 has several advantages over SysV!

If there's a tutorial you followed if you can provide a link to it, others may be able to switch to runit as well.

how to install runit init
https://salsa.debian.org/runit-team/run ... runit-init

Only MX-23
collection of run scripts

Code: Select all

$ sudo apt install runit-services

readme:
https://salsa.debian.org/Lorenzo.ru.g-g ... ter/README

P.S.: MX continues with dual Init (Runit & SystemD)

[asqwerth]

Of the distributions that use XFCE, MX is the lightest and most stable. ....

While we are very stable, I doubt we are the lightest XFCE distro, if you define "lightest" as "least initial RAM consumed upon startup". MX-XFCE comes by default with quite a few services and programs autostarted (eg conky, mx-updater, cleanup-notifier, etc.) so the starting RAM consumption is probably higher that a fair number of other XFCE distros.

On the other hand, regardless of RAM consumed, MX is very responsive and quick. So if "light" = "light on its feet".....

[Danathar]

I’m VERY picky when it comes to usb wifi adapters for specifically that reason. Choosing one that the manufacturer specifically supports Linux and/or has open sourced the firmware and driver is an import requirement. Otherwise I avoid it.

When I bought WIFI USB it said on the box, Win, Mac and Linux. After I discovered that rtl8192eu required manual driver installation to work perfectly on Linux. In Linux Kernel 6.1.x the rtl8192eu works with lower performance than the official driver. But it allows you to browse, update and download files. Currently the best and most practical version for installing the rtl8192eu wifi:

https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux

In totally understand your pain. I’ve run into it too. You really can’t trust what the vendors say or have on the box, I look what’s in the kernel or ask on forums what people are using and do they work out of the box.

[Danathar]

Of the distributions that use XFCE, MX is the lightest and most stable. ....

While we are very stable, I doubt we are the lightest XFCE distro, if you define "lightest" as "least initial RAM consumed upon startup". MX-XFCE comes by default with quite a few services and programs autostarted (eg conky, mx-updater, cleanup-notifier, etc.) so the starting RAM consumption is probably higher that a fair number of other XFCE distros.

On the other hand, regardless of RAM consumed, MX is very responsive and quick. So if "light" = "light on its feet".....

I’m a fan of XFCE, but daily I’m a KDE user and I think MX is first class in KDE as well.

[jeffreyC]

I’m VERY picky when it comes to usb wifi adapters for specifically that reason. Choosing one that the manufacturer specifically supports Linux and/or has open sourced the firmware and driver is an import requirement. Otherwise I avoid it.

When I bought WIFI USB it said on the box, Win, Mac and Linux. After I discovered that rtl8192eu required manual driver installation to work perfectly on Linux. In Linux Kernel 6.1.x the rtl8192eu works with lower performance than the official driver. But it allows you to browse, update and download files. Currently the best and most practical version for installing the rtl8192eu wifi:

https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux

In the industry Realtek is infamous for the worst driver stack, including their Windows drivers which they put more effort into than their Linux drivers.

Personally I avoid them and will replace them if I end up with one through buying a used laptop.

[Artim]

I left to distro-hop ONCE, because some of my friends were bragging about their own favorites and I needed to see what all the fuss was about (Mint Xfce and Linux Lite). But I returned pretty quickly to my rock-solid daily driver, MX (and antiX on an old beater). I value simplicity and stability above all, and for my that's where MX and antiX really shine.

[Danathar]

Also MX and Antix are one of if not the FASTEST when it comes to installing. It’s magical. Idk how they are able to achieve the speed on install.

[MXRobo]

Also MX and Antix are one of if not the FASTEST when it comes to installing. It’s magical. Idk how they are able to achieve the speed on install.

The fastest installing linux distro is (I forget the name) the one that automatically installs itself when the usb (or maybe media) is inserted into the computer – it installs like a "virus or whatever" and wipes the existing OS. - EDIT - I guess the antithesis of that would be Suicide Linux.