AV Linux MX Edition 23.1 (AVL-MXe) Released!

[siamhie]

OK...

Here's what I did to switch to apt-notfier which seems to work..

1. Open MXPI and install 'apt-notifier'
2. On the Enlightenment shelf (panel) right click on the packagekit icon in the lower right corner and select 'Remove' to remove it from the shelf..
3. From the Enlightenment menu go to Settings-->Modules and 'unload' the Package Manager Integration module
4. Go to Enlightenment Menu--> Settings-->Settings Panel-->Apps-->Startup Applications and 'add' MX-Updater
5. Reboot and MX-Updater (aka apt-notifier) will now handle system updates

@AVLinux I found out that you can fill in the field with the app you want to use.


I've added mx-packageinstaller to the command line.

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Now I have a second selection at the bottom (Manage packages). It opens MXPI. I'll test it when I know we have updates.

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[SjzstudioMK]

With this new AV Linux MX 23.1, Audio Damage EOS installer now works correctly. But For example, Dubstation2 doesn't work, I have to use earlier versions of this plugin, which do work. Why is this so? I'll probably have to contact Audio Damage again.

Or, Glen, do you have any ideas on what to try.

Might be the best AvLinux yet. However, if I use Mixbus 32C in full screen mode, it behaves a bit strangely. The menus do not respond as in normal mode

[nudiecrudi]

hi glenn, i watched your presentation of the new gem on yt.
i would like to ask you if there is any way to upgrade from avlmx 21 or is it to be installed fresh?

It says in the release announcement that unfortunately there is no upgrade path from AVL-MXE 21.3, we've moved to a whole new Debian platform, a new Desktop Environment and there are too many custom Package changes for an upgrade to work so install is the only option:

http://www.bandshed.net/2024/01/14/av-l ... -released/

ok thanks. i had no time to read the blog post. i will start saving my stuff so..
may be is the right occasion to tidy up a few things

[troathscream]

Hi,
maybe a stupid question but where is the proaudio setting for Pipewire?
i still use Envy24 multichannel PCI cards for multitracking and without the proaudio setting i can't use all channels with pipewire.
see : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire ... xplanation

The new version looks great and is very snappy!!

[AVLinux]

Hi,
maybe a stupid question but where is the proaudio setting for Pipewire?
i still use Envy24 multichannel PCI cards for multitracking and without the proaudio setting i can't use all channels with pipewire.
see : https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire ... xplanation

The new version looks great and is very snappy!!

Yep, I don't fully understand the whole Pro Audio thing either and it doesn't recognize my multichannel USB interfaces properly, I simply use the ALSA backends with Ardour/Mixbus or Reaper then the DAW is using the hardware directly but if you need pipewire-jack then there is a document included in ~/.config/wireplumber/main.lua.d/lua_example that looks like this:

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#Setting up a device not recognized correctly for the PipeWire "Pro Audio" profile.

1. Get your Device ID from 'wpctl status' (Focusrite Clarett used as example).

$ wpctl status
Audio
 ├─ Devices:
 │     107. Clarett+ 2Pre                       [alsa]

2. Get your ALSA Device name.

$ wpctl inspect 107 | grep device.name
  * device.name = "alsa_card.usb-Focusrite_Clarett__2Pre_00004281-00"

3. In this folder create a text file called "51-my-alsa-config.lua" with this content and place your ALSA Device name where indicated.

table.insert(alsa_monitor.rules, {
	matches = {
		-- ORed
		{
			{ "device.name", "matches", "< Place ALSA Device name here between quotes>" },
		},
	},
	apply_properties = {
		["device.profile"] = "pro-audio",
	},
})

That will allow you to set up a multichannel device with a Pro Audio profile..

[troathscream]

Tnx for the quick reply Glen.
I have tried an arch distro a few months ago and it just had the proaudio setting in the pipewire mixer...
I will see if i can get it running, luckily i still have the previous version of Avlinux MX on my main studio PC

[AVLinux]

Tnx for the quick reply Glen.
I have tried an arch distro a few months ago and it just had the proaudio setting in the pipewire mixer...
I will see if i can get it running, luckily i still have the previous version of Avlinux MX on my main studio PC

Please try this, it will be very helpful to know for other Users.

Please install 'pavucontrol' either with MX Package Installer or Synaptic Package Manager, then tell me if the 'Pro Audio' profile is appearing for you in it's profile list

[AVLinux]

With this new AV Linux MX 23.1, Audio Damage EOS installer now works correctly. But For example, Dubstation2 doesn't work, I have to use earlier versions of this plugin, which do work. Why is this so? I'll probably have to contact Audio Damage again.

Or, Glen, do you have any ideas on what to try.

Might be the best AvLinux yet. However, if I use Mixbus 32C in full screen mode, it behaves a bit strangely. The menus do not respond as in normal mode

Commercial Plugins are really up to their developers to fix, I know Audio Damage are still fine tuning their Linux builds but they need to know about the issues you are having to fix them. When you do a bug report to them make sure to indicate that you are on a base of Debian Bookworm, Plugins are interacting with the core system libraries and the Desktop Environment etc.. is of little importance, what matters are things like X11, libc6 the exact DAW you are using and deep system stuff..

As far as Mixbus, I'll have to look when I get a minute, I've never used or tested it in fullscreen mode..

[alextone]

And the first challenge (for me) on the new build.

There's a couple of modest apps I use regularly, being jack-mixer, and jack-keyboard. They're in the standard repos, and have been for some time.

When I go to install them, they're insisting, as part of their dep requirements, that jackd be installed too. I've done a cruise in the interlink, but nothing jumps out as a solution, without displacing pipewire, in favour of "olde" jack.

Has anyone smarter in linux ways than I am, come across this, and how did you solve it?

Or (for the time being) do I have to build from source, and hack the makefile somehow.

Aside from that, the upgrade to 23.1 has been a pleasurable and relatively trouble free experience.

A big thanks to Glen and the MX/AntiX team, for your efforts.

[troathscream]

Tnx for the quick reply Glen.
I have tried an arch distro a few months ago and it just had the proaudio setting in the pipewire mixer...
I will see if i can get it running, luckily i still have the previous version of Avlinux MX on my main studio PC

Please try this, it will be very helpful to know for other Users.

Please install 'pavucontrol' either with MX Package Installer or Synaptic Package Manager, then tell me if the 'Pro Audio' profile is appearing for you in it's profile list

Nope, sadly that does not work.
I'm gonna try the other method you described

Edit :
Whoops
had to open Pavucontrol and from there in Configuration i can select Pro Audio to both Envy24 cards. At least now i can set both cards to Pro Audio.
Gonna do some testing, tnx for the tip