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Posted: **Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:34 am**

Is there a support group for distro hoppers? If there is, I certainly belong to it. :) I'm always in pursuit of the latest, most appealing distro, curious about its potential as a daily driver.

However, typically within a span of two days to a month, I always find myself reverting to MX (or Antix if it's an older system).

Why, you may ask?

Simply because MX operates more efficiently, encounters fewer issues, and is backed by a fantastic community!

I've experimented with Ubuntu, but the slow start times of snaps and the occasional inexplicable behavior that's difficult to trace have been sources of frustration.
Debian has been a part of my journey, and I have a deep appreciation for it. It's my default choice for servers, but setting it up for desktop use requires considerable effort to get things functioning as they should.
Every time I use `pacman -Syu` on Arch, it feels like I'm strapped to the front of a speeding train, unsure of what's coming next.
Fedora is decent, but their insistence on labeling it a "community project" when a significant majority of the developers are likely paid Red Hat employees doesn't sit well with me.
SuSE's longevity impresses me, considering they've managed to survive while maintaining their unique approach, but their history of being bought and sold multiple times is noteworthy.

What's your reason for choosing MX after experimenting with other distros?

Posted: **Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:47 am**

MX is very reliable and offers a good compromise between stability (through the base) and user-friendliness (community support, own tools and backports if desired and possible).

It is also fun to browse through less "peaceful" distributions (such as Arch or Void), especially as you can learn a lot there. They all certainly have a target group.

I think I read somewhere in the forum that the average age of the community here is quite high. Maybe that's why MX is such an uncomplicated distribution, so that nobody risks their health by frequently getting bugs and errors. :)

Joking aside, sorry. :)

But I feel really comfortable here and if I have problems I can find help quickly and easily in the forum. For me and my area of application, there is no added value from a "full rolling release" distribution. Or at least not any more. And yes, it's exciting when you have to write your own configuration files, but on the other hand it's done here by people who really know what they're doing and who simply don't make the mistakes I'm likely to make.

Posted: **Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:59 pm**

why not stick with it instead of always coming back to it.

:-)))

Posted: **Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:00 pm**

thinkpadx wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:59 pm why not stick with it instead of always coming back to it.

:-)))

It’s a weakness. I need a distro hopping addiction recovery group

Posted: **Sun Nov 05, 2023 8:34 pm**

Danathar wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:00 pm
thinkpadx wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:59 pm why not stick with it instead of always coming back to it.

:-)))
It’s a weakness. I need a distro hopping addiction recovery group

I got over it by getting old and becoming calcified and cranky. New and shiny does nothing for me any longer.

Now, all you damn kids, get off my lawn!

Posted: **Sun Nov 05, 2023 8:57 pm**

Clint Eastwood is back, alive and feistier than evar!

Keep coming back to MX KDE - stable, not too resource hungry, good selection of default apps, and especially, for great support from very patient forum members.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:20 am**

Danathar wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:00 pm
thinkpadx wrote: Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:59 pm why not stick with it instead of always coming back to it.

:-)))
It’s a weakness. I need a distro hopping addiction recovery group

If you run across Distrohoppers Anonymous, I need to give you fair warning; we're a bunch of enablers, not an addiction recovery support group.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:58 am**

Just looking at this thread moves me to say that I (a long time user of MX) have to say that out-of-the-box support for some Realtek wifi dongles is definitely a negative for me at least. I tried to set up a dual boot with W11 and MX on several occasions and inevitably my realtek dongle's device isn't easily available. That's not to say a similar occurrence isn't with other distros (cf Mint) but it seems to me that the download and compile of the correct driver from say github is much easier and more intuitive under Ubuntu based distros. I expect this post may engender some comment from other long time users but if the dongle's firmware (in my case rtl8812au) was available OOTB it surely would be easier than trying to get it working otherwise. It's problematic having to use another platform to download the driver and then compile it when if it came within the distro packaging it would be superior.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:12 am**

linexer2016 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:58 am Just looking at this thread moves me to say that I (a long time user of MX) have to say that out-of-the-box support for some Realtek wifi dongles is definitely a negative for me at least. I tried to set up a dual boot with W11 and MX on several occasions and inevitably my realtek dongle's device isn't easily available. That's not to say a similar occurrence isn't with other distros (cf Mint) but it seems to me that the download and compile of the correct driver from say github is much easier and more intuitive under Ubuntu based distros. I expect this post may engender some comment from other long time users but if the dongle's firmware (in my case rtl8812au) was available OOTB it surely would be easier than trying to get it working otherwise. It's problematic having to use another platform to download the driver and then compile it when if it came within the distro packaging it would be superior.

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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:08 am**

Of the distributions that use XFCE, MX is the lightest and most stable. Few packages to update from time to time. And most importantly, Init freedom!!!
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!

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:34 am**

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

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:40 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:08 am 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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:58 am**

DukeComposed wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:40 am
FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:08 am 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)

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:04 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:08 am 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".....

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:07 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:34 am
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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:08 am**

asqwerth wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:04 am
FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:08 am 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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:33 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:34 am
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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:17 am**

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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:49 am**

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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:00 am**

Danathar wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:49 am 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.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:20 am**

(The following is my personal impression)
In short, MX is "Very close to correctly answer at the personal computer use". Maybe that's elegance.

MX doesn't suddenly behave chaotically.
There is functions that should be there. it makes sense.
Yet it's heartwarming.

It's a safe place and a place to enjoy computing freedom...
The design that gives you a feel of computer culture is attractive. It's not like a cold machine.

A standard when you're lost!

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:26 am**

I can see why someone would keep returning.
I've come from a different Linux background than many. I was a Slackware user for over 15 years. While it's not that user friendly it's extremely stable and it comes with a huge variety of packages out of the box. I was certain it was the best distro out there. I was so happy and a I learned plenty about Linux since many things needed to be done "manually".

This year I finally did some distro hopping. I tried Mint, Mangaro, SuSE, OpenMandriva and others all of which had one thing or another that I couldn't live with so I kept returning to Slackware. For me, it was easy to go back since I had the installing of Slackware down pat and was able to do a complete install and all my configuring in barely over 20 minutes. A real plus for sure. I always had a way home. I was so confident in Slackware that I even finally got my wife to run it instead of Windoze. It was so much faster and way more stable.

Then I tried MX. Nice install and a great looking product. I was certain I was in for another disappointment, however. Most of the distros would not let me print to my wife's wireless printer. Some of them would let me set it up but when I went to print I would get an error saying it couldn't find the printer. In my retirement I also do some programming to keep my mind active. Some of the distros made it too hard to load some of my Perl modules. Sudden death for each of them.

Imagine my excitement when MX let me set up my wife's printer and actually use it. All the Perl modules loaded with no problems. Then I got hooked on the updates. It's so easy. MX is very stable as well. So now I'm left with a product that lets me do everything I need to do.

I can see why there would be someone returning to MX after some distro hopping. Maybe I'll be using MX for the next 15 years

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:27 am**

jeffreyC wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:33 am 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.

I understand your point of view. But luckily this rtl8192eu is very stable after installing the drive, I still don't see any reason to buy another USB WIFI.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:31 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:08 am Of the distributions that use XFCE, MX is the lightest and most stable. Few packages to update from time to time. And most importantly, Init freedom!!!
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!

Not to start a heated discussion over sysV, Runit vs SystemD but.....

So, I'm 53 and used SysV init for a long time. When SystemD came out, I was VERY hesitant. The original author I was not a fan of, and I do agree that having one thing do so much is a danger and is against the "UNIX" way of doing things.

That being said, I can't ignore how stable systemD has been, I've never had a problem with it and it's been over 10 years now. There are some features which are nice like systemD timers which give easier flexibility than chron + shell scripting. I guess what I am saying is that I have to be careful not to ossify my positions to the point where ignore evidence.

As things move into the future, its probably going to get harder and harder to shim stuff that was designed to work with SystemD into working in sysV and runit. I don't really like this, but it's probably an inevitability.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:37 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:58 am 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)

Thanks for the links. This looks like a fairly automatic process, which is a bad thing if one wants to document the exact changes that are made. It makes it harder to install, say, runit from source, or to replace PID 1 with a different init system like s6. I'll look into it and see if these steps can be broken down into discrete steps.

Artim wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:17 am 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.

There's nothing wrong with keeping a spare handy. I had a similar situation trying to set up my first dedicated Linux laptop. I gave up on an Arch-based distro after 5 weeks of twice-daily updates and settled on Linux Mint. When Mint switched to systemd, I started looking around and eventually found MX Linux. I'd say that was around the 18.2 days and I've stuck with it ever since. I run other distros in other situations and pay attention to the distro ecosystem, but MX is my go-to choice for a GUI-ready OS that's just going to work. Anything else is just for experimentation. And even though I'd be reluctant to switch my workflow to a different OS soon, whenever a new release of Mint is published I make sure to download a copy of the ISO. You never know.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:02 am**

DukeComposed wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:37 am Thanks for the links. This looks like a fairly automatic process, which is a bad thing if one wants to document the exact changes that are made. It makes it harder to install, say, runit from source, or to replace PID 1 with a different init system like s6. I'll look into it and see if these steps can be broken down into discrete steps.

It is automatic because it is officially supported by Debian. After each new package installed apt runs a dpkg trigger for runit.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:10 am**

Danathar wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:31 am As things move into the future, its probably going to get harder and harder to shim stuff that was designed to work with SystemD into working in sysV and runit. I don't really like this, but it's probably an inevitability.

For a home user who wants to follow the Unix philosophy and make the system simpler, the more simple officially supported alternative in Debian is Runit. Maybe at some point there will be two versions of MX, one with Init freedom and one with SystemD.

Posted: **Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:14 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 11:10 am
Danathar wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:31 am As things move into the future, its probably going to get harder and harder to shim stuff that was designed to work with SystemD into working in sysV and runit. I don't really like this, but it's probably an inevitability.
For a home user who wants to follow the Unix philosophy and make the system simpler, the more simple officially supported alternative in Debian is Runit. Maybe at some point there will be two versions of MX, one with Init freedom and one with SystemD.

Well, they support both now. You can boot MX into SystemD if you want or with SysV (except for the live USB which does not have a systemD option).

Posted: **Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:57 am**

I never left I just got here after some static distros that were good for a few months (the usual thing just a few months) then the system would do strange things and getting help was too much to ask for of the distros support so I would have to leave, before that I did a 5 to 8 years run of a rolling distro why because I wanted/needed to learn some of the more advanced things with distros and terminal use it was fun and lotta work with rolling distro but worth it, now it just nice to cruise along with my computer mostly out of the way and doing it's own thing while I do mine, MX Linux KDE has a bigger toolbox than I'll ever need and the backup tools are not some, the backup tools they are the best that an average Linux needs IF used properly.
There now I'll step down from the soapbox.
Thanks MXL.

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:19 am**

Danathar wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:12 am
linexer2016 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:58 am Just looking at this thread moves me to say that I (a long time user of MX) have to say that out-of-the-box support for some Realtek wifi dongles is definitely a negative for me at least. I tried to set up a dual boot with W11 and MX on several occasions and inevitably my realtek dongle's device isn't easily available. That's not to say a similar occurrence isn't with other distros (cf Mint) but it seems to me that the download and compile of the correct driver from say github is much easier and more intuitive under Ubuntu based distros. I expect this post may engender some comment from other long time users but if the dongle's firmware (in my case rtl8812au) was available OOTB it surely would be easier than trying to get it working otherwise. It's problematic having to use another platform to download the driver and then compile it when if it came within the distro packaging it would be superior.
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.

Well Danathar, alerted by this thread I decided to research some "recommended" Linux (esp. Debian based) wifi dongles. One that came up in my search was the Brostrend but I was unable to ascertain if it had the "recommended" Mediatec or Atheros chipsets and not the Realtek. Now a reply from their support indicates "...The chipset is Realtek 8832BU...." So again even if this particular device - see https://www.amazon.com/BrosTrend-USB-Wi ... B0BTHQNK5S is promoting the suitability for Linux (and of course, Windows) it remains that it uses the ubiquitous? Realtek chipset. So my point is, it's easier said than done to acquire one of the "recommended" devices that don't in fact use Realtek drivers which some here have said is a negative overall. If indeed Realtek is ubiquitous then it follows that distro packagers might do well to include more OOTB support for such chipsets doesn't it?

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:51 am**

MXRobo wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:00 am The fastest installing Linux distro is (I forgot 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.

Oh yes, and it shouldn't change the partitions on your system. Maybe one day someone will try to do something like that.

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 8:58 am**

linexer2016 wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 3:19 am
Danathar wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:12 am
linexer2016 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:58 am Just looking at this thread moves me to say that I (a long time user of MX) have to say that out-of-the-box support for some Realtek wifi dongles is definitely a negative for me at least. I tried to set up a dual boot with W11 and MX on several occasions and inevitably my realtek dongle's device isn't easily available. That's not to say a similar occurrence isn't with other distros (cf Mint) but it seems to me that the download and compile of the correct driver from say github is much easier and more intuitive under Ubuntu based distros. I expect this post may engender some comment from other long time users but if the dongle's firmware (in my case rtl8812au) was available OOTB it surely would be easier than trying to get it working otherwise. It's problematic having to use another platform to download the driver and then compile it when if it came within the distro packaging it would be superior.
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.
Well Danathar, alerted by this thread I decided to research some "recommended" Linux (esp. Debian based) wifi dongles. One that came up in my search was the Brostrend but I was unable to ascertain if it had the "recommended" Mediatec or Atheros chipsets and not the Realtek. Now a reply from their support indicates "...The chipset is Realtek 8832BU...." So again even if this particular device - see https://www.amazon.com/BrosTrend-USB-Wi ... B0BTHQNK5S is promoting the suitability for Linux (and of course, Windows) it remains that it uses the ubiquitous? Realtek chipset. So my point is, it's easier said than done to acquire one of the "recommended" devices that don't in fact use Realtek drivers which some here have said is a negative overall. If indeed Realtek is ubiquitous then it follows that distro packagers might do well to include more OOTB support for such chipsets doesn't it?

Not the fastest or cheaptest but guaranteed to work. Plus you get the feel good warm feeling of knowing you are using hardware that respects your freedom.

https://tehnoetic.com/adapters/tehnoeti ... e-tet-n150

You can get these on ebay, make an offer for a little less. I got mine for $35.

Edit: Almost forgot! This one is faster and also works on every linux distro I've tried.

http://www.pandawireless.com/pandaN600.htm

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:42 am**

NightCoder wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 7:51 am
MXRobo wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:00 am The fastest installing Linux distro is (I forgot 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.
Oh yes, and it shouldn't change the partitions on your system. Maybe one day someone will try to do something like that.

Just for clarification, there exist or existed a linux distro that does that, I just don't remember the name, nor could I find it with a quick search.
Insert the USB, it automatically installs and wipes the existing OS.

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:47 am**

Not Knoppix? Its LiveCD system was very famous when it was necessary to install and configure hardware on the nail... :D

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:15 am**

FraterLinux wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:47 am Not Knoppix? Its LiveCD system was very famous when it was necessary to install and configure hardware on the nail... :D

No, this is/was some esoteric linux distro, even more rare than Suicide Linux, the antithesis of it.
It's like a hacking prank, insert USB, wipe and install.

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:58 am**

MXRobo wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:42 am Just for clarification, there exist or existed a linux distro that does that, I just don't remember the name, nor could I find it with a quick search.
Insert the USB, it automatically installs and wipes the existing OS.

I have to admit that I didn't know this, as I've never come into contact with anything like that. But it's still interesting, maybe the name can be found out later.

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:26 pm**

I recall Distrowatch's Jesse reporting on a distro with that behaviour - he ran the iso and it immediately started installing.

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:39 pm**

NightCoder wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 11:58 am
MXRobo wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 10:42 am Just for clarification, there exist or existed a linux distro that does that, I just don't remember the name, nor could I find it with a quick search.
Insert the USB, it automatically installs and wipes the existing OS.
I have to admit that I didn't know this, as I've never come into contact with anything like that. But it's still interesting, maybe the name can be found out later.

I've done and build such setups for mass-deployment by cd-roms and/or usb-sticks some years ago by using FAI.

https://fai-project.org/fai-guide/

Posted: **Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:10 pm**

It's been some time ago - and I knew even less about linux then, than I do now – but it (auto-installing) probably wasn't just insert and install, you probably had to click and access the USB.

And to segue and keep on topic, I likely ran across it when I was searching for distros while distro-hopping. When I tried MX-Linux for the first time, I had a pet peeve against distros that named applications after their distro, and it made it difficult to find application alphabetically and confusing when new to linux and using different distros, plus it was simply unnecessary. I really liked MX, I recall showing it to a complete novice, but I noticed a lot of MX applications, but I didn't know enough about linux, MX, or spend enough time with it to realize that most (maybe all?) of the MX apps were MX tools that I now love. I wanted to leave Manjaro for a more stable OS, tried MX again because I knew I liked it (responsive, conky, nice MX-19 Xfce Wallpaper [fluff?] etc.) except for all of the MX apps, quit dual-booting, and end of story so far. I'd still consider other distros, but....

Posted: **Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:21 am**

MXRobo wrote: Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:10 pm I'd still consider other distros, but ...

... you are still not convinced that they would be any better, isn't it?!

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