Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-19
Votes: 32
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More stable than Debian stable (Stretch) because of the tools provided that let you fix repos and authentication keys and such. Very well done and maintained distro. Keep this one, Debian 9, Ubuntu, and you have a good go-to collection of Linux distros.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-10-19
Votes: 0
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Basically definitely not for newcomers to Linux unless it is used from a USB flash drive to learn how to use linux. Tools that are supposed to make life easier can be catastrophic for a newcomer, if misused and often will be. Just as Jo or Jane (newbies) should not venture to use Slackware, Gentoo, Arch and their derivatives. It is better to recommend a distro like Fedora Xfce because it is more intuitive, more up-to-date, easier to install, more stable, yes more stable and more secure (firewall, Selinux) from the first use. there are also the (X)Ubuntu's LTS and the mega help community on the net.
Cons:
Several dependencies (for example, you can't completely delete Samba, Flatpak if you don't want it). Problems at one time or another that only an experienced person can solve without causing damage. example, a package that blocks in synaptic and doesn't want to leave; state output error 1, etc. The 4.15 kernel that lasts while it is at the end of its life. The feeling that we're in a draft distro.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-16
Votes: 49
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MX Linux is undoubtedly the finest distribution Linux has to offer, lean, fast and the best designed distribution all built around the user.
Systemd-free, absent from unnecessary bloat and hidden binary. Run both antiX and MX on my main machine, always stable and low on consuming memory. All and all it's an incredible distro.
Looks great OOTB, do tend to like dark-themes but have to admit the default theme is quite attractive.
MX has gone to relative obscurity five years ago to DW top 5 Linux distributions. MX is doing everything right and glad I came aboard!
Give it a test drive!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-14
Votes: 43
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I have been using Linux Mint from 12 (Lisa) to 18.3 (Sylvia) and stopped before 19 (Tara) because LightDM guest accounts no longer work properly and neither do encrypted (home) directories - all because of systemd (according to their release notes). Having previously used Red Hat/Fedora, Mandrake/Mandriva/Magia, SuSE/openSUSE, Ubuntu and other lesser known or specialty distributions, I am pretty familiar with the kinds of environments each supports well and where weaknesses may lie. I want a distribution that is capable and full featured while requiring minimal effort to support deficiencies. I prefer to get applications from the supported repositories and it's better if the maintainers keep them up-to-date, but I also like to know that if I must download applications from a developer's repository or hosting site, my distribution will be supported. I found that Mint 19 repositories dropped some important applications and one (Aegisub) couldn't even be compiled for it from source (neither on the upstream Ubuntu). To my surprise, MX Linux supported everything I was missing and even had later versions of applications. While I was a bit annoyed by the need to switch repositories to complete searches, I can't really complain. Another new problem with Mint is they've switched to an update plan that requires system backups between updates. While the backup scheme is fairly nice, it never-the-less introduces more resource issues that aren't really optional if you are going to allow updates. This plan isn't much different from the rolling release model as it introduces the same pitfalls and really isn't best for a user that doesn't enjoy constant administrative repairs or to worry about such. I believe the user base for Mint may have to change if they don't re-assess their new model. Meanwhile, MX has none of these problems though I have only tested for a few months so far. I also like the flexibility they offer for USB systems and re-mixes.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 43
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After using MxLinux for 6 months or more I can say its been and continues to be very stable, fast, and easy to use.
All my hardware was found right out the box and works without me having to scratch my head and ask questions to get everything up and running....it just works!
Lightweight so it doesn't bog the system down even older systems from around 2008 which is what i'm on.
Comes packed with a lot of stuff under the hood and by stuff i mean great apps.
I like the docks like the application Docky, don't like Plank at all but found a Dock called Cairo-Dock that works really really good on MxLinux and has plenty of themes LOVE IT.....GIVE MxLinux a go I believe you will love it ...by the way you can move the panel on MxLinux to the top, bottom whatever you like it comes loaded on the side but it does move.....right click the panel and move it.
For those who are new and don't know this distro is based on Debian stable (Debian 9) ...DON'T let the fact it is based on Debian run you off its not a bear to install and get software for like Debian is....you get all the stability and none of the headaches ....now that's a good deal.
BOTTOM LINE....it's a great distro, I use it on all my computers for everything and its just keeps on going ..Thank you to the MxLinux team for such a pleasant OS.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 15
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first distro that sound isn't glitchy on video playback of all dozen or so I tried.. it works for everything I want to do without a hitch
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-13
Votes: 0
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I've used many Linux distributions over the last 15 years, but not one has been as good as MX.
Easy to install, everything works, plenty of software and tools installed as default. Easy to configure. Looks polished and professional. Stable and reliable. No systemd.
It's even made me like XFCE, which I could never get on with before.
I would recommend MX to anyone.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-11
Votes: 4
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Good stable distribution that packs a lot of my preferred software. Good for the inner geek also.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-09
Votes: 15
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Best altarnative for old hardware, efficient, provided with help software and troubleshooting for intervention.
Only distribution has to offer the right environment for a perfect job with LibreOffice which does not train whatever the weight of the file or the task to perform.
customizable and easy to use even for a beginner.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-08
Votes: 65
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Stable and efficient distribution and desktop (Xfce). Updated applications and great MX tools. Together with great and helpful community makes this the best distro. Also very userfriendly!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-10-07
Votes: 0
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MX Linux is interesting. The problem is that I run Debian. Debian is much better. MX is good for beginners that can not handle Debian but it is not as good. There are a lot of things to like. Security was worse but it has
some interesting updates. It can fix a lot of things for you. I can see why it has a lot of high ratings but for an expert it does not work. I still almost like it but I was ready to go back to my Debian. It is a lot better than antiX though. It uses some of the ideas from antiX but it improves that a lot.
I could not rate it higher. Even someone that is not that strong can still look things up on the net and get Debian running. They will be better off. They do need to have a direct internet connection. A wireless is not as good for Debian. You can install this with just a wireless. This mX installs a lot of things that Debain will not by default install.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-04
Votes: 57
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I've used many distros over the years and they all have their ups and downs. MX Linux 17.1 is a rare bird. It has great support behind it and is well maintained. MX Linux works and it's a very polished distro. I am very impressed with it. This distro is a breath of fresh air and just keeps getting better and better. It works, it works well and it works right out of the box. On my Clevo laptop everything works. Want to keep distro hopping while using a fast, efficient, reliable and secure Operating System? If so - just install MX 17.1 and fire up MX Package installer. Install Virtualbox and you are ready to roll. MX Package Installer is an excellent piece of software and comes loaded with lots of great applications. Just try it .. Youll like it! Great for beginners to advanced.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-04
Votes: 14
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Estoy sorprendido gratamente. Es la distro mas estable que he probado y definitivamente me quedare con ella en todos mis PC's. No tuve que instalar nada raro, me detecto todo el hardware a la primera. Con las tareas diarias de mi trabajo no ha fallado ni una vez donde Ubuntu se muere amenudo. La recomiendo de corazon a novatos y avanzados. Ojala que sepan mantener la en el futuro lo que han logrado.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-03
Votes: 2
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Liking this distro alot.
Downside: cannot find a way to minimize open windows to the launcher, each instance gets its own space on the dock, cluttering it up very quickly. Not end of the world, but a seemingly easy thing to implement that would make it more user-friendly / cleaner. Compatability issues with Snappy.
Upside: Piece of cake install. Quick interface with the Xfce DE. Very customizable. Conky. Most stable distro I've used in a while, (comparing to Ubuntu, Mint, and Manjaro.)
Try it out! also bitch to the devs about minimizing windows to the launcher.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-02
Votes: 17
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For me it is the perfect distro. Fast to install and use, nice, stable as Debian knows how to be but with the main software always up to date, is the distro suitable for those who are tired of feeling a beta tester every time they use the PC.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-02
Votes: 13
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Till I've tried MX Linux 17.1 I thought that Rosa or Manjaro are very close to my ideal distro. I was very wrong.
MX works perfectly, nothing is happening with updates. Plenty of software and stability. I'm staying here.
Thank You very much MX Linux Team.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-01
Votes: 34
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Best Distro I've used in a very long time. Was a Linux Mint user till I tried Mxlinux and now it's my OS of choice.
PROS...Lightweight, does not eat up all my computers resources. Fast and Easy to use...you don't have to be a genius to use it. Comes with a lot of very useful software (apps) already installed.
Based on Debian stable...updates do not crash your system.
Computer runs cooler...when I was using Fedora and Linux Mint my fans ran more often because my CPU was getting worked harder ...not anymore,
Cons...none for me....This OS does everything I need and it does it well..
I did add Google Chrome as my browser but that's not a con I just like Google better than Firefox
I also added K3b for my burning app...to burn DVD or CD'S
Bottom line this is a solid, well thought out OS, runs great right out the box, doesn't have you searching all over the internet trying to get help on how to fix something, doesn't require you to be a so called computer expert to use it.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-01
Votes: 1
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Best Distro I've used in a very long time. Was a Linux Manjaro and Mint user till I tried MXlinux and now it's my OS of choice.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-01
Votes: 6
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Finally settled on one OS and it is MX-17 because it just works perfectly on my Dell Inspiron 1720. I have used many Linux OS 's but all have a problem with wifi or video but MX-17 just runs great! Thanks . . .
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-30
Votes: 12
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This distro is amazing, fast and stable while giving me very goodl tools.
Live with persistent changes is very useful as a USB stick can be provided with latest updates and security patches.
In our usage case Remastering of a live system is a massive advantage. Setup with the changes we want. remove Firefox and Thunderbird, they send data home regardless of user menu choices so banned.
Install Claws mail, Pale moon, and Falcon Browsers make some visual changes to our taste.
Update all packages to latest and write to USB stick, go in the classroom, write a few more usb sticks and install on anything the kids could bring along.. Often hardware discarded as too weak to use, well we are happy to have it.
No installation failures have been experienced to date. No complaint or late night calls for help either. Nice.
Mac with pure EFI was complicated but MX is not to blame for that. Freedom of choice is not an option that the producing company likes.
Overlapping partitions was not reported, in any case a system with that error is not in a safe condition as it has danger of data corruption in the overlapping area. Needs rectification before an installation. If an Installation fails due that error be thankful, it can save a painful experience at a later date.
No system D dependency hell which drives me crazy on some other systems I am looking after. +++++
This is the best and most productive Linux experience in my 20 plus years as user and free time admin.
Try it Love it. I do, my users too and they are spreading the word happily.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 0
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Can not install on a pure EFI system. USB boots intermittently, tried multiple USB sticks. When in the livedemo gparted keeps saying overlapping partitions. Same disk installs OpenSuse, debian and Mint no problems. I am done
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-28
Votes: 25
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only Linux version I have used that shows no issues with sound & video playback anywhere.. others glitched playing in VLC and youtube. Best distro I have found after 6 months of searching and trying out about 20, all the top rated ones and many others. only distro I tell others about any time I get a chance :)
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-27
Votes: 17
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I beg MX developers pardon ! Some days before, i put a score of 3 at MXLinux, cause black screen and others freezes. It was not the fault of MX, but the fault of "secure boot" of windows ! After fix this microsoft problem, I'm happy cause my old laptop is young again so more fast th an with ubuntu18.04. Thanks a lot for this very nice distro
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-27
Votes: 12
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very good distro everything is there, the tools are really good, very fast
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-26
Votes: 2
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Utilisateur de Linux depuis le tout début avec Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, fut un temps où j'utilisais la distribution Mépis et l'ai finalement laissé tombée au profit d'autres distributions plus connues comme Mint, Manjaro.
Depuis hier je teste cette version MX Linux 17.1 et j'avoue que je suis agréablement surpris par la fluidité, j'ai presque un mot à la bouche la propreté de la distribution.
L'installation des pilotes Nvidia s'est effectuée aucun soucis après le redémarrage de la machine.
Rien à dire pour ma part on perçoit l'effort de mise au point derrière cette dernière distribution MX Linux
Je vous recommande donc de tester et peut-être même d'adopter !
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-24
Votes: 20
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Many distros, while usable, have their shortcomings. Installed MX 17.1 on 2014 Imac and 2012 Macbook Pro, both giving a pleasant experience with this linux OS. Of many distros tried, MX has provided the best overall appearance, functionality and support. Not looking elsewhere at this time.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-24
Votes: 19
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Easy, seamless and fast install. Just ready to use both in live and installed modes. Excellent set of easy, straightforward tools for admin/configuring (MX Tools). Runs fast even in the old computer I'm using right now. Very stable, everything just works without any problems.
Can't find anything I could point out as a con.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-24
Votes: 25
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Welcome to MX Linux, a fast, friendly and stable OS loaded with amazing tools and supported by great community.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-09-23
Votes: 11
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First opening after fresh install: black screen cause grub was not correctly installed. After fix this bad start, all is fine when it's works. FF freese time to time; an other freeze during an update and other.... Pity. MXlinux seems exactly what i want, but are not stable, alas...
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-21
Votes: 48
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The most efficient distro I came across so far in 10 years:
- Stable (Based on Debian Stable), but thanks to an excellent backporting most packages are much more updated than those of Ubuntu/Mint repositories
- Extremely fast, even on virtual machines or i386 architecture
- Really excellent hardware recognition
- The best provided documentation I found for a distro (as regards the forum, I can't judge yet, because I had no issue)
- XFCE: the best ever desktop environment as its flagship
- You don't like the proposed look ? It's XFCE, customize it easily as you want
- Montlhy snapshots ISOs are a kind favor
- Great MX tools
- Everything fluidly works! Period.
As for any distro, thera are some flaws that can be improved:
- some lack in package translations
- the distro installer is functional and really fast, but not the best around: too many dispersed questions
- the package installer is also functional, but not so appealing, software descriptions are too concise and without users' feedbacks (if compared to software centers of other distros)
In summary, this distro is approaching perfection. In my opinion it hasn't yet passed Mint as the best distro for novices but very little is missing.
For everyone else (and mee too) it's the best you can find now.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-18
Votes: 40
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I'm a long time antiX user and recently got a more powerfull desktop (with 3 gig of RAM, 1800 Mhz 64bits single core CPU and a NVIDIA GF108 [GeForce GT 730] card) and installed MX.
I can only say it runs like a dream. Auto detected my HP office jet pro (prints and scans out of the box, no instalation needed), the nouveou video driver offered a very good video output (MX plays 1080 hd video via VLC and mplayer).
"Pros": Extremely fast and very responsive in every use I can think of. Has a small " app store" that allows the easy install of the main web browsers and much more. Also has flatpak easy instalations (it lacks only discriptions of the apps).
The only "cons" I can think off:
1 - For the distro to start from live USB I had to use the "from=USB" option... Then I had to manualy install Firefox in my own language (both the user interface and language corrector) , I have to manually install Libreoffice Quick start (granted most more recent PC's don't need this because Libreoffice starts very fast on them, but it's usefull on a older pc with memory to spare, like mine).
2 - Almost not directly related to the distro itself: I had many problems installing the nvidea video driver (MX has a dedicated application for it- just type nvidia in the menu box, press enter and it installs, but for unkown reasons, the driver kept insisting on giving me 640x480 only). Also, not that big deal: the Google Earth that MX tries to install refuses to install. I had to download the .deb file and manually install that.
Veredict: the best Operating System I've ever used (tried all versions of Windows since 3.1 -except NT and 2000 - and many, many linux distros over the years, more recently Mint, Xubuntu and antiX).
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-17
Votes: 41
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Incredible the reactivity of the amazing and exceptional MXLinux team! 10 days were enough to resolve the situation of the vulnerabilities variants 3a and 4.
MX is reliable, very stable, solid, secure, up to date, fast, easy to use, fluid, rich in tools that make life easier. plus, all the huge logitech of the venerable Debian mother. I tell you that it is a jewel not to be missed. For me it's settled, I discovered the eldorado.
Cons: Nothing at all
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-14
Votes: 30
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feels very responsive and has reasonable defaults. Boots faster than debian buster on systemd.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-13
Votes: 21
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Almost two weeks now that I experiment with MX17
Really a fantastic distro. I put it on some other machines with 'snapshot'. Works nice. No bugs, also not with memory-management and very fast.
Unbeleavable sound-architecture and so easy recording. All done well.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-12
Votes: 28
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I'm using it now for about one week and a half.
I am astonished over this very perfect distro.
It looks like 13 years of 'not quite fitting' of Linux-OSes is over.
MX does exactly how I like it.
Everything works fine. A lot of apps and a lot of working tools in the menu..!!
Sound is perfectly organized..!! (for instance: I have at least 5 soundrecorders working) etc. Stable. Fast. Great.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-12
Votes: 16
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Everything works at once.
Lot of tools to tune up.
Very quick.
I like the variety of repositories. You can find updated packages.
Surprised with XFCE. Quick and nice.
Tried in virtualbox, and comes with Guest Aditions instaled . Your windows files automounted.
I always ended in Debian, but this is Debian for dummies.
Congratulations MEpis-Antix.
Antix working fine in my old pentium. Perfect .
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-10
Votes: 21
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Excellent. Finally a Debian based with SysV and every tool that makes life easier.
Only issue is with XFCE not having HiDPI support. Had to install Cinnamon to make things readable only 4k screen.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-09-09
Votes: 0
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Very strange start menu. A odd bar at left with a tiny clock on top left. Seriously we want a normal and decent menu. Just put LXDE or other alike. Works fine and all but the menu is freaking horrible. I give a 6. Can't install a linux operating system with a start menu like that. No way.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-09-08
Votes: 18
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Light weight fast distro, has everything you need right out of the box.
Pros:
1) Very fast, Loads quickly and easy to work with.
2) recognized hardware (Lenovo Ideapad 110), mouse Targus wireless
3) easy installer, easy to edit boot menu to dual boot windows
4) updates install with no problems
Cons:
1) Make "Shutdown" a default icon for the desktop
2) Include Wine or Crossover to run windows programs/games
3) did not recognize Optishot 2 swing pad. (has infrared sensors). Note: haven't found a linux distro that recognizes the golf simulator swing-pad. the software works great through Crossover.
other distros tried: Puppy, Manjaro, Mint, Fedora, Ubuntu, openSuse, FreeBSD, DragonflyBSD, TrueBSD, Tiny Core....
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-09-07
Votes: 2
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Deserves 10 points, but
The 2 things that make me return to Fedora (which I also like), are:
- Under Antix kernels (test), firefox does not work; blank page.
- No up-to-date CPU microcode to mitigate CVE-2018-3640 [rogue system register read] aka 'Variant 3a' vulnerability
- And, No update to mitigate CVE-2018-3639 [speculative store bypass] aka 'Variant 4' vulnerability.
Bye MXLinux, see you later..
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-07
Votes: 17
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MXlinux is awesome. FIREFOX is working out of the box.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-06
Votes: 31
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Very fast booting, very fast at everything. The best installer of any linux. The installer has a feature that allows you to reuse home during upgrades to newer systems. Just check the box enabling you to reuse home and when you upgrade you still have your pics and other files after a major upgrade. Plus one of the best user help user sites anywhere! MX Linux is the BEST ! It easily installs cinnamon desktop too.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-02
Votes: 28
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So little you need to do so many you can change in this distro.
Xfce / MxLinux is a smooth running distro as complicated as you make it.
I love it's simplicity.
For example MxTools.
for your system settings / Snapshots / Drivers / Gpg / Nvidia / Network / Etc in very obvious way.
In my case using apt works better in a terminal. Synaptic sometimes has tiny issues for me.
Monthly snapshot download from the mx team with an updated system, for speeding up the install. That's a kind of a nice service for a free distribution i would say.
Easy making custom iso.
With or without personal settings. To give to somebody else or to keep a backup for yourself. For me this is a great pro.
I like the efficiency and simplicity of XFCE. I am using Window Header Buttons in my panel.
It hides the close button of the program window you are using and places the buttons in your panel. So the program windows are bigger and the close button is always in my case on the right corner. Just a tiny handy thing i fancy.
I use Guake as my terminal. You can hide and fix the terminal window easily. When working in the terminal from a website you can see both at the same time . On the top the terminal and on the bottom the website with the commands you easily can copy past into the terminal.
The default terminal doesn't do that. That's a minor con i can think off, that could be improved.
I would say, download the latest snapshot and run it from a usb live, persistence or install it on your ssd.
a mxlinux enthusiast.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-09-02
Votes: 25
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It's a good distribution because you can install it and have a functioning system out of the box, but there's nothing stopping you from making it your own by customizing almost anything you can think of.
My girlfriends laptop had windows 10 installed, and it ran so poorly because the laptop is really old, and she uses it mainly for browsing (of course) but even this is memory intensive because she has an overwhelming amount of tabs open, so practically all of the ram, 4gb of it, is used up.
I installed MX on her laptop and all of the things, the fn keys, the wifi, the suspend/wake, worked right away, and she had all the applications she needed. Also, when her browser is open with all her tabs, and also a few applications like libreoffice writer and a bittorrent client, only about 2gb of ram is used, so there's 2gb more for some intensive applications. I placed the panel on the bottom of the screen in a single click in the tweak menu and the desktop looked familiar to her.
What makes MX a 10 rated distro are the MX Tools, which are truly useful tools placed in one window, and my favorite one of them is the MX RemasterCC.
A great distribution, thank you very much antiX and MEPIS teams for working together!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-28
Votes: 72
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What a superb high quality distro! Deserves much more attention!
- runs super stable and snappy on my 8 year old notebook (Asus K50ij, Dual Core Pentium T4300, 4GB Ram, Intel i915 integrated Graphics, Qualcom Atheros AR 9285 Wireless, Qualcom Atheros AR8121/13/14 Ethernet Card)
- installation was a absolutely flawless and smooth experience
- comes with a complete and very instructive user manual, best i've seen in a long time
- very useful and well thought out so called MX Tools (e.g. system backup and rescue tools like MX boot repair, MX snapshot (bootable ISO Image, very easy to handle), easily creating a MX live system on a USB stick with MX live usb, extensive tweaking options (window layout, menu editor, conky manager)) to name only a few of them.
- although relying on Debian stable, many apps are backported => you have the best of both worlds (-> stability and recent app versions), also with MX codecs installer you have all in place in order to enjoy a complete multimedia experience, with a single mouse click.
- i really can't find a single issue at the moment and i'm super happy. No wonder that this distro - as one of the very few that is highly praised by Dedoimedo - seems to be noticed by a broader audience lately. Rightly so!
Keep up the good work!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-28
Votes: 16
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I started using Linux with Ubuntu, then Zorin, then Linux Mint, then moved to Deepin, then Moved to Manjaro Deepin, and Manjaro Gnome, then Solus. I briefly tried KDE Plasma and Elementary. MX Linux is the only distribution or spin where I have not experienced any hardware issues and several weeks and several updates later, I still have 'zero' complaints. The MX Tools make it easy to upgrade a Linux kernel, Software Repositories that nearly rival Arch's AUR, create a 'bootable' snapshot of your system, and customization's that nearly rival KDE all in a lighter weight environment that is resource friendly. The community is friendly and very actively developed. I think I found my permanent Desktop system landing spot.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-08-27
Votes: 1
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Not really as stable as most people say for me, but still a nice distro with some nice additional tools, conky manager and some other candies.
My issues are that the brightness control is not working out of the box, suspend has some issues where it does not wanna go to sleep.
Also 2 times the whole system froze hard, couldn't reboot even from TTY..
All in all a nice distro to check out.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-25
Votes: 24
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This has been my goto distro for my desktop workstation for a few years now. Honestly, if you need the stability and versatility of Debian, this is the distro for you. There is definitely better eye candy out there, and definitely distro's that make use of the bleeding edge kernels, but if you just want it to work and be stable, this is where you should be.
Pro:
Stability
Ease of setup/install
Great tools to get your video drivers and such installed.
Con:
It comes with a bit of bloat IMO. Nothing you cannot easily remove, but you shouldn't have to.
I would like to see it packaged with different DEs. XFCE is nice, but Cinn, or Budge would be nice to have. They can be installed manually, but that can be daunting to someone new to linux.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-23
Votes: 23
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I've had several attempts to ditch windows for linux over the last 12 years and never found any distro that was stable enough, complete or polished enough to oust windows.But with the masses of browser based apps available now which obviously run on any OS, I thought I'd give it another go. So a month ago I installed MX dual booting alongside my Windows 10.
Suffice to say a month later I have had no reason or inclination to boot into Windows ( and I really like Windows 10 )
I don't even think I'll be trying other distros I have found the reviews here to accord with my own experience - why give up a good thing
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-08-22
Votes: 0
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There seems a bug with the XFCE desktop that I have tried looking on line for an answer and it appears to have been around for a longtime.
The Desktop icons re arrange themselves every time my laptop is started. They are all aligned down the left side.
It is quite annoying and therefore after many weeks of trying to remedy the situation Ive decided to dump MX
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-22
Votes: 16
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After several days distro hopping i ended with MX LINUX !
Everything works like i want it , and very fast.
In all tested distro's there was always something that didn't worked or things that annoyed me a lot.
And i just now remind me it is the first distro where i didn't had to use the terminal to get a fully working os.
Many thanks to the mx-team !
Hans
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 7
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excellent distro.It is very conveniant for me and gives me what i ask from a linux distro.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 5
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Does exactly what I want an OS to do; stay out of my way when I am using an app of creating a script. Commendable.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 0
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Pros:
Well rounded desktop distro without bloat.
Easy to install and set up.
Easy to find and learn the MX tools.
Good mix of command line/ncurses/gui interfaces.
Cons:
Could be a bit smaller without LibreOffice.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-21
Votes: 1
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debian + xfce4 + NOT-systemd... what more can you say?
MX Linux' own set of tools is even a great addition to an already excellent distro.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-20
Votes: 19
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Superb distro. Stable , snappy, user friendly to install, configure and use. Desktop computing with MX Linux is a happy experience. I wish this distro and it's dev team all the best in the future and more people should definitely use this.
A great distribution !!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-20
Votes: 2
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In limited use, I find it one of the best, easy to use distros, in what is a rather small collection.
I would be using it full time, except for one thing: they put their superb collection of helper scripts in /usr/local. I have my own large collection of (perhaps not-so-superb) admin scripts which I keep there as well, and I would prefer not to mix them.
In the past, /usr/local was supposed to be reserved for the local installation. Now I know there is presently a geek slap fight going on as to whether that should matter. which I choose to remain silent on.
I'd be happier if MX would either integrate their scripts into /usr (which they probably don't want to do for the same reason), or maybe move them to /opt, although I realize there is likely no best solution.
/usr/distro, maybe? Don't like that either.
Anyway, MX is one of the best distros around right now.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-19
Votes: 11
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I have tried and used many flavours of linux over the past 5 years... mainly because I like most of the systems, and I want to see what's new. I''ve never reported on them ... this is my first report. MX Linux has been by far the best system I have ever tried. Almost to the point where I'll give up sampling any any others. Jim
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-18
Votes: 17
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For a very long time, I thought that I would never fall in love ever again. That thought ended when I met this distro a month ago. It just does everything right. I pity the fool who thinks that I'm exaggerating in any way.
-Jared
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-16
Votes: 14
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Works as it should, fast, stable, easy to use and feature-full.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-15
Votes: 10
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Very fast, easy install, very stable. Im very happy with this distro. keep the good work guys !
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-15
Votes: 10
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Everything works as it should. Light enough, yet heavy enough.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-15
Votes: 15
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Best distribution I have used so far. I've started with ubuntu, then moved to Deepin, then Manjaro Deepin, then Manjaro Gnome, Solus, and now MX Linux. All of the preceding distributions/spins would cause issues after upgrades/updates. Solus was limited with their software and the applications I needed were not easily installable. After reading a viewing youtube reviews, all of the were very complimentary so I decided to give it a try.
Their installer was the only one I came across that asks you if you want to keep the files in your Home folder. What a time saver. Installation took all of 10 minutes. They have customized tools for boot options, your graphics driver installation, conky installation and customization, Linux kernel installs, and XFCE customization's. Very easy to make your desktop look like anything you want and I've never used XFCE before.
They have a very thorough manual and a helpful and active community. Lastly, this is the fastest environment I have ever had. Applications are snappy and everything just runs fast.
The only negative I found (and it's just a personal preference one) is that the default layout seems kind of mashed together. To me, it's too busy looking, but the nice thing with Linux in general, and XFCE in particular, is that you can easily customize it to your liking.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-14
Votes: 7
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Simply great & wonderful. It's so fast and works perfectly.
I haven't discovered any bugs so far, only one typing error - that's all. ;-)
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-08-14
Votes: 1
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Only Debian derivative, along with antix because its based on it, that just doesn't work. Devuan seems to be a much better choice.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-13
Votes: 10
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MX-17 Linux is a great distro. How come? I used Linux Mint Debian Edition 2 (LMDE 2) since 2015 on my Samsung N220 netbook. - It worked fine! 3 month ago I replaced my netbook by a Acer Travelmate. LMDE could not recognize the SSD and the touchpad. So I decided to look for a new sleek distro. Debian-based like LMDE. And I found MX-17 Linux. Everything worked "out of the box". And super-fast!! I will test it for a while on my Acer and then I will install it on my desktop-PC, too. - Thanks to the team, great work!!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-13
Votes: 4
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Was a long time distro-hopper before I found Elementary Loki as a daily driver. Finally an OS that gives it a run for it's money.
Installed flawlessly. Lightweight. Gorgeous layout. Wifi, HDMI, cups all work with no issues straight out of the box. Love that conky comes configured right away. Love all the tweaks that can be made. Overall amazing work. Elementary imo is still prettier, but this OS has some serious tools and works like a charm. Will be using both side-by-side for a while.
Great job devs.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-12
Votes: 8
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Tried many distro. However, after trying MX Linux, uninstall other and use only this one
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-10
Votes: 24
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While I'm mostly a KDE user the completeness of this XFCE distro has caught my attention. Wow! It's pretty darn nice and you can see why it's garnered so many stellar reviews. The folks at MX have put together a fast, stable and a very loaded OS that's easy on resources. I'm building a new computer and I think I MX-17.1 will be on it! The tools built into this Debian based distro are second to none, very well thought out and useful! I think experienced Linux users and newbies alike could be happy with it. Another nice feature is a first class 174 page help manual that's accessible on or off line. It has in it quite a number of short videos to walk you through various options. If you haven't seen this distro before I suggest you check it out. I's a head turner.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-09
Votes: 13
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A very pleasurable experience. I have installed and used a lot of linux distributions since 2005, and MX Linux is my favorite thus far. However, I do have Debian Jessie still on my laptop, and that has yet to fail me either.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-08
Votes: 11
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Works perfect on old hardware. No problems after software upgrade.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-08
Votes: 10
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Easy to install and although not out of the box, everything needed to to add and enrich is found in a very logical order.
I would recommend it to newbies and people who have not used Linux before.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-07
Votes: 18
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I have been using MX Linux for well over a year now and out of everything I've tried in the past this has been the best distro for me.
It is nice and lightweight, looks very good and is packed with features that can make an experience for a new user a lot better. Stability is something I also noticed an improvement with compared to distros such as Ubuntu which I have experienced multiple errors and crashes throughout the years.
I have used a few distros in the past and things that would often require long setups or commands using the terminal are often just a click of a button away on MX which has made it easy for me to recommend for novices users.
All around MX is a great option to try for users of any skill base and I will continue using it for years to come.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-07
Votes: 7
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I have tried so many linux distros on my system - Lubuntu, Puppy linux, Porteus, Remix OS, Manjaro linux, Trisquel, Phoenix OS etc. It's the best distro which I've ever used. I use to operate an old system which has 1GB RAM, 1,6GHz processor and 250GB harddisk. If I talk about pre-installed apps, I will definitely prefer MXLinux over other distros. It consists of so many pre-installed apps in just 1200 MB iso. Though it's not as lightweight as Lubuntu is. It's pre-installed apps are- vlc media player, mx live usb, libre office, Smtube, GIMP, mx repair, grub customizer, adobe flash and many more apps. It contains awesome themes which can give new look to one's system. It's themes give you feel of Windows 8 and windows 10. The only con I found is a lag. It lagged once {maybe because my system has only 1GB ram)
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-05
Votes: 22
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to jpa42: En attendant, essayez le clavier Canadien multilingue pour clavier qwerty
Like everyone, I need a free, stable, rapide, friendly, easy to use and very secure Operating System, than I am very happy with MXLinux O.S., I am doing all what I need for my daily use with an incredibly gladness. I forgot my old long nightmares
I went through Fedora, Mint, (*)buntu(s), Manjaro, etc., and spent my time settling, which is unproductive. an operating system is not a toy or a lab. Long live MXLinux
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 16
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I was living happily running my PC on a Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS operating system, until such time it was not supported anymore. Since much earlier I got most penalized using unstable operating systems, I spent quite some time before hearing from the MX-17.1 Horizon Operating System,
This OS saved my day and my ass. I regained confidence in a world running on Open Source and constantly capitalizing on genuine, well thought IMPROVEMENTS. It's noobies' Paradise. Stable, predictable, solidly and soberly documented. Can be configured in a thousand ways. An MX-Tools and -Installer doing what they are supposed to. All that doubled up with a Synaptic treasure box fille up with thousands of goodies. And... More. Just one little thing is missing: a French Switzerland keyboard.
My rating: 9.99 on 10
jpa42@bluewin.ch
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 3
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Superb user-friendly Debian distro.
MX Settings are excellent.
Perfect for old or new PC.
~ Torin
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-04
Votes: 3
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I am really pleased with this distro. I have been running it on a 2014 Dell Inspiron 4 gig RAM 1 terrabyte hard drive A3 processor. It is nimble, it is quick and intuitive. My Inspiron just hated Ubuntu and would crash all the time. I am Debian oriented so I needed a distro with the Debian based command line structure. There are two other distros that have work almost as well as this MXLinux but nothing has come even remotely close.
I am simply very pleased with the setup, the features and the ease of the terminal command line structure. It satisfies all of my needs and I must have gone through every distro on this site before I settled on MXLinux.
guangzhougy@163.com
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-03
Votes: 9
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After finally getting fed up with Windows 10 I decided to give Linux a spin.
I started with Linux Mint, which was okay but definitely not lightweight. The Xfce version (which I was using) is lighter on resource usage compared to their Cinnamon and MATE versions but otherwise it really isn't. Firefox in general ran much slower than it ever did on Windows 10, even after tweaking it to force enable hardware acceleration and etc.., and a combination of slowdowns and the system randomly failing to boot made me look elsewhere.
Next, I tried Lubuntu. Unlike Mint Xfce it really is lightweight, but unfortunately this comes at a cost. The LXDE interface is ugly, buggy and also discontinued since the devs have moved on to LXQT, but for some reason it's still the default in the recent 18.04 LTS. Even trying to do a simple task like make a shortcut was a chore because of LXDE's limitations, and font rendering is especially bad with little to no way to mitigate it. So I reluctantly dumped that as well.
I've been reading that MX Linux was lightweight and easy to use. And that's very much true. Aside from having to read up how to enable a backports repo and install a package (Steam wouldn't install otherwise), which took all of five minutes, I haven't had any problems. The system is fast (even faster than Lubuntu, and especially also since switching to the Liquorix kernel) and updates are very easy to install. I've only had one boot hang so far (restarting fixed it) but I don't think that'll be a common occurrence.
For the most part MX Linux is a great "noob" distro that is very easy to use, even more so than Linux Mint.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-03
Votes: 7
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Been using MXL since March this year and didn't have one bit of trouble yet. It is a rock-solid distro and even after many months it still has that brand new "just installed" feeling although I loaded and installed quite a few programs from the repository.
This is a top distro - they don't come much better than this one !!
No contras from this end ......
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-08-01
Votes: 5
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Used Linux Mint for some time but now switched to MX.
Old school with run levels. Awesome. Also fast.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-01
Votes: 7
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It's the best distribution used so far
good job
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-08-01
Votes: 19
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I love MX Linux because it has been trouble-free. I have it installed on a Celeron-Ion HTPC, a Core2 Quad desktop, and a Haswell I5 ultrabook. I previously used Ubuntu 14 LTS and had quite a few setup issues. MX installed easily and setup issues were minimal. Wireless worked out of the box on each PC. There is an easy MX utility for installing the proprietary Nvidia driver. Touchscreen and touchpad worked without issue. I recall having some difficulty attaching to my Windows network, but that was resolved with some minimal searching. I like the standard apps. I'm happy with the available applications. The XFCE interface is easily configurable; I like it. Memory and processor usage is small. Package updates show up regularly in the MX Updater and are easy to install. I haven't had a single update issue, even when changing from 17.0 to 17.1. I'll be installing MX on my parents' PCs also.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-30
Votes: 12
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Long time Slackware and Linux Mint user. I am really liking MX Linux 17.1.
Very solid (so far) and stable. Setup was easy. Very nice collection of tools and utilities geared towards MX Linux. Had difficulty getting sound to work because I had multiple sound cards installed and MX Linux did not know which to use. Also had some trouble getting my Windows install to appear in the Grub2 menu. Finally got it working, all good.
Very good selection of included software and a very good MX Software Installer.
My new goto distro.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-29
Votes: 9
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It's a very good distribution. Very fast, very nice. An excellent job.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-29
Votes: 15
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Awesome distribution. Very fast and lightweight I'm running it on machine with 2GB of RAM and Pentium D 820, didn't have any problems by now. Would recommend to anyone.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-26
Votes: 2
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A refreshing distro - needs more than 2gb ram though. I tried running it on a Dell inspiron 1090 and it actually ran better on a stick (with perpetual) than when installed on hdd. I really liked the choice of installed apps and how easy it was to uninstall the ones I didn't need. Also, it's updater app, run through terminal, also cleaned up after itself as well. I will be following this distro with interest.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-25
Votes: 17
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Very good distribution. Fast , nice . All software works good.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-24
Votes: 33
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For me this distro is amazing. This is actually the first time I see I can boot a live system off USB flash drive and install updates or anything then to remaster it and have all those things saved. Also, once I choose to install it from that remastered live system I get installed everything the same what I had on the live system. This blows away even MS Windows :) This is like a dream for me.
I tried MEPIS before, long time ago. It wasn't bad. I also tried Antix but it didn't work for me in a good way. But MX Linux is the best I ever tried so far.
I also like the colors and how everything looks like, the appearance of the environment.
Perfect!
Thanks so much for making this available!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-24
Votes: 10
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Simple, nice, very fast, light, stable and safe. Nothing more nothing less.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-23
Votes: 83
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Old Dell D620 with 2GB RAM/SSD installed. Wanted to experiment with minimal distributions. More and more distributions are dropping 32 bit support, and I was getting discouraged - it had been many years since I installed a version of Linux.
MX Linux is incredible. Install went smooth and the laptop runs really fast - even Firefox 61 runs nice and smooth. No hardware issues to speak of, and everything feels very responsive.
If you have an older laptop, definitely give it a try.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-22
Votes: 5
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Very very good work & distro!!
I test 17.1 and its very good distro with faster boot, work good & stable, very customize, based on debian 9.4 stable with xfce desktop, but sysV not systemd..
Using RAM >500Mb after boot to desktop. in distro have some good games ;-)
so its good distro for home place (with some old pc) & professional using on work.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-18
Votes: 80
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I have been playing with MX linux since MX-14 and it just keeps getting better with each release. 17.1 is the one that finally got me interested enough to use as my main system. There are a few reasons I prefer MX:
It has just worked on every machine I ever installed it on. No problems with video, wireless, or any other hardware. Seriously!
It has an amazing collection of tools already installed. I've played around with many other distros and I haven't seen a collection like this anywhere else.
The community repos are awesome! If you are looking for a package, there is a very good chance it is in there. If not, just ask on the Forums, which, by the way, is the best I've ever seen.
It is FAST! Fast to boot, and fast running! I installed it on an old ASUS 1025c with 1G ram and a SSD and it is amazingly fast. MX will breathe new life into your old machine!
Only one complaint...there is no official KDE version, my favorite DE. Not really a problem, though, as it is easily installed using the MX package installer.
I recommend MX to everyone, noobs to experienced users!
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-17
Votes: 83
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Everything is said in the comments, if you want to make someone discover Linux install MXLinux for him with everything he needs. Put him Firefox with several profiles (default, bank, emails), well configured the firewall and see his reaction some time later.
Just seven worlds: The best Operating System i ever seen
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-16
Votes: 23
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Pros: If you hate the bugs plaguing the more popular distros, MX Linux is for you. I don't care about having or not having SYSTEMD, but this flexibility is much appreciated. Also, thanks for making it easy to install Palemoon, my favorite browser at the moment.
Cons: The desktop customization experience with the 32-bit version is not as refined as the 64-bit MX-17. This should not be an issue, but I have to put something under the "Cons". If you need 32-bit Linux for your very old laptops, I would rather recommend antix for that.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-07-14
Votes: 6
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I had such high hopes for this distro and even changed out 5 of my machines to MX Linux. Then there was an update that effected all 5 of my machines and it centered around 3 things.
1) Chromium version 67.0.3396.87 wont play many of the podcasts I watch so I switched to Firefox and everything worked as normal.
2) The USB drives that are attached to each system wont auto-mount. I have to unplug the devices, then plug them in to be recognized.
3) Some of my applications, like Psensor fail to recognize the HDD, others start to load then disappear. I have to logout and re-login and the problem goes away.
I created a fresh install as a VM and everything worked perfectly until I updated the system and thing started to go wonky again.
The forums are terrific and I generally get a response within minutes but the fact remains that this distro or any distro shouldn't behave like this.
I then installed my tried and true Debian and have had no issues.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-07-14
Votes: 7
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Best Linux u ever tried.
Works good on singlecore athlon and great on my old x2 athlon.
Most works out-of-the-box.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-13
Votes: 24
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Nothing missing, nothing broken. Plus I can install Opera without using terminal commands. As far as the USB installer, I skipped that and installed full the distro to a 16GB USB flash drive as EXT4 as if it were a hard drive. It runs great that way. The extra MX tools are a definite plus such as the GRUB customizer, etc. Updates have downloaded quickly for me so far. Nice job.
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-11
Votes: 36
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Unbelievable hoch much better this XFCE based MX Linux works when compared to other viable Linux distros with extensive desktop environments. I've been using Linux for 10 years, mostly the XFCE environment, and this MX Linux is faster by far on older machines as old as 10 years, and yes, even noticably faster on newer machines with 4 and 6 core processors. Got sold on this in a matter of 72 hours ...
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Version: 17.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-07-10
Votes: 36
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I have tried a lot of distros, Ubuntu and all its step children, Mint and pretty much every Arch based distro, MX beats them all in my opinion. Lots of useful tools, its fast, responsive, rock solid, it just works. I find myself coming back to it again and again, there is a reason there is a lot of hype around it, its quality.
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