Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-09-14
Votes: 3
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In many ways, this is an excellent distribution. It is Debian Buster with the need to learn how the internals work, particularly concerning packaging, removed, a lot of custom graphical utilities, easy access to newer packages than Buster (in some, but not all, cases) and, in particular, an update of Xfce from 4.12 to the recently-released 4.14. However, it needs a facelift.
The most striking feature of MX is that it is fast. It has probably the fastest desktop I have ever seen on a six-year-old i5-based machine, and is even fast when run in a test VM. Everything opens instantly.
It has a lot of packages installed by default and a lot of duplication, particularly as regards music and video. Similarly, the MX utilities cover a lot of ground but are a combination of some utilities integrated via a control panel and some that are standalone. A bit of rationalisation here would make the system menu much less cluttered. That said, utilities and features such as Conky which are hard to configure normally are much easier to do so here.
My biggest issue is that the themes are dated. The dark themes are based on Arc-Dark (which hasn't been updated for two years) so are dark blue rather than black or near-black; also, Papyrus is the favoured icon theme, but theming is moving away from unifying all icons with the same design elements. I have poor eyesight and find Ubuntu much easier - in fact, the easiest distribution - to read and navigate: quite a bit of tweaking - outside the MX utilities - is needed in my case to make an acceptable desktop.
Perhaps this is silly, but the huge and fuzzy "MX Linux" on top of each wallpaper should go as it really detracts from the appearance.
Overall, a technically excellent distribution but a hard look at the desktop appearance, as Mint has recently done to its benefit, is needed.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-13
Votes: 25
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Switched from Manjaro, glad I did as the experience is a lot better. And I have tried many distros including Fedora, Ubuntu, Mint, Knoppix, Debian, and Slackware.
- Everything works out of the box including the wifi. I got a 2019 model HP laptop.
- MX tools for ease of configuration and management of your box. You will rarely need to touch config scripts.
- Speed. Damn, sometimes I can't keep up with my box. Slow the f down!
- Stability. Comparable to Slackware. Never had a crash or hangup. Respect to Debian Stable.
- XFCE. Tiling, keyboard shortcuts, customization, aesthetics, and most importantly lightweight. You get a full desktop environment at a tiny fraction of resources. Can't beat that.
- The installer is straightforward and versatile. It's got GParted built-in. I used it to partition my hard drive before I installed MX. Installation was very easy and didn't take long. Very pleased with it.
- Fantastic manual. Everything you need is there, from installation to configuration/customization. There are also tips and tricks. Very friendly and straightforward. No BS.
- Awesome community and access to huge Debian packages.
I'll be using this and Slackware as my daily driver for a while. They are clean, let you do your job and most importantly they don't get in your way.
Now, see why I gave it a 10?
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Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-09-13
Votes: 1
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I like the new fresh look, very very nice. I would have installed if there had been driver for RTL8821CE wireless. At this point I am using Manjajo because AUR has a driver for this wlan chip. I have alvays liked MXlinux but at this point I have to say that Manjaro feels quite nice. Maybe I would be using MX if there was a RTL8821CE driver. Yes I am a noob on all this so... I am somewhat terrified on using Arch based system but it just works and like I said, there was a driver in repos for my wlan. Sure this is no problem for advanced users.
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Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-12
Votes: 1
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Excellent distro, almost perfect, maximum stability with most software updated, to be perfect should be rolling release, that is the only but I have.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-11
Votes: 19
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I have been using it for several months and had no problems. I used to love Mepis and MX Linux is every bit as good.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-10
Votes: 11
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I've been using it for months now as my main distro. Can't complain about anything, it's fast, lightweight, all you can ask for for a daily basis.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-10
Votes: 14
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Good, fast and reliable Linux Operating System.
I recommend it.
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Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-10
Votes: 2
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tested on old dell d 830, runs nice with 4.9 antix kernel. abused it for a few hours-can't fine a thing to complain about
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Version: 19-beta2.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-10
Votes: 9
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Anxious to try the next iteration of this distro I decided to download and install MX-19 beta 2.1. Normally I wouldn't ever install a beta version but positive comments from other reviewers, a new version the XFCE desktop (4.14) and the latest updates from Debian 10.1 (Buster) persuaded me to give it a try. I'm glad I did because it's an improvement over v.18.3. Like its predecessor, this version is fast, secure, easy to install, light on resources, quick to open and shut down and is chock-full of programs. The very well thought out user manual has been expanded to 192 pages and there are a number of improvements to the MX tools. When you combine the MX changes with the new features in XFCE you have one fantastic distro. I'm very much looking forward to the final release.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-08
Votes: 3
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Great, fast and good distro! Everything works fine out-of-the-box.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-07
Votes: 48
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What a great, fast and good distro! Everything works out-of-the-box.
I think that my distro hopping finally has ended. MX Linux is the best, in my view. ;-)
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-07
Votes: 10
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I've just installed MX-19 beta1, replacing MX-18.3.
Wow! Easy install, no issues at all. Lightning fast. Changed a handful of software packages for my personal preferences. Added Dropbox and DuckDuckGo.
Deservedly number one in the DW 'hit list'.
Well done to all concerned, Another chart topper.
Many thanks.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-07
Votes: 1
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This distro has all I need for work and casual gaming. I works really great. Highly recommended.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-09-06
Votes: 6
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I liked this distro because similarly to Linux Mint (which I ended up choosing after distro hopping for months) it offers a lot customised software (called MX tools) which would help someone who's not a Linux geek to perform tasks and tweak the overall experience to their liking without having to figure out which additional software to install to do the job. I also liked the fact that it offered Google Chrome installation through it's default package installer. Just saves you the time. Apart being quite easy and straightforward to install and run it is also quite resources friendly. Not to mentioned it's minimalist look which worked perfectly for me.
But I had two major issues with it, probably related to my specific hardware setup, but still. First issue was that it happened twice that after an update it just won't start again. Probably an issue that could be resolved easily if one would know what to do but I am not the kind of person who wants to spend time fixing problems that shouldn't be there.
Interesting enough the same thing happened to me with one of Manjaro's flavours, don't remember which one. After fresh install, first update broke the system to the point I wasn't able to start it again. And these two distros are the top two on distrowatch.com.
When things break like that, out of the blue, without you performing any tasks out of normal use, then it's hard to have trust. I don't feel like investing time in a system that one day might just decide not to start again, leaving me with the only option to do a fresh install and start all over again.
The second issue was that it constantly kept crashing when I tried to save larger files (about 30 MB in size) in GIMP. And it's the only distro I experienced that issue with out of more than 20 I tried.
If these two issues wouldn't exist I'd be probably using it, so I would recommend trying it out.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-06
Votes: 14
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never thought a first run beta would turn into my daily driver, but, it's been rock solid for me. running a 1650ti Nvidia card with no issues here, in fact, the Nvidia installer in the tools worked flawlessly for me. Playing my online game was never an issue with MX EVER, once you get PlayonLinux setup :) or Lutris either..
it's found both my Lexmark laser printer and unlike Mint it also found & installed my Brother laser as well.. in fact it was the first distro I ever tried out that I didn't have to compile the Brother driver(not something a newbie would like to do really )
maybe some have hardware that linux in general is not happy with, IDK, I just have my experiences to go by here, and as I have tried nearly all the distros released since May this year.. I can only say MX is the only one I will be staying with.... looking forward to Beta 2 happening soon :)
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-09-05
Votes: 3
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This distro is amazingly fast and stable.
If you are a gamer thats not an OS for you, they do lack support for Nvidia proprietary optimus software and only support bumblebee, which is outdated and awful for gaming.
If this changes on the future i would consider use it for a daily driver, by now this is going to be used only on my fathers laptop because he does not plays any game.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-05
Votes: 6
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After 2 years of heavy use, it is a problem free distro.
Fast, easy to setup and use, lightweight, and Debian! thanks developers.
@comment 2019-09-05 to me bumblebee works better on my 760M. It does not drain my battery when I´m not using the video card. With optimus my laptop usually runs hotter the battery drains faster.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 3
Date: 2019-09-04
Votes: 0
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MX Linux is 1 of the few distros I had most problems with.
Way too many things need fixing after an installation which looks uneventful. This was a great 'out of the box' disappointment!
It was all the more a pity that I liked some of the ideas: Debian-based, xfce, access to lots of parameters...
There were also things which I did not like: 'conky', rustic package installer, significant bloat (redundant functions, software that should be optional...).
Show stoppers: inability to reliably connect the storage of my Android phone, or that of my music player.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-04
Votes: 5
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Really surprised at this Beta, minor issues that are jumped on immediately by dev's and users alike to figure out the fine details, 19 Full release will be a rock solid stable distro. IDK if it is not bleeding edge, if you do, don't run it, easy as that. forme a STABLE platform vastly outweighs bleeding edge breaking every day or 2 :)
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-01
Votes: 26
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Love the distro. Boots right up with no trouble. Has just the right applications. Detected my wifi signal immediately. No muss no fuss!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-31
Votes: 37
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unmistakably the best Linux distro ever used. The ease of use from the install to the desktop, internet, email, projects and the Community that supports this project. You can not find a better group of people that are behind the build and support.
For a Window or Mac user looking for a fresh change, this is it. If you don't particularly like the XFCE desktop, there are other options. KDE, Gnome to name a couple and there are others.
My printers work across a network and were installed with out any problems. I can print to either printer from any of the computers. HP and Brother seem to be well supported.
Love it!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-08-31
Votes: 0
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For general usage (not straying away from whats available and popular) the distro is fine. Thats why its the No1 in DW and so many here praised it.
But if you are like me, working in agile teams with the latest software, or wanting to do things normal ppl dont understand, then this distro felt inadequate..
Had it screwing virtual env for my python stack, docker had some small problems, source compiling needed extra steps etc etc.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-28
Votes: 0
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Mx does not handle my printer settings correctly while other distros do. Consequently, I do not use it.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-28
Votes: 23
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I have been distro hopping. MX Linux vs Manjaro Xfce and the former beats hands down, but not against Manjaro KDE. Setup is longer to get on MX, but you do find every thing. MX is a very good OS.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-28
Votes: 1
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great job guys, beta is doing everything I was doing with 18.3 flawlessly.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-28
Votes: 0
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MX-19 Beta 1 - this is a white swan, not an ugly duckling))) Thanks for such a gift)))
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-27
Votes: 15
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It is easy to install and comfortable to maintain. I turned to Linux in 2006 and started with (Simply) MEPIS. I have been using MX Linux since Version MX-14.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-27
Votes: 0
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Early days, but so far so good.
Only problem I found is VLC player crashes the whole system.
Replaced VLC with SMplayer and that works OK.
Keep testing........
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-26
Votes: 26
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Amazing distro!Working perfect in my Dell Inspiron 15 3000!Looks good and function very weel!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-26
Votes: 6
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Terrific for quick and dirty jobs. Easy setup. Good lineage.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-26
Votes: 1
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Turned to MX Linux because my windows was damaging my computer (Windows = Self Destructive). been using MX for 3 days. Fast and very stable. would like to see a more graphical package manager. had a few glitches on the internet using firefox but since i switched to chromium i have had no problems. still testing but over all i give it a good 9. would give it a ten but i have not used it long enough to say it has no problems.
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Version: 19-beta1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-26
Votes: 0
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love this destro trying to stay out of the ubuntu based based destro and this one is my pick running the 386 on a older laptop Acer mini single core 1 gig ram unit and it works well for this low end unit . The only gripe I have with MXlinux is default task bar is vertical left I alway like my bars on the bottom and all the menus to the left of the bottom even after moving it to the bottom it places the menu select to the right would really like it to the left other then that my favorite OS hands down.....
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-24
Votes: 1
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I turned to MX Linux as an emergency live distro supporting a browser (Firefox) and media player with good codecs support (VLC); I am more familiar with Chrome these days as I left FF due to performance and faulty site rendition, otherwise MX would score even higher.
MX Linux impressed by hooking up with my wifi network with a simple effective desktop interface. XFCE is my standard desktop anyway, and Antix as its parent distro has always been a distro worthy of consideration , so MX is really just a continuation of a very sensible line of development that I see a good future for.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-08-24
Votes: 0
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The old software did it for me. Very poor development platform if you need the latest thing. Nobody wants my work unless I am compiling the latest LibreOffice/ Openoffice. Frustrating.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-23
Votes: 32
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I like the way it runs every Linux program that I have thrown at it. There is usually not any issues installing programs. I use Synaptic Package Manager to install and update programs. Also I really do like the looks and function of the desktop on MX Linux. I use KMyMoney to keep up with my finances and it looks fantastic and works great. The best thing of all is that I no longer have to reinstall the whole operating system to update to the latest like I had to with Ubuntu LTS. Most importantly MXLinux works great on my AMD Ryzen 5 desktop computer and has no problems on my Intel i5 laptop computer. I also like the way the Xfce terminal emulator window looks and operates.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 0
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Sorry but XFCE and MX Linux just doesn't do it for me.
What ever I try with it disappoints me.
I don't like the look of XFCE even if it is supposed to be lightweight and fast.
If you are not comfortable with the GUI you are not going to like the distro even if the tools are good. That is a major setback for me.
MX Linux looks old-fashioned, back-dated.
Some applications don't install properly.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-21
Votes: 8
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I have been trying different Distros since 2017. MX Linux simply works for me, functional and stable. Two out of my 3 machines (one of them is the main rig) runs MX Linux 18.3. My main usage:
Coding (Sublime, Geany)
Document processing (Libreoffice, LaTeX-Texlive, pdf Shuffler)
Watching movies (VLC, connected to TV)
Internet (browsers, Remmina)
Pros:
- Light and stable
- Intuitive with adequate resources and help available online
- Based on Debian, so lots of apps are available in repositories
- systemd
Cons:
- It is possible to mess up the system by installing different Desktop Managers. The option is there, however, do it on your own risk.
Overall: 9 out of 10
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 34
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XFCE with lot of tools and configuration.
Those who would like to have to ton load of apps preinstalled, it's perfect distro for them.
I had never seen XFCE distro with these many customizations and tools ever before.
But, I don't like to have these many apps preinstalled, mainly when I don't use them at all. That's why I left Windoows long time ago. But, I think modern distros want you to have everything.
There are around 20 MX tools, if you are missing Windows app.
Two compositors.
5-6 games.
8-10 media players.
40-50 tweaking apps.
WOW!! Thank you MX Player!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-16
Votes: 19
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The first Linux that just works.
I love it.
Thank you.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-15
Votes: 5
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Moved from Mint 17.3. Better driver support, MX Tools is excellent, prefer Mint's Nemo file manager to primary and secondary options in MX. Great speed, good stability, happy to be back on a Debian base.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-14
Votes: 9
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Easy set up, works with everything I need it to work with, comes with all the programs I need. Functions smoothly, pleasant to use. If for some reason I could only have one OS, this would be the one.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-14
Votes: 25
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Over the years I've tried a great number of Linux distros. While many are nice they all seem to have one shortcoming or another. In my distro-hopping I did come across one XFCE desktop distribution I really liked and thought was better than the rest, Yes, that would be MX. What a pleasant surprise to stumble across it in my distro hopping. This distribution brings so much to the table. It's fast, stable, decent looking when tweaked, is packed with a ton of useful applications and comes with the best set of tools I've ever seen in any Linux distribution. On top of that MX comes with a really nice user manual. If you need further assistance there is also an extremely helpful forum. I love that I can find current versions of programs I need in Flathub and the MX test repo. Fantastic! The XFCE desktop is so easy to use and is very customizable. Recently the newest version (XFCE 4.14) was released and will be implemented in MX-19 due to be released in the fall of this year. Also, that version will have the newest Debian Buster. MX-18.3 is already very nice and will soon get a lot better.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 22
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Boring in a very positive way.
MX has installed without difficulty on a variety of machines from old to new. Yes on some I did have to change BIOS settings but that is to me normal pre install setup to move from Win 10 to a sane OS. Hardware recognition is excellent. With mother Debian behind all the software in their repos available, that is more than I will ever even dream of.
Install non free drivers at a button click, move the dock to bottom of screen, populate it with office, browser and mail shortcuts and just get on with work.
I see no reason not to recommend this distro to both young and old, it is along with Mint 17.3 my best Linux experience in around 15 years.
I would tend to a 9.5 because Firefox is standard browser and delivered with data reporting switched on. Hard to stop in the end because to keep it quiet you need to change about:config settings AND block mozilla adresses with a host file, preferably before connecting to the Internet. Dont forget same applies to Thunderbird which also loves to call and ping to mommy Mozilla.
Use a good blocklist in /etc/hosts and you will be mostly ad free as well as reduce your internet footprint, without all the background crap see how fast the internet can be :-)
Would be wonderful to install with these issues adressed, a non chatty firefox fork, Claws Mail as standard, it trounces thunderbird once you understand how it works and does one job well.i.e. no browser inbuilt, no telemetry or other nasty functions. A Tor browser install button would be a nice addition. I put TOR in home, there it updates automatically when you start it.
MX gets my vote and my donations Massive YES and many thanks to the devs.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-12
Votes: 19
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Love this distro, I've only been using Linux now for about 2 years, tried the popular ones at first, learned stuff, finally installed MX only to find I was done trying at last :)
first thing I installed was Playonlinux to see if I could get my main online game to function (tried this on all those others with little success btw) It installede and ran first try.. and the game ran smoother & faster than in win10.. awesome.. been using MX now for 18 months hand have yet to have it fail or lock up, no sound issues, screen tearing just nothing but praise for a well thought out DE. also, have tried pretty much all the newer releases in the last while and, always find something lacking that I have with MX.. looking forward to MX 19 :)
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-11
Votes: 0
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I am a long time user of Windows and Debian. I installed MX 18 as a temporary distro before installing Debian 10 Buster. I had installed Windows 10 in dual boot with Kubuntu 18.04 LTS in my system with 250 GB HDD. After installing MX 18, I have no other option but to remain using this distribution
Pros: Very stable, fast and almost all apps are available for those who are using Windows.
Cons: WINE installed. Some Windows apps are installing but many others not. Windows XP games not running (Driver game).
MX 18 still to be strengthened between Medium weight and heavy distribution.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-11
Votes: 0
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Great distribution, not for the beginner though. Lightweight and fast and with a bit of fiddling, non-free software can be installed and run quite well. Good hardware support and no issue with NVIDIA drivers yet. Good support network too.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-10
Votes: 16
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Im using MX Linux since 6 months , its stable and simple to use. In my particular opinion is the best linux distro ever.
Pros: complete os, stable, speed, simple and easy to use, good support from official forum, liberated from common issues caused by gpg key problems o repo list troubles, runs well on pc with 1gb ram... a lot more.
Cons: nothing at this moment.
I rate it with 10 stars
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-09
Votes: 27
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MX Linux surely is one of the best Linux distros out there.
They make it quite simple & easy for the users, especially for newcomers.
OK, it's a little bit bloated, but not very much. You can remove the stuffs that you don't need within a few minutes - so, no big troubles.
And XFCE also is a good choice, I believe.
MX, go ahead with your great & excllent work!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-08
Votes: 13
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This distro consistently outperforms all my expectations. I like the XFCE desktop and MX-Linux is the best option if you want speed and stability with backports to some of the latest software. The MX-Tools make any Linux-user's life easier, whether it's to customize or to carry out some of the usual tasks. The manual is simply superb. I've never had any problems with MX. My distro-hopping days are over. Well done, thank you and please keep up the good work!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-08
Votes: 9
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9.5+ would be my score but I rounded it up to a 10. Installation and setup was very easy. I gave it a trial on an old SATA 300 GB drive and then went to the 1 TB Samsung SSD (which is much faster loading, etc.) I had the openSuse Leap 15.1 on. Much, much better than openSuse Leap 15.1 that I tried multiple times to even boot the install disk; I gave up trying to install my Brother network laser printers. For my purposes it does everything I want. Suspend is a little flaky but I do not need it. Printer setup was easy peasy and it even found the network printers, downloaded drivers for a close model (which I would never have considered doing), and set them up. I have a 10+ year old computer and the MX Linux is quite fast on it, faster than openSuse 42.3 or Leap 15.1. I used the default xfce and like the fact that I can use the KDE software that I am accustomed to. VirtualBox installation went smoothly and easier than on openSuse and it was nice to drag the 50 GB XP to the new hard drive and have it run as it should (scanner software is better on XP). Both distros complained about ACPI issues but the MX ignored the issues and continued on. I appreciate the separate passwords for the encrypted drive, user and root also. Kudos to the MX developers and forums.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-06
Votes: 0
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Have had running MX for several months on three machines now. Feels very good, smooth and convenient, no systemd and Debian-like stability.
But have had on all three machines problems with USB-3 storage and suspend/resume.
Switched now with two machines to Manjaro and these probs are gone completely...
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-03
Votes: 0
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Can't even boot from its live usb/dvd on my system had to mess around with some setting to get it going despite having a rather common hardware(i5+GTX1050)
Pros:
Decent documentation
Plenty of GUI tools to help the less advanced users with kernel&driver menteinance
Cons
Less kernel versions availible (especially cutting edge ones)
Some software is outdated
The usual associated debian style package management may put off quite a few users
The release cycle forces fresh OS installs every time debian switches its stable base 2-3years
Bottom line: choose this one if u want ease of use&stability but disregard it if u want the most up to date system&flexibility... excellent choice for new&casual users but not that great for advanced users&gamers
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-03
Votes: 0
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One simple test of the width of a distro is to install the office suite, if it's not default installed. I think the ones that pick-up your language tools, thesaurus, spell-check etc, have the right depth and breadth for joe bloggs. Of the two installations of MX I've made neither picked-up these standard writing tools.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-01
Votes: 41
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after bouncing about with new distro's that have popped up in the last 2 months, why is it I still use MX? because every other distro out there I find missing something I have with MX. It just works.. everything I need it to do it works. I wish I could install it on my phone as well.. keep up the good work Dev's, very much appreciated here
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-31
Votes: 17
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Runs for 6 months without problems. I am looking forward to the next big update with XFCE 4.14.
Thank you dear developers. You are awesome!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-31
Votes: 13
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MX Linux is awesome and is really significant faster than Manjaro.
Manjaro is fine also.
MX Linux is even running fast enough on my ancient HP Mini 110-3101sd netbook with 2 GB memory.
Boot seems much faster when systemd is used, but in fact it takes the same time before the system really can be used, as with the standard sysVinit boot. The support for SD cards is better when using systemd (advanced boot selection). There is a sysVinit hot plug detection issue with SD cards.
MX Linux does not overheat your processor since the use of system resources is very low.
Applications are opened relatively fast in comparison with other Linux distributions.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-30
Votes: 20
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1. Works out of the box. Not saying other's don't, but Manjaro installer has given me issues one too many times, and I have no real love for rolling update distros any hoo.
2. Tweak app is sweet. (no I really don't want to spend several hours or more fiddling with .env and profile files to get my desktop remotely close to what I want)
3. Boot loader works fine, Though the grub customizer did fudge up when I ran it, it still basically works, I can load MX, another distro or the default win10 that came on the system.
4. Seems to run light weight and in a small footprint(as advertised) which was a concern given my low end lenova pocket lappy.
Downside
Haven't had any real issues other than the wireless base config being in off mode for both software and firmware by default, just took a little finiggling but finally got it all turned on.
The one sys lockup was with the previously mentioned GRUB config but nothing really serious came of it, GRUB loader options are still working just as before.
Haven't been running MX long but so far so good, I like what I see, I was looking for something a little thinner and quick footed than Mint which has been my go to for years on my old archaic laptops, and while I've had Manjaro load it's never been on the system I actually wanted it on.
I've given Zorin a quick look and while it's not bad it doesn't look nearly as robust as the base code of MX, which I discovered through Distro watch(THANKS!).
Keep up the good work folks!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-29
Votes: 25
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I agree MX is not faster than Manjaro or Debian but that is not the reason many people use it.
MX gives you choice An init to do one job, start your system or the all pervading system D. Manjaro and Debian do not offer that.
My experience with MX has been very positive, easy to install, fairly light on resources which makes it a good choice for older systems. Updates have given no trouble during nearly two years of work and play, stability, and reliability, extremely good hardware support. Easy to customize to taste and then using MX remaster take your own system on a stick anywhere, even installing a system customized on a Gigabyte desktop system with Nvidia graphics installed without problems on an EE PC, A core I5 Thinkpad and my daughters workhorse Intel mini PC.
Amazing.
I gave MX 10 because it is my best Linux experience in many years. I can compare with Debian and Manjaro
which I used and left. Debian when System D was adopted and my workhorse started to annoy with some software incompatibility and two minute shutdown times. Manjaro updates killed my system once too often.
I do still have windows 7 and 10 but never miss the user experience, they are there for car diagnostic and some phone modding for which no suitable Linux software is available at present.
The DW rating for MX is in my opinion well earned. Brilliant work , excellent tools and a helpful friendly forum.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-29
Votes: 8
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It is really solid and stabile. For me the best Distro i have ever used. I love the Debian Base and the integrated MX Tools. Thank you MX Linux Team.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-29
Votes: 1
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If Linux is all about having a choice, then MX does the job admirably.
It's built on top of Debian which is the biggest repository of GNU/Linux Software, but due to the need to include non-free software, Debian always gave me problems at some point. No such problems with MX.
It installs with XFCE4 as its graphical front-end. You can change it, as you can add others from KDE, LXDE, LXQt, Cinnamon, Mate etc from its repositories. But MX has conquered XFCE4. Why would you want to? With its MX-Tweak app, using XFCE4, you can quickly move the panel from the left hand side, to either top, bottom or right side. You can set up the XFCE Window Manager's limited compositing, or you can quickly switch to Compton, which gives you lots more settings (although it sadly lacks "transparency of window being moved").
Most problems are quickly and easily resolved at the forum or on the Facebook page. It's easy to get help, because, despite its obvious popularity, there aren't that many problems being reported, so yours should get attention.
MX-Linux is light enough to use on old-ish hardware, but has enough features available to take advantage of the latest.
I have two minor problems with it. Grub Customizer fails to save changes, and Hibernate doesn't work. They work on other distros that I use, but those distros have other problems to compensate. If those problems can be solved, the rating will be 10 with bells on.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 4
Date: 2019-07-27
Votes: 1
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It is not faster than Xubuntu or Manjaro, maybe it can be equal. If you can't manually add GPG key or or really hard to install codecs, You can try MX. Otherwise use Debian.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-27
Votes: 18
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I'm a distro hopper but MX is my home base and my daily driver. I'm running it on four systems of various vintages including a new, high-end i7 gaming rig and a fairly old, low-spec laptop. They all run fine. I'm also a habitual updater. If the little update box turns green, I click it. Even so, I've never broken MX with an update. My impression of MX is that is a stable, reliable, and familiar replacement for Windows. As a Microsoft user since 1984, I found the transition to MX easy & intuitive. A prime selling point for me is that MX supports my Kodak Verite AiO Wi-Fi printer/scanner--a rare & valuable quality in a Linux distro. MX is my #1 because it is easy. I'm only giving it a 10 because I can't give it an 11.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-26
Votes: 29
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This version 18.3 is my first "keeper" of MX, I've tried several times but always there was something I didn't like, hard to say what was really the put off before, but now I finally love this distro... There is just something unexplainable about MX, I've been trying to figure out what it is, and here's my conclusion...( I've had my distro-hopping times and I've gone trough most of the top 100 distros here on distrowatch...)
This distro is rogue enough for enthusiasts, and easy enough for beginners, also flexible in many directions and can be turned into dark mode quickly. Things work well and it's lightweight, stable and just overall well performing. Not surprised that it has achieved popularity.
Some lightweight distros are hard to use and have reduced functionality over lightness and that sucks... Some easy distros are full of bloatware and suspicious activity, so a distro like MX is really nice because it brings a perfect package to both newbies and experienced users. I love the option to run from RAM and using it as a Live distro even though I'm not using those options now. I chose MX as my primary distro that I installed on a computer system that I built around a recycled motherboard, and made into my dream computer, light and well performing ultra portable 10" inch computer, which I use with a large screen whenever I'm in my "office"...
I have a feeling that MX is my long term companion now, because I like using it more and more every day... Thanks to the team, I really appreciate your work and effort, looking forward to the next version (19).
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-26
Votes: 7
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Installed on a newer HP system for AV work. Very stable and robust. No crashes or hiccups. Great system if you are looking for stability. Very nicely done.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-07-25
Votes: 9
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I've been using MX Linux for four years. I used to be very happy with it. Now there are many strange behaviors since it was incrementally upgraded from 17.1. It's been getting worse in the last few months.
One of the biggest annoyances is with the usb mouse that used to work just fine. It doesn't anymore and seems to get worse the longer the uptime.
I have slowly developed the impression that the distro I have enjoyed using has become sloppy, perhaps due to the increased popularity and difficulty in coping? I don't know what the cause is. Is something wrong with debian these days?
All I can say is that I have gone from a perfect MX Linux world to a wobbly one. I would expect that from other Linux distrobutions but not from MX Linux. What happened?
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-24
Votes: 33
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My Machine is Dual Xoen, use it for heave academic calculation as well as gaming and office. I have tested many distro including Ubuntu, Debian, OpenSUSE, Manjaro, elementary, Mint and Fedora. I think MX is the best because:
1) Super stable (except the big fault after recent kernel upgrade)
2) Lightweight
3) Very good looking
4) easy installation of various software via MX Package installer.
no cons so far. I diffidently recommend this disto to beginners and experts.
Super substitution for window users.
Dont waste your time on other distro.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-07-24
Votes: 0
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It works great for OOTB experiences for the most part. The ability to configure things is very intuitive and not hard to find at all. I installed it on two machines, it runs without issues on my old Quad-Core system from 2007 which sports an NVidia card. The proprietary drivers were a cinch to install.
On my laptop, which is AMD, things are a little wonkier. I have to boot into safe video, otherwise things are useless for me. The screen doesn't update itself at all it seems. What I mean by that is, I'll click the "install" option on the desktop, but it appears that the installer freezes. It DOESN'T, and I discovered it accidentally. I clicked the Mx "start" button and I noticed the updated install screen. Basically, every time I entered info on the install screen and clicked "next", I had to hit the 'start' button again just to see the install screen move forward. If I enable 'safevideo' that doesn't happen, but then it'll use the boot parameter of 'nomodeset'. That's fine if you don't plan to tweak anymore, but you can't do anything to configure resolution or anything else.
Specifically, my video is AMD's "Volcanic" something. This distro and PCLinuxOS are the only two distro's I've had issues with, but it was addressed with PCLinuxOS.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-24
Votes: 1
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Nice and robust distro, with very good software selection:
Pros:
-Easy and fast to install
-Strong Debian base
-Will probably works on every kind of hardware
-Useful apps selection
-Great MX specific tools
-Very kind team and forums
Cons:
-Disturbing xfce desktop configuration (but this can be easily changed)
-Strange update policy for Libreoffice and Thunderbird
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-23
Votes: 16
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I now use MX Linux for about one and a half/two years and I'm so astonished it still does a great day-to-day job here. Version 18.3 now. Updating fine all the time.
I don't have any negative left after I had a tiny problem with the exchange of data between HD's some time back. Newer kernel and all ok. again. Great help of the forum.
I've seen a lot of Linuxes over the years, but overall MX beats everything for me.
(And I especially keep loving so much the very nice MX Snapshot so everyone can put the system on other machines without any hustle.)
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-07-22
Votes: 2
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Power management on the Lenovo Thinkpads that are from 7 years to 2 years of age is not optimized and the Thinkpads run hot and uses a lot of battery power.....not a laptop you want to go and sit outside and type a long-winded document for the office or do spreadsheet budget alterations with ....Guys, please look at power optimizations....currently Linux Mint 18 and above caters for all that and battery life is exceptionally longer on Linux Mint than MX Linux.
Reg,
C
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-21
Votes: 1
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Works well. I like it.
After enabling the "no tear" option for the Intel video - it is actually great.
It would be nice if this was done automatically.
Another UI improvement would be reducing the categories in the "Start Menu". Like MX Tools, Settings, System - these could be in the same category.
It would be also nice to remove the tools with duplicate functionality. There are like 4+ tools for installing packages...leave the MX Installer only. I am sure if someone prefers Synaptic he would know how to install it. Same for the text editors etc
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-19
Votes: 30
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After almost one year of personal usage and many installations I am very impressed. No installation failures although hardware has been very diverse and included computers on which installation of some other popular distributions failed dismally. I have experienced no update failures, none have been reported by users, amazing.
MX has been and I hope will continue to be Linux the way I have always wished for. Easy installation, easy maintenance and semi rolling, above all I have none of the amazing system D irritations of slow shutdown and non compatibility with some applications I need.
MX is a rejuvenation cure for old computers but works well even on some very recent hardware. Maybe there are systems where installation might fail, I have not experienced that to date.
I DO always check my download and installation media as well as the hardware before installation which may explain the lack of issues. In the last months I sorted out 2 USB sticks 3 Hard drives and one main board.
Peripherals, I guess that means Printer, scanner, monitor, TV, smartphones, game controllers, webcams, VR headset for gamer, all seem to work just as well as under win 7 or 10.
Mounting smartphones does, in my experience mean setting up a dedicated mount point to get consistency, as it is possibly more secure, quick and easy to do no quibble with that.
The first distribution I have made a support payment to, For the fantastic usability and stability the MX Anti X team have delivered many many thanks, goes to all the devs involved including at upstream Debian.
Wishlist: One click open DNS setup for immediate improved privacy. Marriage with Devuan the second most respected distro on my list running a sane init. A couple of commenters suggested that, i agree with them.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-19
Votes: 4
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After some problems with 18.1 and 18.2, they finally got 18.3 working. Unfortunately, they didn't get the upgrade process working and I lost all my files. Good thing I had most of them backed up. Hope this won't be a problem in the future as this is the best overall distro I've found so far. Does everything I need it to do.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-07-19
Votes: 1
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I did fresh install and attempted to install nvidia graphics using mx linux tool. Installation went smooth with no errors. After the reboot my eyes saw shell screen so something went wrong. How is this even possible with official tool?
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-07-17
Votes: 41
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Shaky, and incomplete installation. Botched internationalization. Slow boot, with lots of warnings/errors before one starts tinkering. Most peripherals not usable, or unreliable.
All in all, an extremely frustrating experience. Does not live up to its present popularity.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-16
Votes: 31
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It just works. Everything.
It's also very fast even compared to Arch.
This is what linux should be.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-07-16
Votes: 1
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User/name account created at install confirmed by whoami in CLI, but does not show up in MX User Manager.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-15
Votes: 7
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Trying MX out now. That's why 9 instead of 10 stars. I'm giving it a little time. I've been using Manjaro for the past 2 years and really liked it. However, a recent upgrade completely hosed my system, rendering it unbootable. None of the fixes worked. Tried to reinstall Manjaro to a freshly formatted drive multiple times, Calamares installer failed every time with a Python error. Tried different flash drives, nothing helped. Used DD to write the image- humbug. Epic fail.
Checked here, never heard of MX, as I haven't been here for a while, downloaded it, and it installed flawlessly from usb onto the same drive Manjaro failed to install to. I always liked Debian, and XFCE is my preferred desktop anyway. So far everything works with very little tinkering. It's very fast, and the amount of software it comes with by default is impressive. All the stuff I usually have to install myself is already there, plus a few other interesting things. I installed Xubuntu onto another partition, and so far MX is light years ahead of Xubuntu. If it remains as stable as it is now I will stick with it.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-10
Votes: 13
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Fantastic distro. Everything simply works without any issues what so ever. This is my fourth distro. I began with Ubuntu Mate 16.04x. Went on with Manjaro 16 & 17. Later I continued with Solus 3 and 4. Now I'm on MX and my linux experience have never been better. Never looked back once. The only reason not giving it 10 is that nothing is perfect. There are allways details which can and most probably will be a little bit better.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-08
Votes: 10
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MX Linux is certainly one of the better light-weight distributions. It's fast and packed full of useful applications and tools. While the XFCE desktop isn't being developed all that fast it is very stable, highly customizable and easy to use. This distro also comes with a nice 170+ page manual full of useful links and instruction videos. If you can't find what you're looking for there you can always go to the really helpful MX forum. The more I play around with this distro the more I see why it has garnered so many great reviews. MX-13.1 is the real deal.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-07
Votes: 7
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The installation procedure is well thought out, and efficient. One can even configure which services to install. The LUKS encryption setup works well. Several types, and levels of encryption possibilities are available, and there is a benchmark function that tests the speed of each encryption configuration, so one can make an informed decision as to which setup they might install. The MX tools work well, and included everything I need for fiddling with the system. I think MX Snapshot is great. That along with MX Live USB Maker creates a live thumb-drive of a configured system. It's comparable to cloning a drive using something like Clonezilla, or Macrium Reflect, but The MX tools are tailored for your system. I use XFCE, and like it a lot. It's not as eye candy as some Window Managers, but it's fast, efficient, and stable. Goodby Ubuntu, and hello MX!!!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-07
Votes: 11
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Very good an intuitive OS!
It runs very well on my 8 years old notebook.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-05
Votes: 1
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Can't install with efi mode. Can't boot after installation.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-02
Votes: 21
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Easy install on my 8 year old netbook after several other highly rated distributions failed either on installation or after initial updating. MX boots fast, runs without lags or other glitches and no delayed shutdowns which had been an issue on Manjaro.
Like many users I put the taskbar at the bottom then setup my window background of choice, I find the MX standard of taskbar left awkward.
All in all after several months of daily use a distribution I can really recommend to both beginners and those more experienced in the linux world.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-07-01
Votes: 8
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The best choice from MX Linux will be versions 17.1 and 18. Subsequent versions have worsened. Of these, 18.3 the most unsuccessful. This is the opinion of my hardware on an old 9 year old desktop. And I agree with my computer.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-30
Votes: 18
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I'm a 22 year veteran of Linux that runs Archlinux on my main hard drive.
I installed MX Linux last week on one of my other drives, and it is works like a charm. It's very appealing and works perfectly. I use it now as a backup to my Arch drive in case it crashes for some reason.
MX Linux is very pleasing to the eye, and uses a great implementation of XFCE. This distro appears solid, pleasing, and has everything you need for a reliable and easy to use desktop. I highly recommend it, and I don't say that a lot of the way too many Linux distros out there.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-28
Votes: 0
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Non functional. Install almost bricked my laptop.
Another distro cured it. I am not giving MX another try.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-26
Votes: 1
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I was an Ubuntu user for 7 years and find/found Ubuntu most satisfactory.However, MX has surprised me with its ease of use and is very well suited to newbies (and experienced users). Best points are Snapshot, Updating without recourse to CLI, USB writing tools, Software library which is comprehensive and easy to use, XFCE which is easy on hardware resources. I use MX with the Gnome DE, which I prefer as I have an i5 processor and 6Gb RAM. I do experience the occasional freeze which accounts for my Rating of 9.0 but this may be the fault of my hardware rather than the OS.
I cannot recommend MX highly enough.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-25
Votes: 25
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As a new linux user I find the installation very easy, and straight forward. XFCE is no nonsense, and fast. I like the MX tools; especially the MX Snapshot app. The MX Package installer has everything I need. There's no reason to add repositories, and possible compatibility issues. When I do have an issue the Manual usually helps me solve it, and if it doesn't, the "MX community" has many helpful folks that are happy to give a hand.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-25
Votes: 22
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Thanks to MX for making the greatest OS ever conceived. Fast and stable, lean and mean. Its only competition for me is lmde. MX!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-25
Votes: 7
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MX can't boot after installation. Any boot problem on Debian 9.x, so I switch to Debian.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-24
Votes: 8
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does everything without a glitch or complaint, easy install, MX Package Manager rocks for installing software, just type the name in search and check the tabs to get the file, install and it's there :)
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-06-24
Votes: 0
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Good distro which is fast and pretty stable. I like that xfce is the default desktop and love that it is debian based rather than yet another ubuntu variant. Access to dedian apt repos as well as their own selection of more up to date apps and kernel.
Did have one issue where xfce managed to disappear, Ctrl-Alt-F1 then 'sudo apt install xfce4' and I was up and running again. Not sure why but I have had trouble with Australian mirrors and bad repo manifests, switched back to US and seems OK again...
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-23
Votes: 20
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MX Linux really is very stable, fast and good. I have not discovered or seen any bugs so far.
I also like the fact that's MX is based on Systeminit and not on systemd - even when this is not so important for some people. I only wish that MX would be a bit less resource "hungry", but on the other hand, it's really a very good and stable distro. 10 points from me. ;-)
Only one thing could be implimented in MX: the Calamares system installer!
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-23
Votes: 15
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Really newbies friendly. The largest hardware support. A useful offline handbook included. Full of online video tutorial. Systemd free. A friendly and helpful online community. Runs smoothly with 1GB ram imagine the speed with 4GB ram. All the codecs out of the box. Something lacks? To me no but check by yourself.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-06-19
Votes: 15
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I've been running MX everyday on a USB flash drive since November 2018 with only one issue, but the MX forum guys helped me get it fixed really fast. Btw I'm a Linux newbie, and the forum guys are very friendly and willing to help people like me, that means a lot!
I recommend this OS to any user, it's stable and fast. I think you will love it as much as I do! :)
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-06-19
Votes: 6
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Boot time is too much. Most bizarre default Xfce layout I have ever seen.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-06-17
Votes: 0
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Works good. Tried out several non-systemd distros, MX is middle of the pack. Void and Devuan are better. However, came to complain about one thing: conky. Both antiX and MX put conky on the desktop by default. Who wants this monstrosity on their desktop? The only way I could uninstall it was by zeroing out everything in the config file.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 3
Date: 2019-06-17
Votes: 15
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I tried because they praised so much, but I could not find anything exciting for a mid-level linux user. I'm going back to Linux Mint.
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Version: 18.3
Rating: 3
Date: 2019-06-15
Votes: 16
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Work in progress, at best! Easy looking, but incomplete installation (just try to change the default English language!), which needed fixes to boot up reasonably fast, followed by very unreliable operation in my experience (particularly USB).
This distro is meant to impress the geeky part in everyone of us, with that pointless, but very conspicuous 'conky' on the desktop. Apart from that, the xfce desktop is not bad at all, and is actually the best part of the experience.
Not to be recommended to convert a windows user to linux! There are much better distributions for that in my opinion.
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