Why is MX Linux So Popular?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- MX Linux is really gaining momentum on the Linux desktop. I'm attempting to explain why - and why now?
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Mkay, truth be told - MX is not a rolling release like Arch or Solus, but it's not fully static either like Ubuntu or Fedora. So semi-rolling I guess? The line is so blurry these days. It stays relatively up to date without having to reinstall or risk a full distro upgrade every six months.
I'd say Fedora is slowly becoming a rolling distro, and I noticed that when KDE Plasma updated to a whole new version. On the same version of Fedora. It's crazy
I like the best of both worlds approach, I have an appreciation for balance.
The background music ruined the video. I am unsubscribing from everyone who adds background music. I just love your videos so much and you only use a little background music I want to give you a second chance. Do you plan to keep adding background music?
I just use 18.10 with the unity launcher works great, also for 18.10 the flathub repository seems to actually add the flathub apps to the ubuntu app store, I was gonna start shoppin around for a new distro but I tried fedora and becuase of all the problems I had navigating on it I am now reluctant to switch from ubuntu..lol
@@MichaelMantion, I suspect that just as you don't like background music in videos, IG doesn't like being given ultimatums in the comments. It's one thing to say that you don't like some aspect of a video, but I have seen other creators rip folks who threaten to unsubscribe a new orifice.
For the record, the music (present in the first two minutes) doesn't add anything for me personally, although it was soft enough that I didn't really mind it.
It's so popular that I didn't know it exists.
Ah...
now you know it exists
You must be a Gnome user, not a KDE user. MX has been one of my go-to's for years, I came to it via the now-discontinued MEPIS distribution (my first install was MEPIS 7.5, KDE 3), which I hit on a decade ago hopping thru KDE releases in the late 2000's. MEPIS is the "m" in MX, the distro has nothing to do with Mexico. The "x" is Anti-X, which started out as the XFCE fork of MEPIS, but has pretty much taken over the community and distro (not a bad thing).
@@xheralt You have great taste! KDE/Plasma is super and runs great on Manjaro. Been there for six months now and learning a lot. How do you find hardware driver support to be there on MX/ KDE? That is an important factor in my decision for a distro and why AUR has been an advantage for me in Manjaro. I'm considering MX Linux also, so I'm interested in your findings. Thanks
Sounds like an ad campaign to me.
Why is 'MX Linux' a popular google search? Because people want to know how to set an MX record on their Linux based DNS server.
LOL
the man got a point
Damn, that makes sense
He searched in quotes if you look closer. So the search only returns results with those words in that order. I imagine most people searching to do MX records would be using the words MX Records and not MX linux. I'm not saying you're wrong, but it's a possible counter to your argument here. Perhaps it is just popular as MX Linux.
@@thriftsimple561 If you'd like to get that technical, i think he explicitly used single quotes to indicate he was referencing that search term, but not supplying quotes to the search engine
I recently installed and it's closer to perfect than anything I've ever used. Rock solid, super fast and configurations and software are already done to my taste so well it's almost scary, like it has read my mind.
MXLinux like Manjaro uses a newer kernel than Debian so it supports the popular budget Ryzen CPU's and their built in GPU's for budget gamers using Steam
Thanks. Now I don't have to watch that video.
@FireBlaze20 does that mean Mint does too?
@@berniculus Mint usually lags 6 months to a year behind Ubuntu. Sometime longer and sometimes they never update some things.
@@berniculusMint can be behind Ubuntu by a bit. I'm not sure if the kernel supports Ryzen or not. It probably does. But, you can also install Cinnamon in Ubuntu, so why bother with Mint. You can also install Mint and manually upgrade the kernel, but I don't necessarily recommend that.
Ryzen is working from Kernel 4.9 on. So it's also with Debian, that's currently using Kernel 4.15
Mepis was the first linux I ever tried, this during the year 2005, a time when there was a lot of compatibility problems while trying to use linux distros on your average windows based hardware. Mepis was one of the few that actually ran on the pcs I had at the time and it ran very well. I noticed that MX Linux is a join effort between antiX and Mepis communities. Definitely gonna give it a try.
Mephis was the first USER FRIENDLY, first ditro what pay atention for user in treu mod
Mepis wasn't bad
@@tomas-wi8dy KDE was the best desktop enironment.
@@cyberp0et I think this is preference question, KDE, or gnome or xfce4 - whatever.
I just say Mephis was the first true user- friendly distro, my english is bad, and my dislecsia do his job
A poster on their fb page summed it up well when they said "Wow, I'm impressed. It's great to feel excited again." And I know exactly what they're talking about :)
So popular but I never heard of it.
Same
@@AlanBur_
Samer
Yeah, Ubuntu or Fedora are most popular.
@@greliusz Were you in a freezer for the last 10 years or something? Ubuntu and Fedora are for old people now.
@@RenamedChannel Sorry, they are most popular, rock solid stable and secure OS, but ubuntu is based on Debian it’s also the foundation for Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Deepin and much much more clone and users can try all the core features before installing the full desktop using the installation image. And they have long term support (LTS) or more drivers, full-packed system including browser plugins, media codecs blah blah blah, its true - its STABLE!! Debian Stable!! Mint Stable. Ubuntu Stable, Fedora Stable, but MX not stable, problem drivers... sorry.
I'm happy I found this distro, it made me understand what antiX was too.
:) Its nice to be noticed. Thanks!
Appreciate your help in comments to questions I’ve asked on your vids too 👍🏻
I had some issues with my 3 monitor setting with other distros (black screens after wake up or messed up order). MX is rock solid! No problems with monitor settings or standby any more! I use it on several machines...
Good info, and also good audio quality and music. I am starting to think about what may come up ahead from Mint, so this is great to know.
Thank you so much for your review I have been looking at this distro a lot recently I think Im going to install it now from seeing your video.
What makes MX Linux so different in my opinion is that it is debian based, it uses more up to date software from the debian backports repo, also I love the various tools they offer, like the Nvidia drivers install tool, the Snapshot creating tool, the MX conky manager, Live USB creator ect... and the MX forums, they're very experienced people to help you at the forums and it works very well in laptops, the only downside IMO is that AFAIK you cannot upgrade to next Stable version safely as with pure debian because of the use of backports packages, you have to do a full install, the good side is that you can get a lot of packages that aren't available by default in the pure debian repos and it still offers 32-bits ISO install images!
Like +TheLotw user said, I think this is not a rolling release distro.
Also, great video!
hello thankyou, i'm trying to use systemclt in mx linux, but it doesn' seem to work, it says "sytem has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. Failed to connect to bus: Host is down." Any idea how to fix this? thankyou for your help
Until this video I hadn't heard of MX Linux. I've been sitting comfortably on LM for years. Might be time for a lookie.
It has been really growing in Distro Watch for some time, it is a very good distro aimed at common users while still letting you have high control and tweak the system. It is a distro in ascension in the last year. It has also an average rating of over 9/10 in Distrowatch based in over 600 ratings!
I've switched from Linux Mint to Parrot OS. It's designed for hacking but it's stable and very well Implemented for a desktop.
I have a very old copy of Mx Linux from a few years ago. Can't remember if I tried it or not but still have the iso's for it.
Have Mint 13, Ubuntu 10, etc lol
I keep every distro I download (iso). Quite a few Gb if them.
Except for maybe puppy linux.
@@crazysquirrel9425 I used to keep them all now I find I've been brutally culling my collection.
Same
PopOS is another option with support from System76, it comes on their machines made in Colorado
its awesomte i switched from lm 19.1 to pop os .very clean very beautiful very stable
0:20 it take 7 sec to open Firefox. Is this just MX Linux or all Linux distro open Firefox that slowly?
I have MX running on my main PC as a dual boot with Windows 10 and I can honestly say I haven't had an issue with it. This video does a great job of summing up where it sits in the Linux world right now and what it does well. For anyone that finds themselves hopping between distros, give this a try. You might be pleasantly surprised!
I was shock when I saw MX Linux as number 1 today. Now I know why. Thanks!
I am new to Linux so I am giving all kinds of distros a try and currently downloading MX Linux now to mess with on my Virtual Machine
Thanks for the great video. I would also add that many great & talented programmers, who did not agree with the SystemD implementation in other Linux distros, simply gathered together accidentally ((but as you know the accidents don't exist)) and made, I should agree, really a great distro where you can choose everything, even your init daemon, as it should be in Linux world... because you have the right to choose.
Can you explain me why do we get benefit when we boot with systemd ?
@@atuldubey8146 As a user, absolutely none.
Basically, SystemD does way more than it should for what it is, and all that stuff it did to help out people developing *other* stuff made other projects (like GNOME for instance) start relying on it. The problem being that everyone starting to rely on *one* specific init system is... spooky. It makes getting away from it harder if there's a reason for people to do so. So any projects geared towards keeping alternatives alive are important.
@@colbyboucher6391 Thanks Colby. Now I know what is the real fuss about systemd.
I am considering switching my Plex server to a Linux OS. Can I setup a raid 10 in mx Linux? I have very minimal exposure to any Linux product I am simply wanting better Plex performance from older hardware.
Very best portable fully customizable and persistent linux distribution period. I financially support MX Linux. I also financially support Linux Mint.
I beg to differ, Debian is that and when you see how many of the world's most used distros are BASED on it, my opinion holds a bit of weight. Everybody loves their distro of course, but let's see if MX is still alive in 4 years. Distro watch is full of thousands of Linux Distros that are just a flash in the pan, come and then vanish without ever be heard again. I don't know why so many people have to use the total marginal ones, instead of helping the main ones get better, it truly fragments the Linux user community somefthing wicked. Also, I doubt that MX brings anything new to the table, it is the same kernel that everybody else uses, the same tools, the same desktop environments, probably the same package manager, the same stuff, just mixed together differently. I also would not be writing this here if I have not heard somebody profess their eternal love and their distro being THE BEST EVER so many times before, for distros that you and me have never heard again since.
@jjjmail I would be interested to hear a list of them.
@@nigratruo and then he never answered your question...
@@nigratruo Switched recently to Linux and I'm very happy with MX Linux after a month of distro-hopping. The only ones I'm curious about are Arch based and Fedora which I will try after a year or so. :)
@@nnlniclb That's nice. Everybody has their favorite distro. I have not heard from MX anymore since this video was put in, so it is hardly popular. It is just that some people want to push it and sell it. And EVERBODY does that, everybody pretends everybody else should use THEIR distro.
Very interesting points you make I.G! and not to forget the awesome runwiththedolphin who is always at the forefront of MX Linux and a very nice guy always willing to help!
Never heard of it before.
Does it ship with AMDGPU ?
How well does Steam Proton run with Radeon R9-380 ?
A distribution that doesn't depend on systemd is a distribution I'm going to like :D
Okay IG... You have to come hang out with the group on BDLL (Big Daddy Linux Live) on TH-cam on Saturday nights 9:00 PM EST. The host, Rocco was one of the two founders of the Destination Linux TH-cam Channel. Rocco also hosts a BDLL European Edition once a month where the show starts at 3:00 PM EST. Not sure if that helps out where you are. The "hangout" is hosted on Zoom which can be used as a web app or installed on Arch via AUR or installed as a Flatpak and probably a Snap. Every week we install and run a chosen distro or DE and then talk about our experience the fallowing week. This week is trying out the new GNOME 3.32 release. So Arch is pretty much the easiest option for this one.
It's a truly great group. Any given Saturday the group may include a handful of other TH-cam/Podcast Linux personalities like Alan Pope of Ubuntu (Canonical), Michael Tunnel of Tux Digital (and Destination Linux), English Bob, Total OS, Martin Wimpress of Ubuntu Mate (Canonical), Dolphin Oracle of MX Linux, Simon Quigley of Lubuntu, Ryan of Das Geek and a bunch of us folks who are just Linux enthusiasts from a handful of countries around the world. As I mentioned... A great bunch people.
I think your input and perspective would be highly welcomed and greatly appreciated. Here's a link to the BDLL site if you or anyone reading this is interested: bigdaddylinux.com/
Totally agree, your opinions would be a great addition to that show!
My vote too.
I thought the main reason is that MX Linux doesn't enable systemd by default and remains every feature of the sytem.
You hit the nail on the head, Zhu.
It uses systemd-shim to accomplish that, but recently they advertised for programmers to help them updated that "shim" and that may be a problem in a year from now, if it's not.
Right now I need two things: instructions on how to install it beside Windorf 10 as a dual-boot, and how to get gfortran-9 up and running. I just got myself a new p73 with the i9, and of course it comes with Window$ pre-installed. I've shrunk the main disk partition to give most of it to Linux, but I've had trouble in the past with the dual-boot thing. Any suggestions?
I use an external eSata cradle that is attached internally to primary sata - I can boot easily from any OS I choose - No dual-booting for me
Great review, did not know that much about MX Linux. Should spin it up on a VM :)
Also, as I am sure you know since you follow it IG, Solus 4 just released. Will you be taking a look at it? :) Development is going very productively since the Core Team got full control. Hopefully we will see the new Budgie soon as well, going by the project roadmap.
Low resource VM demo's are why Linux has so low a percentage of the market.
I've run MX linux on a system for just over a year, and no issues at all. I'm typing this from the distro.
- Not the prettiest (but you can dress it up with some work)
- Not the flashiest, but...
- A sign of COOPERATION in the Linux community, between Mepis and AntiX (how rare is this in Tux Land???)
- STABLE (my last arch build broke after an "update" and no I don't like tinkering much apart from initial set up. Adult life priorities...)
- Fast on ALL systems I've tried
- Easy to get in and get running
- One of the best distro Manuals in Tux land
And, they don't make you jump through hoops to add things like codecs, google chrome, steam etc.
In fact I'm surprised they're not more popular...
And it doesn't use systemd by default. It's installed if you want it, but you'll have to enable it.
@@eddmnd8595 That is good to know!
Mx is sparse on some software. Multisystem is one. Gawd-afwul emblems for folder decorations is another.
And it won't do my laundry for me drat....
I've used everything from #! (one of my favorite distros) to Ubuntu Gnome 18.4 which I like too.
I am now looking more into the security aspect.
The speed increase over KDE is refreshing.
Using it right now! Also have it on another system. MX has become my go to.
is similar to Xubuntu?
for some reason xubuntu does not support brightness control on intel i915 out if the box.
needs manual kernel and xorg configuration
Could it Ron on ryzen5 3500u APU With vega well ?? As i am mechanical student, have to run autoCad.
Honestly, MX is the most stable and hassle-free OS I've ever used. Most distros I've tried had some quirk (screen tearing, processes crashing, problems with dual screen setups...). Sure, most of these were minor, could be fixed or safely ignored. But on MX there's nothing. It just works.
Ditto here. MX is my main drive.
@Abdelrahman mostafa Of course, Python is preinstalled on almost every Linux distro, I think.
That's why i use Linux Mint as my main distro, most stable 'till now. I always had issues with my wifi card in most distros. Gotta give this MX a try, seems very very promising.
Really, there is no screen tearing when watching HD movies, scrolling text and displaying 3D graphics?
Sounds like Todd Howard
Running on my production laptop. Rock solid.
Does daily driver sound better than production laptop?
I have been watching videos about MX Linux over the last few days and I'm impressed with what I'm seeing. Years ago I used Linux and I have a Windiws7 machine I want to convert to Linux. I was thinking to install Linux Mint but now I'm wondering would I be better off with MX Linux and have better support?
This one does not use Wayland, correct?
Does it have night light mode? (filtering of blue light for less eye strain)
Currently using Plasma. Seems very solid with Fedora. I still have not found a reason to deviate from Fedora with Plasma or Gnome. I always wonder what makes people try a new distro? Between Plasma and Gnome .. even xfce on Fedora.. I can stay on Fedora and still try new DE. I guess the Distros come pre-configured.
I had started using AntiX since 11.1 back then MX was just being born. Still I liked MX then for It's what i believed to be a nice UI that was pretty streamlined at the time and still is.
AntiX is made by anarchists.
I have had Linux Mint on an old celeron laptop with mid road specs and it ran slowww. Just installed MXLinux on here and it's night and day faster with MX. Really happy
Nice vid! Guess I'll give it a shot in the VM next weekend. I have been looking for a distro to replace my Mint setup with.
So i folliwed you and i installed mx. i was very excited and happy with it so far. But.i yried to install cinelerra gg for video editing yesterday. Could not for the life of me get it to open up. Any ideas? On the cinelerra site all the way down at the bottom, supposedly select single user compilation file and then you are prompted with a list of distributions. A couple of those choices include debian 8 and 9. Im very confused and frustrated. Any ideas?
Hello, I'm using MX 18.2 and have installed Cin, I did as they advice on their site for Debian: www.cinelerra-gg.org/debian-package/
(by the way, in MX default shortcut for terminal is F4 and all apt commands should be run with: sudo)
citation:
Debian
For Debian package install, run the following command in a terminal:
apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https
Plus for Debian 9 (Stretch), run:
apt-add-repository cinelerra-gg.org/download/pkgs/debian9
Next for Debian 9, edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list to make sure the added line contains [trusted=yes] as shown below:
deb [trusted=yes] cinelerra-gg.org/download/pkgs/debian9 stretch main
Then run these commands to install it:
apt update
apt install cin
Edit:
Here is my video which shows how to install Cinerella on MX Linux 18.3:
th-cam.com/video/gBnavoKrbpA/w-d-xo.html
I might try it out once the kernel stay a little closer to latest release (I'm enjoying having freesync and am exited to see heterogeneous compute used soon) Ubuntu 19.04 so far and enjoying it.
I have had Mint since 17, now I am on 19.1.
After watching this I am very interested in having a look at MXLinux.
Mint was my choice, a few years ago, to break completely from a dual-boot-with-Windows system. It is the only Linux distro I have tried.
I am feeling like it is time to look around now, and this video has won me over somewhat.
Me too. Was planning to switch from LinuxMint to Manjaro but suddenly found this video. MX Linux gives me a reason to stay in Debian world longer, it is the perfect balanced distro I was looking for.
Not heard of MX Linux before but I totally agree about your analysis of where Ubuntu (and Mint) is at and what Linux aficionados value in their distributions. I will have to try and make time (and hardware resources) available to look at MX soon.
I started with Linux Mint, then I tried Manjaro, then Fedora and this week I am trying out MxLinux. So far I like it. The things about it I like, I don’t have to relearn command line like in Fedora and Manjaro. The Cairo dock is a bit wonky but overall I have been having fun with it. Thanks for the video.
I think with cheaper laptops these days and even older laptops and desktops, people are discovering they can revitalize their older gear. Plus it’s fun. The open source software has progressed so much in the last decade that you really don’t need to buy Mac or Windows.
I do like how updated Manjaro is. Its bleeding edge with programs which I enjoy for photography and video editing. Honestly I hate going to the repositories and seeing 1+ year old software.
MxLinux I am still figuring out and reading the wiki. All the distros are a bit different and it’s nice to have the incredible options for any Linux software you can imagine. This is why I love Linux. You can make it your own and still have the benefits of it meshing with Mac and Windows if you do business.
Never heard of mx Linux till now.. I used to run Memphis.. back a few years ago.. getting back into the Linux os world.. I guess I am trying a new flavor.
MEPIS*
PEPIS*
@@kquote03 sorry your right MEPIS
I discovered this distro two weeks ago (03/31/19) by TH-cam recomendations, I gave it a chance and all I can say it's very well made.
I've been using Linux for over 15 years and this is one of the best distros out there, I'm a Slackware user but MX Linux is very well structured, good amount of applications, very stable and user intuitive, this should be the very first option for the Windows users that are meeting Linux. And the best of all, lightweight and fast.
I am also an old "Apachee"/slackware user since 1996 so...thanks for your tips/comments. Greetings from Sweden.
Zorin OS for new user?
@@sgill4833 I had tried it: it's fine, maybe the Lite version.
But note that I started my Linux journey from Fedora, I probably won't recommend it to anyone, but that's where I'm going back to, since I love it.
Thanks so much, man! You made the case well for MXLinux.
Can someone make it easy for this new Uber-distro (MX Linux) to actually work as a Type 1 or 2 VM in HyperV?????
Have some update,today installed MX 64 bit on Dell 1545 laptop,10 years old,4gb ddr2,dual core T6400-2 ggz,dead battery,every thing works out of the box with some extra,don"t know how but now I can scroll down and up using touch pad,it never worked with Vista,does not work with Windows 10(could not install Windows 10 from cd created in 2017 at all-no drivers supported this PC),but get it installed from usb 2019 though,They learned some thing from Linux two years later.
MX feels fast,smooth and rock solid on this laptop,looks like it will work on any hardware,at least made during last 10 years.This distro #1 for me and I"m not expert in Linux at all,just user who tried many of them.Thanks MX teem,Your work as rock solid as Distro.
Hey, I have a Laptop with pretty similar specs to yours that I‘m currently hunting a Linux distro for... (Acer Travel Mate 3000 something, idk how old exactly, pretty much fished it from the trash...)
Did you stick with MX?
I don‘t really have the time to do a lot of testing and installing right now, it just needs to work (and run Audacity/audio editing stuff).
Yes, not surprised that MX has become so highly rated. It's been my main Linux distro for the past couple of years, and is hugely reliable and straightforward.
Other distros that are not far behind, and are probably less well known, are LXLE and Q4OS.
antiX is also worth a look, if you're prepared to spend a bit more time learning its ways, and put up with a few frustrations.
Wich Program do you use to Record your desktop? Thanks in advance.
never heard of mx linux yet just looking for something for my old atom netbook with 2gb ram as xp too slow with chrome :( can it support old netbooks for browsing an media playback?
It most certainly can. You can test for example the mini live linux distribution called Linux SLAX.
Boot it from a USB flash drive or optical drive . It runs in RAM. (it requires 200 Mb of RAM) and it will do youtube videos in that Chromium browser.
Fedora is my first preference for the past 15 years, very satisfied with rpm and choice of thousands of applications, ver 30 just released, thx :)
I'm a Fedora fan too!
Probably begun my Linux journey from 2017, Fedora was my first distro, and my default fallback distro.
MX works brilliantly on two elderly Dell Inspiron, an Acer netbook and a couple of Lenovos. Won't run on my new Dell Inspiron for some reason, so I use Ubuntu Mate on that, but would rather gave MX.
Is great but I may to replace it, my pc tablet doesn't have a keyboard, so the integrated one it grayed out when the password window pops, I couldn't find an option to turn that off, I couldn't get the full experience.
Great video. Totally agree with your opinions. I think I'll give it a try.
MX Linux 18.1 seems to have issues with GPT partitioning on some systems, for whatever reason. I have not successfully gotten MX Linux to install to either an properly formatted and flagged EFI partition, at all. Works fine with MBR, though. YMMV.
Couldn't even get it to install on my system at all, even with a full manual partition scheme. Keep in mind I've installed Arch, Debian, Solus, Manjaro, and Ubuntu on this same machine with zero issues, so may be just a bug in the installer included with that particular version, though I can't confirm it, since I didn't run the installer via terminal to see what it was doing in the background.
Its best distro because you can run full system from USB And even save Files And settings to USB
Do the Ubuntu commands can be used as before?
Now on Distrowatch it is absolutely blowing all other distros out of the water, even doubling the popularity of the 2nd place distro (usually Manjaro). I was pretty confused by, and always wondered how and why. Glad I found this vid!
Now it's MX Linux then EndeavourOS.
thanks for the information i no ideal what MX Linux was
How easy is it to install Mate???
Try it by yourself :P
I Installed MX in a Satellite L875-S7110 Toshiba, o dont know how to do with the drivers, I need help please!
The drivers are built-in the kernel. If by chance, you need a specific driver, just search the device and the package : eg Broadcom.deb
can you move that bar on the left to the bottom ? thanx
Yes you can change that with a few clicks in the settings.
Lubuntu is my personal fave. Install the minimum, then afterwards only install what you need. Runs fast, stable, great, no lag, no issues. I wonder if it doesn't show up on the list because it may just show up as Ubuntu.
Mine too, but I like to try various distro's. Also looking to try out Lubuntu with the LXQT desktop
Just installed MX Linux 19. this thing is off the chart good.
Yes, but it broke my scanning ability - only downside, so I VM into Peppermint to scan (simple-scan).
Hey just a quick question is this distro packaged with Wine?
Why do you have the date on the desktop in US format?
MX Linux is badass for programming stuff. It increases my productivity. It's fast, uses low memory footprint, has beautiful icons, based on Debian stable LTS, what else? This is my dream OS. I regret that I didn't find this gem in the past. Thank you MX Linux and the community. Hopefully, it goes better and better forever :)
This is quite abstract. I don't even fully understand how different distros can have different speeds, per se, or even being more or less "stable" (a fancy word for less programming errors). At least not when using the same components. I know that different open source components can be fast or slow, of course, but how much real programming is done by these distro-guys? I would guess it is alot about setting default configurations. Am I wrong? (I tried Suze in 2000, but there were to many bugs, in both Gnome and KDE. And the startup was really painfully slow, even compared to Windows on an i486.)
@@herrfriberger5 I'm a web programmer. For me MX Linux is the best for what I am doing right now. I've tried other distro and when I set up my programming environtment, it becomes a nightmare. There are lot of errors, incomplete packages and everything. I spent lot of my precious time to find the solutions. It doesn't happen with MX Linux. That's my experience and can be different with the others.
Why do you need a low memory footprint?
@@herrfriberger5 If all Linux distro's won't use the ram for temp. junk then the bottleneck is I/O on the system drive. Just watch a vid on Utube. 1/60th of a second A/V has your ssd light flashing. Why? In 1/60th of a second I don't want the stuff on my system anywhere! It's not the year 2002. I don't use my P4 single core Intel with four 1GB sticks of memory.
@@maxhughes5687 I don't know what A/V is, but a consumer system that demands more than 3 seconds to start is a joke. Simply because there are no real technical reasons for it (other than bloat, uneeded features and lack of optimization). Regardless of whether it is 2019, 2002 or (say) 1989. Same with CPU and RAM-size. Computers often started much faster when we used 8-bit ALUs and 16-bit adressning.
MX the only distro worked out of the box on my Samy netbook,Atom CPU,2GB Ram,easy to install and fun to use,usb creator with persistent great option too,fast on any hardware,rock solid,mx tool is awesome,conky,semi rolling updates,I did nothing special but got MX 18 after 17 and so on.
But,I most like the teem support,Dolphin made great job uploading videos with any possible explanations,tutorials,thanks.
wow 2 gb ram of netbook? nice to know that they are supporting old hardware.
I'm running mx18 on an aspire one with 1gb of ram. Not snappy but totally usable.
In most tutorials or app download options, they only mentioned Ubuntu or other Linux distros beside Windows & Mac
First I ever heard of MX Linux. Good timing, because I am about to try out Linux. Documentation and support sounds good. There is a lot of information available on how to get up an running in Linux on different platforms, and much of it is out of date or missing key steps. I am going to give MX Linux a look
Wow! So beautiful.
I ditched Mint when they ditched KDE and took away my choice of DE. I've moved on to MX Linux and added KDE with a couple of clicks. Now I have an even better distro with more choices than Mint ever had. Plus I've had 0 issues with MX, I can't say that about Mint.
I agree. Even in December 2022, I think that was a bad move from the Linux Mint team. I'm glad we finally have a relatively good Debian-based KDE distro! (Even if I am an Arch user.)
Should I use this on my X1 Carbon 7th gen?
Just downloaded the iso and when i try to use image disc creator to make a startup disk , it doesnt see the iso?
what gives?
im using elementry os
Try Etcher. It's a free app for a usb.
@@maxhughes5687 for some reason it wouldnt even start working until there was a destination drive inserted, i think cuz the process is automated and as soon as i chose the iso it chose the only usb inserted and started the process.
@@ponyboykurtis4645 great, glad to here it. did the distro install ok? Etcher will auto notify you if there is a new update.
MX Linux is a superb distribution!
Hadn’t heard about this distro until now, so thanks. From their documentation on systemd:
“MX Linux ships with systemd present but disabled by default. The MX Linux team strongly urges users to remain with this configuration which uses sysvinit instead”.
I like that :)
Great video. Very well done.
What precisely do you mean by Debian is growing old? I still use Debian if i want stability and have no problems
I'm using Debian as well. I do all my work on it. I use the stable version with backports and I use some snap applications as well. It's working really well with absolutely no error. BUT, it was a pain in the ass to get it to a pleasant usable environment after installing it. Couldn't even change the mouse settings properly like tap to click and reverse scrolling all throughout the system without editing the config files. (I use the XFCE environment btw). But I think it worth the effort because it's so smooth and stable.
But MX Linux is something I love. It's as close to Debian as you can get in a Debian based distro. Very lean and efficient and have GUI options to do all the basic stuff.
Might try this dist on my crappy 32bit laptop I have, 32bit windows 7 runs like ass on it.
I will make things snappy. So will sparky Linux or linux lite OS. Can;t expect miracles on old equipment lol
@@crazysquirrel9425 Linux does work like a charm on old hardware. And I mean REALLY OLD (you can try a Live linux SLAX on 200 Mb RAM)
@@cyberp0et Thanks but I already knew it did on some old hardware but not all old hardware.
Some are so old that non PAE is the problem or some other issue.
On really OLD hardware even puppy linux had problems (circa 1991 computers).
Best computer age is between 3 years old and 10 years old. (aka no older than XP if you want it to work well).
Newer computers have newer hardware and linux won't always work for that reason (mfr's refuse to make good drivers for linux usually).
This is the first time i hear MX Linux. But I really like and need AUR, if i didn't i would instantly switch to MX Linux
That's a very good overview of MX Linux. I didn't know this distro existed until now. I wasn't really interested in it as the video began, didn't think much of it; but the very first reason you pointed out -- the documentation -- got my attention. I like good documentation and it is for this reason alone I have been considering FreeBSD for some time. The rest of the features were enticing too. I will be certainly trying out this distro soon.
Very helpful and informative, thanks.
MX Linux is my #1 choice, then Sparky Linux.
THERE are only 2 reasons:
1. it's FAST!
2. it WORKS!
That's it..
Yes it us FAST. I notices that when watching movies the colors are deeper, picture cleaner, and little to no jitter.
I use mint 17.3 too. Colors are a bit washed out. A little jitter. Looks like you are watching through dirty glass pane.
Mx does have it's issues. Mostly with you wanting certain softwares that are not native to that OS.
It works VERY BEST at single tasking.
But open 2 browser running the same flash game on each at the same time and it crawls.
One browser and it is great.
It uses Emblems if you want to decorate a folder unlike Mint KDE where you can colorize a folder (say you want a green colored folder for family safe movies and a red one for rated R movies - can't do that in Mx unfortunately).
A few minor aggravations but what Linux distro does have those?
I give it 7 out of 10 stars. Would take a miracle for any OS to get 10 stars from me....
@@crazysquirrel9425 Any OS has its bugs and flaws in some machines. The matter is about testing and seeing what distro works well for you in your machine.
@@crazysquirrel9425 What are your favorite distros for average user without much experience with Linux? I personally tend towards Ubuntu, Mint, MX, Kubuntu, KDE Neon and Manjaro. I also loved KDE Plasma at first sight, not only the standard interface is beautiful, intuitive, polished and full of options, but also some KDE apps, like Dolphin, which is perhaps the only file manager in Linux so far that I have seen that is really complete and that I have not missed any option that I have in Explorer and even more.
@@matheus5230 My go to distro is mint 17.3 KDE 64 bit on this laptop. On the home desktop which came with core2duo and vista I use Linux Lite OS (VERY VERY stable)
I like mint kde and Mx (but Mx has some issues I am trying to remedy through them).
If you want speed then use Sparky linux or Mx Linux or Linux Lite OS.
If you want sheer features you should get perhaps Mint KDE or Ubuntu gamer or Ubuntu Studio.
Most ubuntu is OK but full of bloatware (features one would normally never use).
A lot depends on what you use your computer for.
without knowing your rig specs and your intended use it is hard to suggest anything.
Avoid ANYTHING that wants you do to much comand line unless you LOVE typing and remembering complicated syntax to get a simple task done.
If your system is sparse on speed to begin with then you might consider puppy linux for ancient computers or sparky or Mx if you have a *little* better stuff.
Lubuntu is another lightweight one. Ubuntu Mate works pretty well although I do not like the placement of taskbar and other frustrating things.
Again these are from my personal experiences and opinions.
It all boils down to what hardware you have and what you want to use the computer for.
I use mine for multimedia (ripping DVD's, encoding, watching) and internet.
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You're being simple. It's more than that. It's the package as a whole. And yes it's fast and it works.
Can you try it off the disk or do you have to install it??
Thanks will give it a try. I put LMDE on an old dual core HP lap top. But cinnamon is a bit too heavy for it (ended up installing XFCE anyway) so MX Linux is looking like an option.
Just a theory. There are several reasons to like MX Linux. It offers control centres that are easy to use. It has a reasonable collection of software to get you started. Adding stuff is a cinch, mostly. But (and I hope this continues with the new coming version) they have conquered XFCE. I used to be a PCLinuxOS KDE user, but v4/5 has made KDE a nightmare. As have loads of other desktops. XFCE4 is a dream to use. It's lightweight but powerful enough to scale up for the best hardware. Its panel, with its Dropdown launchers where you can add apps without dragging them from existing .desktop files, make it easy to get to your apps quickly and easily. And most importantly, they run without XFCE4 getting in the way! I've seen XFCE4 on other distros and they haven't taken control of it quite as much.
Another thing. I always wanted to be able to run another distro alongside PCLinuxOS and I've tried loads. There was always a showstopper. Either the installer never convinced me that it wasn't going to erase my entire disk, or something didn't work, or it tried to stop me doing something. MX, like PCLinuxOS, is my friend. They both make me feel that I own my computer and not vice versa.
Having used a previous version of MX Linux I can say from experience it was easy to install setup and navigate, it was as stable as they come and as long as you didn't tinker to much with it it just worked.
what’s that beautiful font used on the clock?
MX linux was my first distro. I tried installing ubuntu first, but experienced a weird issue were it was constantly in 480p, and after dealing with that, i just wanted a one click install for video drivers, and noticed that MX linux had that in one of their screenshots, so I installed it. It worked great, but now I use arch, since I wanted something more easily configurable
MX? That's new! Nerver heard of it. I have been using mainly Mint for years.
It has been really growing in Distro Watch for some time, it is a very good distro aimed at common users while still letting you have high control and tweak the system. It is a distro in ascension in the last year. It has also an average rating of over 9/10 in Distrowatch based in over 600 ratings!
@@matheus5230 are you bot?
@@worldshell2313 No
Note: Mx will let you NOT use systemd or you can choose systemd if you want.
Default is to not use systemd
And this right there is a strong enough reason to justify its popularity.
@@LuisDiaz-qg3eg I see NO difference between using systemd and not using it as far as performance.
I do not use my computer for anything personal or financial online so I do not have to worry about systemd or not.
@@LuisDiaz-qg3eg Another distro that used to NOT use systemd was PCLOS.
Not sure if they are still that way or not.
I m old windows user, using mac os for last 8 years, trying to get into linux, which linux distro would u all suggest for a beginner like me.
My basic use is web surfing, media consumption, word, PowerPoint, pdf .
@Md thanks
what do you use on your machine? which distro?