MX Linux vs Linux Mint XFCE | DistroWars
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- Today on DistroWars, we will look at MX Linux vs Linux Mint xfce using the latest versions of each. These are going to be excellent options for a low-spec computer.
#MXLinux #LinuxMint #DistroWars
00:00 Introduction
03:56 MX Linux
14:05 Linux Mint
21:37 Conclusion
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I “Switched to Linux” after using MX Linux on a live USB. I used Windows for 25 years and just got fed up with it. I cannot comment on Mint because I have never tried it but what I can say is the MX Linux just works for me. I find it very user friendly.
I believe you recommend it because it's a distro for beginners, I mean very similar to windows. There are so many distros out there that I believe MX wouldn't compare.
Chrob _Home - you are indeed correct it does have a lot of similarities to Windows and while I am not an absolute beginner I would class myself as being at the lower end of the Linux knowledge base. Were MX differs greatly, and why I really like it, is that it takes about a third of the time to boot up and shut down on my Lenovo laptop and I get to decide when and if to install updates.
In the past I have tried Fedora, Mandriva, Puppy, Linux Lite, and several other distros but this is the one I like. In the end I suppose it’s a bit like choosing a car.😉
@@lauriehartley9808 I guess it is like choosing a car. The whole reason for my switch to Linux, was some issues such as privacy, updates which took most of my time. Not to mention with all the bloatware on Windows, it slowed down my IdeaPad and I couldn't really have anything done without waiting. Ever since I made the switch I want nothing to do with Windows, and that would include UI, it's functionality and etc. At first I tried out Kali Linux and to be honest I enjoyed it but later switched to Ubuntu, Elementary, Pop, and "MX😒". Let's just say that I have a deep connection with the granddaddy (Debian). In conclusion I don't want anything similar to Windows cause it'll remind me of the past issues. I'm on Feren and it's her to stay🔥🔥🔥✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
@Chrob_Home - I am definitely sticking with MX - I have it set up with my favourite packages and Virtual Box running 2 Windows only programmes that I can’t replace. Everything is responsive and working. However -----it just so happens that my wife has just given me her 13 year old Dell XPS laptop. It was top of the range spec when she bought it so -- I’ll give Feren a crack ---- I can afford to break it .😉😉😉
I myself stopped on MX for now.
I “Switched to Linux” from Windows XP to Mint Xfce, I like very much Mint Xfce.
AND, I also mentioned the fact about live MX LINUX changes transferring during install, when you select SAVE LIVE DESKTOP CHANGES. And you can customize your installed system, and then snapshot it as a live CD/USB again.. Kinda like a mirror in a mirror in a mirror.. MX magic..
In Mxlinux i had a sound issue where the sound of say a video or music would play and then at times would stutter but just once. so you heard stuff double. I haven't tried the Linux Mint XFCE Version of Linux mint just the cinnamon and that for me didn't have any issues. Right now im on Manjaro KDE tho.
I used to be a linux mint fanboy. I really liked the way everything worked out of the box. The community had solutions for basically every problem out there and at some point I just got used to linux - after a while I uninstalled every Windows partition I had and only use Linux operation systems ever since (even on my work laptop - which runs tuxedo os, an ubuntu based distro by tuxedo computers). I know how to update my system, I know how to compile from source, I know how to partition my hard drive so that I can easily switch distros without losing my /home folder every time - this is who I am as a linux user right now.
A few months ago I noticed that my old laptop was having a hard time using windows 10 with all the updates and new features that came with it after not using it for basically a year - i.e. online-conference software out of the box, cloud stuff, weather apps, etc. and my laptop was gasping for air. So I searched for a new distro for old laptops that can also be used on new hardware and which is similar to ubuntu/linux mint and I found MX Linux which is also based on Debian, just like Ubuntu. I also wanted to try antiX Linux but did not have the chance yet since MX Linux worked perfectly right away and I could not bring myself to uninstall a perfectly working operating system.
It is super fast, I can use all commands I know from linux mint, except the command-aliases such as "ll" but I now know how to define those myself (and you should learn, too).
A few weeks ago I tried Fedora since I heard it's wonderful but for me it's a bit unstable. I enjoy the stability of my debian based systems such as tuxedo-os (based on ubunut) or mx-linux and so I installed MX Linux on all my other machines.
My bottom line: if you are a beginner you can use either or. Personally after switching to MX Linux I have no ambition to go back to Linux Mint. You have a good documentation and a large community that helps with problems. And you can even use debian / ubuntu based search hits to fix your problems since it's all based on Debian.
Hey
Can you please give me the discord link of MX Linux
I want to try MX Linux 😊
There is an option to save all the modifications you made during the live session so that they are kept when you install the system.
The way you installed the latest version of LO is dangerous because you have defined in a permanent way a new source for your packages (buster backports).
The way MX does it through the MX Package Installer is to enable temporarily any source other than the stable branch and then to close that source once you have installed all the packages you wish/need from that source. The MX way prevents you from getting a borked system.
You have forgotten to define a priority through apt pinning for the LO package.
Cheers
My laptop does not have much power (4GB RAM, dual-core 1.1GHz processor, no dedicated graphics card) so I switched to Linux Mint from windows 10. Mint seemed to run slightly better than Windows 10. Then I switched from Mint to MX Linux and the performance improved dramatically. Everything loaded faster, and I could watch HD videos! Something that as far as I know, was not possible on Mint or Windows. So yep, I'm a MX fan, and I would recommend MX to anyone.
Was it Mint Cinnamon or XFCE ? I'm looking for a distribution for my laptop too. Thanks !
@@Blueeeeeee It was cinnamon. Now I'm using Kubuntu, which has been fantastic so far. Fast and aesthetic!
@@Shoshuten Aah yeah Cinnamon. I don't recommend it for lower-end hardware. I was using Mint XFCE but ended up with Manjaro (minimal install) :D
Thanks for posting this. I have two laptops: One on MX Linux and the other on Mint XFCE. I figure if one of the distros take a left turn, I will switch it out so I always have two distros I can count on.
Nice video man!
I'm laughing at some of the comments. The only reason to distro hop is because you prefer the philosophy and direction that particular distribution team has or uses. If your hardware isn't working on MX Linux or Mint, change the kernel. Drivers are stored in the kernel, so either you need a newer or previous kernel. @SwitchedtoLinux - Tom I am surprised on your writing computer you are not running LMDE4? It's a work computer, not a daily driver...
Excellent video!! Excellent distros. I have these two distros on one of my machines. My other machine is running Debian lxde-lxqt. It's super fast and easy to use. Love it!! Did you review Debian lxqt?
12:00 how do you uninstall them so easily? How can I do it
You look much better without the beard.
Although I don't mind using a terminal now and then, what really impressed me about MX Linux, as well as Linux Mint, is that you can do just about anything you ever need to do without ever opening a terminal. That's the kind of functionality that Windows users thinking about switching to Linux will be looking for. Linux Mint is great, but I really love MX Linux. But for Windows users that know nothing about Linux, Mint is probably the better choice, largely because the package installer on Mint is more like the "Stores" that people are familiar with.
Just tried MxLinux and it doesn't have the ethernet/wireless drivers for my newer B550 motherboard. Gonna try the ahs version and see how that works.
thank you for time stamps!
Which Linux should I use for a 32 bit laptop please help thank you
It all depends on your pallette and use. I gave other distros a try (Ubuntu, Mint, etc) on an almost 3 year old laptop with very decent specs, and MXLinux did the trick in terms of speed for an average user.
For those who mentioned Windows, the only thing I miss from MS is Outlook. Till this day I have not found an email client as robust as Outlook (or at least Outlook 2010).
Thanks for the vid.
I'm an MX user but made my switch from Windows to Linux using Mint initially. After several years of distro hopping and leaning more about Linux I setttled on MX but also have a love for ArcoLinux. Your presentation was fair and balanced. Appreciate your videos.
Im very very happy with Mint for a couple of years now but recently saw this going up rapidly and got my curious. I like its actually based on Debian (I use Debian but only for servers, not in my desktops). I don't think I would swich Mint with it but Ill check it out. Thx for the video 😃😃😃
If you love MX Linux, but you really like the Cinnamon Desktop on Mint, don't hesitate to try Cinnamon on MX Linux. That has become my default. Just a few issues. The XFCE Terminal doesn't work in Cinnamon, so I had to grab the Gnome Terminal and set it as the default for programs like HTOP to run, or if I need to open a terminal. Other terminals will work as well, just not XFCE Terminal. Some of the MX Tweaks are disabled when you're not running XFCE, but really no problems that matter. My thoughts about browsers... I've been a Chrome user for many years. When Chrome isn't available, such as on a 32-bit distro, Chromium works exactly the same. Firefox is fine. I just haven't been using it for a number of years.
I have been considering this combination as well - MX Linux with Cinnamon, because Cinnamon is my favourite DE & I just cannot stand XFCE. But does it actually make much sense? The best part of MX is that it's snappy, runs great on older hardware & is low on consuming system resources. XFCE helps a lot on that unlike Cinnamon. Why should I use MX with Cinnamon instead of Mint Cinnamon? This is a question I have repeatedly asked myself. Perhaps you can help me out, given that you have actually used it in a production machine. Also, I would also prefer to remove all traces of XFCE if I use Cinnamon. 1) How do I do that? 2) Is it even recommended? 3) Is MX with Cinnamon just as great as default MX with XFCE? I would really appreciate your detailed thoughts on this. Thanks in advance.
I like both of these distros a lot. With Mint XFCE the desktop works in a traditional way - you can put folders on the actual desktop. In MX-Linux I think you have to work through the files icon on the taskbar which is perfectly fine but different. However, I only used MX-Linux for a day or two so I might have missed something ...
Been testing mx 19.1 AHS inside vmware works well stable and has most apps i need.
Nice to know that your app manager works, mine dose absolute shite all.
what about multi tasking performance ? maybe open browser with many tabs and opening some file manager and running other apps such as Gimp, office libre, etc at same time
That is always dependent on the system resources rather than the DE. For a decent computer it is just fine. Even my s21e is pretty good on multitasking.
have been using linux 20 for a few month here.. python3 work out of the box, javascript ok, firefox, google chrome, beloved geany text editor.. nothing to complain.. just a little headache going through some php/mysql tutorial but the mistake is from my part being a noob..
just took a peek on the mx linux from usb yesterday, seems promising but just that, still using mint 20
Debian weekly XFCE is better than both of the MX linux and Linux Mint XFCE. Though Debian called it unstable but it is more stable than your imagination. In Linux Mint and XFCE, you will have some extra packages that you will never use. On the other hand, Debian is bloatware free. You can install what you want from the source.
Like I really want to spend the hours fixing Debian's parts in a box. WiFi doesn't work, Sudo doesn't work, this doesn't work, that doesn't work. Research - fix - research - fix. Ubuntu based systems finish what Debian hasn't. And that Debian installer is atrocious to look at. Big Nope!
Actually, MX Linux is built on an AntiX Linux/MEPIS base, specifically without systemd. Now, I don't like systemd, philosophically, but in comparison to snaps, I'd rather have that than snapcrap, as it's the lesser of all the evils in the Linux world right now. My favorite desktops are still KDE, Deepin, Cinnamon, XFCE, LXDE/LXQt, in that order. MX Linux, Mint XFCE, and Manjaro default are my 3 favorite XFCE builds. In comparison, everything else kinda sucks. Only ones that come close are Zorin OS Lite and Voyager Linux, but it's still only "meh." I am a man of culture, with standards. We live in a society, after all.
Mx Linux does have systemd. It's based on Antix but make no mistake, it's systemd in the hood. Antix itself does not have systemd
They're both excellent in my experience, and I would add Manjaro XFCE as an equal contender, but I'm sticking with Mint XFCE, reason is, (as Joe Collins has said) you're going to run into problems when it's time to upgrade, both MX Linux and Manjaro XFCE have caused me problems with this issue, and it's an issue I've never encountered with Mint XFCE.
also opensuse did, but mint.
I guess you have to do a clean installation to update MX LINUX, but in Mint you just have to use the tools that allows you update the SO. I'm a linux mint XFCE user but I'm trying MX on virtual box and I love it.
@@eliopineda8057 What do you mean by a "clean installation"? Does it mean uninstalling the whole OS and reinstalling it or installing all new things at the same for them to work together or something else?
Best regards from a Windows user trying to figure things out before choosing a distro 🙂
Had a lot of problems with WiFi and Ethernet on mint 20 xfce on my end, got tired of it and actually switched to mx a couple days ago, not a single problem, have to give it to mx by a large mile but loved the mint 19.3
Drivers are stored in the kernel. All you had to do was change the kernel in Mint to fix the issue.
@@MichaelJHathaway don't know if its a driver problem,WiFi work, sharing WiFi trough Ethernet also work, the thing is after a while without me doing anything, i loose connection to internet, it says i am connected but cant open any page, have to constantly enable and disable networking to get back online and as someone who as a console connected to the PC trough Ethernet have to pass on this problem.
I too had problems after updating to LM 20, with the NVIDIA drivers actually, the system wouldn't used my gpu for resolution no matter what I did. Switched to MX a few days ago and I've been pretty happy with it (although it is quiet evident that the support forums are emptier compared to LM)
Aah great vid and information,thank you ,new to Linux and hair downloaded Mint XFCE ,I've got i3,2.67GHz,4gb ram so Mint XFCE should work well right ? Thanks again
Should be fine.
You can run Cinnamon on that system also, no problem.
MX Linux is not intended or described as lightweight; the developers call it 'midweight'.
Also, I would consider MX Linux as the distro that would work with more hardware as it has a 32 bit version, and one for Advanced Hardware support.
But it comes with a lightweight Fluxbox if you want to use that ready to go. MX Linux is also honest that XFCE is a midweight, which is true.
I don't think kernel 4.19 is even supported anymore, which could be a major security risk
zorin os lite vs linux mint xfce
Xfce bagua juga ternyata
mx the best
why not mate?
Mx Linux.. rawrr.
Arch says bye bye to MX linux
@@rishirajsaikia1323 why? Mx is not Arch
MX Linux for the win. Linux Mint I think is the one that has gone off the deep end by not easily giving a user a CHOICE of using Snaps or not. Sure, you do a easy hack to fix this but Mint (and Switched to Linux) have an agenda against Snaps. MX Linux doesn't block you from installing snaps if you want. Conky Manager that can't be beat, Mint makes it a real pain to install the Conky Manager. Plus the MX control center just runs rings around Linux Mint. The one thing Mint has for it, the color schemes out of the box. And yea, the taskbar on MX is pretty ugly. But with MX Linux, you also get fluxbox if you want to really get lighter. Plus if you need 32 bit, MX Linux got you covered, Mint is phasing it out since they are dependent on Ubuntu.
concky manager is very easy to installed jusr search for deb file I installed in mint xfce
Been using Linux MX for 3 years and I am not impressed, hardly anything works, programs are constantly being broken. I moved from MINT for that same reason, seems that NO DISTRO SUPPORTS LEGACY or machines a couple of years old.
MX supports my 7 .y.o. HP Probook, I have not experienced any problems with drivers at least.
MX Linux on my 12+ year old Dells (Optiplex755, LatitudeD630). All I can say..."its the best operating system on a computer I've ever experienced" Boot up times are short, coming out of suspend mode
First!
I am not really a fan of both of these because I switched from Windows and personally don't want to get that Windows feel when I am on Linux. I mean that would make me feel like I am still on Windows.
I am team scattered hairs all over my face
Wow then i'm not the only one.
Mx es el peor linux que he visto en mi vida.
@@telecaster-freechannel9405 Que no haya usado otro GNU Linux...
Simplemente porque no sabes usarlo, pero desde que aprendas un poco más te darás cuenta que es la mejor distribución
@@rickybond4350 Jajajajaja.
Soy usuario de linux dese 1998, niñato.
Opinión.
Pobre integración y coherencia entre distintas áreas del sistema.
Uso de orígenes de software diversos no siempre provenientes de fuentes con los mismos estándares de confiabilidad.
Software bloatware con funcionalidades que no necesariamente benefician al usuario.
No es una distro amigable con el usuario, ni de nivel intermedio o avanzado o que tenga una progresión lógica para alcanzar tal fin.
No es estructurada como Debian, super Documentada como Arch, amigable como Ubuntu/Mint, innovadora como extern Os, enfocada como la creada por el grupo OsGeo, de investigación forense y recuperación, o lúdica y de entretenimiento.
¿Entonces que es?
Deja de ver el nivel básico y responde estas preguntas.
¿Cual es su filosofía?
¿Con que propósito fué creada?
¿Cual es su entorno de aplicación?
¿Que estrategias de implementación propone?
¿Que soluciones aporta como estructuras o subconjuntos, que permitan crear el fundamento de soluciones especializadas para casos concretos?
¿Que novedades o líneas de indagación aporta para el avance de la informática?
Jajajaja, que idiota.