Subj : Re: MX Linux
To   : Richard Falken
From : Dan Clough
Date : Fri Jul 23 2021 07:47 am

-=> Richard Falken wrote to Dan Clough <=-

> Anybody used this MX Linux distro for much of anything?
>
> Been toying around with a few distros lately and this one has caught my
> eye.  It's another Debian-based with ties to AntiX and Mepis.  Seems
> pretty well done compared to others I've seen, and the real bonus is
> that it doesn't use 'systemd'.
>
> So just wondering if anyone has used it for a while, and what you may
> think of it...  Thanks for input.

RF> I have some MX Linux DVDs that came with Linux Magazine and have
RF> used them as last resort / emergency installs for workstations at
RF> work.

RF> I think it ships with systemd by default, though. I think it is
RF> just not enabled.

I does ship/install with systemd, but as you said it is not enabled by
default, and is not running.  Close enough for me.

RF> MX Linux is good for eye candy but I personally don't think it
RF> makes sense to install it if you have a Devuan DVD available. I
RF> think you don't gain much by moving from Debian/Devuan to MX
RF> Linux but you are placing yourself further downstream which is
RF> always problematic.

I have been a little less than impressed with Devuan.  Not sure it's
completely "finished" just yet.  I'm not even normally a Debian user,
although I do like many things about it.  As far as moving downstream...
using that logic we should all be using Slackware.  ;-)  (which I am).

RF> So well, it works more often than not, but it does not bring
RF> anything new to the table. You can do much worse than installing
RF> MX Linux, certainly.

Agreed.  As I continue to get tired of waiting for Slackware to catch
up, I am just pondering some possible replacement options.  In reality I
will probably never move off of Slack, but I like to think that I
could...  ;-)



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