tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post78546767689271602..comments2024-03-18T10:43:28.122+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: MX-16 Xfce: very close to the idealDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-14712226715659702002018-02-24T00:27:45.266+00:002018-02-24T00:27:45.266+00:00Hi in MX17 linux is mate more light than xfce? and...Hi in MX17 linux is mate more light than xfce? and if so i can install this [mate] from repository directly?Divagando - Paradojas y algo mas...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12399288731311120431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-10407829691291022722017-11-23T10:46:24.688+00:002017-11-23T10:46:24.688+00:00By the way Mxlinux 17 beta 1 is even better in my ...By the way Mxlinux 17 beta 1 is even better in my case with my hardware. Better network management i experience. <br /><br />personal pro<br /><br />Grub-customizer import and keeps custom added images. Before you needed more actions to add a personal picture. less hassle :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-17158652773451963512017-11-23T10:37:38.020+00:002017-11-23T10:37:38.020+00:00I go to :
Menu / Setting / window managements / l...I go to :<br /><br />Menu / Setting / window managements / last tab / activating window blending.<br /><br />my translation is not perfect :|<br /><br />Why the question as i may ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-47971113809309052392017-11-23T09:55:03.406+00:002017-11-23T09:55:03.406+00:00Simon, have you managed to write anything up? :)Simon, have you managed to write anything up? :)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-2613902146877429932017-11-23T09:54:43.076+00:002017-11-23T09:54:43.076+00:00Kenneth, happy to see you're in love with this...Kenneth, happy to see you're in love with this great distro!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-40312413711453259832017-11-23T09:51:42.440+00:002017-11-23T09:51:42.440+00:00I have to give it all thumbs up, because the openi...I have to give it all thumbs up, because the opening wallpaper by default, is Sunrise in Maine, which is actually where I live. So that alone did it for me. No there are a few things that like all other distros, are the same, but a lot more that I do like. During the install, it offers to retain the live settings, via a checkbox. What that does, is retain all the changes you can make before installing, thus saving a lot of time changing things to your liking. I found the dark themes in all Debian Linux, just do not work. They tend to make certain apps like Clementine unusable. Thats just with all of them. I would like to figure out how to get to the Software Installer directly. It seems to only be from the Welcome Screen. I am sure there is a way to find it and create a Link to it, but I cannot easily find that. I also need to go to the laborious task of remembering how to mount my primary hard drive of Windows so that I can access folders that Windows and MC-16 use together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355268644429707087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-13321001744841516252017-11-17T09:21:09.417+00:002017-11-17T09:21:09.417+00:00Are these the Xfce generic features, or MX-specifi...Are these the Xfce generic features, or MX-specific?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-57656087468574843282017-11-17T08:10:00.333+00:002017-11-17T08:10:00.333+00:00MXlinux Rock solid distro.
When you activate win...MXlinux Rock solid distro. <br /><br />When you activate window blending. after that you can make the xfce gui look like a charm. There is also a xfce color changer app. Many possibilties to make xfce look like you want it to look. <br /><br />The best Distro at the moment. <br /><br />Thanks for your review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-60836672703305843752017-11-16T18:16:38.161+00:002017-11-16T18:16:38.161+00:00Thanks for your recommendations!Thanks for your recommendations!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-21611496038385583952017-11-16T17:05:12.529+00:002017-11-16T17:05:12.529+00:00Hi, I'm using MXlinux and have install MATE de...Hi, I'm using MXlinux and have install MATE desktop 1.8.1, it works very fine without using a lot of memory like XFCE, all MX applications works. Good job many thanks. Think about to do the MATE desktop version but only with 1.8.1 that is using a very few memory.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179410897029691411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-89020242660259419602017-11-11T18:21:52.888+00:002017-11-11T18:21:52.888+00:00I agree about the look and colors. This is changin...I agree about the look and colors. This is changing in MX17 .<br /><br />a quote from the mx makers.<br /><br />https://mxlinux.org/mx-17-status-report<br /><br />2. Test new themes as well as existing MX-16 themes. Many of the gtk themes in MX-16 look....odd... under Debian Stretch (comments in the "stretched" mx16 posts are key here). you can test these under antiX 17 as well, particularly if you keep to the stretch repos. Guidance from the Art Team concerning theme testing is available here.<br /><br />The look is the less important thing and that needs some time. The performance is solid rock and fast. The mx tools are great and still in develop.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-28634885438871930222017-10-19T06:37:12.347+01:002017-10-19T06:37:12.347+01:00Great news indeed John! I'm happy you like thi...Great news indeed John! I'm happy you like this distribution!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-21575368355468977382017-10-19T02:07:35.158+01:002017-10-19T02:07:35.158+01:00I've used Mepis years ago and remember being i...I've used Mepis years ago and remember being impressed by it, but distro hopping was just too tempting to me. I've being using Linux since 1994 and tried pretty much every version out there, but I just recently downloaded this new MX Linux 16.1 and I think I've found my new home. It's awesome! Super fast and smooth, stable, easy to use, and with a couple of quick visual tweaks - great to look at. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086528365810104140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-51443038710720993302017-06-29T04:50:14.734+01:002017-06-29T04:50:14.734+01:00Thanks for sharing your tips, Duane!Thanks for sharing your tips, Duane!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-28778329782490447622017-06-28T21:27:51.224+01:002017-06-28T21:27:51.224+01:00Yep, your 2 minor issues are the same and only com...Yep, your 2 minor issues are the same and only complaints I have (or had). Got to the whisker menu, now settings, click appearance. Style to bluebird (or greybird) thick grip; icons to faenza cupertino; *FONTS to ARIAL 12*. Yes, this is my personal preference, but it maintains it's snazzy appearance, yet gets away from that look like the neighbor kid ate your crayons and threw them up on your screen color scheme.2guntomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752927903679560823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-55543719204749806852017-06-25T07:02:00.746+01:002017-06-25T07:02:00.746+01:00Mike, have you reported this to the MX team?Mike, have you reported this to the MX team?DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-17445413534475294452017-06-24T10:50:25.785+01:002017-06-24T10:50:25.785+01:00I've been trying it out on a usb stick and wou...I've been trying it out on a usb stick and would install it in place of Lubuntu except for 2 things - I've got an old HP Proliant ML110 Pentium with 2x250 GB hard disks that I've set up as a 500 GB RAID 0 array and MX16 doesn't see it (Debian does, as does Lubuntu). <br />- I can't find a South African repo (again, Ubuntu and Debian have ZA repos) and I'm defaulting to Crete. So my updates are really slow!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10981251149213604324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-8999150185126178782017-05-06T21:13:06.515+01:002017-05-06T21:13:06.515+01:00Thanks for sharing of your thoughts, Rob!Thanks for sharing of your thoughts, Rob!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-77905848162751940802017-05-01T19:09:15.289+01:002017-05-01T19:09:15.289+01:00This is my distro of choice, both for my own lapto...This is my distro of choice, both for my own laptop, and for the machine I run my graphics/printing business from. It's wonderfully stable - I've never experienced a crash in almost 6 months. It's also fast. I use the Vivaldi browser, which scrolls smoothly and works quickly. I like the way this distro sticks to solid, proven applications (GDebi, Synaptic etc) while feeling sprightly, which makes using it a pleasure. I agree with the review that it looks a little dull but, hey, there are loads of themes out there! I can't see myself changing as I can't find anything better. Overall, an honest, sensible, stable and fast distro. I'll be staying!Rob Wigham Watercolourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10462678669809493116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-20961575855481793312017-03-24T18:09:25.598+00:002017-03-24T18:09:25.598+00:00thanks for your opinion and support of this distri...thanks for your opinion and support of this distribution!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-72007153508805262002017-03-24T17:57:23.037+00:002017-03-24T17:57:23.037+00:00I had been using Mepis for many years and upon a c...I had been using Mepis for many years and upon a change in computer, I installed MX-14 then MX-15.<br />I don't look at other distributions anymore because MX-15 just works. <br />And if there is a problem the MX-15 Forum helps.Far Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052758212370313426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-57713194339180016432017-03-02T06:54:22.104+00:002017-03-02T06:54:22.104+00:00Not yet.Not yet.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-37333226844148057142017-03-02T04:01:23.181+00:002017-03-02T04:01:23.181+00:00are you tested sparky linux kde already?are you tested sparky linux kde already?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531417284774415306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-71671742290122090182017-02-22T05:53:36.031+00:002017-02-22T05:53:36.031+00:00oh I almost forgot about this. Downloading nowoh I almost forgot about this. Downloading nowSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482883878524210928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-78391166401724481842017-02-14T19:06:56.903+00:002017-02-14T19:06:56.903+00:00It was irrelevant, sorry...It was irrelevant, sorry...Jerry3904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04629810913647382238noreply@blogger.com