Privacy Guides @lemmy.one Mohamad20ZX @lemmy.one 11mo ago

What do you think about MX Linux

It's really great for someone who doesn't know how to use debain itself and their community are super friendly so do you think it's worth it's legacy

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It may be a good distro if someone doesn't have time to configure debian.
for someone who doesn't know how to use debain itself

Huh? What special knowledge does using Debian require and what does MX do differently?
- it's basically Debain but more user friendly and it's suitable for new Linux users
  
  Yeah but how? What is Debian lacking in user-friendliness that MX is making up for?
It's great if you are experienced with Linux & its tools as it has a one stop suite for most things I'd give myself messing with at some point.

I could write out an entire review, but long story short as a former distrohopper of at least 60, this is my second favorite "I need a good desktop" distro.
- My dude, you can't just drop a comment like this and then leave us hanging on what your first favourite is.
  
  Fair enough lol, my number 1 is Linux Mint (Ubuntu) because compared to all of the other distros I've tried, it ACTUALLY "just worked".
I’m drawing a blank on it… makes me think of MK Linux, AKA MicroKernel Linux from the 90s, but I’m pretty sure they’re not related if this is Debian-based.

How can someone not know how to use Debian though? It was a pain when 1.0 was released, but these days installs just as easily as Mint….
- Debian is far from difficult but it is certainly not as easy and beginner friendly to install as Ubuntu, Fedora, or Mint or any other mainstream distro (unless I’m using the wrong iso or something). Debian is a great intermediate distro, but I can’t feel comfortable recommending it to newbies until there is a proper beginner friendly guided install process.
  
  I understand and respect the choice of some distros to not go the guided installer route and go with approaches that are more traditional, flexible, and better suited for more advanced users. And I don’t want to see these options go away. But I don’t recommend these distros to beginners unless they express interest in learning/DIY
The theming is stunning
do you think it’s worth it’s legacy

It depends on what you want to achieve. MX Linux is one of the less annoying Linux distributions (although I'm more into Void and Slackware, to be honest), but in terms of privacy (which is the very topic of this Lemmy community), it doesn't do much better or worse than most other Linux distributions.
Works great for me. I'm running mx23 after running mx19 for a few years.

I hope mx23 is better with updates, or making easier to update, as updates broke in mx19 not long after I first installed it. My only complaint. Otherwise great.
https://mxlinux.org/wiki/system/systemd/

I'm pro-systemd so that's an immediate pass from me.
- Why would that make it a pass? Did you read the whole thing? It includes SystemD by default and an option to easily switch to it.
  
  I admittedly missed the last part way down at the bottom about systemd-sysv. I suppose that's more acceptable... but still you're going to be using a minority distro with a minority configuration ... that rarely ends well.
- how can someone be pro systemd lol. it's been one of the cancers' of the Linux desktop for years
  
  It really hasn't. Some people freaked out about it for weak reasons, similar to people freaking out about Wayland.
  
  It's made working across distros so much nicer. The fundamental service management, logging, etc is all just a bunch of common tools and patterns.
  
  Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Majaro, etc didn't switch to it because "it's one of the cancer's of the Linux desktop for years."
  
  Besides the Unix philosophy what problems do you have with systemd?
If it works for you go for it. I don’t hear much about it, and haven’t encountered anyone using it. I know it is one of few Debian based distros that is based on Debian itself and not Ubuntu, that is about all I know about it.

What attracts you to it? What are its selling points and what makes it different from Debian? Do you know anything about the developers.
- Its tools is perfect and its easier than Debain plus its great to use without system d for some people who hates using the new unit system
  
  "New"... anyway, there is a whole bunch of operating systems without systemd. Why Linux?
been using it since the pandemic and it is all good. i started with xubuntu but had problems with R after an LTS update (in 2020 i think). looked for an easy to install xfce alternative - tried mx linux and havent had a problem since.
Debian is super easy to use, plus we have AI now at our fingertips which makes it even easier.
- Will its really good but isn't Linux mint de and especially MX is better than Debain for A few tools but i agree that they're better than official Ubuntu and easier than vanilla arch

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