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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