Subj : MX Linux
To   : Dan Clough
From : Richard Falken
Date : Fri Jul 23 2021 03:38:08

  Re: MX Linux
  By: Dan Clough to All on Thu Jul 22 2021 09:09 pm

 > 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.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ... Sometimes you get the elevator, and sometimes you get the shaft.

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

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

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

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

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