Hardware /Configuration • Is the machine defective or is it the installation?
I just bought my first AMD based system in well over 10 years, a BeeLink Ryzen 7 - 5800, SER5 MAX, 1TB SSD, 32GB RAM.I created a snapshot of a MX-23 installation on an Intel i5 based BeeLink system...
View ArticleHardware /Configuration • Re: Is the machine defective or is it the...
I have not installed MX23 on both, but I have installed MX19 and MX21 snapshots ( from an i7 ) to several different Ryzen machines and not seen anything that was alarming. The worst thing I saw was a...
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MX Help • Re: Installed MX on external USB cnnctd SSD, Slave to Win11 - Cant...
Maybe you post the first menu entry as text not as picture.You can get access the grub.cfg menu text-file on the not-encrypted boot-partition,the first menu entry starts with "menuntry 'MX Linux ..."...
View ArticleHardware /Configuration • Re: Update bios in Gigibite m550m k motherboard
B550M KFrom the manual.To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating...
View ArticleMX Help • Re: post installation
hi Charles ...im pretty new to all this i'm thight on schedule but i promise ill read docs..and try your solution. im now bit puzzled couse you start from VM creating image and in later steps you...
View ArticleGeneral • is it okay to have multiple DEs installed?
I was thinking about installing LXDE for periods when I want my PC to run even faster. But is it okay to have multiple DEs installed or i should rather multiboot? Code: System: Kernel: 6.1.0-16-amd64...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: is it okay to have multiple DEs installed?
It's fine in general, you might get some duplication in the menus, like apps that are doing the same thing "Xfce-terminal" and let's say "Konsole".Statistics: Posted by Adrian — Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:06...
View ArticleMX Help • Re: Force Noveau driver instead of Radeon driver for testing?
Possibly trying a Liquorix kernel could help. It's also likely that the codecs tested OK for 1080p playback on Windows with hardware acceleration aren't being what you are getting served right...
View ArticleMX Modified • Mate or Cinnamon
hii use mainly gtk applications and i have issue with mixing gtk and kde stuff ...no time to tackle this problem but wondering if i can expect any issues if i go with Mate or Cinnamon DE?Statistics:...
View ArticleGeneral • repository debian-security no release
for a week maybe more I've had this:Err :7 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security bookworm/updates Release 404 Not Found E: The repository http://deb.debian.org/debian-security bookworm/updates Release...
View ArticleMX Help • Re: Who provides gtk2 support
Things do become obsolete even in Windows and iOS...Linux just evolves faster. Try to run PhotoShop or Chrome on Win 95, for example.Statistics: Posted by Stevo — Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:33 am
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Question about new packages to be installed
Even in Debian 12.4 standard, pipewire is kinda old and has known bugs. Pipewire 1.0.0 is in bookworm-backports, and after testing that showed it's a big improvement, we have it in our own MX main...
View ArticleMX Help • Re: How do you identify which package to install?
Try thunar-font-manager, which you can use in XFCE or other desktops. Making sure to be free of "dependency hell" has been one of Debian's strong points for ages now.Statistics: Posted by Stevo — Fri...
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MX Help • Re: Is there any way to show a notification when Caps Lock is pressed?
This works for both insert buttons - if they have been toggled to function as insert keys, i.e. maybe fn for delete/insert, and the number-lock for 0/insert key.Code: sh -c 'sleep 0.2; notify-send -t...
View ArticlePackage Requests - MX-23 • Re: Request change to thunar-archive-plugin
... Did you do a Checksum on the ISO your downloaded? I can't seem to find the older checksums. I loaded using MX-23_ahs_x64.iso and then upgraded everything. `uname -a` says Debian 6.4.4-1~mx23+1....
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Problems with USB stick
... with the terminal command "lsusb" it is listedBe aware, lsusb will list a flash drive even if it's dead as a coffin nail. I have a dead flash drive I keep around for cases like this. When I run...
View ArticleMX Fluxbox Official Release • Re: screen does not lock when VirtualBox is...
Shot in the dark. Maybe try setting the VM to suspend at an interval a little less than the lock interval of the host.Can't speak from experience, as I always disable locks and...
View ArticleGeneral • Types of Passwords
Hi,This is general but very useful question.There may be many passwords from booting to encrypted Hard drives.Please can someone shed light on types of Passwords used in securing PC with names and how...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Types of Passwords
what exactly are you asking?Statistics: Posted by CharlesV — Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:20 pm
View ArticleMX Help • Re: Wavelan doesn't seem to work, can't see the available WiFi...
Does "sudo iwlist scan" show available wireless networks?Statistics: Posted by Stevo — Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:36 pm
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