HELP: MX Idesktool
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MX-fluxbox released as fully integrated overlay
MX Linux has made Desktop Environments and Window Managers available through the Package Installer since the beginning of time (well, since 2014). But those are basic vanilla install packages, essentially unaltered for MX Linux use. That pattern changed with the release on December 12 2019 of MX-fluxbox, a version of fluxbox developed specifically as a … Read more MX-fluxbox released as fully integrated overlay
MX Linux 19
Jesse Smith published on November 3, 2019, a detailed review of MX-19 in DistroWatch. He appreciates that MX has improved an already good product with lots of little improvements, though he does not look at the new version of Xfce 4.14 being deployed. He found a genuine problem that will need work: the installer was … Read more MX Linux 19
chroot-rescue-scan
[[Note to contributors: pirate relevant text from the chroot entry ]] [[From BitJam’s GitHub repo, to be edited as needed to fit this context]] Chroot Rescue System These programs are meant to supplement the fehlix live rescue system. The main thing is these allow you to get into a system even if its initrd.img is … Read more chroot-rescue-scan
MX 19 LINUX – Debian 10 Buster Derivat
Video review by Linux Umsteiger on Oct 28, 2019. Good detailed look at MX Tools, from Snapshot to Bash Options, showing how they are used. Ends by saying “I am happy with it” (ich bin zufrieden damit).
Timeshift
Firstly Timeshift is just a frontend for rsync but with a few additions. As its developer states: Timeshift provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine tool in Mac OS. Timeshift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of the file system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to … Read more Timeshift
Repos – MX-19
Default repositories Sources of software packages are listed in files contained in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/. Note that users may see minor changes due to localization (e.g., http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ instead of http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/) or choice of mirror. antix.list # Use with Debian Stable/buster repositories. Set as default for antiX-17. Note new repos deb http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/buster buster main #deb-src http://la.mxrepo.com/antix/buster buster main mx.list # MX … Read more Repos – MX-19
Docker
This document was prepared by user fehlix to guide users through the installation of Docker. Setup Docker repositoryGet Docker repository key Verify Docker public KeyID : 0x8D81803C0EBFCD88Manually: Add Docker repo-key to apt’s keyringCheck public-key and add to apt trusted keyring: Add Docker repository to apt’s sources.list Refresh package lists: Simulate to check docker installation Install docker
Getting started with GTK3
Start with the gtk3 handbook – the first two chapters. Then read up on the Gtk Inspector and understand how to start it. To start a GTK3 app in inspector debug mode, you would: GTK_DEBUG=interactive <app> To start it with xfce4-panel, for instance, you need to first quit the panel, then start it in GTK … Read more Getting started with GTK3
HELP: Date & Time
This application provides access to common settings and tools to make managing the system date and time easy. Date & Time The settings on this tab control the date, time and zone of the system clock. When selecting a different time zone, the calendar and clock controls will reflect the change. The system clock will … Read more HELP: Date & Time