MX-19 Beta 1 available for testing
MX-19b1
August 25, 2019
Updated iso images
–direct download:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-linux/files/testing/MX-19/
We are pleased to offer MX-19 Beta 1 for testing purposes.
Updated packages
The latest updates from debian 10 (buster), antiX and MX repos.
Xfce 4.14
GIMP 2.10.12
MESA 18.3.6
updated firmware
4.19.5 kernel
Browser: Firefox 68
Video Player: VLC 3.0.8
Music Manager/Player: Clementine 1.3.1
Email client: Thunderbird 60.8.0
Office suite: LibreOffice 6.1.5 (plus security fixes)
and more in the MX repositories.
–New and updated mx-apps
formatusb, for formatting usb storage devices
mx-packageinstaller now displays version number for flatpak applications.
mx-alerts package for sending emergency messages to users.
tons of misc. updates to the mx tools.
most help files are now available on the iso
-antiX live system changes
The latest antiX live system updates, included improved support for hyper-v and kvm.
improved support for frugal installations on ntfs devices
live system now boots with a informative text-based boot splash.
Improved localization
almost all mx-apps received translation updates (we love translators, and BTW we are looking for a new translations co-coordinator)
Misc.
sysVinit remains the default init system. systemd is available as a boot option on installed systems (but not on live systems). In other words, exactly the same as MX17/18.
Set your gtk scaling in Appearance, log out/log in and Qt apps should follow the scaling set.
New conky configs (conky-manager for selections)
Known issues with beta:
some users with intel video chipsets may need to use “i915.invert_brightness=1” boot code as some machines apparently have brightness values backwards in the driver.
The beta will receive updates over time through the repositories, but certain items, such as the live system and some user settings defaults, will not be obvious without some user intervention.
Please place any general feedback here: MX-19 Beta 1 Feedback thread
Any specific bugs can go to our Bug Manager at bugs.mxlinux.org
If posting hardware issues, please post the output of “quick-system-info” from the menu or terminal, at a minimum.
If posting nvidia-installer issues, please post the contents of /var/log/ddm.log.
If posting remaster issues, please include the contents of /var/log/live/live-remaster.log
If posting installer issues, please include the contents of /var/log/minstall.log
If posting issues with MX-PackageInstaller “Popular Apps”, please post contents of /var/log/mxpi.log or /var/log/mxpi.log.old (whichever contains the log of your issue).
Thank you!
Dolphin Oracle (on behalf of the MX Dev Team)
Wonderful. I can’t wait testing it !!! Thanks guys.
Muchas Gracias, bajando para probar.
Congrats!!
AWESOME!! I’ll install it on my Dell Workstation tonight
Excellent! MX on Buster with xfce 4.14? What’s not to like? 🙂
Testing 19-Beta-1 on my Acer Aspire One Netbook. Quite fast foran old machine!
Some windows (MXTools) are too high for the screen, Maybe some/one of dev’s could look into that? Maximum height 550 pixels, for instance. Scrolling works, so give it a try…
Thanks, Ruud–I’ll pass it on.
Jerry
Keep up the great work
Can I use sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade . to upgrade to the beta or must I download it separately and install?
New installation required because of shift in Debian base and new Xfce 4.14
awesome ….
To Dolphin Oracle, can the beta ISO be run in UEFI machines without having to disable secureboot? Debian 10 can do that, I think, so can MX19 Beta 1 do the same? Just to make sure I can boot into it properly, thank you.
When it can upgrade 18.. to 19 I would be delighted. 🙂
Downloading when I get home!!
Got it up and running on VB and it’s rock solid stable so far. Well done!
I tested on Hyper-V and cant get beyond restoring service links
I have been using MX 19 Beta 1 ugly duckling and it’s running great! Kudos guys.
Hi))) MX-19 Beta 1 – this is a white swan, not an ugly duckling))) Thanks for such a gift)))
Installed on a mid 2011 iMac and working great
Vertical dark band using my Canolide 100 scanner with LMCE 19, 19.1 caused me to desert LMCE. I haven’t had a chance to test MX 18.3 or 19beta on the scanner but when I get back to my home I will. They are working wonderfully on my Dell Latitude laptop.
Proficiat!!
Czy można przenieść programy z MX 18 bez ponownego ich ponownego instalowania w MX19?
Excelente, probaremos esta para mi recién descubierta distribución
Installed and running fine on my Dell PrecisionT1700, I am sure that the final product will be even better. Good work by the team,well done.
ATIVE A HIBERNAÇÃO !!!!
Não é possivel imaginar o sistema rodando o servidor Samba, sem ter a função de Hibernar ativada !
Hello,
When the final version comes out, will we be able to upgrade from the beta version to the final release? or will it be necessary to reinstall?
Thanks.
P.S. I have been distro hopping since a few months, and I always keep coming back to MXLinux. The only complaint I have is that the apps aren’t available in more recent versions. Now I do understand that the newer versions of apps must be totally free of bugs before being available in MXLinux repositories…
فکر کنم در ایران فقط من میدونم ام اکس چیه. بهتر از مینت و اوبونتو و حتی فدورا و دبین. عالی عالی عالی.
Keep up the good work
From Tehran, with love
I guess it’s about time that I noticed this!
MX 18.3 has been superb. Just put MX-19 Beta 1 on a USB stick and I am testing it now. I put the hardware information on the forum Beta 1 testing page; all is going well, no issues on thus far. I typically do not run into many issues with Debian-based software, and both antiX and MX Linux have similarly excellent results on my system.
When the final version comes out, will we be able to upgrade from the beta version to the final release or will we need to reinstall?
Go on with your excellent work.
Congratulations! I love your reliable, fast, stable distribution. It’s made with love and one can feel it!
Amazing work! Out of the box and no screen tearing, found wifi drivers instantly and surprisingly smoother than MX 18 on myolder Dell 5420.
Thank you!
OK! Установил в VirtualBox ноутбука Aser FX2511 и второй системой на ASUS N750JV.
Проблем пока не обнаружил! Удобный выбор приложений и отлично сгруппированы инструменты. Всё заработало из коробки!
Основная моя система – Linux Mint Cinnamon, знаком с MX-17, MX-18.
Спасибо за отличную работу и желаю успехов в дальнейшем!
P.S. Мне 73 года, но с Вашим продуктом отлично справляюсь – спасибо!
What is it with the number 19 and LINUX?
LMCE 19 19.1 19.2 as well as LM xfce introduced a vertical dark strip when using my Canolide 100 scanner. This was blamed on Ubuntu.
I switched to LMDE and the strip ceased to exist. One up for Debian.
Then I experimented with MX 18 and again no vertical strip.
However when MX 19 beta became available the strip re-appeared.
So much for blaming Ubuntu. Debian now shares the scanner fault.
I have become used to Linux MX 18 and 19 (don’t see much difference) but I hope this scanner problem can be eliminated.
Not Ubuntu or Debian, but Canon: seems like the driver is no longer available:
https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/scanners/lide_series/canoscan_lide_100.html?type=drivers&language=en&os=linux%20(64-bit)
I posted this on the Beta 2 thread, where you should check if you want to pursue the problem: https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=526205#p526205
Downloading and will install as a full system rather than via a virtual drive. Been very pleased with MX versions thus far and I’m looking forward to testing this latest beta version.
Thank you Gerry 3904 for suggestion with regard to Canolide 100 scanner and dark vertical band. Will check it out.
Sữa dành riêng đến nhỏ dại kể từ 1 đến 10
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Bonsoir je test actuellement la version beta 2 sur mon vieux pc , elle a l’aire stable et surtout bien fini ( j’adore ) vous pensez que je peut la mettre sur mon pc principale ? il faut mieux attendre la version RC ? merci a vous
Just tried it out. Thanks a lot for the update!