Reviews

MX 17 | MX Linux MX-17 Horizon - Second test, top notch

A follow-up review on February 9, 2018 by Dedoimedo on a higher-end machine (Lenovo G50 laptop). He covers main concerns from font to software, and concludes: "Good distros are far and few in between, and MX-17 Horizon is truly a magnificent product. Way to go."

MX 17 | MX Linux MX-17 Horizon - Shaping up beautifully

Review by Dedoimedo, updated January 13, 2018. Very detailed and very positive look at MX-17. Tests it Live and installed on older and newer hardware. Makes a number of useful suggestions, and concludes: "it's an excellent choice for Linux folks looking for a hassle-free, fun-ready system. 9.9/10."

MX 17 | MX Linux 17

Review by Jesse Smith in Distrowatch 774(1), published January 1, 2018. Thorough look at MX-17 based on a week of testing. He says that he is very happy with the OS, and that there was little that needed to be changed. His major criticism is that "MX loses out to the big, mainstream Linux distributions is in beginner friendliness," and he signals apps such as the backup utility, the updater and Synaptic.

MX 17 | MX Linux 17 An Easy To Use Linux Distro For Noobs

Review by LINUXANDUBUNTU, December 25, 2017. Good review of MX-17 with many screenshots that focuses on technical procedures. Concludes that it is an "easy-to-use yet powerful that does decent job without including unnecessary software." Also available in Spanish.

MX 17 | Video reviews, tours and honors--Final
MX 17 | MX 17 Linux: The Best of 2 Linux Worlds

Review of MX-17 Beta 1 by Jack M. Germain, published in LinuxInsider Nov 16, 2017. Calling The Beta 1 release "an ideal first-look candidate," the reviewer appreciates the antiX Live system that MX inherits, the combination of standard Xfce tools and software choices, as well as the various MX-specific tools.

MX 16 | Best Xfce distro of 2017.

Article in OCSMag by Dedoimedo, December 23, 2017. Declares MX-16.x the best Xfce distro of the year, concluding: "This really is a great distribution. Right from the start, you get access to music, videos and gadgets, you can import your live session, the MX Tools box is an excellent addition to the software arsenal, and with blazing performance and magical battery life, MX-16 and its Xfce setup give you the quintessential classic desktop that you want or need. Truly a breath of fresh air in every sense of the idiom."

MX 16 | MX16.1 Linux Review - The Swiss Army Knife Distro

Video review by Linux Quest, published June 17, 2017. Very positive review of someone who has been running MX-16.1 for a week already. Concentrates on the work done by the Dev Team to make the user comfortable with setup and customization by means of MX Tools and default configuration.

MX 16 | La MX Linux 16.1, un ultime hommage à la Debian GNU/Linux Jessie ?

Video and short review by Frederic Bezies, published June 11, 2017. Critical of the use of an old kernel rather than one of the LTS ones available, and of the incomplete localization by default of the major apps such as Thunderbird, Firefox or LibreOffice.

MX 16 | MX 16.1

Video tour by ubuntu made simple, published June 10, 2017. showing the Welcome screen, MX Tools, and many other features in some detail.

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