• packetlossEnglish
    6•11 months ago

    Honest question, but why not just install Debian with the Xfce DE? Why rely on a fork for updates?

    From what I can tell both by testing MX Linux and by reading about it, it’s nothing more than Debian with a few pre-installed packages and some customization. All of which could be done on Debian directly without much trouble.

      • packetlossEnglish
        2•11 months ago

        Not saying you have to or anything, and I can understand and respect using something like MX Linux to save time on the customization. Just know that because it’s based on Debian, any core OS updates will be delayed while the MX team rebases them into their fork.

    • @selokichtli@lemmy.ml
      1•11 months ago

      I transitioned from MX Linux to Debian without reinstalling the whole thing, since there is a Nextcloud instance running in that server and I’m not an expert on that kind of setup. I know it’s not recommended, and upgrading to Debian 12 wasn’t pleasant, but it seems like it’s full Debian now.

      Don’t understand the MX Linux popularity in distrowatch, for example. While MX Linux, there was always some problem, now that it is Debian stable, it works and does not break.