MX Linux 23.6: A Refined Debian-Based Experience for 2025
https://techrefreshing.com/mx-linux-23-6-a-refined-debian-based-experience-for-2025/
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Seems that I had been out of the DE world for such a long time that I forgot how pleasing mild eye-candy can be. This evening I tried #picom again, after not using it for a long, long time since my LXDE days[1].

I'm quite pleased with how it bonds with #Fluxbox now, maybe it's time to rice again? :)

[1]: FYI: https://kzimmermann.0x.no/updates/20230131_1415.html

Tell you what... #MXLinux #fluxbox is damn gorgeous.

32 bit never looked so good. Huge congrats to the MX team for making something that looks and feels this polished while still being light and minimal.

It's exactly what a simple system should look like IMHO

Hi #Linux,

What do you primarily use for interacting with your systems?

Feel free to boost!

@RadioAzureus

KDEConnect is a powerful piece of connection software. Even when you only bounce off the Android client with your Androids (plural) you will enjoy the program. I can see that a of lot coding time (not difficult for a seasoned programmer) and debugging effort (can be tedious if you have no alpha / beta testers) has been put into the code.

KDE Connect celebrated 10 years in 2023, now its 12, so quite mature for software. Esp opensource.

Problems connecting Linux (or any other) often mean that your distro maintainer did something unexpected (IMHO stupid) by enabling an fw pointing to your LAN (sick!) with all incoming ports blocked.

- Blocked ports on LANs DONT enhance security, and give flase sense of superiour security.
- Not stating that explicitly on the installer of the fw (default base install!) means searching to and fro, since the fw pointing local, will be checked rudimentary to last, wasting brain cycles

The moment fw errors have been terminated (T2) your desktop client will work without a hitch, doing handshaking and later functions, which you enable one by one.

Android client has accross the board an unfightable problem which is powermgmt regardless of flags put for 24/7 background operation. Esp cheap Xiaomis have that. The ones of EUR 175 (USD same) to EUR 1200, have less of that esp the near and full flagships.
It's unfightable untill you remove Android OS and replace with a flash on your phone.

Im having fun with Android client

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Can I use KDE connect without installing KDE as my desktop manager?

On The machine in question, a miniPC, I have XFce (not {Openbox} or FluxBox) as the DesktopManager, running MX Linux on the metal

KDE Connect (KDE Connect integrates your smartphone and computer)

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp/

I've always felt most comfortable with minimalist type window managers. Of course, who can resist dockapps, really?

I'm missing the snappiness of running #Fluxbox instead of a DE, but I do enjoy the convenience of #mxlinux, I prefer pacman to apt enough to distrohop, but that is the only significant advantage I see running Arch over MX.

Has anyone experience with the MX fluxbox flavour? Does it feel contemporary and pollished enough as a daily driver?

What #Linux #WindowManager or #DesktopEnvironment feature do you LOVE or keeps you on that WM / DE?

For me, it is grouped / tabbed windows in #Fluxbox.

I love the easy to modify text config files, too, of course, but many DEs have those.

My absolute baller Fluxbox theme. Love it. The wallpaper is my favourite haha. #WindowsNeverLookedSoGood #fluxbox #Theme #linux