MX-18 RC1 available for testing

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MX-18 RC1 available for testing

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MX-18 Release Candidate 1

December 17, 2018

Updated iso images

--direct download:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin ... ting/MX18/

also at https://archive.org/details/MX-18RC1386 and https://archive.org/details/MX18RC1X64 (includes a torrent).

We are pleased to offer MX-18 Release Candidate 1 for testing.

Updated packages

The latest updates from debian 9.6 (stretch), antiX and MX repos.

GIMP 2.10 (with plugins)
MESA 18.2.6
updated firmware
4.19.5 kernel (with blk-mq file system corruption patch)
Updated packages (sample)
Browser: Firefox 64.0
Video Player: VLC 3.0.3
Music Manager/Player: Clementine 1.3.1
Email client: Thunderbird 52.9.1
Office suite: LibreOffice 6.0.1
Some Xfce components updated (Xfce-settings, Thunar, etc...)

--New and updated mx-apps

selectable themes for installed system grub boot menu and plymouth boot-splash via mx-boot-options
system-keyboard and system-locale options allow easy access to configuration of system default keyboard and locales management
updates to MX Package Installer, including faster performance, flatpaks, and Popular Apps entries.
mx-installer (based on gazelle-installer) now includes LUKS encrypted root, home, and swap partition options.
mx-codecs updated to install updated S3 texture packs (important for Valve/Steam games in particular)
many additional package and ISO repository mirrors via mx-repo-manager
(most mx-apps have already updated thru the standard update channel)

Improved localization
almost all mx-apps received translation updates (we love translators!)

Misc.
light-locker used for screen locking (xscreensaver is available in mx-packageinstaller)
new conky configs (conky-manager for selections and location, mx-conky for color modification)
new ability to use grub themes via mx-boot-options, with set of choices available
lightdm-gtk-greeter (the login screen) now has locale selection options
Thunar custom actions updates:
use default text editor for "Edit as Root" rather than a hard-coded editor
add sha hash verification option
removed "Change Owner to..." actions


Known issue: conky display may be corrupted on live media boots, especially in Virtual Box or slower hardware. use the conky-toggle in the favorites menu to stop and restart the conky.


Please report bugs to the new bugzilla bugtracker Bug Manager or general comments here: MX-18 RC1 Feedback

If posting hardware issues, please post the output of the terminal command "inxi -Fxrz" or use our "Quick-system-info" from the menu, 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 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)
http://www.youtube.com/runwiththedolphin
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.

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