It wouldn't accept it. In any event, I reinstalled RC1 and chose Chromium instead of Chrome and declined Google's offer to sync all my devices. I want to see if the problem recurs.it should be just your user password.
MX-18 RC1 Feedback
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
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Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
So far looking very good. I will keep using this as a daily driver, so far no obstacles to that. If I have time, I can try installing on an older amd system.
I downloaded from sourceforge, md5 was good, and burned to USB from the beta using the MX live USB creator.
Booted quickly, and I at once installed to the 4th partition on the nvme drive, as with the beta.
This time no problems finding the root, grub installed and the install went fine. Rebooted, installed nvidia with the MX nvidia installer, rebooted again, no problems.
Did a bunch of desk-top and firefox tweaks, enabled sda1, the data drive, used synaptic after a reload to take all 6 updates, then installed 108 new packages. Suspend works.
Reboot to check stability, from grub to log-in is about 14 seconds.
I downloaded from sourceforge, md5 was good, and burned to USB from the beta using the MX live USB creator.
Booted quickly, and I at once installed to the 4th partition on the nvme drive, as with the beta.
This time no problems finding the root, grub installed and the install went fine. Rebooted, installed nvidia with the MX nvidia installer, rebooted again, no problems.
Did a bunch of desk-top and firefox tweaks, enabled sda1, the data drive, used synaptic after a reload to take all 6 updates, then installed 108 new packages. Suspend works.
Reboot to check stability, from grub to log-in is about 14 seconds.
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: Host: Ryzen Kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-18RC1_x64 Continuum December 17 2018
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X370-PRO v: Rev X.0x serial: <root required>
UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 4024 date: 09/07/2018
CPU: Topology: 6-Core model: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 3072 KiB
Speed: 2130 MHz min/max: 2200/3600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1898 2: 2069 3: 1843
4: 1846 5: 1881 6: 1879 7: 1879 8: 1881 9: 2963 10: 2972 11: 1827 12: 1837
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK208 [GeForce GT 710B] driver: nvidia v: 390.87
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: nvidia resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GT 710/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 390.87
Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA GK208 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: AMD driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-1-amd64
Network: Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network driver: igb
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex:
Drives: Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 471.04 GiB (40.5%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 960 EVO 250GB size: 232.89 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 850 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 100.88 GiB used: 6.14 GiB (6.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
ID-2: swap-1 size: 16.60 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 40 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 gpu: nvidia fan: 50%
Info: Processes: 255 Uptime: 32m Memory: 15.66 GiB used: 2.37 GiB (15.2%) Shell: bash
inxi: 3.0.25
Asus PRIME X470-PRO
AMD Ryzen 3600X (12 threads @ 3.8 GHz)
32 Gig DDR4 3600 (Crucial CL 16)
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Samsung 970 NVMe nvme0n1 P1-3=MX-23, P4=testing
Samsung 980 NVMe =1TB Data, plus 2TB WD =backups
on-board ethernet & sound
AMD Ryzen 3600X (12 threads @ 3.8 GHz)
32 Gig DDR4 3600 (Crucial CL 16)
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Samsung 970 NVMe nvme0n1 P1-3=MX-23, P4=testing
Samsung 980 NVMe =1TB Data, plus 2TB WD =backups
on-board ethernet & sound
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
mentioned for the benefit of Windows emigrants:
The rufus utility (https://rufus.ie) at default settings (mbr)(isohybrid mode) can successfully create an MX18 LiveUSB
The rufus utility (https://rufus.ie) at default settings (mbr)(isohybrid mode) can successfully create an MX18 LiveUSB
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
noticed in ~/.xsession-errors
. . .
xfce4-session-Message: 20:37:58.155: SSH authentication agent is already running
gpg-agent[7436]: WARNING: "--write-env-file" is an obsolete option - it has no effect
gpg-agent[7437]: gpg-agent (GnuPG) 2.1.18 started
. . .
conky: Syntax error (/home/demo/.conky/MX-Elementary/MX-Elementary_sys:1: '=' expected near 'yes') while reading config file.
conky: Assuming it's in old syntax and attempting conversion.
. . .
(xfce4-session:7429): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 01:52:00.355: ICE connection 0x5615be156770 rejected
Failed to connect to session manager: Failed to connect to the session manager: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
/var/log/syslog :
avahi-daemon[6947]: WARNING: No NSS support for mDNS detected, consider installing nss-mdns!
. . .
usb_common: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
. . .
[pulseaudio[7507]: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/demo/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
[pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/home/demo/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
/var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log :
WARNING: Could not enumerate user data directory /var/lib/lightdm/data: Error opening directory '/var/lib/lightdm/data': No such file or directory
^----- the directory does exist. Permissions of its parent ( /var/lib/lightdm/ ) drwxr-x---
. . .
xfce4-session-Message: 20:37:58.155: SSH authentication agent is already running
gpg-agent[7436]: WARNING: "--write-env-file" is an obsolete option - it has no effect
gpg-agent[7437]: gpg-agent (GnuPG) 2.1.18 started
. . .
conky: Syntax error (/home/demo/.conky/MX-Elementary/MX-Elementary_sys:1: '=' expected near 'yes') while reading config file.
conky: Assuming it's in old syntax and attempting conversion.
. . .
(xfce4-session:7429): xfce4-session-WARNING **: 01:52:00.355: ICE connection 0x5615be156770 rejected
Failed to connect to session manager: Failed to connect to the session manager: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
/var/log/syslog :
avahi-daemon[6947]: WARNING: No NSS support for mDNS detected, consider installing nss-mdns!
. . .
usb_common: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
. . .
[pulseaudio[7507]: [pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to open cookie file '/home/demo/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
[pulseaudio] authkey.c: Failed to load authentication key '/home/demo/.config/pulse/cookie': No such file or directory
/var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log :
WARNING: Could not enumerate user data directory /var/lib/lightdm/data: Error opening directory '/var/lib/lightdm/data': No such file or directory
^----- the directory does exist. Permissions of its parent ( /var/lib/lightdm/ ) drwxr-x---
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
synaptic :
toward aiding discoverability, recommend "Show package properties in main window" enabled per the default preferences
toward aiding discoverability, recommend "Show package properties in main window" enabled per the default preferences
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
Regarding the installer's new interface for the root/home/swap/boot partition settings, I suggest that the "none" option in the swap dropdown menu be changed to "none or use existing".
As I recall, this was the original description in the previous interface, so that users understood that they could choose this "none" option if they already had a swap partition created and formatted on the system, perhaps by another distro.
Otherwise, a user who is not so familiar might either backtrack to Gparted to create a completely new swap partition or they might click on an existing swap partition thinking to reuse it.
But doing the latter step will reformat the swap partition, changing its UUID. If the other distro is a systemd distro, this will cause that distro to go into a 90 sec check mode because it can't find the swap partition under the old UUID.
As I recall, this was the original description in the previous interface, so that users understood that they could choose this "none" option if they already had a swap partition created and formatted on the system, perhaps by another distro.
Otherwise, a user who is not so familiar might either backtrack to Gparted to create a completely new swap partition or they might click on an existing swap partition thinking to reuse it.
But doing the latter step will reformat the swap partition, changing its UUID. If the other distro is a systemd distro, this will cause that distro to go into a 90 sec check mode because it can't find the swap partition under the old UUID.
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Clevo N130WU-based Ultrabook: Intel i7-8550U (Kaby Lake R), 16GB RAM, Intel integrated graphics (UEFI)
ASUS X42D laptop: AMD Phenom II, 6GB RAM, Mobility Radeon HD 5400
Clevo N130WU-based Ultrabook: Intel i7-8550U (Kaby Lake R), 16GB RAM, Intel integrated graphics (UEFI)
ASUS X42D laptop: AMD Phenom II, 6GB RAM, Mobility Radeon HD 5400
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
Tonight I cannot remember howto view/edit the Xfce global keybinds.
No luck from searching whiskerMenu: "keyb", "shortc", "hotk"... and didn't find it in "MX Tools" nor "Xfce Settings"
-=-
During the process of hunting, I noticed a usability issue with the default whiskerMenu theme:
insufficient contrast between its scrollbar and the scrollbar background color
Not as the default wallpaper, and not necessarily bearing phrases in 30 languages, one of the preinstalled wallpapers (exploring novice will discover) might mention howto access/change global hotkeys. Another probably welcome notation on such wallpaper would be
"tip: You can Alt+rightMouseButton and drag to resize an application window"
No luck from searching whiskerMenu: "keyb", "shortc", "hotk"... and didn't find it in "MX Tools" nor "Xfce Settings"
-=-
During the process of hunting, I noticed a usability issue with the default whiskerMenu theme:
insufficient contrast between its scrollbar and the scrollbar background color
Not as the default wallpaper, and not necessarily bearing phrases in 30 languages, one of the preinstalled wallpapers (exploring novice will discover) might mention howto access/change global hotkeys. Another probably welcome notation on such wallpaper would be
"tip: You can Alt+rightMouseButton and drag to resize an application window"
Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
When a "save persistence" operation is launched, the initial dialog looks like this:
The intent of of this "opening screen" hasn't been fully realized ~~ to provide a place to remind/recommend
"close any running applications, especially web browser, before proceeding".
ANY running applications?
Well... in addition to risking loss of unsaved changes to WIP documents currently opened in text/graphics editors, it might not be widely understood that many applications rely on @exit clean shutdown to perform housekeeping (e.g. save changed preferences, save RecentlyUsed documents list).
If firefox is (still) running when an on-demand persist save operation is performed, this scenario invites loss of state (open tabs, history) for the current browsing session as well as potential loss of recent bookmark entries. At next launch it will recognize that its @exit SessionManager files are missing and prompt "your last session crashed. Restore the previous (next-to-last) session?"
The intent of of this "opening screen" hasn't been fully realized ~~ to provide a place to remind/recommend
"close any running applications, especially web browser, before proceeding".
ANY running applications?
Well... in addition to risking loss of unsaved changes to WIP documents currently opened in text/graphics editors, it might not be widely understood that many applications rely on @exit clean shutdown to perform housekeeping (e.g. save changed preferences, save RecentlyUsed documents list).
If firefox is (still) running when an on-demand persist save operation is performed, this scenario invites loss of state (open tabs, history) for the current browsing session as well as potential loss of recent bookmark entries. At next launch it will recognize that its @exit SessionManager files are missing and prompt "your last session crashed. Restore the previous (next-to-last) session?"
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Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
Do you mean.. open the menu, in the search field on top enter keyboard, click that, then go to the tab application shortcuts?
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Re: MX-18 RC1 Feedback
Yes. On linux the chrome based browsers if you use encrypted password storage (the default). I think the chrome based stuff stores other stuff in encrypted storage toocolin_b wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:13 amThis is odd. I'm using MX 16, and I've got Opera, Slimjet & Vivaldi browsers installed. When they were initially installed they opened without fuss. I'm now getting "Choose password for new keyring" when I open any of them for no particular reason.
Has something happened to Chromium based browsers?
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.
lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - MX-23
FYI: mx "test" repo is not the same thing as debian testing repo.