From Noob To Power User With MX Linux

In this edition of "From Noob To Power User" I will be taking MX Linux and customizing it slightly to fit my workflow. This will include theming, some software installations, setting keybindings, shell aliases and some other essential changes (in my opinion).

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[grimslade]

MX Linux is a good distro to run off a USB stick, as it has that optional mode to load it all into RAM at boot, then save it back to the USB on shutdown... I don't know why I'm writing this, I'm sure everyone is aware... I just want attention I guess. 👀💦

[stefmyt]

I'm so happy to see a Greek linux distro be so popular!

[samueldaley]

You can flip the contents of the bar with MX Tweak as well whenever you use the Affects 1st Panel settings under the Panel Tab, it happens automatically whenever you choose a different way to display the panel.

[chrispop]

To easily rearrange panel items, use the 'Items' tab of the Panel Preferences pane. You just highlight an item, then use the arrows to move it up or down.

[davidczepanski]

nice work dt!! you've really highlighted one of the main strengths of linux; making your machine *yours*, making it do what *you* want it to do. what you just did would have seemed like magic to me as a new linux user.

[RobinJusteEmery]

You can change the position of the panel using the MX Tweaks tool. This then moves menu items into their correct place. Using the Mode drop down just uses the default XFCE position, so will take MX Linux panel items and mirror their positon if you move to the top.

Use MX Tweaks!!

[HikingFeral]

I really have gone from a complete noob to an intermediate Arch user because of you and your channel. I am also practising installing arch over and over on my virtual machine so if there are any problems I will know most of the commands off by heart. I'm using a tiling window manager within KDE but I think soon I will be confident enough to ditch the DE completely.

[peterschmidt]

Coming from Windows and being used to the task bar being at the bottom, I always found it strange that Linux predominantly had the task bar at the top. it's only since using Linux that I've actually thought about the placement and yes, it really does make sense. So even my Windows task bar is now at the top.

But that's the great thing about Linux - you can take pretty much any distribution and make it look and behave to a certain extent how you like it, regardless of distro.

[rafalg]

Some terminals, including xfce4-terminal, can be run with --maximize flag to fill the screen on startup. Personally I like my terminal always maximized, with no scrollbar, no menu and no borders, looks really nice this way and uses all the available space for output.

[irekmaster]

Another GREAT masterpiece bro. Not watch your wideo a lot but know You are real important person in liux world and my respect to you. Like to her how simple work on linux could be using your ways doing it simple. Thanks for it. Have a nice day and night with all of this. Is perfect. Greet

[Redyf]

I noticed that it's in first place on DistroWatch but i've never seen someone talking about it on youtube for some reason, I found out about this distro last week (i'm starting on linux but still).
So can someone explain why is it in first place? Also your videos are so good DT, i've been learning a lot with you even though i started recently.

[archpenguin]

@distrotube Thanks! My geany has never looked this good until now! great little trick!

[jnrivers]

MX Linux is just really good.
Everything in it is solid, reliable, and the MX Tools are very useful.
Some people compare it to oldschool Ubuntu, and it's understandable why.
I was having trouble with things breaking, and stability issues on my usual rolling distro choices (Manjaro, Solus, Fedora).
I use a AMD advantage laptop so a newer kernel is mandatory, luckily the MX repos have a 5.17 kernel making this a really solid gaming setup.
If I could complain about one thing, it's having a slightly dated Mesa (21.2.5)

[snowhusk]

16:42 by default xfce has the Alt key as floating modifier, so you can hold Alt + left mouse button to drag window or right mouse button to resize. Also, you can change Alt to Mod key for that in "window manager tweaks"

[chrislinuxtutorials]

I come from Greece and I am so glad a greek Linux distro is so famous!

[SB-qmwg]

MX is my Internet VM. I love it. The tools are amazing.

[foji-video]

I like to put aliases in .bash_aliases, which is standard

[alienews]

00:10 i do just like you : i get spoons and cut in the metal to transform them into forks.. Don't really why i don't get forks in the first place though, maybe you can tell me... ?

[AeriaVelocity]

I really want to see "From Power User To Noob" now.

[Funkster]

1:17 although i dont use the left side panel; but if thats stuck there i would prefer the main things down... maybe its psyche to have tiny looking icons near and not grabbing much attention than colorful app icons bugging in view. i like that if thats stuck.