MX Linux vs LMDE | DistroWars

Today we will look at two Debian based distros for new users to compare and contrast basic OS differences. MX Linux vs Linux Mint Debian Edition.
#LMDE #MXLinux #DistroWars

00:00 Introduction
03:42 MX Linux
09:46 LMDE
16:45 Conclusion

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[someonesomewhere]

I can't praise MX Linux enough for all it does right. It's just so good, has a very active and friendly forum, and I can run it on both my mid-2000s dual core laptop and my newer i7 laptop with almost no performance difference, except during web browsing an other such heavier tasks, of course.

[jyow-xepw]

I have to say the biggest reason that I chose MX over any other distro (and I've tried a ton) is the fact that it's KDE but it doesn't look dated. It looks clean and simple. In addition all of the tools that come preloaded. That is what attracted me to MX in the first place and the fact that it's Debian based (I'll take rock solid stable over new and shiny any day). I've been daily driving MX for about 2ish months now and absolutely love it. No more windows bloat crapware for me.

[MichaelJHathaway]

** Thanks for the video Tom! TimeShift will backup your system AND individual files both. LMDE is more of a workstation style OS rather than a daily driver. It would be a more fair comparison between Linux Mint vanilla and MX Linux. LMDE "rock mountain stable". It's fast and when you thin down the installed programs, it is a rocket ship in speed. It is great for users who wish to use it as a platform for work, video editing, audio editing, streaming platform, etc. So if you have an additional computer in your rack, load LMDE and know that it will always just work.

[guilherme]

A official LMDE with Plasma Desktop would be the perfect distro for me.

[eloquenthillbilly]

MX Linux was the second distro I lived in for more than a week or so and I highly recommend it to a new user.
Can't remember if it was LMDE or Mint XFCE before that but I switched after it took what felt like ages to boot/reboot. Might be my hardware or I might've messed something up but MX Linux boots about as fast off an HDD as my current current Arcolinux install does off an NVMe drive.

At least that's my perception. I'm too lazy to boot each distro/drive a bunch of times with a stop watch to see which one boots faster.

[CallsignEskimo-lo]

The winning features for MX Linux are:

1. The Snapshot tool that allows you to make your own simple re-spin of the distro.
2. The ability to install alternate DEs from the Package Installer.
3. Offering Softmaker Office via Package Installer. This package is the best office suite for displaying Word docs.

The LMDE Software Manager is more polished than MX's Package Installer but both let you directly source Flatpaks.

[chrispop]

Boot Repair when installed is useful if you have a boot failure on a multi-boot machine, and can still boot to MX Linux.

[Blueeeeeee]

One thing I'd note about MX is their gray theming definitely reminds me of windows 95... :/

I have to say that their tools are very cool though !

Also I still wonder why these distributions don't simply directly commit to debian, I feel like the result would be amazing...

[abuelofm]

Would the boot repair function would be useful in a live usb? Then it would actually be very useful in case you need it!

[AnaRita-]

Tom another great video although my wife watched the video before me and she said "Ana Tom has a new video also MX Linux 19.2 is out for the month of May Tom has it " LOL my to do list never ends now I need to download it and update my distro installation usb flash drives GREAT hey at least things are getting done LOL between MX Linux and LMDE I perhaps would go with LMDE as it is more user friendly but I love MX Linux tools so I don't know it like choosing between your kids you know LOL I only wish MX Linux would date MLDE and have a baby LOL

[silvioglucklich]

I wish us to be more peaceful - e.g. change from Distro WARS to Distro Choice (or better as I'm German). Being a Newbie to Linux, having testet some distros on my laptop I'm currently switching from XP to Ubuntu Mate.
To me the choices are overwhelming and a mirror of our society - more split than united. Is devide et impera playing in the Linux field as well?

[pianokeyjoe]

lol! It took me seeing this video to see that my beloved MX has an OS update! Downloading 19.2 DVD set NOW!. Linux Mint never really stuck with me. I used it to fix client's computers or for basic functionality testing of client's computers, but never actually tried using it as my daily driver. I did receive a computer with Linux Mint installed which I chose to keep just for the purposes of acclimating myself with something outside of MX. That PC is collecting dust right now..

[jasonhsu]

I've used LMDE in the past, but I prefer MX Linux. While LMDE does replicate the user-friendliness of Linux Mint, it seems to be an afterthought. When Debian makes a new stable release, MX Linux has a new release based on it available in a few months. LMDE takes at least a year to do so. To be fair, the MX Linux team has the unfair advantage of not being responsible for a popular Ubuntu-based edition, MATE, and Cinnamon.

[rsscapeNews]

actually the system snapshot feature in mx linux can save everything if you want it to right down to accounts and personal files

[CowboyTrucking]

I could never get the volume settings to work right in Mx Linux 19. Its was just always loud and could never get it to change. How do you fix that. i7-7700 CPU@ 3.60 ghz x 4 Hp computer, 16 gig ram or memory if you want to call it. With the Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630. Please help if you can.

[philwood]

My dell has easy accessible places for two hdds. One has mx 19, the other lmde4

[danieldicker]

Whenever I try to install LMDE on my laptop it comes up with
grub bootloader was not configured properly
Does anyone know how to fix this.
Thanks

[dougtilaran]

Congrats on reviewing the 2 best N00B or geek distros on the planet. Go get a non free Debian Testing-firmware Qt and you have 3

[bitemykrank]

Not MX 19.2 ? Your behind the times again

[njoroge]

MX linux 19.1 AHS vlc not working you have do download other players.