13:50 I love the Deb Installer package. I have two programs I use (LACT and Emby Media Server) that are not in the repos. When they release an update, I just download their deb file and double click on it and Deb Installer will update that package for me.
Your repositories are great and and the package installer too! Great work! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you! Question: How can I find out why the flatpak search works in the mx package installer but not in the terminal? Is there a way to fix it? $: "flatpak search libreoffice" brings: "F: Could not parse XML data: Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '
the command would be "flatpak search APPNAME". so with my usual example of abiword, "flatpak search abiword". Of course, flathub should be set up first, which mxpackageinstaller does for you the first time its used.
mostly by making sure the deb you download is compatible with the distro you are using. tools like deb-installer, gdebi, and apt will satisfy dependencies automatically, if they are available in your configured repo. (BTW, the dpkg tool does not satisfy dependencies automatically). if the depend is not in the repo then you also need to track down the dependent packages and install those. for some apps that's OK, but if you have to start doing things like updating glibc or other system level shared libraries, you can descend down a rabbit hole of dependency hell very quickly, likely breaking your system along the way. depends might also not be satisfy-able if that deb requires some package that is conflicting with another package that is already installed. all this gets especially true with debs that are meant for ubuntu being used on debian. package names, including dependencies, can be different between debian and ubuntu, so that's an additional complication. this is a very big reason why we don't recommend setting up ubuntu ppa repositories on debian/mx/antiX. that is a very long winded answer, and I hope a hint of an answer is in there for you :)
Newbie here who is playing around with antiX linux. Can you explain why someone would want to run MX linux as a lightweight distro when antiX is lighter? Is it because of this systemd thing? Preference in included apps or the look and feel? Many thanks!
antiX has different design goals. 1. lightweight utilizing window managers 2. emphasis on older computers 3. systemd-free. None of those apply to MX. MX doesn't claim to be lightweight either. You may see that in reviews, but the project doesn't make the claim themselves.
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Thanks for another great video D_O. This should be compulsory viewing for anyone new to MX Linux!
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13:50 I love the Deb Installer package. I have two programs I use (LACT and Emby Media Server) that are not in the repos. When they release an update, I just download their deb file and double click on it and Deb Installer will update that package for me.
Well done, very clear!
how to install antix linux with Enlightenment ?
Your repositories are great and and the package installer too! Great work! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you!
Question: How can I find out why the flatpak search works in the mx package installer but not in the terminal? Is there a way to fix it?
$: "flatpak search libreoffice" brings: "F: Could not parse XML data: Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, '
the command would be "flatpak search APPNAME". so with my usual example of abiword, "flatpak search abiword". Of course, flathub should be set up first, which mxpackageinstaller does for you the first time its used.
I've had it, when I've downloaded a ".deb' file, tried to install it, and it failed, because of unmet dependencies. How do you solve that? Thanks.
mostly by making sure the deb you download is compatible with the distro you are using. tools like deb-installer, gdebi, and apt will satisfy dependencies automatically, if they are available in your configured repo. (BTW, the dpkg tool does not satisfy dependencies automatically). if the depend is not in the repo then you also need to track down the dependent packages and install those. for some apps that's OK, but if you have to start doing things like updating glibc or other system level shared libraries, you can descend down a rabbit hole of dependency hell very quickly, likely breaking your system along the way.
depends might also not be satisfy-able if that deb requires some package that is conflicting with another package that is already installed.
all this gets especially true with debs that are meant for ubuntu being used on debian. package names, including dependencies, can be different between debian and ubuntu, so that's an additional complication. this is a very big reason why we don't recommend setting up ubuntu ppa repositories on debian/mx/antiX.
that is a very long winded answer, and I hope a hint of an answer is in there for you :)
Newbie here who is playing around with antiX linux. Can you explain why someone would want to run MX linux as a lightweight distro when antiX is lighter? Is it because of this systemd thing? Preference in included apps or the look and feel? Many thanks!
antiX has different design goals. 1. lightweight utilizing window managers 2. emphasis on older computers 3. systemd-free. None of those apply to MX. MX doesn't claim to be lightweight either. You may see that in reviews, but the project doesn't make the claim themselves.
@@runwiththedolphin Ah, thank you for the clarification. That makes sense now. 🤙
I came to MX by way of the antiX project many moons ago. Its a great project. Enjoy it!
@@runwiththedolphin The antX forum has been very helpful for my newbie self and I appreciate you guys working on both these projects.
Most convenient are flatpaks.