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When I try to install MPD I get this:

$ sudo apt install mpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
mpd is already the newest version (0.23.12-1+b1).
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libpango1.0-0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up mpd (0.23.12-1+b1) ...
Starting Music Player Daemon: mpd/etc/mpd.conf must have pid_file set; cannot start daemon. ... failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mpd (--configure):
 installed mpd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

When I try to remove MPD I get this:

$ sudo apt remove mpd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libadplug-2.3.3-0 libbinio1v5 libfmt9 libjs-sphinxdoc libjs-underscore libmms0 libpango1.0-0
  libsidplayfp6 libzzip-0-13
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  mpd
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 2,525 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 366052 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mpd (0.23.12-1+b1) ...
/etc/mpd.conf must have pid_file set; cannot stop daemon. ... failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mpd (--remove):
 installed mpd package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Starting Music Player Daemon: mpd/etc/mpd.conf must have pid_file set; cannot start daemon. ... failed!
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 installed mpd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mpd
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Can somebody give me a hand with installing MPD?

MX Version - - MX-23.2
Debian Version 12.5

CPU: dual core Intel Core i5-2520M (-MT MCP-) speed/min/max: 896/800/2501 MHz
Kernel: 6.8.8-1-liquorix-amd64 x86_64 Up: 22m Mem: 2826.6/15882.8 MiB (17.8%)
Storage: 685.43 GiB (4.3% used) Procs: 317 Client: Unknown Client: mx-welcome inxi: 3.3.26

EDIT: ***

I also have a problem with APT(?). When I try to uninstall Thuderbird (I want to use the Flatpak version), I get this:

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libotr5 libpango1.0-0
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
thunderbird
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 237 MB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 366052 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing thunderbird (1:115.10.1-1~deb12u1) ...
Setting up mpd (0.23.12-1+b1) ...
Starting Music Player Daemon: mpd/etc/mpd.conf must have pid_file set; cannot start daemon. ... failed!
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1) ...
invoke-rc.d: initscript mpd, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mpd (--configure):
installed mpd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
mpd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

anyone know how to install one driver on linux mx ?

i installed using this line code

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/jstaf/Debian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:jstaf.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:jstaf/Debian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/home_jstaf.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install onedriverecho 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/jstaf/Debian_12/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/home:jstaf.list
curl -fsSL https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:jstaf/Debian_12/Release.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/home_jstaf.gpg > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install onedriver

it will install i named a folder onedriver as my mount point,
but when i choose a mount point it will not as me for my user name and password for onedrive

stuck here just need onedrive to work for me to drop windows all together 

Hi everyone,

New MX Linux user here. I have been trying to troubleshoot this issue, when I try to open Spotify or Todoist (they redirect me to their website to log in), no website would open.

I have set, changed, and returned to the original settings including Default Applications. I was using the flatpak version of Brave and changed to the package they provide on their website for Debian, but still, I haven't been able to solve this. I have also tried with Firefox and nothing changed.

Would anyone know what might be the problem or how to solve it? Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I’m using KDE

I had MX Linux installed with a boot esp partition. When I tried installing antix core to another partition I got confused and ended up losing my boot loader.

I'm trying again now, again with MX and antiX. How should I proceed in regards to GRUB and the existing esp partition for the new installation? Should I format it? Should I indicate to the installer to treat as an ESP partition?

Important Notice: We are planning to push out liquorix linux kernel 6.8 into the ahs repo this weekend. Nvidia legacy drivers will not build on this kernel. Those of you using AHS and liquorix kernel autoupdates and legacy nvidia drivers (340, 390) should not update to the 6.8 kernel. Realtek, nvidia, and virtualbox dkms packages have already been updated.

Hi, since I did tried 23.2 like yesterday, I wanted to install it from ventoy but for some reason I can't switch to it yet, I really want to get off Windows especially 10. I have been on and off Linux since 2012. Also my laptop is Dell Precision M6600 with Intel HD 3000 (Potato gpu, no Vulkan here), 2nd Gen Core i7 2760QM, 8 GB RAM and 256GB SSD. Previously I did used MX 23.2 KDE 64 bit for a month back in 2023. Still having an updated iso would be nice.

Huge Thanks MX Linux devs and community, Linux Mint was making me go insane for sometimes before discovering this in 2019. And also thanks to Wine and Proton GE.

Edit:Adrain MX Linux replied: KDE 6 will be there in next MX Linux (24 or 25) if the next Debian release also adopts it. Huge Thanks. Till then I am on Windows 10 until games, emulators and browsers stop supporting it.

I use Linux MX 23 . I have been noticing that bluettoh headset sounds terrible . Crackling scrtching souds . It is irritating . Wired headphones work well but the bluetooth ones dont .

Sodenote -i have tried and had same experience with multiple brand headphones Bluetooth adapter - TP link archer t5e pcie adapter

I noticed that the audio starts crackling - popping whenever I play games. Other stuffs like watching videos or listening to music are perfectly fine, no crackling symptoms there.

Games I tried to play on my main gaming rig^(2) were: Wow, war thunder, Fallout new vegas, american truck simulator, farming simulator, star wars the old republic (the mmorpg one). These run buttersmooth on Linux Mint but not on MX and my heart is broken because I really love MX, but I can't use it like that.

These are what I tried so far, but the issue persisted:

• different kernel versions,
• switched to systemd from default sysvinit,
• removed pipewire and used only pulse**^(1)** (see details below),
• modified sampling rates as in 44.1kHz and 48kHz,
• sound card power saves are ok**^(1)** (see details below);

^(1) Used only pulse because Mint has only pulse and no pipewire anywhere. Sound card power staves are ok because they are the same as they are on Mint under /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save and power_save_controller.

So, the thing is, same machines, everything just runs fine out of the box with Linux Mint, but with MX Linux they have these odd sound issues, and I really want to troubleshoot this since I love MX and I really dont want to ditch it away (I already reinstalled it twice because I'm having these ups and downs with it).

Here's one of my laptops, where MX still resides (I turned my main gaming rig back to Mint) :

https://pastebin.com/cTyTwwEN

On this laptop, I have the same symptoms that I had on my main gaming rig**^(2)** (crackling - popping audio), and when I use Mint on this laptop too, these symptoms just vanished, so its definitely something with MX's default configurations.

^(2) gaming rig as in: Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4G with Intel i5 6500 if that changes something, also I used nvidia drivers on my main pc that the repo let me install (525).

PS: Also tried out AHS edition, but I had issues with the computer shutdown / sleep (couldn't shut my pc down or wake it up from sleep) so I reverted back to the "vanilla" (non AHS) version, so I don't know if it would do these symptoms on AHS or not, but I'm not gonna install it again, because I'm 99.99% sure it would be the same symptoms + anyways I couldn't daily drive it because of the shutdown problems.

I'm sure there's plenty of stories like this here but just wanted to sing the praises of this OS.

Had a laptop I was trying to get to work. Relatively new but for whatever reason the preinstalled Windows just ran absolutely horrible on it (To be fair this was due to it shipping in S mode and it probably wasn't equipped to be running anything beyond that. But who wants to use Windows in S mode?). Windows was a no go. Constant freezing and instability due to the high ram usage causing things to lock up. It has about 6.5 usable but for whatever reason it was hitting the limit constantly.

Tried multiple Linux distros like Zorin, Ubuntu, EndeavourOS and all of them had the same problem with locking up and instability. Quite a few had no wifi out of the box, which I could have gotten to work by installing the right drivers myself, but I saw MX ran XFCE which is pretty lightweight and also had an advanced hardware support option, so I gave it a whirl.

I've had ZERO issues so far. Out of the box it recognized my wifi chip and had working bluetooth and other features working flawlessly. Performance seems to be buttery smooth. Did a stress test to run Discord, Steam, Spotify, Firefox with a youtube video and a few other programs all at once to purposely try to get it to lock up and it's holding up like a champ in a way no other OS has been able to match so far. The few games I do play have performed well (Just older stuff like Team Fortress 2 and indie games. Of course not expecting to run the latest and greatest on this low end machine). Just a very impressive OS and could see myself extending this to my other machines if performance is this good on this one.

tl;dr: MX Linux good

When I try to install MX linux on virtualbox and Entering to the system and attempting to install Up to 16% and then the device stops completely I tried several settings and it didn't work And not only MX linux, there are other systems facing the same problem, I ask someone who has faced the same problem to help me or give me your suggestion to solve the problem, For information, the device is new and I have worked for him format And its specifications My device are good and other systems have been proven, but I don't know why MX Linux with others not being installed

I want to install MX linux on my secondary hard drive without erasing the data. I guess can only do this via the "customize the disk layout" option. I got the GParted figured out I'm just confused how I should mark the "used for" label. I know that slash is root, and home is home, but I can only choose one. Does it want me to make two partitions and mark them as root and home? I know some people have them separate but idk if that's the best option since I'm trying to save space.

Also should I make a 2nd EFI partition? My main hard drive has one with windows.

Edit: Sorry that my post posted twice it must be a glitch.

Hey girls, Is it the right place to ask about partitionning/installation ?

It's for an AVL-MX 23

Ususal partitionning: -Disk1 48Go / -Disk2 16Go /var; 32Go swap; 32Go /tmp

As I have another distro installed, I need a second set of these /var /tmp swap so they don't cross

That's why I'm thinking about installing them in a 80Go LVM

But I just can't find anysuch in the install menu :(

Mx linux's appstore is pretty cool. I like how you can type in common things that are used like photoshop etc and can just download it and it works

Are there any other linux that has something that comes close to this

Like next 2 like that. With Biggest appstores. Which has largest

I have to put a password every time I do something. How to turn that off, would like it off

This weekend I migrated my home office to MX from LMDE 6 -- which I still have a high opinion of (but sometimes felt like I was playing with a toy). I've used Linux off and on since the 90s.

I had decided to check out MX Linux on an old laptop because I was attracted to the XFCE configuration and toolkits. I was instantly convinced. I spent today moving my main workstation (solo practice law office) from Mint to MX.

To be fair, I had to do some configuring, which would not necessarily have been accessible to novice users. But it feels like that's part of why the MX Linux distro hits a sweet spot. It's outstanding for people who are comfortable with package installation and simple scripting, but who really just need a fast, functioning desktop for work.

I especially like the XFCE theme/panel configuration, the package installer's option for flatpaks, Nvidia driver scripts, and Conky. The installer may not have been fully idiot-proof, but it was perfectly for making a mildly complicated dual boot system.

Very happy with my decision - thanks for all your work on this!

Is there a reason curlftpfs is not available with MX Linux KDE? I can't seem to find it. Was it replaced with something else? It seems to be available for Debian based distros among others. What gives?

UPDATE: Well, I did get it working but it still throws permission errors when saving files. However it DOES actually save the changes to files even though it throws the error that it doesn't have write permissions. Odd.

Since a few days ago this "mx-iso-template" item is always present on the list of available updates. Other updates appear on the list and get installed as usual, but this one stays there. Doesn't seem to cause any substantial problem with the system except a minor nuisance of always seeing the "Updates available" notification in the system tray area. Has anyone else encountered this? What gives? How do I fix it? Google only finds that "mx-iso-template" being mentioned at least two years ago and in a completely different context.

System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-17-amd64 [6.1.69-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-17-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23.2_KDE_x64 Libretto
    January 21 2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

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MX Linux KDE Daily Driver after 25 Years of Distro Hopping and Dual Booting with Windows. Don't hate me for using "Edge". I've used it since launch so it will take some time to migrate and get rid of old habits. Besides it's not that terrible aside from the privacy issues, the nagging issues, the resource hogging issues, well....okay but give me a break will ya?! 😆

To be fair MX Linux wasn't my first choice actually. Linux Mint convinced me that Linux was ready for primetime for Intermediate to advanced PC users. Not quite ready to hand off to "grandma" just yet. Getting there but not yet. I actually decided to make the switch just recently after dual booting Mint CE and W11. But I was super jealous of the custom options in KDE/Plasma. And, while MX Linux KDE could be better on the user-friendliness scale relative to Mint 23, I have just yesterday committed to making it my daily driver. For people who want to cut their teeth on Linux coming from Windows....Mint is probably the option I'd recommend. For intermediate to advanced users who know their way around and want something more customizable and flashy, MX Linux KDE is a solid choice.

I'm by no means an advanced user but I know enough to fumble my way around and through the frustrations. And can definitely muddle my way with a search engine to find the answers I need.

Linux Distros are certainly nipping at M$ and Apple's heels for hitting a critical level of userbase that COULD possibly snowball. I'm gonna guess Mint is either one or two releases away from hitting it out of the park. Then it's just going to be a matter of marketing, stability and support. MXL has a bit to go yet, but I'm here for the push!

P.S. I'm still trying to wrap my head around "Wayland" and whether or not this is something I should need or want.

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Recently did fresh Windows 11 install.

Booting up, MX Linux still shows up on UEFI root along with Linux Firmware updater.

Evidently, remnants of previous dual-boot tentatives (MX and others).

Anyway to safely remove these "remnants"?

I will buy a new rtx nvidia 4050 card and i really dont care about the performance on linux. I just want it to be secure and private. Is it possible with nvidia cards?

I'm a home desktop user and a would like everything besides the browser, firefox, to be denied access to the internet.

Is the default settings enough once I click "enable" in the gufw settings or do I need to do something else?

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I have some problme with my screen in MX linux, I can't read anything because it's too small.

MX 23, Fluxbox.

Thank you for read.

I have some problme with my screen in MX linux, I can't read anything because it's too small.

MX 23, Fluxbox.

Thank you for read.

Just installed MXLinux and liking it so far. However, I want to use gThumb to edit photos on my NAS, but gThumb does not see my NAS in the folder list and cannot for the life of me figure out how find my NAS within gThumb. My Dolphin file manager does see my NAS. Any thoughts? Thanks!

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i've been fighting this, on & off, for a few months now. i can manually start the server and mount clients remotely. but i reboot & had to exportfs and restart the nfs-kernel-server. i read in an obscure stack exchange to check service start orders, so i have been messing with that nonsense. today i enabled systemd, and the damn thing started right up at boot.

just an fyi, if anyone else is having service startup issues on mx.

Hi, I just posted this thread on debian subreddit : https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/1bw5965/debian_12_vs_mx_linux_kde/

Feel free to answer under this post or directly there, thanks in advance!

Searching for this topic just brings up a zillion sites that show how to setup dual boot and not how to reinstall Windows once dual boot is already working.

I have a dual boot system with MX 23.2 on one SSD, and Win11 on another. All is well.

Anticipating that I'll eventually have to reload Win11(because, you know, Windows), would I just go through the process to reinstall it on the appropriate drive, then repair grub?

And to repair grub, should I boot into a MX 23 USB and use the MX Boot Repair tool or try to run a command(update-grub) to repair grub?

Just installed an RX 6650 on Wildflower and my only resolution is 1024 x 769. I attempted the driver install from the Radeon webpage and no change. It works fine with a live boot with 23. 2. Am I forced to upgrade or is there a way to get it to work on Wildflower?