MX Linux has been at the top of Distrowatch for a long time,
so I decided to give it a look-see. This is MX-19 based on Debian,
installed in VirtualBox. This PC has only 4GB of ram,
so I installed the 32bit for MX-19, to save my ram for
running my main OS, W10. The only real quirk was the
PAE options in VirtualBox had to be ticked before the ISO
would boot. Do not know why, but maybe someone
else may have an answer. MX-19 is running well but
not to the point I would replace Linux Mint.
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Well, I may not have an answer to that - but VirtualBox isn’t my favorite (for my usage at least).
I’ve observed that the VMware player performs better when compared to VirtualBox. If you’d like, you can give it a try on VMware.
And, based on my personal experience, MX-19 was pretty snappy when I installed it on my PC. I didn’t like the fact that it did not support my WiFi adapter out-of-the-box, but I didn’t have anything else to complain about.
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Yes MX-19 does seem perky, I would have trouble adjusting to XFCE DE, just so used to running Mint Mate. I have used VMware Player, just decided to move to VirtualBox. If I get time I may install this on a SSD and see what it can do.
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