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I don't know a single person that uses MX Linux and yet it's always at the top of the distrowatch list
Me, I use it.
In fact, his sentiment of "Linux mint for everyone else, MX Linux for me" is my exact philosophy.
I started using it for this shitty old system I was using as an HTPC. Then I tried it on my main system (using the KDE flavor), and I love it. Everything just works. Most stable system I've ever used. And, the MX tools are great. I can change the bootloader settings so easy. I try other distros, and I always wind up missing some small feature from the tools.
I like that I can set my password as [nothing] right from the installer. Why do all the other installers fight you for that? Sure there are ways around it with the command line, but I don't even need them in MX.
ok your starting to sell me on this. Im lazy though so tend not to change until I need to.
Distrowatch list is just how many people click the page on Distrowatch. It's not a general metric how many people use it.
I've always thought of it as being a measure of the "WTF is that one again?" factor of a distro. Maybe it represents how unmemorable the name is.
We know, who is clicking at MX Linux? And the other distros that are currently at the top?
My top distros:
It runs on an Intel compute stick about a decade old, and quite well. I use it on a couple of them I have.
Thats about it though.
I used MX for a bit. Its actually pretty solid and I liked their Fluxbox setup. Very similar to Mint as it provides quite a solid suite of tried and tested tools and is fairly easy to get started with if you have basic computer experience. It also has non-systemd options for those who are into that. Quite a few reasons for folks to check it out so I am not shocked its towards the top of the list.
I use MX Linux because it provides a simple way to use both the NVIDIA 340 drivers and the latest kernels with my 14 year old laptop.