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MeX 64 bit Linux based on Ubuntu
20.10 with Cinnamon
4.6.4
NEWS/CHANGES 201031
Mex Linux
is no longer based on Linux Mint.
MeX Build 201031 is based only on Debian
and Ubuntu
20.10. I have
replaced the original kernel with
"my" special kernel 5.9.1-exton.
All installed packages in MeX
Linux have been upgraded
to the latest version by 201031.
This version of MeX uses Cinnamon
4.6.4 (latest). The very nice icon
theme Papirus is installed and
used.
MORE MeX NEWS 201031
1. The MeX ISO is now a ISO-hybrid,
which means that it can very easily
be transferred (copied) to a USB pen
drive.
2. Another big improvement is that
MeX now can run from RAM.
Use Boot alternative 2 (load
to RAM). When the
system has booted up you can eject
the disc (DVD)/USB stick. You'll
need at least 2 GB RAM to run MeX
that way. The ISO file is of only
1260 MB so MeX will run super fast
from RAM!
3. I have replaced Google Chrome
with Firefox. Google Chrome is no
longer needed to be able to run
Netflix in Linux.
4. The best thing with this new MeX
build - Create your own installable
Ubuntu 20.10 Live DVD with Refracta
Snapshot
(pre-installed)! The whole “remaster
process” is so simple that a 10 year
old child can do it.
5. I have installed Calamares
Installer as in many of my other
Linux builds. Calamares is an
installer framework. By design it
is very customizable, in order to
satisfy a wide variety of needs
and use cases. Very easy to
use. You can use Calamares to
install MeX on both UEFI
computers and non UEFI computers
(for example VirtualBox
and VMware).
Important
about Refracta
You can use the Refracta
Snapshot (pre-installed in MeX Build
201031) to create your own installable
Ubuntu Live DVD once you have
installed MeX to hard drive. I mean
change everything and then create a
whole new Ubuntu 20.10 live system.
When you start Refracta Snapshot it
will look
like this. You don’t even have
to install MeX to hard
drive before you can use the Refracta
Snapshot. If you have plenty of RAM
you can create a new (your own!)
Ubuntu system while running MeX from
DVD or a USB stick. Please note that
the whole Refracta process (creating
your new ISO) will only take 10 – 30
min! You can then install VirtualBox
in MeX so you can test run your own
created new Ubuntu ISO. Or do it in
Windows. Btw: You can do the whole
thing in VirtualBox. I mean install
MeX in VirtualBox, change
everything, create
a new Ubuntu 20.10 system using
Refracta Snapshot and transfer
your new ISO to your server with FileZilla
(pre-installed). Or use Samba
- screenshot.
NOTE:
If you want to create your own
distro you must install MeX to a
partition of at least 20GB. You’ll
find your new ISO file in
/home/snapshot. (You can of course
change that before you start
Refracta Snapshot).
The system language is ENGLISH.
Program content etc
To make it possible to run MeX from RAM
I have kept down the number of
installed packages. The MeX ISO file
is of 1260 MB. All packages have been
updated to the latest available stable
version as of October 31, 2020. See a
complete list
of all installed packages.
Used KERNEL
The best thing with kernel 5.9.1 is
that it has better support for the open-source Nvidia
driver Nouveau than any other
older kernel.
What’s
new in kernel 5.9?
COMPATIBILITY
Differences: Ubuntu
20.10 and MeX
Linux is different only in
principle to the terms of program
content. A general truth:
If an original system can run on a
particular computer an "Exton
remaster" of the same original system
can run on the same computer. I never
change a Linux system for the worse in
terms of auto configuration and
hardware detection, etc. It happens
that I replace the original kernel
(which I have done in this case), but
always to a "better" one with even
more native support for various
hardware etc.
Password and
login
The password for root
(superuser) is root. When
you start up MeX from the live dvd/USB
stick you will end up at LightDM's
login screen.
Log in to Cinnamon
4.6.4 as the ordinary user live
with password live. You
can't log in to Cinnamon as root.
During the installation process (using
Calamares or Refracta
Installer) you'll get the chance
to create your own ordinary user.
Installation
to hard drive
Note that you in advance (just in
case) should create a partition of
at least 8 GB for MeX Linux and a
SWAP space double the size of your
computer's RAM. I.e. if you have RAM
of 1024 MB or less. If you have RAM
of 2 GB or more it's enough with a
SWAP space of 2 GB. The installation
program in MeX is otherwise
"intuitive". Choose manual
partitioning and select the
partition you created in advance for
installation. Use Refracta
Installer - Simple
Installation or Expert
Installation. Or use Calamares
Installer. Read
more about hard drive
installations...
Language settings
After a hard drive
installation you may want to change
/home/YourUser/.bashrc.
Also: If you want to have Firefox and
Thunderbird (for example) in your
language you'll have to install locale
files via Synaptic.
Samba - connect to your Windows
computers
Samba is running all the time
so you can very easily reach your
Windows computers. Just open up Nemo
File Manager and go to Go >>
Network and your Windows
computers will be listed in a new
window.
USB
installation
Read my USB INSTRUCTION.
Spotify
You may want to install
Spotify in MeX or another
Debian/Ubuntu system. Just go ahead.
It’s very easy. Follow this
instruction for Ubuntu. Or while
running MeX just run the command sudo
apt update followed by sudo
apt install spotify-client.
Watch this screenshot.
Who can benefit from MeX?
All who like Debian/Ubuntu and want
a system that is easy to use and
maintain. And of course those who
want to create their own Ubuntu
system in a very simple way
with Refracta
Snapshot. Regarding MeX also
those who want to run a Linux system
super fast from RAM and/or like to
run Linux from a USB flash drive.
And those who want a new
kernel – 5.9.1. (Second
latest kernel by 201031).
DOWNLOAD
MeX
Linux can be downloaded
from SourceForge.net
- Fast, secure and free
downloads from the largest Open
Source applications and software
director.
MeX can also be downloaded from
the Swedish
Linux Society.
md5sum
for MeX Linux ISO which is of 1260
MB.
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