MX Linux (en)
Tags: linux, vbcode, eclipse, mx
Published: 2022-02-16 17:43:07

I've been a huge fan of Microsoft Windows for many years.

I used Microsoft Windows Server NT4, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019.

I used Microsoft SQL Server 6, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2017.

I used Windows 97, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10.

When I bought a desktop or notebook computer with Linux installed, I would just delete the Linux partition, create a new partition, format the hard drive partition and install some version of Windows.

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Many years ago I studied and used Satux Linux, Mandriva Linux, and Ubuntu Linux, but I didn't enjoy using any of them.

I have an old Thinkpad R61 notebook (4Gb of DDR2 RAM), which I like a lot, which was very slow with Windows 10. So this past weekend I was reading about Linux MX being a light and recommended operating system for use on old computers, and decided to give it a try.

Days ago late at night, I downloaded MX Linux version 21, and created a DVD, when I restarted the notebook, I thought I had it installed, but Linux MX creates a virtual disk with a demo of MX Linux running inside. Windows 10, even the notebook having only 4gb, it worked inside Windows 10.

Early the next morning I sent the DVD to install Linux MX, so it formatted the hard drive and took almost an hour to install.


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I liked MX Linux, it is very light, and the old notebook that only has 4gb is not slow.


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I also liked that it has a very similar way of using Windows, and it has an application manager with a list of different applications that can be installed on it, and it shows what is already installed and what can be uninstalled.


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I liked MX Linux too because I was able to install Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Atom, Eclipse, Python, PHP, Java, etc, on it, and it's working, but I'm still testing and learning how it works, it's been many years since I don't play with Linux.

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In the MX Linux terminal I used the commands: `sudo apt update` and then I said yes to his installation question, then I used the `sudo apt upgrade` command and then I said yes to the installation question, it took almost 4 hours to finish installing them all the updates, then I restarted the notebook, and it is up to date and working perfectly.

In the MX Linux application manager there is Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Atom, Eclipse and other web development applications available for installation.

After I had finished installing them, I ran Terminal:

1) I decided to install Python, I used the command `sudo apt install python` and answered yes to its installation question, and waited, it took a few minutes to finish installing it.

2) I decided to install PHP, I used the command `sudo apt install php` and answered yes to its installation question, and I waited, it took a few minutes to finish installing it.

3) I decided to install Java, I used the command `sudo apt install java` and answered yes to its installation question, and I waited, it took a few minutes to finish installing it.

4) After I had finished installing the development apps, Python, PHP, Java, I ran the commands: `sudo apt update` and then said yes to his installation question, then I used the command `sudo apt upgrade` and then I said yes to the installation question, and I waited to see if there were any more updates missing to be installed on MX Linux, and finally I restarted the notebook.