AVL-MXE can be installed from a running LiveISO session to the computer hosting it from the Install button the initial ‘splash’ welcome screen or by opening the ‘Installer’ launcher at the top left corner of the screen which will launch the MX Installer. The Installer gives step by step Dialogs and the Installer window displays contextual Help text throughout the Installation process to answer any questions the User may have about the various installation options. Screenshot of MX Linux Installer Locations:
Installation Suggestions Depending on your experience with using Linux you may have some pre-conceived ideas about how a Linux system should be installed and what the HDD partition layout of your installation should be. Many people like to have a separate root and home partition, some like to go with full-blown LVM (Linux Volume Management) setup. Depending on what you are using your installed Operating System for there are certainly valid use-cases for every kind of setup. Because of the intended purpose of AVL-MXE I’m going to suggest some things that may seem out of the ordinary but many years of experience have shown me that there is some merit and solid logic in setting up a Workstation system a bit differently. When you are using an Operating System as a Multimedia Workstation you have to take into consideration that you will be working with a lot of large files, you will most likely be working on projects for days or even months and since you are creating Audio and Video works that are unique to you and your talents your data will be very precious and not easily replaceable so the safety of important Data is always a concern but the safety of artistic creations are that much more of a concern. Another important consideration is being able to quickly restore and re-install a very complex and specialized Operating System in the case that there is either a Hardware or Software System failure.
Because of these and other considerations I strongly suggest to Install AVL-MXE on it’s own system root (‘/’) partition with the home folder contained within the same root partition. I suggest all important Data and Projects should be kept on other separate Data partitions and not in the User’s home folder. In a setup like this the system partition that AVL-MXE is installed to does not have to be overly large but I do suggest a minimum of 25 Gb. If you have a large HDD to work with then focus on allocating the largest amounts of space to creating other partitions for your Data. You may wonder and ask “why can’t I just keep all my Data in my home folder like I usually would”? The answer is because in the event that you ever need to either reinstall AVL-MXE (or install a whole different OS) then you want to ensure your precious Data is on a separate partition that is not targeted by an installer and does not need to move or be backed up elsewhere, this way you can install an Operating System on one single dedicated partition without disturbing your Data. In this scenario your home folder should be seen as a temporary staging area to download to, organize, and use for short term purposes while your important Data is stored elsewhere. In the event you have a sudden major system failure you can rest assured that you won’t lose everything and will be back up and running in short order. Even with these precautions I cannot overstate the extreme importance of backing up your Data to an external source even when it is on separate partitions in the System. Keeping Data on separate partitions gets us some of the way toward preserving and protecting it but external Backup copies are the only way to guarantee it’s safety.
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