MX Linux (and therefore AVL-MXE) is based on Debian Linux and makes use of its well-known APT/DPKG Package Management. There are some key software installation differences that should be noted between MX Linux and systems using Debian Linux directly. Most Debian Users are familiar with the graphical utility known as the ‘Synaptic Package Manager’ and AVL-MXE comes with Synaptic installed but it is not necessarily the first recommended method of adding and removing software from your system. The first native MX tool to be aware of is the ‘MX Updater’ that runs in the systray section of the XFCE4- Panel and is both an indicator of when updates are available and also launches a terminal-based utility to perform the actual updating. When updates are available the MX Updater icon will appear as green and usually a tooltip message will pop up and tell you that updates are available
MX Linux has it’s own powerful Package Manager known as the MX Package Installer (or ‘MXPI’). It features a multi-tabbed interface that allows you to install applications from the default software Repositories (aka ‘Repos’) as you would on a normal Debian system but it has a few interesting extra optional features. The MX developers have an incredibly dedicated team of their own ‘Packagers’ that fulfill a very important purpose of providing upstream software version upgrades that would not normally be available though the default Debian Linux Repositories. Because of the large amount of work that they do in response to User requests MX Linux has an extra ‘Testing’ Repo that provides an optional staging area for Users to try out upgraded applications before they enter the default MX Repo. It is NOT advised to have this Repo enabled for use at all times so the ‘Testing’ tab of MXPI allows you to temporarily enable the Testing Repo and install software from it. For this reason it is discouraged to install Testing packages with Synaptic. If you don’t see an updates for a Package you may be interested in upgrading withing the default MX Repos, you may find that it is available in the MX Testing section. In addition MXPI provides the option to temporarily enable ‘backported’ Package Repos from Debian Linux and a great extra feature is the ability to install self-contained ‘Flatpak’ applications on the system as well. If you want to play it safe you can simply choose not use these extended features and only install Software Packages from the default Repos provided in AVL-MXE.
Installing non-Repo or Outside Debian Packages If you download a Debian Package (aka ‘Deb’) from a Website or location outside of the MX Linux Repository system then you can use the ‘Debian Package Installer’ Custom Action within the Thunar File Manager. To do this navigate to the location you have downloaded the Package to in the Thunar File Manager and right-click on the Package file. Thunar will recognize the ‘.deb’ file extension and show an ‘Install Debian Package’ Custom Action to do the installation. This Thunar Custom Action replaces the graphical ‘Gdebi’ Package Installer application that was in previous versions of AVL-MXE. The Thunar Installer will ask you twice to confirm the installation of outside Debian Packages, never install a Package if you aren’t sure if the provider is trustworthy!!
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