Currently, enjoying retirement volunteering tech help to MX Linux in my free time in the MX Linux Facebook group and the MX Linux Forum.
MX Linux 25 How-To guides
The below How-To guides should be usable on MX Linux 23 and MX Linux 21 with minor, easily discernable adjustments.
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- HELP: MX Boot Repair – an expansion on the current HELP file.
updated December 14, 2025
- HELP: MX Boot Repair – an expansion on the current HELP file.
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- Making a bootable external USB drive with MX Linux 25.1 installed
updated April 2, 2026
- Making a bootable external USB drive with MX Linux 25.1 installed
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- MX Linux 25 Quick-Start Guide
updated February 7, 2026
- MX Linux 25 Quick-Start Guide
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- 4.5.1 Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) Configuration
updated April 2, 2026
- 4.5.1 Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) Configuration
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- Dual Boot: MX Linux 25 & Windows-Installation Guide
updated November 11, 2025
- Dual Boot: MX Linux 25 & Windows-Installation Guide
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- Using Samba File Sharing in MX Linux
updated October 3, 2025
- Using Samba File Sharing in MX Linux
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- Printer Setup & Troubleshooting: How-To
updated April 2, 2026
- Printer Setup & Troubleshooting: How-To
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- Bluetooth devices How-To
updated January 24, 2026
- Bluetooth devices How-To
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- Scanner How-To
updated January 27, 2026
- Scanner How-To
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- Ventoy How-To
updated January 24, 2026
- Ventoy How-To
- Wi-Fi Troubleshooting: How-To
updated March 8, 2026
MX Linux 21 and 23 specific
These How-To guides have specific modifications for older versions of MX Linux.
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- Dual Boot: MX Linux 21/23 & Windows-Installation Guide
updated August 6, 2025
- Dual Boot: MX Linux 21/23 & Windows-Installation Guide
- MX Linux 21/23 Secure Boot: How to
updated August 11, 2025
The above documents are continually augmented with *many* wise words from those answering users support requests in the MX Linux Support Forum. There are too many to name individually. These documents could NOT be as complete without them having given help there.
- MX Linux Community How-Tos Multiple topics – often updated!
In my past Fortune 500 IT operations support, many of the positions required my performing email servers (MS Exchange) support How-To documentation management. At one, the writing and maintaining of user & service manuals was a core deliverable. One service manual was 500+ pages.
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