Release of MX Linux 19.1 distribution

Took place release of a lightweight distribution MX Linux 19.1, created as a result of collaboration among communities formed around projects antiX and MEPIS. The release is based on a Debian package base with enhancements from the antiX project and numerous custom applications that facilitate the configuration and installation of software. By default, the Xfce desktop is offered. For download 32-bit and 64-bit builds are available, sized at 1.4 GB (x86_64, i386).

In the new release:

  • The package base has been updated to Debian 10.3, borrowing some packages from the latest antiX repositories.
    In addition to the previously offered Linux kernel 4.19 and Mesa 18.3, alternative package options have been added to the repository for 64-bit systems with improved hardware support, including kernel 5.4, Mesa 19.2, and new releases of graphics drivers.
  • Updated versions of
    Xfce 4.14, GIMP 2.10.12, Firefox 73, VLC 3.0.8, Clementine 1.3.1, Thunderbird 68.4.0, LibreOffice 6.1.5 (LibreOffice 6.4 is also offered via MX-Packageinstaller).
  • In the mx-installer (based on gazelle-installer) the ability to copy the user's basic settings from the /home/demo directory in the linuxfs archive has been implemented.
  • In mx-packageinstaller, the option ‘—install-recommends’ has been added for installing recommended dependencies (recommended category).
  • In mx-tweak, support for setting a user or root password for GUI authentication has been added. Scaling settings through xrandr for Xfce 4.14 have been implemented.
  • A brightness-systray widget for controlling screen brightness from the system tray has been added.
  • Main composition included alternative window manager MX-Fluxbox.

Release of MX Linux 19.1 distribution

Source: opennet.ru

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