The lightweight MX distribution has been released. Linux 23.5, created as a result of the collaboration between the communities formed around the antiX and MEPIS projects. The release is based on the package base Debian With improvements from the antiX project and packages from its own repository. The distribution uses the sysVinit initialization system and its own tools for system configuration and deployment. Available for download are 32- and 64-bit builds (x86_64, i386) with the Xfce desktop (2.4 GB), 64-bit builds with the KDE desktop (2.7 GB), and builds (1.8 GB) with the Fluxbox window manager.
In the new release:
- The Xfce desktop environment has been updated to release 4.20.
- Synchronization with the package database has been completed Debian 12.9. Application versions have been updated. As in previous releases, the sysVinit init system remains the default, with systemd available as an option.
- Basic package with core Linux Updated to version 6.1.123. Separate builds with extended hardware support (AHS) have been prepared and shipped with Xfce and kernel 6.12.8, with patches from the liquorix project.
- The MX Raspberry Pi Respin (RPI) build for Raspberry Pi boards that ships with Xfce has been updated.
- The graphical interface for installing MX Packageinstaller packages now displays screenshots available on the screenshots website.debian.net, and improved display of package versions from third-party repositories.
- Added warning when attempting to enable persistent storage when booting from read-only media.
- Additional fallback modes have been added to the installer.
Source: opennet.ru
