MX Linux is a stable Debian-based lightweight Linux operating system, with the core components of antiX
At the end of July of this year, we shared here on the blog the news of the launch of MX-23 “Libreto”, in which the main novelty was the base change to Debian 12 and now almost two and a half months later, the release of MX Linux 23.1 “Libreto” has been announced which is the first update of the 23.x branch.
This first update version, MX-23.1 “Libreto” implements a large number of system package updates, as well as bug fixes and a new kernel version.
For those who are unaware of MX Linux should know that It is an operating system based on stable Debian versions and uses core components of antiX, with additional software created and packaged by the MX community, it is basically an operating system that combines a sleek and efficient desktop with simple configurations, high stability, stable performance, and minimal space. In addition to being one of the few Linux distributions that still provide and maintain support for 32-bit architecture.
The goal declared of the community is “combine a sleek and efficient desk with a simple setup, high stability, solid performance and medium size”. MXLinux tIt has its own repository, its own application installer, as well as original MX specific tools.
Main new features of MX Linux 23.1 Libretto
In this new version of MX Linux 23.1 that is presented, it stands out that synchronization with Debian 12.2 is complete and along with which the application versions have been updated, since it is mentioned that as in previous versions, the default startup system is still sysVinit and systemd can be installed as an option.
Another change that stands out in the new version is that an n was addednew build of the system, which is named "AHS Xfce" and it is mentioned that this compilation has expanded hardware support, in addition to including versions of the most recent system packaging, that is, the delivery of the Linux kernel 6.5 instead of 6.1, the inclusion of a new version of Table 23.1.2 and firmware updates.
While, for the compilation of MX Linux 23.1 with KDE, it is highlighted that A patch has been included that finally solves several problems related to the system that caused several processes to restart, since the sddm initialization script was updated, which eliminates the session manager problems at sysvinit startup.
In addition to this, in MX Linux 23.1 “Libreto” the installer has been updated in order to provide better support for storing the swap partition in a file, hibernating and installing by OEMs.
The improvements to the fluxbox window manager, since it now has a new keybinding reference script which displays default hotkeys, which improves user experience.
Of others changes that stand out:
- Xfce 4.18.1
- KDE Plasma 5.27.5
- Fluxbox 1.3.7.
- Linux 6.1 and Linux 6.5 for AHS version.
- Using PipeWire and Wireplumber
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it about this new released version of MX Linux, you can check the details In the following link.
Download and test MX Linux 23.1
For those who are interested in testing this version of the distribution, you should know that the images available for download are 32-bit and 64-bit builds (1,8 GB, x86_64 , i386 ) with the Xfce desktop, as well as 64-bit builds (2,1 .1,7 GB) with the KDE desktop and minimal builds (XNUMX GB) with the fluxbox window manager. The link is this.
As already mentioned, if you already have an older version of MX Linux 21 installed, you can also perform a simple update to the latest version, using the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade