MX Linux 23 released the first RC.
MX Linux is a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on the Debian stable branch, the product of a collaboration between antiX and the earlier MEPIS Linux community. It uses Xfce as the default desktop environment, which is a middle-weight operating system, and is designed as a combination of an elegant and efficient desktop with the following features: simple configuration, high stability, reliable performance, and small footprint.
The new version is code-named "Libretto", and the bottom layer is Debian 12, which provides three desktop environments: Xfce 4.18, Fluxbox 1.3.7 and KDE/plasma 5.27.
Major changes include:
- The default init system uses sysVinit, systemd remains optional
- This release builds on beta 2 and includes all bug fixes and latest changes, as well as default wallpapers and themes
- The installer now supports swapfiles as well as swap partitions
- "Normal" automount will default to the swap file
- MX-Updater re-uses apt as default backend
- UFW is enabled by default
- Other installer changes include GUI tweaks, setting of some debconf values to make updates from older grub-pc more seamless
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