MX Linux 21 Release Candidate: Linux class leader based on Debian 11.
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The very popular Linux distribution MX Linux is based as MX-21 (“Wildflower”) on the
new Debian 11 (“Bullseye”) and the current desktop Xfce 4.16. Now the first release candidate
of the operating system based on Linux 5.10 LTS is ready for everyone to test, try out
and explore.
MX-21 ( “Wildflower”) is almost ready For the first release candidate, which, in
addition to new software packages, includes a revised graphical installer (“Calamares”),
the developers have decided on the official Release Notes noted the following new features
and changes.
New and updated applications. New installer partition selection area, including
some lvm support if lvm volume exists already. New UEFI live system boot menus. Now you can
select your live boot options (persistence, etc …) from the boot menu and submenus rather
than using the previous console menus. Xfce 4.16, Plasma 5.20, fluxbox 1.3.7 with
mx-fluxbox 3.0 configs. User password (sudo) for admin tasks by default.
You can switch this in mx-tweak- & gt; Other tab.
Many many bugfixes since beta2. MX LINUX 21 (“WILDFLOWER”) RC1 – RELEASE
NOTES
Working with Xfce, Plasma and Fluxbox In addition to the comparatively resource-saving
standard desktop Xfce 4.16 , as in Debian 11 (“Bullseye”), also KDE Plasma 5.20.5
ready. As an alternative, the developers offer the very lightweight window manager Fluxbox
with its own theme and adapted configuration for the X Window System.
Support until the end of 2026 thanks to the LTS kernel
Based on the latest LTS system kernel Linux 5.10, the operating system will receive support
until December 2026 after the release. Both the Debian 11 repositories (“Bullseye”)
and the MX repositories serve as package sources for new software.
Debian derivative with its own applications In addition to well-known applications, such
as the free Microsoft Office compatible one Office suite LibreOffice, the two graphics
and drawing programs GIMP and Inkscape as well as the free browser Firefox and the e-mail
client Thunderbird, the distribution brings its very own applications.
The so-called “MX Apps”, which range from small tools and helpers specially adapted
to the Linux distribution, to full-blown applications, are intended to make MX Linux more adaptable
and easier to configure. There are more than 40 MX apps to choose from.
MX Cleanup MX Codecs
MX Datetime MX Docs
MX Installer MX iPhone
MX Live USB Maker MX Menu Editor
MX Tools MX Tweaks
MX Network Assistant MX User
MX Welcome A SELECTION OF MORE THAN 40 MX APPS
Dominance in the ranking on DistroWatch MX Linux, first published on March 24, 2014,
has brought it to a dominance in the ranking of the Linux website DistroWatch, based on
calls and potential interest, which was previously only used by established giants such as the
Debian derivative Ubuntu from Canonical or the Linux Mint based on it.
Download the MX-21 RC now The 1.7 GB system image of the MX Linux 21
RC (ISO) can now be downloaded and tried out by anyone. Feedback via the specially designed
MX-21 feedback thread in the MX forum is expressly desired by the developers.
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The MX Linux development team has announced the release of the MX Linux 21 RC. Check out
the news and find out where to download the distro.
MX Linux, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on the “stable” branch of Debian,
is a cooperative venture between the antiX and ex-MEPIS Linux communities.
Using Xfce as the default desktop, it's a mid-weight operating system designed to combine
an elegant and efficient desktop with simple setup, high stability, solid performance and
medium size.
The MX Linux developers have now announced the general availability of the MX Linux 21
RC edition for public beta testing as the project's first complete standalone Fluxbox
edition.
What's New in MX Linux 21 RC
Coming exactly a month after the second beta release, MX Linux 21 Release Candidate is
here with some minor changes, several bugfixes and updated translations, as well as updated
components and latest security patches from the Debian 11 Bullseye software repositories.
MX Linux 21 Release Candidate adds “thick” variants of the xfwm4 mx-comfort themes in
the main Xfce edition and adds new mx-comfort color schemes as part of the global MX themes
for the KDE Plasma edition, which also received several improvements to the settings pattern.
On the other hand, the new edition of Fluxbox comes with new mx-comfort styles for Fluxbox's
window manager and the ability to automatically update menus during package installation so
you can find your newly installed software without having to exit of the session.
The MX Linux team told the 9to5Linux website that they have worked hard over the past few
weeks to eliminate as many bugs as possible so that the final release of MX Linux 21 “Wildflower”
could see the light of day earlier than initially planned, which should happen until the end
of the month.
However, if more bugs are found during the first release candidate test, a second RC
can be created in the next few days for some extra testing.
If you want to help MX Linux developers deliver a bug free version, go ahead and download
the first MX Linux 21 RC with your favorite flavor, Xfce, KDE Plasma or Fluxbox.
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