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MX Linux 21 AHS Edition Is Out Now with Linux Kernel 5.14, Newer Graphics Stack
The MX Linux developers released today the AHS (Advanced Hardware Support) edition of
their latest MX Linux 21 distribution with newer kernel and graphics stacks.
MX Linux 21 “Wildflower” was officially released last month on October 21st as a systemd-free
distribution based on the latest and greatest Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” operating
system series. The new release is available with the Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox editions.
Since it’s based on Debian GNU/Linux 11, MX Linux 21 is powered by the Linux 5.10 LTS
kernel by default, but the developers made a special version for those who need to run
MX Linux on their hardware with a newer kernel version, namely Linux kernel 5.14.
On top of that, the AHS edition of MX Linux 21 features a newer graphics stack with more
recent versions of Mesa, Vulkan, and XOrg Server components, as well as a few recompiled
apps that utilize the newer kernel version. The AHS edition features the Xfce 4.16 desktop
environment by default.
However, this special edition doesn’t play well with computers featuring Intel-based
graphics when using suspend-to-ram, or when you resume from suspend. As such, the devs
recommend these users to stick to one of the standard editions of MX Linux 21 powered by
Linux kernel 5.10 LTS.
“AHS by design is a little more on the edge, and not as tested as our primary releases,
and the idea is that it will receive updates to the graphics stack over time, so for those
that don’t need the newer open source graphics stack, there is little point is using AHS,”
said the devs.
With that in mind, if you want to use MX Linux 21 with a newer kernel and graphics stack,
you can download the AHS image right now from the release announcement page.
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MX Linux 21 announced with “AHS” (Advanced Hardware Support)
the 21version of MX Linux , codenamed “Wildflower”, which is built on the Debian “stable”
version and uses Xfce as the default desktop environment , was born as a collaboration
between AntiX and the MEPIS Linux community, whose stable version was announced on October
21 , 2021 . AHS” (Advanced Hardware Support) —advanced hardware support —and re-announced
built on the 5.14 Linux kernel. this time, the version available only with the Xfce 4.16
desktop environment; Debian 11 is based on 'Bullseye'. All versions offer a live system
with updated installer to their latest versions. By the way, the mesa, xorg and vulkan drivers
have been updated.Reminding that "sudo" is set as the admin user password, it is said
to offer better hardware support.
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Almost exactly a month ago, MX 21 "Wildflower" was released . The current edition of the
popular distribution is based on Debian 11 »Bullseye«, but is delivered without an
activated systemd. Further ingredients are Kernel 5.10 LTS, Xfce 4.16, KDE Plasma 5.20
and for the first time outside of the Raspberry Pi Edition also Fluxbox 1.3.7, provided with
the mx-fluxbox configuration.
MX Linux attaches great importance to the support of older computers and so the images
for Xfce and Fluxbox are also available in 32-bit versions. This means that old treasures
can also be operated without a systemd. SysVinit is used as standard, but Systemd is available
as a boot option on installed systems.
Refreshing with the AHS edition A refresh in the form of the MX 21 »Wildflower«
AHS Edition has now been released for users with the latest hardware or special requirements
for a current hardware stack . AHS stands for Advanced Hardware Support, which Canonical
offers in a similar form for its Ubuntu LTS publications with the LTS Enablement Stack.
In the case of the MX 21 AHS, this means the desktop environment Xfce 4.16, Kernel 5.14
and a current graphics stack consisting of X-Server 1.20.13-1, Mesa and Vulkan drivers
in version 21.2.5-1 and some new ones compiled applications that use the newer kernel. In
addition, the base was raised to Debian 11.1 "Bullseye".
Not for older computers with Intel graphics With the standard MX publications, the AHS
repository can be activated via the mx-repo-manager ; no reinstallation is necessary here. The
kernel then stays at 5.10, but the graphics stack is updated with updates. The AHS edition
has a known problem, especially on older computers with Intel graphics, with waking up from the
Suspend-to-RAM sleep cycle. Users who have problems here generally do not need the support
of the very latest hardware and should currently stick with the standard version or at least
with Kernel 5.10.
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