MX Linux 21 Distro Gets a Second Beta Release.
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MX Linux team has released MX Linux 21 Beta 2. This new build is available in Xfce, KDE
Plasma and Fluxbox editions. This new build of the popular Debian-based distribution is
available in Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions, and is built from the Debian Bullseye
and MX repositories.
MX Linux team released MX Linux 21 Beta2 Download and test, The second beta of the upcoming
MX Linux 21 is now ready for testing. This new build of the popular Debian-based distribution
is available in Xfce, KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions: “MX 21 beta 2 is now available
for testing. MX 21 is built from Debian ‘Bullseye’ and MX repositories.
Things that are new in MX 21: 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 (e.g. persistence) from the boot menu
and submenus rather than using the previous console menus. Xfce 4.16, KDE Plasma 5.20,
Fluxbox 1.3.7 with mx-fluxbox 3.0 configurations; user password (sudo) for admin tasks by default.
Changes with beta 2: updated installer and live system to latest versions; some translation
updates but most are still in progress; the live menus now include special features like
rollback options for remasters gone wrong; we added the mesa Vulkan drivers to the default
package set….” Continue to the release announcement for further information and known
issues.
Changes with beta 2:
All releases: updated installer and live system to latest versions. Some translation updates
but most are still in progress. The live menus now include special features like rollback
options for remasters gone wrong. In addition, we added the mesa vulkan drivers to the default
package set. New “mx-comfort” themes are also in use. Better support for some realtek
wifi parts. Debian security repo enabled by default.
Xfce isos: removed gtk3-nocsd as debian’s package produced undesirable default results.
the package is still install-able via your favorite package managers. Updated Xfce packages
to latest bug fix releases. Added thunar samba shares plugin (accessible via a folder’s
properties dialog in thunar). Updated docklike plugin.
KDE/plasma iso: fix for dolphin file manager crash issues when “Save desktop changes”
was utilized during install.
Fluxbox isos: updates to many of the mxfb-accessories scripts, improved localization, general configuration
changes. Captions on by default on desktop, and additional pre-configured panel setups.
removed gtk3-nocsd as debian’s package produced undesirable default results. the package is
still install-able via your favorite package managers.
With this beta 2 release, we are particularly interested in testing the new UEFI live system
boot menus as well as testing the installer. Virtualbox testing is welcome, but we are
looking for edge cases on real hardware for the most part.
Known issues:
32bit isos only : there is an error message when you boot the iso in virtualbox. also
the virtualbox guest additions are not pre-installed on the 32 bit iso.
***unintended issue--- gtk3-nocsd is actually still installed on the Xfce and fluxbox isos.
users are encouraged to remove that package to avoid strange interface issues in gtk based
apps. These were supposed to be removed at build but they snuck back in. They will not
be installed on final.
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