MX Linux 21 Beta 2 released with Xfce 4.16, Plasma 5.20 and Fluxbox 1.3.7
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The MX Linux development team has announced the release of MX Linux 21 beta 2. 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 medium-weight operating system designed to
combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple setup, high stability, solid performance
and medium size.
Now, the MX Linux team has announced the general availability of the second public beta of
the upcoming MX Linux 21 distribution, which will arrive later this year based on the Debian
11 Bullseye operating system.
What's New in MX Linux 21 beta 2
Yes. The second beta of the next 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 and is built from the Debian 'Bullseye' and MX repositories.
MX Linux 21 beta 2 brings an updated installer, updated boot menus with new rollback options,
new Mesa Vulkan drivers, new “mx-comfort” themes, Debian security repository enabled
by default, as well as better support for some Realtek cards WiFi.
For Xfce edition, MX Linux 21 beta 2 introduces the Thunar Shares plugin for the Thunar file
manager to access Samba shares, which you can access from a folder's properties dialog,
updates the type plugin dock and several other Xfce packages to their latest versions and
remove the gtk3-nocsd package.
For editing Fluxbox, the new beta version adds additional pre-configured settings for
the panel, enables captions by default on the desktop, updates several of the mxfb-accessories
scripts and general configuration, improves localization and also removes gtk3- nocsd
package.
Lastly, the KDE Plasma edition comes with an updated Dolphin file manager that includes
a fix for a crash that occurred when using the “Save desktop changes” option during
installation.
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