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MX Linux


Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 UTC


MX Linux, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch, is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS Linux communities. Using Xfce as the default desktop (with separate KDE Plasma and Fluxbox editions also available), it is a mid-weight operating system designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint.

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Average visitor rating: 8.1/10 from 791 review(s).


MX Linux Summary
Distribution MX Linux
Home Page https://mxlinux.org/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://forum.mxlinux.org/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://mxlinux.org/manualshttps://www.mxlinux.org/wiki
Screenshots https://mxlinux.org/screenshotsDistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts https://mxlinux.org/videosYouTube
Download Mirrors https://mxlinux.org/download-links#MirrorsDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker https://us-bz3.devzing.com/mx_antix/
Related Websites MX Community Repository
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16: DarkDuckDistroWatchDedoimedo
15: DedoimedoOCS-MagLinux-Community (German)
14.x: DedoimedoDedoimedoBlogspot
Where To Donate, Buy or Try https://mxlinux.org/donate/The Linux Shop

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-01-19: Distribution Release: MX Linux 25.1
 • 2025-11-09: Distribution Release: MX Linux 25
 • 2025-10-26: Development Release: MX Linux 25 RC1
 • 2025-09-22: Development Release: MX Linux 25 Beta 1
 • 2025-04-14: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.6
 • 2025-01-13: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.5
 • 2024-09-16: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.4
 • 2024-05-20: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.3
 • 2024-01-22: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.2
 • 2023-10-16: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23.1
 • 2023-07-31: Distribution Release: MX Linux 23
 • 2023-07-14: Development Release: MX Linux 23 RC1
 • More MX Linux releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2021-11-25 MX releases new Advanced Hardware Support edition
 • 2019-12-15 MX Linux introduces MX-Fluxbox
 • 2019-04-29 MX asks for help maintaining systemd-shim
 • 2019-01-18 MX launches new bug tracker
 • 2018-09-14 Making it easier to get Flatpaks
 • 2018-09-13 Workaround for Chromium password prompts
 • 2018-06-01 MX-14 reaches end of life
 • 2018-04-11 MX's new FAQ page
 • 2018-02-26 Improvements in MX 17.1
 • 2017-03-16 Fixing an expired GPG signature
 • More MX Linux headlines...

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Feature 25.1
infinity
23.6
libretto
21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Feature
Release Date 2026-01-18 2025-04-13 2023-01-15 2021-04-01 2019-05-27 2018-03-14 2017-06-08 Release Date
End Of Life   2028-06 2026-06   2022-06 2022-06 2020-06 End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2100-3200 1700-2600 1400-2300 1500-1900 1300-1500 1200-1300 1100-1300 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation MX Installer MX Installer MX Installer MX Installer MX Installer MX Installer MX Installer Installation
Default Desktop Fluxbox, KDE Plasma, Xfce Fluxbox, KDE Plasma, Xfce Fluxbox, KDE Plasma, Xfce KDE Plasma, Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Default Desktop
Default Browser Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Default Browser
Package Format deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb deb Package Format
Package Management               Package Management
Release Model Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Fixed Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 armhf, i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd, SysV systemd, SysV systemd, SysV systemd, SysV systemd, SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
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Full Package List 25.1 23.6 21.3 19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Full Package List
Package 25.1
infinity
23.6
libretto
21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.0.28 alsa-lib (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.0 -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.6)
apt (3.1.15) 3.0.3 2.6.1 2.2.4 1.8.2.2 1.4.9 1.4.8 1.0.9.8.4 apt (3.1.15)
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.18) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.18)
chromium (145.0.7632.67) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (145.0.7632.67)
cinnamon (6.6.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.7)
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.10 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 2.2.1 1.7.5 cups (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.43.4 1.42.12 e2fsprogs (1.47.3)
ffmpeg (8.0.1) -- 5.1.6 -- -- 3.3.4 3.3.4 -- ffmpeg (8.0.1)
firefox (147.0.3) 147.0 137.0.1 108.0.2 87.0 66.0.2 58.0.2 53.0.3 firefox (147.0.3)
flatpak (1.16.3) 1.16.2 1.14.10 1.10.7 1.2.5 1.0.1 -- -- flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.6.3 2.7 freetype (2.14.1)
gcc (15.2.0) 14.2.0 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2 gcc (15.2.0)
gimp (3.0.8) 3.0.4 2.10.34 2.10.28 2.10.12 2.10.8 2.8.22 2.8.18 gimp (3.0.8)
git (2.53.0) 2.47.3 2.39.5 2.30.2 2.20.1 2.11.0 2.11.0 2.1.4 git (2.53.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.41 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.19 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (49.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (49.4)
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.02beta3 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.20.3) 4.18.6 4.8.3 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.22.11 2.24.25 gtk (4.20.3)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 30 28 26 23 23 18 kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.15)
LibreOffice (26.2.0) 25.2.3 7.4.7 7.0.4 6.1.5 6.0.1 6.0.1 5.2.6 LibreOffice (26.2.0)
Package 25.1
infinity
23.6
libretto
21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Package
libselinux (3.10) 3.8.1 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 libselinux (3.10)
linux (6.19) 6.18.4 6.1.133 5.10.158 4.19.181 4.19.37 4.15.4 4.7.8 linux (6.19)
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.2.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.0.0) 25.3.3 24.2.8 22.0.5 20.3.4 18.2.6 13.0.6 12.0.3 mesa (26.0.0)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (49.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (49.4)
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (590.48.01)
openjdk (25) 21.0.9 17.0.14 11.0.16 11.0.9.1 8u212 8u151 8u121 openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 10.0p1 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 6.7p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.4 3.0.15 1.1.1n 1.1.1d 1.1.0j 1.0.2l 1.0.1t openssl (3.6.1)
perl (5.42.0) 5.40.1 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 perl (5.42.0)
php (8.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.3)
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) 6.3.6 5.27.5 5.20.5 5.14.5 -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.5.5)
postfix (3.10.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.10.7)
postgresql (18.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.2)
Python (3.14.3) 3.13.5 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.13 2.7.9 Python (3.14.3)
qt (6.10.2) 6.8.2 6.4.2 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 5.7.1 4.8.6 qt (6.10.2)
samba (4.23.5) 4.22.6 4.17.12 4.13.13 4.9.5 4.5.16 4.5.12 4.2.14 samba (4.23.5)
systemd (259.1) 257.9 252.6 247.3 241 232 232 215 systemd (259.1)
thunderbird (147.0.1) 140.4.0 128.9.0 78.13.0 68.12.0 52.9.1 52.6.0 52.1.1 thunderbird (147.0.1)
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.23 3.0.21 3.0.18 3.0.12 3.0.6 2.2.8 2.2.5 vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.23.1 1.21.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.16.0 1.12.0 1.6.0 wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.20.0 4.18.0 4.14.2 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.12.2 xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.16 21.1.7 1.20.14 1.20.10 1.19.2 1.19.2 1.16.4 xorg-server (21.1.21)

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Version: 25.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-01-29
Votes: 20


Using a spare laptop, Intel i7 1365u Raptor Lake P cores.

I've never properly used Mepis, but I was a huge fan,and still am of antX, starting with Lysistrata, (playing with Puppy started me on the path of playing with lightweight distros). So, when MX came out, I've spun it up quite a few times.

I really like the 25.1 version with KDE. Uses stable Deb kernel 6.12.63. Easy to install and setup. Comes with a nice kit of software out of the box that will meet all your basic computing needs. If you don't see your favorite application, you can grab it from Discover, the MX Package manager, or just use the terminal. Upgrading the kernel, changing the boot options, UEFI, etc are stupidly easy with MX Tools. Seriously, if you're a Windows user who has never used Linux, you could manage to find everything you need and tweak or fix it with ease. I haven't used the XFCE version yet but it should make Windows refugees feel right at home, (and it's probably even snappier than the KDE version,if that's possible),.

So far, it's stable with no driver issues with wifi, bluetooth, video, sound, etc. Wayland works well with the Intel hardware. Very snappy on modern hardware, and I do mean fast, Response times are better than Debian Trixie. As mentioned, I've taken MX for several spins before and really like this 25.1 version. I had some issues with earlier versions with AMD which were fixable, just odd because usually Linux distros play well with AMD. Overall, MX has always been a pleasure to use and has always worked quite well on older hardware. Linux Mint and Zorin are great distros for Windows users looking to switch to Linux, but I would also highly recommend MX Linux.


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Version: 25.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2026-01-23
Votes: 0


I’m using an Acer All in One PC with PU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7130U CPU @ 2.70GHz
GPU: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 (rev 02)
Memory: 3022MiB / 15908MiB and a Samsung SSD with 1 TB

MX Linux has actually always worked fantastically, my favorite OS for many years, always returning to this from distro hopping because everything, be it printers or anything else, always works right out of the box, straight away.
But I had to say goodbye to version 25.1 immediately after installation.
The installation itself, as always with MX Linux, was absolutely smooth, no problems at all.
These started after the first reboot.
Constant black screens lasting seconds during operation, without warning, without being able to reproduce them.
And always the fear that mails or other things might have disappeared after the display had lit up again.
Resource usage is much heavier than what it used to be years ago. Anything and everything good about MX Linux went down the drain.

Even after installing all the updates offered, the spooky behavior on MX Linux had not disappeared, so I was forced to switch to Linux Mint.

No idea where the bug could be…


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Version: 25.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-01-22
Votes: 12


This really is a great distro. I have it as one of 4 Distros on my HP 17000x HackTop. I also run it on my media machine as well. It is very stable. My media box has been up for 4 months, and my Hacktop only for 4 days because I missed noticing that my cord came unplugged.



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