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MX Linux


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:13 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: 8.09/10 from 421 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
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Bug Tracker https://us-bz3.devzing.com/mx_antix/
Related Websites MX Community Repository
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-05-29: Development Release: MX Linux 23 Beta 1
 • 2023-01-15: Distribution Release: MX Linux 21.3
 • 2022-08-29: Distribution Release: MX Linux 21.2
 • 2022-04-10: Distribution Release: MX Linux 21.1
 • 2021-10-21: Distribution Release: MX Linux 21
 • 2021-10-06: Development Release: MX Linux 21 RC1
 • 2021-09-05: Development Release: MX Linux 21 Beta 2
 • 2021-07-29: Development Release: MX Linux 21 Beta 1
 • 2021-04-01: Distribution Release: MX Linux 19.4
 • 2020-11-11: Distribution Release: MX Linux 19.3
 • 2020-08-16: Distribution Release: MX Linux 19.2 "KDE"
 • 2020-06-02: Distribution Release: MX Linux 19.2
 • 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 21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1
Release Date 2023-01-15 2021-04-01 2019-05-27 2018-03-14 2017-06-08
End Of Life 2026-06   2022-06 2022-06 2020-06
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 1400-2300 1500-1900 1300-1500 1200-1300 1100-1300
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop Fluxbox, KDE Plasma, Xfce KDE Plasma, Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB
Release Model Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Semi-Rolling Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture i386, x86_64 armhf, i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64
Init Software systemd, SysV systemd, SysV systemd, SysV SysV SysV
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Multilingual en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br en, ca, cs, de, es, fr, hu, nl, pt_br
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- --
Full Package List 21.3 19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1
Package 21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.0.28
amdgpu (23.0.0) 22.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.0 -- --
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3
bind (9.18.15) -- -- -- -- --
chromium (114.0.5735.90) -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.4.3) 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 2.2.1 1.7.5
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.1
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.43.4 1.42.12
firefox (113.0.2) 108.0.2 87.0 66.0.2 58.0.2 53.0.3
freetype (2.13.0) 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.6.3 2.7
gcc (13.1.0) 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2
gimp (2.10.34) 2.10.28 2.10.12 2.10.8 2.8.22 2.8.18
glibc (2.37) 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.19
gnome-shell (44.1) -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.04 2.02beta3 2.02beta3 2.02beta2
gtk (4.10.3) 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.22.11 2.24.25
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- --
k3b (23.04.1) 21.08.0 18.08.1 -- -- --
kmod (30) 28 26 23 23 18
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (7.5.3) 7.0.4 6.1.5 6.0.1 6.0.1 5.2.6
linux (6.3.5) 5.10.158 4.19.181 4.19.37 4.15.4 4.7.8
Package 21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (10.11.3) -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- --
mesa (23.1.1) 22.0.5 20.3.4 18.2.6 13.0.6 12.0.3
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (44.2) -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (20.0.1) 11.0.16 11.0.9.1 8u212 8u151 8u121
openssh (9.3p1) 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 6.7p1
openssl (3.1.1) 1.1.1n 1.1.1d 1.1.0j 1.0.2l 1.0.1t
perl (5.36.1) 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.24.1 5.20.2
php (8.2.6) -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) 5.20.5 5.14.5 -- -- --
postfix (3.8.0) -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.11.3) 3.9.2 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.13 2.7.9
qt (6.5.1) 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 5.7.1 4.8.6
samba (4.18.3) 4.13.13 4.9.5 4.5.16 4.5.12 4.2.14
systemd (253.5) 247.3 241 232 232 215
thunderbird (102.11.2) 78.13.0 68.12.0 52.9.1 52.6.0 52.1.1
vim (9.0) 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.18 3.0.12 3.0.6 2.2.8 2.2.5
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.0 4.14.2 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.12.2
xorg-server (21.1.8) 1.20.14 1.20.10 1.19.2 1.19.2 1.16.4

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Version: 19.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-28
Votes: 16


The OS keeps out of the way and it has all the things one needs for day-to-day computing.
I use Xfce.

Nothing is missing as in many other distro's. For instance (and so important like always) producing a live-cd via an MX Snapshot ISO and bags of other usefull applications.
It doesn't use too much memory, it is flashy fast and there are never problems with updates.
Very, very stable. I use MX for years now. This after and/or aside nice PCLinuxOS, Mint, even Ubuntu-versions and more.

A blessing it would be in my opinion when MX would be rolling. I hate new installs for the overhead of a lot of work after it.
No complaint until now, so a 10 out of 10.


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Version: 21.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-05-18
Votes: 9


Still the king, and chugging along doing the work that needs to be done. KDE version is best and XFCE not far behind. Solid and faster than average with the best set of tools available in the Linux world. Choose between sysV and systemD, and enjoy whichever. Debian is the backbone and the software selection is great. If there is a shortcoming it could be said that the ISO could be slimmed down to be as fast as possible. I would love to have a bare-bones MX that I could build out. This is a minor issue, if an issue at all really. It can be counted on to be reliable.


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Version: 21.3
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-05-18
Votes: 16


I've been using MX for 3 months already.
I switched from Mint which I found limiting as I left my novice stage. Now I feel MX is the perfect distro for me. There are a few reasons for that.

Firstly - stability. Based on Debian Stable, which is the trademark of its own, the distro isn't prone to breakages at all. And it's got the huge package base, supplemented by software from MX repos, being often updated (incl. regular releases of Firefox, instead of ESR!).

Secondly - flexibility. It shouldn't matter whether it's older or newer hardware - thanks to AHS repos, MX should work on both. Moreover, it offers a 32-bit ISO.

Thirdly - ease to use. My DE of choice is Xfce, which doesn't get in the user's way and it's kinda intuitive. It's also low on resources and perfectly customisable.

Fourthly - MX Tools. More geared towards advanced users, but designed in a way that a newbie can get along quite well. Especially ISO snapshots are a killer feature - the ability to have an own copy of OS on a USB stick, ready to be booted, is something I wondered how could I live without during my 10 months with Mint.

Two small cons are an installer, which is a bit more technical than usual Calamares or Ubiquity and rather bland default theming, but that's not something you can't get used to.

Overall, the distro ticks all of my boxes for a great Linux experience. You should definitely check it out, if you haven't by any means.


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