MX Linux

Reader supplied reviews for MX Linux Average rating 8.0 from 768 review(s) Please specify which version of the distribtion you are reviewing. Please select a rating in the range of 1-10. Please write at least a few sentences about the distribution while limiting your review to 4080 characters. What are your thoughts on MX Linux? Please include a few pros and a few cons, along with your overall impression of the operating system. Our FAQ page has tips on writing a good mini-review. Version: -- 2523.621.319.418.317.116.1 Rating:    -- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 out of 10 Your review (minimum 250 words): Past reviews - sort by: DateVotes Version: 25 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-12-03 Votes: 3 Just installed MX Linux 25 Fluxbox SysVinit version OVER my old MX 23 Xfce version using a new "experimental" installation option. This in place of choosing an existing partition to replace when you have multiple installations. Also had the option to keep the /home directory, which made lots of things easier later. This was the best installation experience I've had in recent months! I know there are some strange glitches re-using an old /home, at least for old .config directory (etc.) files but it's still a great time-saver. The most obvious glitch for me was when installing the Vivaldi browser and trying to import my old Brave browser bookmarks and such, Vivaldi considered that the Brave browser was currently "running" and wouldn't import the bookmarks from its .config info. I had an HTML bookmarks file already saved, so it wasn't a big problem, but it does point out possible issues. So far, that's the ONLY one. I presume TLP and Audacious were already installed in the MX Linux setup, but I still was surprised that they both were ready to go, already having my old configurations available. The wealth of extra controls the MX folks put into this distro make it one of the best all-around that I've used (and am currently using). Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 23.6 Rating: 10 Date: 2025-11-25 Votes: 16 Installed by way of my desktop MX snaphot to replace an Ubuntu based distro that was not handling one of my essential programs very well. It was a surprisingly painless installation and all my programs are working as they should. The installation is the KDE desktop running perfectly on Wayland and not X11. Video and audio is smooth and crisp. The latptop memory idles at around 1.1G on boot. This distro is so perfect for this laptop, that it will never be replaced or upgraded...this is it for the life of this laptop... Highly recommend....great job by the devs.. Was this review helpful? Yes No Version: 23.6 Rating: 9 Date: 2025-11-25 Votes: 4 My daily driver for a decade. Desktop, multi-OS bootable laptop, revamped old Chromebooks, you name it. Efficient and stable. Not as flashy as less technical people like an interface, but so usable. Traditional keyboard shortcuts work. Rarely used tools are put into usable MX groupings. My key features are stability, ability to work on older hardware, and good package management. The Debian base provides a lot of the compatibility. The thoughtful assembly of controls into MX applications makes it much easier to find the controls to change interfaces and manage all aspects of the system. When I have to use or fix Microsoft Windows, I feel I'm taking a step down from what MX has brought me to expect from a PC operating system. All of that goodness before brining up the fact that its free! Testing v25 now but have loved MX's XFCE distro since the teens. Keep up the good work! Was this review helpful? Yes No See all 768 reader reviews of MX Linux...