MX Linux 23 “Libretto” Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.4, Based on Debian Bookworm - 9to5Linux
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MX Linux 23 distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 12 "Bookworm' and featuring Linux kernel 6.4.

MX Linux 23 “Libretto” is now available for download as the latest stable version of this lightweight Debian-based distribution featuring KDE Plasma, Xfce, and Fluxbox editions.

All three MX Linux editions have been updated to include the latest versions of their pre-installed desktop environments. They come with KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS, Xfce 4.18, and Fluxbox 1.3.7.

  • ForbiddenRoot@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    11 months ago

    This is like a mythical distro for me. I hear about it here and there, usually in the context of it being on top of DistroWatch and why that does not mean anything, but never really known anyone who actually uses it or recommends it.

    That doesn’t make it bad or even obscure of course, because even an outstanding distro like openSuse gets very less screen-time nowadays. But somehow this is one distro I have never installed or even had the urge to find out more about.

    • butter@midwest.socialEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      I use it. It’s certainly a distro. For my laptop, I wanted something based on Debian to match my server, and i didn’t want to have to configure anything That’s pretty much it.

      I don’t love it enough to recommend, but it’s doing its job well enough for me. Maybe it’s problem is that it’s boring.

      I’ll admit, I haven’t really experimented with distros in a while. Not since I installed Debian on my server.

      • ForbiddenRoot@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        Maybe it’s problem is that it’s boring.

        Personally, I consider that a feature. Most of my machines are on Debian Stable, though I do keep a distro-hopping laptop around which is on the newly released Mint at the moment. I just use Flatpaks for the odd application that I need the very latest version of (e.g., Yuzu emulator). I will give MX a try sometime, at least in a VM.

        • butter@midwest.socialEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          Oh that’s absolutely a feature. Debian in it’s entirety is pretty boring. But it’s not making news or making memes

      • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de
        2·
        11 months ago

        That sounds like it scratches the same itch as Linux Mint Debian Edition, but I’d personally choose LMDE because I used Linux Mint before.

        • butter@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Tbh, I’ve been considering moving to LMDE. Mint is very popular, which is a nice to have

    • whoami
      3·
      11 months ago

      the thing it offers is no systemd, and the mx-linux gui tools to configure your system. Also the advanced hardware support (AHS) is a neat feature. They basically take Debian and make it slightly more user friendly. It’s just less well known than something like ubuntu or mint.