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MX Linux 23 “Libretto” Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.4, Based on Debian Bookworm (9to5linux.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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