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MX Linux


Last Update: 2026-05-25 01:36 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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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
Reviews 25: DedoimedoDistroWatch
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17: Linux.comCMS CriticOpenSource.comDedoimedoDedoimedoDistroWatch
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:
 • 2026-05-25: Distribution Release: MX Linux 25.2
 • 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
 • 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 25.2
infinity
23.6
libretto
21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Feature
Release Date 2026-05-24 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) 2200-3400 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
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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 25.2 23.6 21.3 19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Full Package List
Package 25.2
infinity
23.6
libretto
21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.16.1) 1.2.14 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.0.28 alsa-lib (1.2.16.1)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0 19.1.0 18.1.0 -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (5.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (5.0.2)
apt (3.3.1) 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 (3.3.1)
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.24) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.24)
chromium (150.0.7871.114) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (150.0.7871.114)
cinnamon (6.6.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.8)
cups (2.4.19) 2.4.10 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.10 2.2.1 2.2.1 1.7.5 cups (2.4.19)
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.2 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.43.4 1.42.12 e2fsprogs (1.47.4)
ffmpeg (8.1.2) -- 5.1.6 -- -- 3.3.4 3.3.4 -- ffmpeg (8.1.2)
firefox (152.0.6) 151.0.1 137.0.1 108.0.2 87.0 66.0.2 58.0.2 53.0.3 firefox (152.0.6)
flatpak (1.18.0) 1.16.6 1.14.10 1.10.7 1.2.5 1.0.1 -- -- flatpak (1.18.0)
freetype (2.14.3) 2.13.3 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.8.1 2.6.3 2.7 freetype (2.14.3)
gcc (16.1.0) 14.2.0 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0 6.3.0 6.3.0 4.9.2 gcc (16.1.0)
gimp (3.2.4) 3.0.4 2.10.34 2.10.28 2.10.12 2.10.8 2.8.22 2.8.18 gimp (3.2.4)
git (2.55.0) 2.47.3 2.39.5 2.30.2 2.20.1 2.11.0 2.11.0 2.1.4 git (2.55.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.41 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.19 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (50.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (50.3)
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.02beta3 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 grub (2.14)
gtk (4.22.4) 4.18.6 4.8.3 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.22.11 3.22.11 2.24.25 gtk (4.22.4)
httpd (2.4.68) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.68)
hyprland (0.55.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- hyprland (0.55.4)
inkscape (1.4.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.4)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 30 28 26 23 23 18 kmod (34.2)
krita (6.0.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (6.0.3)
Package 25.2
infinity
23.6
libretto
21.3
wildflower
19.4 18.3 17.1 16.1 Package
LibreOffice (26.2.4) 25.2.3 7.4.7 7.0.4 6.1.5 6.0.1 6.0.1 5.2.6 LibreOffice (26.2.4)
libselinux (3.11) 3.8.1 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 libselinux (3.11)
linux (7.1.3) 6.12.90 6.1.133 5.10.158 4.19.181 4.19.37 4.15.4 4.7.8 linux (7.1.3)
mariadb (12.3.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.3.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.1.4) 25.0.7 24.2.8 22.0.5 20.3.4 18.2.6 13.0.6 12.0.3 mesa (26.1.4)
nautilus (50.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (50.2.2)
NVIDIA (610.43.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (610.43.03)
openjdk (26.0.1) 21.0.11 17.0.14 11.0.16 11.0.9.1 8u212 8u151 8u121 openjdk (26.0.1)
openssh (10.4p1) 10.0p1 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 6.7p1 openssh (10.4p1)
openssl (4.0.1) 3.5.6 3.0.15 1.1.1n 1.1.1d 1.1.0j 1.0.2l 1.0.1t openssl (4.0.1)
perl (5.42.2) 5.40.1 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.24.1 5.20.2 perl (5.42.2)
php (8.5.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.8)
plasma-desktop (6.7.3) 6.3.6 5.27.5 5.20.5 5.14.5 -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.7.3)
postfix (3.11.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.11.5)
postgresql (18.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.4)
Python (3.14.6) 3.13.5 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.13 2.7.9 Python (3.14.6)
qt (6.11.1) 6.8.2 6.4.2 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.7.1 5.7.1 4.8.6 qt (6.11.1)
samba (4.24.4) 4.22.8 4.17.12 4.13.13 4.9.5 4.5.16 4.5.12 4.2.14 samba (4.24.4)
systemd (261.1) 257.13 252.6 247.3 241 232 232 215 systemd (261.1)
thunderbird (152.0.1) 140.11.0 128.9.0 78.13.0 68.12.0 52.9.1 52.6.0 52.1.1 thunderbird (152.0.1)
vim (9.2) 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 vim (9.2)
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 (1.25.0) 1.23.1 1.21.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.16.0 1.12.0 1.6.0 wayland (1.25.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.2) 4.20.1 4.20.0 4.18.0 4.14.2 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.12.2 xfdesktop (4.20.2)
xorg-server (21.1.24) 21.1.16 21.1.7 1.20.14 1.20.10 1.19.2 1.19.2 1.16.4 xorg-server (21.1.24)

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Version: 25.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-07-13
Country: United States
Votes: 3


MX is possibly the most stable distro that I've ever installed. I tried others on my test-only computer, but I always end up keeping MX on my main computer. I like their snapshot and live-usb maker programs. It's very strange that I couldn't get the dd/iso option for live usb to work on several other distros, but the MX's live-usb always works without any issue. I'd say that I've been lucky to never have any issues with running it or with bootup/shutdown. I only wish that it's a full rolling distro, but installing a new version is so fast that the process doesn't bother me any longer. I highly recommend it to everyone with old clunker computers with like I have, because it surely runs fast like speedy Gonzalez. This 4GB ram Celeron clunker ran unbelievably like molasses on Windows 10S.


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Version: 25.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-07-06
Country: Italy
Votes: 4


MX Linux proves to be an exceptional, stable, and fast distro, perfect for daily use thanks to its solid Debian base.
MX Tools offer a fantastic suite of utilities that greatly simplify system management and configuration.
I use it every day with great satisfaction, appreciating its perfect balance of lightness, power, and attention to detail.
However, looking at the evolution of free software and the display server, I hold great hope for the future of the project.
I sincerely hope the developers will provide the option to use Xlibre, the X11 fork, to ensure greater security and freedom!


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Version: 25.2
Rating: 8
Date: 2026-06-26
Country: Serbia
Votes: 7


I used MX Kde 23 for a year with X11 protocol and SysVinit init system and was very happy with it, I intended to use it until the summer of 2028 when its maintenance stops. When I installed a program that required systemd, an error appeared that I managed to get rid of. After a month, another error appeared that I couldn't get rid of. It blocked my terminal work and appeared non-stop. I'm an average linux user and I couldn't solve that problem so I ended up deleting MX Kde 23 because the error cod message was getting annoying.
I installed MX Kde 25 with systemd and wayland. I quickly replaced Wayland with the X11 protocol because some programs didn't work with wayland, I couldn't set the usual shortcuts, windows rule didn't work, etc. When I switched to X11 everything just worked. The only thing that didn't work for me was macchanger, but only on systemd. When I switched to SysVinit macchanger it worked. The problem with SysVinit was that the computer wouldn't shut down so I had to go back to Systemd. I repeat that I am an average linux user and I do not know how to solve such problems. I don't like Systemd and Wayland and Red Hat trying to control all of linux. I hope the MX developers will offer us an Iso with the Xlibre window manager in the near future to move us away from Systemd and Wayland as much as possible.
I will continue to use MX and this is my experience with MX.


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