The MX Linux team has released MX Linux 21 based on Debian 11 “Bullseye” and running Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS, with bug fixes and several application updates, coming as the first stable release of the “Wildflower” series.
MX Linux 21 introduces a new edition with Fluxbox 1.3.7, that works seamlessly on high-end computers but light on resources to also support older computers.
What's New in MX Linux 21 “Wildflower” Release?
MX Linux 21 included the Fluxbox edition which will be available as a separate ISO file, along with the regular XFCE and KDE desktop editions.
Fluxbox is a lightweight window manager which is capable of running on both older and modern systems, while the MX community decided to customize the Fluxbox capabilities to bring a unique desktop experience along with a set of pre-installed XFCE apps. Below are other Improvements in MX Linux 21:
- Better realtek wifi support
- MX-Tour showing an overview of each desktop environment
- Xfce 4.16, Plasma 5.20, fluxbox 1.3.7 with mx-fluxbox 3.0 configs
- New UEFI live system boot menus. UEFI live users can now select your live boot options
- New installer partition selection/management area, including some lvm support if lvm volume exists already and the ability to set existing data partitions to be mounted on install
- MX-Comfort default theming, including dark variants and “thick border” Xfwm variants
- Mesa vulkan drivers are installed by default
Furthermore, there is the UEFI Live boot menus and extra “rollback” boot option, though the live system may likely not boot on systems with secure boot enabled.
How to Download or Upgrade to MX Linux 21?
For a fresh installation, the ISO image of MX Linux 21 can be downloaded from the official website. And you can create an MX Linux bootable USB and then install it, once you download the required image.
For those already using MX Linux 19 ‘Patito Feo’ series, you can update your system to MX-21 by manually upgrading your packages.
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