The new Debian-13 version of MX Linux, version 25, is looking very close to ready for release. A big change may divide its audience, though.
MX Linux 25 is getting close, and the project has already released ISO images for the beta testing version of its Debian 13-based release – no fewer than seven different ones, in fact. However, there is a significant difference in this release cycle, as we warned you back in August : four of the seven releases use the dreaded systemd.
Part of MX Linux's appeal is an atypical approach compared to how most other distros work. One approach is to try to support every major desktop environment, resulting in multiple editions and choices – leading to decision paralysis on the part of users. Examples include Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch, and openSUSE. The