MX Linux 25.2 Release: Fixes and Package Updates

Overview

Available since March 2012, MX Linux is one of the many Debian-based distros currently active. It focuses on desktop users and uses core antiX components alongside additional software from the MX community, such as the roughly 40 user-oriented pieces of code known as MX Tools. The latest update is labeled 25.2 and comes with Mesa 26.0.1 for the Xfce and KDE Advanced Hardware Support (AHS) versions. A Fluxbox flavor is also available.

Release Notes

According to the official release notes, the Xfce-AHS version is the only one that received the low-latency Liquorix 7.0.9 kernel, even though both AHS versions mentioned above include Mesa 26.0.1. What unites all versions is the inclusion of Debian 13.5 “Trixie” updates alongside the latest MX repository refresh, which includes patches for all the recent “meme bugs” found in the kernel. However, some components received special attention this time:

Upgrade Path

As usual, existing users don’t need to reinstall the system unless they really want to do that for some reason. The updates come through the regular update channel, and the new options uc-tool-mx package utilized by live-kernel-updater can be found in the standard repository.

Flavors and Downloads

The Xfce version comes in a regular and an AHS version, and the Fluxbox and KDE/Plasma versions only get one ISO each. Raspberry Pi users can grab the ZIP containing the image file, the signature, and the checksum files from the same page (see the Source link below the video).

Cost and Availability

Obviously, those who don’t own a Raspberry Pi yet and would like to enter this world on a rather low budget can grab the CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit with 2/32 GB on Amazon for $134.99.