MX Linux

MX Linux
	MX Linux desktop showing the MX Tools window.
Developer	MX Dev Team
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	24 March 2014
Latest release	23.6 / 13 April 2025
Available in	Multilingual
Update method	APT
Package manager	Apt
Platforms	x86-64, i686
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Default; user interface	Xfce, Fluxbox & KDE
License	Linux Foundation Sublicense No. 20140605-0483
Official website	mxlinux.org

MX Linux is a Linux distribution based on Debian stable and using core antiX components, with additional software created or packaged by the MX community.^[2] The development of MX Linux is a collaborative effort between the antiX and former MEPIS communities. The MX name comes from the "M" in MEPIS and the "X" in antiX — an acknowledgment of their roots. The community's stated goal is to produce "a family of operating systems that are designed to combine elegant and efficient desktops with high stability and solid performance".

MX Linux uses Xfce as the main desktop environment, to which it adds a free-standing KDE Plasma version and, in 2021, a stand-alone Fluxbox implementation. Other environments can be added or are available as "spin-off" ISO images.

MX Linux can be installed or run live (running from USB), unlike a Windows boot USB. Windows can only be installed (no live option). When booted from a USB you can continue running 'live' without being prompted to install MX. This live environment gives you a fully functional desktop experience. This can be coupled with a persistent live USB setup^[3] to save any changes to settings and new program additions.^[4] As of April 13, 2025, there are a total of 106 MX Linux repository download mirrors worldwide in operation.^[5]

^ Dolphin Oracle. "MX 23.6 isos now available". mxlinux.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
^ Smith, Jesse (1 January 2018). "MX Linux 17". DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. Copenhagen: distrowatch.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ Dolphin Oracle (14 October 2018). "Create a Live usb w/Persist from a Windows Desktop – MX Linux". mxlinux.org. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
^ Dolphin Oracle (8 January 2022). "Do cool stuff with live-usbs – MX Linux". mxlinux.org. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
^ Perigrine (13 April 2025). "the status of MX Linux mirrors". rsync-mxlinux.org. MXLinux.Org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

[1] Dolphin Oracle. "MX 23.6 isos now available". mxlinux.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

[2] Smith, Jesse (1 January 2018). "MX Linux 17". DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. Copenhagen: distrowatch.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[3] Dolphin Oracle (14 October 2018). "Create a Live usb w/Persist from a Windows Desktop – MX Linux". mxlinux.org. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

[4] Dolphin Oracle (8 January 2022). "Do cool stuff with live-usbs – MX Linux". mxlinux.org. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

[5] Perigrine (13 April 2025). "the status of MX Linux mirrors". rsync-mxlinux.org. MXLinux.Org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

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