It doesn't make too much noise by many means, but yes on DistroWatchI don't even remember the last time I looked there and didn't see the Linux distro that is now in the first position. announced new release. A few moments ago they made official the arrival of MX Linux 23.4, which continues under the Libretto codename and is the fourth maintenance release of MX-23. It has arrived about four months after the earlier version, but we have to remember that, as with Debian and Ubuntu LTS point releases, it is not a completely new release.
MX Linux 23.4 are new ISO images that contain the changes that have arrived in the last few months, the most notable being its base, now Debian 12.7, and its kernel, which has become Linux 6.10 in some versions. What you have below is the list with the changes that have arrived in the last few months, the most notable being its base, now Debian XNUMX, and its kernel, which has become Linux XNUMX in some versions. most outstanding news which have arrived together with MX Linux 23.4 Libretto.
Most notable new features of MX Linux 23.4 Libretto
- Xfce 4.18 Core Packages Update (Xfce ISO and Pi Respin)
- MX Packageinstaller now shows all installed packages in the Enabled, Testing, and Backports tabs, not just those available in a configured repository. Installed and repository version numbers are shown in a table, not just in a tooltip. The flatpak tab has an optional filter to show only flatpaks verified by flathub.
- Updated pipewire-setup-mx to make starting pipewire/wireplumber under sysVinit more reliable, especially for KDE users.
- MX Tweak has a KDE option to disable/enable plasma-discover autostart system tray update notifier.
- Fluxbox iso now includes a task scheduler, a cron interface (already included in other isos). Conky and panel should be free from hiding with Alt+D (show desktop). New script mxfb-quickshot_delay that takes a screenshot with a preconfigured delay.
- Many, many bug fixes, language updates and new apps in the test repository.
As for the kernel, the standard Xfce, KDE and Fluxbox ISOs use Linux 6.1, while AHS uses the liquirix 6.10.10 kernel. MX offers a Raspberry Pi version, and it also includes the latest updates.
Interested users can download the new images from the release notes link provided at the beginning of this article.