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MX-25 “Infinity” Beta Launches with Debian 13 “Trixie” Base
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Back in early August, we informed you that Debian-based MX Linux was gearing up for some big changes in its upcoming 25th release—and now you can try them out yourself.
Today, the team behind the distro has announced the first beta release of MX-25 “Infinity,” now available for public testing. Built on Debian 13.1 “Trixie” and MX repositories, the beta offers both systemd and sysVinit editions across Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox desktops. And here is one of the biggest changes. Here is what I am talking about.
For years, MX positioned itself as a systemd-free option. Instead of adopting systemd as the default init system, the distro has traditionally shipped sysVinit as its baseline. However, with MX-25, the developers are now offering parallel builds: images with systemd enabled, and sysVinit editions for users who prefer to avoid it. So, if you’re used to systemd, you can now take advantage of it in MX-25.