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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.
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MX Linux 25 reaches beta testing – complete with systemd
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 other is to only offer a single desktop and invest all available effort into polishing that single environment. Examples of this include Elementary OS, Linux Lite, Endless OS, and of course the paid enterprise RHEL and SLE offerings.
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MX GNU/Linux 25 beta arrives with Debian 13 base and updated desktops
The MX GNU/Linux team has released the first beta of MX GNU/Linux 25, a major update that moves the distribution to a Debian 13 base. The beta is available in multiple editions, including both systemd and SysVInit options for Xfce and Fluxbox. KDE Plasma is offered with systemd only. The announcement says, “MX-25 beta 1 is now available for testing. MX-25 is built from debian 13 ‘Trixie’ and MX repositories, along with the antiX live system. Systemd and SysVInit editions are provided and supported.”