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New Releases: EasyOS Excalibur-series Version 7.0.30 and MX Linux 25 'Infinity'
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Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0.30 released
Here is the announcement for 7.0.28: [...]
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Beta News ☛ MX Linux 25 'Infinity' arrives with a cleaner look and easier installation
MX Linux 25 “Infinity” has been released and offers a major update for the Debian-based distribution known for stability and usability. The cooperative project between the antiX and former MEPIS communities offers editions based on Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox desktops and is built on Debian 13 “Trixie” with MX’s repositories included.
All core releases now include systemd by default, a shift from the project’s long history with sysVinit. Any users who prefer the older initialization system can still download alternative sysVinit editions. The developers say this change improves compatibility with modern Debian packages and simplifies maintenance going forward.
The Register:
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'Infinity' ... and beyond: MX Linux 25 arrives
MX Linux 25 "Infinity" is now available, and the new version has some significant differences from the 2023 release, with things that used to be boot-time choices having become pre-install decisions.
Infinity is available in no fewer than seven different downloads. They are all for x86-64: there's no x86-32 edition any more. MX 25 is based on Debian 13, and since the parent distro no longer offers a 32-bit x86 edition, nor does MX Linux.
So that's one choice simplified. However, other choices have gotten a little more complicated. One of the things that impressed us about MX Linux 21 and then in MX Linux 23 was that it didn't use the controversial systemd as its init system, but even so, systemd was present and could be triggered at startup. As we reported back in August, and just as in the beta version, that useful feature has gone. It relied on the Linux kernel's cgroups version 1. That was superseded by cgroups v2 in kernel 4.5, as LWN reported in 2016, and in the current LTS kernel 6.12 cgroups is turned off, which effectively disables the systemd-shim tool that enabled MX's init-switching superpower.
As a result, you can still have MX Linux without systemd if you wish – but now, the flavors with the traditional sysvinit are in separate downloads. In other words, you must choose the edition up front, and you can't readily switch once installed.
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MX 25 “Infinity” isos now available!
MX-25 is now available for use. MX-25 is built from debian 13 “trixie” and MX repositories. All releases come with systemd. The Xfce, Xfce-AHS, and Fluxbox releases are also available in sysVinit variants. sysVinit isos are clearly labeled such in the file name. Reasons for this change from past editions are in this blog post. Note: existing beta and RC isos will have their ID strings updated to reflect final release via regular updates.