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MX Linux 25.1 Is Out with Dual-Init Support, Debian 13.3 Base, and Linux 6.18 LTS
After a quick, one-week beta testing phase, MX Linux 25.1 is now available for download based on the latest Debian 13.3 “Trixie” operating system and featuring the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel on the standard ISOs and Linux 6.18 LTS on the AHS (Advanced Hardware Support) ISOs.
The biggest attraction of the MX Linux 25.1 release, compared to MX Linux 25, is the dual-init support, which means that both systemd and SysVinit are now included in the ISO images, allowing users to choose the init system they want to boot MX Linux with from the live boot menu of the live system.
Update (by Roy)
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MX Linux ☛ MX-25.1 “Infinity” ISOs now available!
MX-25.1 is now available. All releases feature updated 6.12 Debian kernels, except for Xfce-ahs which has a 6.18 liquorix kernel. In addition, the AHS-enabled releases now feature mesa 25.3.3. The new release includes all Debian updates through Debian 13.3 and all updates from the MX repositories. Making a return as of 25.1 is a dual-init setup with both systemd and sysvinit on the same ISO. This drastically cuts the number of builds we do and also brings back a feature that was uniquely MX and many users enjoyed.
In addition to the usual bugfixes and updates, there are a few nice user-oriented changes related to the dual-init setup from our past releases.
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Distro Watch ☛ Distribution Release: MX Linux 25.1
The MX Linux team has announced an update to the distribution's 25.x series. MX Linux 25.1 maintains the existing Debian 13.1 base and sees a return to offering a choice of init software at boot time. [...]