MX-19 Beta 2.1 available for testing
September 8, 2019September 8, 2019
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MX-19 Beta 2.1 available for testing
Updated iso images
–direct download:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-lin … ing/MX-19/
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We are pleased to offer MX-19 Beta 2.1 for testing purposes.
The latest updates from debian 10.1 (buster), antiX and MX repos.
Xfce 4.14
GIMP 2.10.12
MESA 18.3.6
updated firmware
Latest debian 4.19 kernel
Browser: Firefox 69
Video Player: VLC 3.0.8
Music Manager/Player: Clementine 1.3.1
Email client: Thunderbird 60.8.0
Office suite: LibreOffice 6.1.5 (plus security fixes)
apparmor 2.13.2
and more in the MX repositories.
–New and updated mx-apps
mx-installer (based on gazelle-installer) fixes pertaining to automount
issues.
MX Date & Time, to make clock setting chores easier
formatusb, for formatting usb storage devices
mx-packageinstaller now displays version number for flatpak applications.
mx-alerts package for sending emergency messages to users.
mx-updater no longer requires a password to check for updates (still
required for installation of updates)
new wallpaper artwork (mx19-artwork package)
updated themes
tons of misc. updates to the mx tools.
most help files are now available on the iso
-antiX live system changes
The latest antiX live system updates, included improved support for
hyper-v and kvm.
improved support for frugal installations on ntfs devices
live system now boots with a informative text-based boot splash.
-Improved localization
almost all mx-apps received translation updates (we love translators)
Misc.
sysVinit remains the default init system. systemd is available as a boot
option on installed systems (but not on live systems). In other words,
exactly the same as MX17/18.
Set your gtk scaling in Appearance, log out/log in and Qt apps should
follow the scaling set.
New conky configs (conky-manager for selections)