MX Linux 16.1 is Available, Updates to Jessie 8.8 base
The MX Linux team has announced the release of a new version of their Debian-based distribution. The new release, MX Linux 16.1, now supports home directory encryption, offers the Adobe Flash plug-in on the installation media and features LibreOffice 5.2.6
MX Linux, a desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Debian's "stable" branch, is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS Linux communities. Using Xfce as the default desktop, it is a mid-weight operating system designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint.
What's new in MX-16 :
1. Installer improvements:- The installer now supports home folder encryption. This is an experimental feature.
- An issue with partition boot flags that affected certain makes of pc (Dell) has been corrected.
- Autoinstall now works for UEFI systems.
2. We now have new official Adobe Flash included on the iso, thanks to recently received permission from Adobe. MX-Flash is not on the iso and is now deprecated. Install/uninstall option via the regular package managers, including MX-Packageinstaller on the "Popular Apps" tab. Note our Adobe Flash package will work with BOTH Firefox AND Chromium (includes original classic NPAPI and the PPAPI plugins ie: pepperflash)
3. Tweaks to default user interface, including a new default theme and new MX-Linux wallpapers.
4. MX-Defaultlook and MX Panel Orientation have been merged, with MX-panel-orientation being deprecated. MX-Defaultlook now includes options for "top or bottom" placement of the horizontal bar, as well as improved panel backup and restore capabilities.
5. New MX-Packageinstaller, with improved handling of "popular apps", plus access to the MX-test repo, debian-backports, and the normal "stable" repos, from the new "Full Catalog" tab (no messing around with your apt sources is required!). Treat the "full catalog" as a supplement to synaptic. MX-debian-backports-installer and MX-install-from-test-repo are deprecated and no longer on the iso. (current MX-16 users have seen this update already)
7. Updated Manual in html and pdf formats. Full translations into Italian and Russian.
8. apt-notifier has many bug fixes, right-click menu improvements, and a choice of icon themes under preferences (classic vs. mx16).
9. Updated translations across most apps and in the Wiki (thanks translators!)
10. New MX-Linux sourceforge site for iso hosting.
11. Libreoffice 5.2.6
12. Updates to Jessie 8.8 base.
Further details can be found in the project's release announcement.
