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Today is October 5th, which is especially important as it is the official release date for Windows 11. It’s all the more special since Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system is not. only good … it’s Great. Yes, it’s probably the best version of Windows ever, and if you’re a Windows user, you should definitely upgrade if your computer is compatible.
Unfortunately, it’s a pretty big “if” this time around. You see, Microsoft is pretty strict with system requirements, which means a lot of computers won’t be compatible or officially supported. While Windows 10 will continue to be supported for a while, it’s understandable that some users will want to jump ship immediately knowing that their PC has no future in Microsoft’s eyes. Fortunately, these users have a wonderful alternative to Windows 11 – Linux!
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Today, the first candidate version of MX Linux 21 has been released, and Microsoft is probably not very happy with it. After all, the Linux distro is essentially spoiling the big Windows 11 launch party. Heck, Microsoft even serves ice cream!
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The upcoming MX Linux 21 is based on Debian 11 “Bullseye”. The operating system comes with the Fluxbox window manager or your choice of two popular desktop environments – KDE Plasma and Xfce. The Linux distribution offers default mesa vulkan drivers and an updated installer. Wi-Fi support is also improved.
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But what is new in the first release candidate, in particular? The developers share this below.
- New installer partition selection area including lvm support if lvm volume already exists
- New UEFI live system boot menus. You can now select your live boot options (persistence, etc.) from the boot menu and submenus rather than using the previous console menus.
- Xfce 4.16, Plasma 5.20, fluxbox 1.3.7 with mx-fluxbox 3.0 configurations
- User (sudo) password for default administration tasks. You can change this in mx-tweak-> Other tab.
- Numerous bugfixes since beta2.
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If you are ready to try MX Linux 21 RC 1, you can download it here now. Should you replace Windows 10 with MX Linux today? No, not right away – you should try it out first and make sure it fully meets your needs. Also, keep in mind that this is just a release release and not the final release. Having said that, it should be pretty stable at this point. At the very least, you should wait for the final stable release before making a decision.
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