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MX Linux's Xfce AHS is a Linux distro for modern hardware.
Whether it's a desktop or laptop, MX Linux AHS should work out of the box.
MX Linux is free to download and install.
MX Linux is a dual adventure between the antiX and MX Linux communities and serves as a collection of open-source operating systems that are all built around the Debian Stable distribution. Because of that Debian base, MX Linux is a highly stable operating system that performs brilliantly on PCs of all types -- from older systems, midrange, and powerhouse computers.
There are five different versions of MX Linux:
MX-25.2_Xfce_x66 - The standard release that is based on Debian 6.12 with hardware support from Debian Stable and is suitable for PCs that are a few years old.
MX-25.2_KDE_x64 - Based on the 6.12 kernel with the Advanced Hardware Support repositories enabled and defaults to the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
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