Difference between MX Linux KDE and XFCE (ahs) .iso

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#1 Post by **RafeeDaBoy** » Sun Mar 16, 2025 10:17 am

From the MX Linux Website,

MX-23.5_x64 “ahs”, an “Advanced Hardware Support” release for very recent hardware, with 6.6 kernel and newer graphics drivers and firmware. 64 bit only. For newer hardware.

MX-23.5_x64 KDE, with the 6.1 kernel and ahs repos enabled.

So, with the XFCE version you get a newer kernel and newer GPU drivers (ddm-mx takes care of that). I am curious about what newer "firmware" means and after an update is it all just the same (except the kernel, it gets updates for 6.1). Thanks!

#2 Post by **dolphin_oracle** » Sun Mar 16, 2025 11:03 am

all the ahs things apply to the kde release, except the default kernel.

#3 Post by **Stevo** » Sun Mar 16, 2025 12:15 pm

Firmware: https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware

#4 Post by **RafeeDaBoy** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:02 pm

Thanks a lot for the clarification!

#5 Post by **Stevo** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:24 pm

Also, ddm-mx will also install Nvidia drivers on standard MX 23 and 21, but not everyone is going to be using proprietary Nvidia video drivers.

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