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I am just asking if there is already a date for the new release, because the last was in September and the number was 23.4 and because I am about to reinstall some machines, I really want to have the newest release.

In my case every time I reinstall a Linux system, a completely new version pops up and I have to reinstall again

maxmoon wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:50 am I am just asking if there is already a date for the new release,

MX Linux 24: Probably never.

maxmoon wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:50 am I am about to reinstall some machines, I really want to have the newest release.

You'll just have to wait for Debian 13 (Trixie) to come out.

Those are not "completely new," and there is no need to reinstall anything since the changes will come through the standard upgrade process if you already have the preceding (23.3 for instance), We state that very clearly in all announcements every time a new version is available.

The next actual release will come with MX-25 and the new Debian 13, and there you will need to go through the recommended upgrade procedure (assuming you want to upgrade, since there is no actual need)..

Debian 13 will probably be released in mid-2025, so the next MX release (MX-25) will probably be not ready before late 2025.

I think you can comfortably do fresh installs with MX-23 at the moment.

Thanks a lot for all your help and fast reply :)

I wish you all that the last hours in 2024 will be relaxing :)

maxmoon wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:50 am In my case every time I reinstall a Linux system, a completely new version pops up and I have to reinstall again

For the record, MX Linux provides a tool "User Installed Packages", (package name: "user-installed-packages")
which allows to create a list of currently installed packages manually added by the user.
The list (a text file) can be "imported" again into the tool on a fresh install,
and the tool will try to install all those packages again if still available within the repos.

fehlix wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:01 pm

maxmoon wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:50 am In my case every time I reinstall a Linux system, a completely new version pops up and I have to reinstall again

For the record, MX Linux provides a tool "User Installed Packages", (package name: "user-installed-packages")
which allows to create a list of currently installed packages manually added by the user.
The list (a text file) can be "imported" again into the tool on a fresh install,
and the tool will try to install all those packages again if still available within the repos.

Thanks a lot for this huge tip. This might be a game changer, because I already wrote a bash script, which will install all the stuff I need, but at the point I do a fresh install, many packages were renamed or can't be even found and the script fails a lot :/

I hope with user-installed-packages a new installation will go much more fluent.

maxmoon wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:53 am

fehlix wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 4:01 pm

maxmoon wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 9:50 am In my case every time I reinstall a Linux system, a completely new version pops up and I have to reinstall again

For the record, MX Linux provides a tool "User Installed Packages", (package name: "user-installed-packages")
which allows to create a list of currently installed packages manually added by the user.
The list (a text file) can be "imported" again into the tool on a fresh install,
and the tool will try to install all those packages again if still available within the repos.

Thanks a lot for this huge tip. This might be a game changer, because I already wrote a bash script, which will install all the stuff I need, but at the point I do a fresh install, many packages were renamed or can't be even found and the script fails a lot :/

I hope with user-installed-packages a new installation will go much more fluent.

Don't forget to full-upgrade all packages, and run "UIP" with a fresh loaded package list (sudo apt update).
B/c someone run UIP with an empty package cache, and complained none of the UIP-listed packages have been found to be reinstalled.
Well, it will refresh the package list but only after the search of available packages to be reinstalled have been completed.

IIRC the User Installed Packages app does NOT pick up user-installed Flatpack and Appimage applications.