MaboxLinux https://maboxlinux.org fast, lightweight and functional Linux Desktop Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:46:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://maboxlinux.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3D_logo-150x150.png MaboxLinux https://maboxlinux.org 32 32 Mabox Linux 26.02 available https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-linux-26-02-available/ https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-linux-26-02-available/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:19:33 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17328 Read more]]> Mabox 26.02 is ready for download. What’s new in this release? The sound menu W-a, the rewritten Colorizer module for Cava – sound visualization – and some fixes for ScreenRecording tool. As usual, it also includes a portion of corrections and minor improvements in Mabox tools. Why? Mabox is often installed on aging computers. On some of them, Picom can cause problems.

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-linux-26-02-available/feed/ 0 Mabox 26.01 – latest 6.18 LTS kernel https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-26-01-latest-6-18-lts-kernel/ https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-26-01-latest-6-18-lts-kernel/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:32:38 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17313 Read more]]> The first release in 2026 brings the latest kernel with extended support – Linux 6.18 LTS. An ISO image of the slightly older LTS kernel – Linux 6.6 – is also available. The January ISO was built based on the latest packages currently available (Jan 14) in the stable branch. ISO images can be downloaded as always from SourceForge or from repo.maboxlinux.org If you new to Mabox…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-26-01-latest-6-18-lts-kernel/feed/ 5 Mabox 25.12 – improvements, fixes and GTK2 farewell https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-12-improvements-fixes-and-gtk2-farewell/ https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-12-improvements-fixes-and-gtk2-farewell/#respond Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:36:25 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17264 Read more]]> The December release of Mabox 25.12 brings a handful of improvements and fixes. It also means saying goodbye to GTK2 and cleaning up our profile and tools. Several improvements related to the panel and dynamic menus… The updated volume icon (near the system tray) should now work as intended. Functionality: left-click – mute/unmute mousewheel up/down – volume up/down right-click…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-12-improvements-fixes-and-gtk2-farewell/feed/ 0 Mabox 25.08 – Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-08-chinese-japanese-and-korean-fonts/ https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-08-chinese-japanese-and-korean-fonts/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:35:55 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17237 Read more]]> The August refreshed ISOs include the noto-fonts-cjk package for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts – so installing in those languages is easier than ever. The noto-fonts-cjk package is quite large – almost 300 MB. If you don’t plan to use these fonts, you can remove them after installation. Some installer default settings have also changed. The default and recommended…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-08-chinese-japanese-and-korean-fonts/feed/ 0 Mabox 25.07 – July ISO refresh – auto theming! https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-07-july-iso-refresh-auto-theming/ https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-07-july-iso-refresh-auto-theming/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:39:15 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17175 Read more]]> The July ISO refresh brings back the improved automatic theme creation mechanism based on wallpaper colors. Currently, it supports theme coloring for: By default, auto theming is disabled to avoid shocking users who don’t expect such effects To activate auto-theming, right-click the wallpaper thumbnail in the panel. The Wallpaper and Desktop Styling menu will appear. Here you can enable…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/mabox-25-07-july-iso-refresh-auto-theming/feed/ 0 April ISO refresh – panel improvements, status indicator with dynamic menu https://maboxlinux.org/april-iso-refresh-panel-improvements-status-indicator-with-dynamic-menu/ https://maboxlinux.org/april-iso-refresh-panel-improvements-status-indicator-with-dynamic-menu/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:27:23 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17128 Read more]]> The April ISO update brings a polished look as well as important improvements to the default tint2 panel. The new look in the form of a thumbnail and additional functionalities have been given to the Panel Icon, which allows you to change the wallpaper and style of desktop elements. The default left-click action is – set a random wallpaper. Right-click to call the extended Wallpaper &

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/april-iso-refresh-panel-improvements-status-indicator-with-dynamic-menu/feed/ 1 March 2025 ISO refresh – 6.12 LTS kernel, AreaClick, skippy-xd! https://maboxlinux.org/march-2025-iso-refresh-6-12-lts-kernel-areaclick-skippy-xd/ https://maboxlinux.org/march-2025-iso-refresh-6-12-lts-kernel-areaclick-skippy-xd/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:07:19 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17069 Read more]]> March ISO refresh with latest LTS kernel 6.12 is ready to download. ISO with slightly older LTS kernel 6.1 is also available. Some noteworthy new features… A brand new Mabox’s home-made tool… Launch programs/commands by clicking on desktop areas (mostly side and corner areas/edges). Idea is similar to hot corners, but you need to click to launch actions so you don’t run programs by…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/march-2025-iso-refresh-6-12-lts-kernel-areaclick-skippy-xd/feed/ 0 December 2023 ISO refresh with a brand-new LTS kernel https://maboxlinux.org/december-2023-iso-refresh-with-a-brand-new-lts-kernel/ https://maboxlinux.org/december-2023-iso-refresh-with-a-brand-new-lts-kernel/#comments Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:57:10 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=17007 Read more]]> The December 2023 release of refreshed ISO images brings the latest LTS 6.6 kernel. Of course, there is still an ISO available with the slightly older LTS 5.4 kernel version – which may be a good choice for some older hardware. Currently supported “longterm maintenance” kernels: Of course, you can easily install all of the above, even several of them side by side, and decide which one…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/december-2023-iso-refresh-with-a-brand-new-lts-kernel/feed/ 4 June ISO refresh – hot corners, tiling manager and more https://maboxlinux.org/june-iso-refresh-hot-corners-tiling-manager-and-more/ https://maboxlinux.org/june-iso-refresh-hot-corners-tiling-manager-and-more/#comments Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:08:31 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=16942 Read more]]> The 2023 June refreshed ISO brings the debut of several novelties developed for the next major release – Jaskier (planned for summer/autumn). Update 2023.06.04 The ISO images have been updated according to the latest update of the Manjaro stable branch as of 2023.06.04. Update 2023.06.08 Tint2 Cortile helper removed for now, some performance improvements. Hot corners and tiling manager…

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]]> https://maboxlinux.org/june-iso-refresh-hot-corners-tiling-manager-and-more/feed/ 1 23.02 Istredd – February 2023 ISO refresh https://maboxlinux.org/23-02-istredd-february-2023-iso-refresh/ https://maboxlinux.org/23-02-istredd-february-2023-iso-refresh/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:31:15 +0000 https://maboxlinux.org/?p=16915 Read more]]> Hello, 2023 02 February ISO refresh is ready for download. Built from Manjaro stable branch as of 24.02.2023. Available with latest 6.1 LTS kernel – ISO with slightly older LTS kernel 5.4 is also available. With the Manjaro Settings Manager – Kernels module, you can easily install other kernel series if you wish. You can have several kernel versions installed at the same time…

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