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# Good News! You Can Start Using MX Linux on Raspberry Pi [In Beta]
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/mx-linux-available-raspberry-pi/
- Published: 2021-01-23T10:44:14.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-23T10:44:16.000Z
- Author: Abhishek Prakash
- Tags: Linux, Raspberry Pi, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

MX Linux is a popular distribution specially among users with relatively older computers. The flagship Xfce desktop version gives a lightweight and fast desktop experience.

To further extend its reach on different platforms, MX Linux has announced the availability of the beta edition of its Raspberry Pi image. 

## MX Linux’s Fluxbox-Raspberry Pi Respin

This is a community project, and it aims to provide a stable and fast operating system to use with Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 400.

To make it more lightweight than its desktop version, MX Linux has opted for [Fluxbox window manager](http://fluxbox.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) instead of Xfce desktop. It is actually a Raspberry Pi respin of [MX-Fluxbox](https://mxlinux.org/mx-fluxbox/?ref=itsfoss.com).

MX Linux syas that it is a unique implementation of Fluxbox and includes elements from GNOME, Xfce and LXDE.

Here’s a demo of the Raspberry Pi edition of MX-Fluxbox.

It features these prominent applications by default:

- Browser: [Firefox-esr](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/enterprise/?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Email: [Claws Mail](https://www.claws-mail.org/?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Media player: [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html?ref=itsfoss.com)
- File manager: [Thunar](https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Editor: [FeatherPad](https://github.com/tsujan/FeatherPad?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Ides: [Geany](https://www.geany.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), [Thonny](https://thonny.org/?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Network: [Network Manager](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NetworkManager?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Desktop info: [Conky Manager](https://teejeetech.in/conky-manager/?ref=itsfoss.com)

![MX Linux Tools](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2021/01/mxlinux-mx-tools.jpg)

You can, of course, use MX specific applications like MX Tools and MX Updater. 

## Getting MX Linux Fluxbox for Raspberry Pi

Please keep in mind that ***the project is still in beta***. You may encounter a few issues here and there. Use it for testing and experimental purpose only.

You may download the ISO for RPI devices from this link:

[Download MX-Fluxbox Raspberry Pi Respin](https://sourceforge.net/projects/mx-linux/files/Community%5FRespins/Raspberry%20Pi/?ref=itsfoss.com)

The installation procedure is the same as any regular Raspberry ISO.

- Download the ISO image to a computer that has a microSD slot or a USB-microSD adapter attached.
- Install “**Imager**” from the MX repos, or from the [Raspberry Pi website](https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/?ref=itsfoss.com)[.](https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/?ref=itsfoss.com)
- Launch the Imager app, click on the OS button then scroll to the bottom to select a “custom image.”
- Navigate to the image you downloaded and select it.
- Click on the SD Card button to select the microSD card.

The tool should create a usable micro-SD card for you. You can now insert it in your Pi device and [turn the Raspberry Pi on](https://itsfoss.com/turn-on-raspberry-pi/) to boot into MX Linux.

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2021/01/mx-linux-1024x819.jpg)

Enjoy MX Linux on Raspberry Pi.