MX Linux
E192877
MX Linux is a popular, lightweight, and user-friendly desktop Linux distribution known for its stability, efficiency on older hardware, and use of Debian as its base.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MX Linux canonical | 10 |
| MX Linux developers | 2 |
| MX Linux Team | 1 |
| MX Linux User Manual | 1 |
| MX Linux community | 1 |
| MX Linux development team | 1 |
| MX Linux project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MX Linux Context triple: [Debian, isUpstreamFor, MX Linux]
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A.
Manjaro
Manjaro is a user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distribution known for its rolling-release model, hardware detection, and preconfigured desktop environments.
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B.
Linux Mint
Linux Mint is a popular, user-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (and sometimes Debian), known for its traditional desktop interface and ease of use for newcomers.
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C.
Trisquel
Trisquel is a fully free, community-driven GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation for its commitment to software freedom.
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D.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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E.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MX Linux Target entity description: MX Linux is a popular, lightweight, and user-friendly desktop Linux distribution known for its stability, efficiency on older hardware, and use of Debian as its base.
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A.
Manjaro
Manjaro is a user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distribution known for its rolling-release model, hardware detection, and preconfigured desktop environments.
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B.
Linux Mint
Linux Mint is a popular, user-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu (and sometimes Debian), known for its traditional desktop interface and ease of use for newcomers.
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C.
Trisquel
Trisquel is a fully free, community-driven GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation for its commitment to software freedom.
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D.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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E.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux distribution
ⓘ
desktop operating system ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Debian Stable
ⓘ
linked to:
Debian
|
| defaultDesktopEnvironment | Xfce ⓘ |
| defaultInitSystem | systemd-shim (systemd-free core with sysvinit) ⓘ |
| derivesFrom |
MEPIS (legacy influence)
ⓘ
antiX ⓘ |
| designedFor |
low-resource systems
ⓘ
older hardware ⓘ |
| developer |
MX Linux Team
ⓘ
linked to:
MX Linux
antiX community members ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| hasCommunityForum | true ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
online manual
ⓘ
wiki ⓘ |
| hasGraphicalInstaller | true ⓘ |
| hasReleaseModel | point releases ⓘ |
| includesNonFreeComponents | optional ⓘ |
| includesTool |
MX Boot Repair
ⓘ
MX Live USB Maker ⓘ MX Package Installer ⓘ MX Snapshot ⓘ MX Tools ⓘ MX Tweak ⓘ |
| isFreeSoftware | true ⓘ |
| isOpenSource | true ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic Linux kernel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efficiency on older hardware
ⓘ
lightweight performance ⓘ stability ⓘ user friendliness ⓘ |
| license | various free and open-source licenses ⓘ |
| offersDesktopEnvironment |
Fluxbox
ⓘ
KDE Plasma ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Plasma desktop environment
|
| offersSystemdOption | true ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | cooperation between antiX and former MEPIS community ⓘ |
| packageFormat | .deb ⓘ |
| packageManager | APT ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | desktop users ⓘ |
| sourceModel | open source ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
i386
ⓘ
x86_64 ⓘ |
| supportsLiveMode | true ⓘ |
| supportsPersistence | true ⓘ |
| supportsSecureBoot | limited / via workarounds ⓘ |
| supportsUEFIBoot | true ⓘ |
| updateModel | semi-rolling ⓘ |
| usesInitSystem |
sysvinit
ⓘ
linked to:
System V init
|
| website | https://mxlinux.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MX Linux Description of subject: MX Linux is a popular, lightweight, and user-friendly desktop Linux distribution known for its stability, efficiency on older hardware, and use of Debian as its base.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MX Linux
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linked to: MX Linux
linked to: MX Linux
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