After a long development cycle, AV Linux 25 and MX Moksha 25 are now available, bringing two distinct approaches to the Enlightenment ecosystem.
AV Linux remains focused on providing a full, production-ready environment for content creation, built around the Enlightenment 0.27.1 desktop environment, while the new MX Moksha edition introduces the Moksha 0.4.1 desktop from the Bodhi Linux project in a minimal, highly customizable form. Both systems share the same MX Linux 25/Debian Trixie base and Liquorix kernels.
The two releases differ in philosophy but rely on the same underlying infrastructure. AV Linux continues as a complete workstation with its familiar suite of multimedia tools. At the same time, MX Moksha strips the environment down to essentials, letting users build up their own software stack.
The visual presentation also diverges sharply: AV Linux adopts new “Ease” flat themes, while MX Moksha maintains the curvier skeuomorphic style inherited from Bodhi’s “Moksha Green” theme.
A major part of this cycle focuses on expanded file manager functionality. Both releases introduce an extensive set of file actions that operate independently of the file manager used, with Thunar receiving significant enhancements to perform a wide range of system tasks.
New “Open With” actions enable launching virtual machines via Quickemu directly from Thunar and downloading videos using YT-DLP without leaving the file manager. Because upstream YT-DLP changes frequently, a bundled utility now updates both yt-dlp and Deno from their official sources.
For users who depend on Windows VST plugins, this cycle introduces the optional Wine4VST utility. It addresses ongoing compatibility issues between Wine, yabridge, and recent changes in the plugin ecosystem by offering a pre-configured, working VST environment for both AV Linux and MX Moksha.
Development of AVL and MXM continues to be handled by a single maintainer, supported by contributors across the MX Linux, Bodhi Linux, and Enlightenment communities.
Lastly, alongside the software release, the AV Linux website has been updated with new documentation, and a separate MX Moksha website has been launched. All older releases have been retired, and AV Linux 23 is now in maintenance mode until Debian Bookworm reaches end-of-life.
For more information, refer to the release announcement.
