Changelog with important changes in Mabox.
With commands to help you follow new features if you like.
25.07 ISO refresh
released: 2025.07.17
Auto theming is back!
Creating themes based on the color palette of the currently set wallpaper. Menus, Openbox Window Decoration, Conky and PyRadio.
Disabled by default.
Available from Colorizer W-A-o or Wallpaper & Desktop styling menu (right click on thumbnail in panel or W-A-w.
nitrogen → feh (wallpaper setter)
feh (fehbg wrapper script) is now used as wallpaper setter (instead of aging and troublesome nitrogen).
Firefox system window decoration
Firefox uses system window decorations by default.
25.04 ISO refresh
released: 2025.04.30
status icon + dynamic menu 
See: April ISO refresh - panel improvements, status indicator with dynamic menu | MaboxLinux
Dependencies:
mabox-checkupdates-systemd - required - for updates checking
Optional (recommended):
yay -S expac qdirstat
new default tint2 panel config
with many improvements
cp /usr/share/mabox/lang/en/.config/tint2/Istredd.tint2rc ~/.config/tint2/
then reload tint2. (Use Istredd.tint2rc config)
mabox-checkupdates-systemd
systemd timer, service and libalpm hook to check updates.
Service runs 2 minutes after boot and then every 3 hours.
Stores list of available updates in /tmp/updates/updates_list
Will be used by Conky and future panel notifier - tint2 executor.
yay
yay -S mabox-checkupdates-systemd
sudo systemctl enable mabox-checkupdates.timer
Installer
Calamares 3.3 series (qt6).
Systemd timers/services enabled:
- mabox-checkupdates (every 3h)
- fstrim (weekly)
- pacman-filesdb-refresh (weekly)
25.03 ISO refresh
released: 2025.03.31
see: March 2025 ISO refresh - 6.12 LTS kernel, AreaClick, skippy-xd!
ISOs with LTS kernels: 6.1 or 6.12
superclick
Now handles Openbox margins correctly 
areaclick
Like hot-corners, but better. Launch commands on-click. Configurable.
skippy-xd
Window & Desktop switcher. Improved greatly thanks to new developer.
New packages
skippy-xd-git - window and desktop switcher (replaces skippy-xd)
tumbler - thumbnail generation service
Commands… (for old installations, only if you need to follow new features)
yay -Syyu # packages database refresh, and full system update
yay -S skippy-xd-git tumbler
# and to pick Openbox rc.xml changes
# look at areaclick and skippy-xd related commands, key/mouse binds
mb-reset -c obrcxml
mb-reset skippy-xd
openbox --reconfigure # or log out & login to apply new rc.xml
# re-login to have skippy-xd daemon started
25.01 ISO refresh
released: 2025.01.14
– refreshed Mabox Control Center
– many improvements to Conky Manager
– new dynamic menu for selecting Picom configurations
– new dynamic menu for configuring fonts
– Wallpaper & Desktop styling menu is taking shape
New packages
fastfetch replaces the aging neofetch
jumpapp run-or-raise application switcher
Commands… (for old installations, only if you need to follow new features)
yay -Syyu # packages database refresh, and full system update
yay -S fastfetch jumpapp
# and to pick Openbox rc.xml changes
mb-reset -c obrcxml
openbox --reconfigure # or log out & login to apply new rc.xml