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| 2018-12-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: 4MLinux 27.0 |
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4MLinux 27.0 has been released. 4MLinux is a project building a set of Linux distributions for desktops (with JWM, 32-bit only) and servers (with the complete LAMP stack, 64-bit). The new version comes with assorted improvements on the multimedia and gaming fronts: "The status of the 4MLinux 27.0 series has been changed to STABLE. As always, the new major release has some new features: optional support for AV1 video coding (encoding via FFmpeg and decoding via VLC and mpv), an option to disable PulseAudio with one click (important for those who use 4MLinux to play classic video games such as DOOM), better support for display drivers when 4MLinux is running in KVM (important for those who use a VNC client to manage 4MServer). LazPaint (small yet powerfull raster image editor with layers) and Blender (professional 3D computer graphics software) have been added as downloadable extensions. Additionally, some good news for gamers: more engines available for XBoard (GNU Chess, GNU Shogi, Fairy-Max) as well as more video games to play (Duke3D, Liero, Strifle). A few small terminal-based games have been added, too." Here is the brief release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-27.0-32bit.iso (1,136MB), 4MServer-27.0-64bit.iso (1,207MB). |
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| 4MLinux is a miniature Linux distribution focusing on four capabilities: maintenance (as a system rescue live CD), multimedia (for playing video DVDs and other multimedia files), miniserver (using the inetd daemon), and mystery (providing several small Linux games). The distribution includes support for booting on UEFI-enabled machines.
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| 2026-08-01 |
Distribution Release: 4Mlinux 52.0 |
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The 4MLinux minimal distribution has published a new release, version 52.0. The new version includes several key package updates, simplified wireless network configuration, better support for legacy graphics cards, and a new game. The release announcement states: "The status of the 4MLinux 52.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 26.2.5 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.8, GIMP 3.2.4, Gnumeric 1.12.61), surf the Internet with Firefox 153.0 or Chrome 151.0 and send emails via Thunderbird 153.0. Enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.6.1, watch your favorite videos with mpv 0.41.0 or VLC 3.0.23, and play games powered by Mesa 26.0.3. You can also set up a very lightweight HTTP/FTP server (based on BusyBox 1.37.0). PHP 8.5.4, Perl 5.42.1, Python 3.14.3 and Ruby 3.4.8 are also available. As always, the new major release has some new features, including simplified Wi-Fi configuration and improved support for legacy graphics cards. Rocks'n'Diamonds (a classic platform game), Elvis (an old vi clone), PDF Tricks (a Ghostscript GUI for handling PDF images) are available as downloadable extensions, while ksh (KornShell) and audioconvert (a command-line utility) are included out of the box. Support for Ultra HDR images (via libultrahdr and ImageMagick) has also been added. And finally, the Linux kernel in 4MLinux has been upgraded to its latest LTS version, i.e. 6.18." Download (MD5): 4MLinux-52.0-64bit.iso (2,160MB, pkglist). |
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| 2026-03-30 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 51.0 |
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The 4MLinux project has published an update for its lightweight distribution. 4MLinux 51.0 includes a few key changes, including new media playing options. "The status of the 4MLinux 51.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 26.2 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.7, GIMP 3.0.8, Gnumeric 1.12.60), surf the Internet with Firefox 149.0 and Chrome 146.0, and send emails via Thunderbird 140.9. ... As always, the new major release introduces several new features, including improved support for ZX Spectrum and Atari music via the AY/YM emulation library. Midori (web browser) and cmus (ncurses-based music player) have been added as downloadable extensions. 4MLinux now features a comprehensive suite of drivers: Mesa 25.3.1 (with VAAPI and Vulkan for modern GPUs), Mesa 21.3.9 (providing VAAPI and VDPAU for legacy adapters), Intel VAAPI (both i965 and iHD), and the latest firmware for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA accelerators. Additionally, the system now intelligently identifies your hardware and applies the optimal settings for your machine." A summary of changes and package updates can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): 4MLinux-51.0-64bit.iso (2,111MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-11-29 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 50.0 |
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The 4MLinux project has announced a new release of the minimal distribution. 4MLinux 50.0 includes package updates, new games and new file managers. "As always, the new major release has some new features. Support for webcam devices has been greatly improved (via Zbar and V4L2 Viewer). Old (yet still quite useful) EmelFM2 file manager as well as uHexen2 (port of Raven Software's Hexen II source) have been added. GPAC (multimedia framework) is now available as a downloadable extension. You can find BlockOut II (3D tetris game) and PySol (a huge collection of solitaire card games) as parts of the 4MLinux Game Pack. And finally, hundreds of lines of code have been changed to ensure that all the 4MLinux build scripts do their job. And yes, 4MLinux is now fully able to reproduce itself from sources." The repositories of the the distribution now include LibreOffice 25.8, AbiWord 3.0.6, GIMP 3.1.4, Gnumeric 1.12.59, Firefox 145.0, Chrome 142.0, Thunderbird 140.5, Audacious 4.5.1, VLC 3.0.21 SMPlayer 25.6.0, Mesa 25.1.7, Perl 5.42.0, Python 3.13.8, Ruby 3.4.7. Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (MD5): 4MLinux-50.0-64bit.iso (1,782MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-07-31 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 49.0 |
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4MLinux, an independently-developed mini distribution with JWM as the preferred window manager, has been updated to version 49.0. The new release brings a large number of updates, including X.Org Server 21.1.16, JWM 2.4.6, GTK 4.18.5, ALSA 1.2.14, Tor 0.4.8.16, PCManFM 1.4.0, OpenSSH 10.0p1 with OpenSSL 3.5.0, mpv 0.40.0 and Mesa 25.1.0. The Wayland display server now appears on the list of add-ons for the very first time, and so is version 6 of the Qt library. "The status of the 4MLinux 49.0 series has been changed to STABLE. As always, the new major release has some new features. 4MLinux can now be installed on Bcachefs partitions, but only in UEFI mode. This release ships with much improved support for mobile devices, via Bluetooth and PTP/MTP protocols. Stella (Atari 2600 VCS emulator) and Brutal Chess have been added to the 4MLinux GamePack collection. Aqualung (music player), Googles (music manager), QWinFF (media converter), Fastfetch (system monitor) are now included out of the box. GIMP4, gnuplot (plots generator), ReZound (audio editor) are available as downloadable extensions. And finally, ready-to-install Intel VAPPI drivers can be found on the 4MLinux live image." See the complete release announcement for additional details and a screenshot of the distribution's default desktop. 4MLinux 49.0 is available for download from SourceForge (MD5): 4MLinux-49.0-64bit.iso (1,668MB, pkglist). |
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| 2025-04-28 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 48.0 |
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The 4MLinux project has released version 48.0 of its lightweight operating system for games, system recovery, multimedia, and network services. Version 48.0 focuses on improving multimedia support: "The status of the 4MLinux 48.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 25.2 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.5, GIMP 2.10.38, Gnumeric 1.12.59), surf the Internet with Firefox 137.0 and Chrome 135.0, send emails via Thunderbird 128.9, enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.4.2, watch your favorite videos with VLC 3.0.21 and SMPlayer 24.5.0, play games powered by Mesa 24.3.3 and Wine 10.4. As always, the new major release has some new features. Kino (IEEE 1394 DV non-linear video editor) is now included out of the box (huge work has been done to make this old application work within a modern operating system). VVenC (H.266/VVC encoder) has been added to the 4MLinux codec pack. FreeTube (desktop application acting as a YouTube client) and Bristol (synthesisers, electric pianos and organs emulator) are now available as downloadable extensions. And finally, the LTS Linux kernel in 4MLinux has been updated to its version 6.12." The release announcement has further details. Download (MD5): 4MLinux-48.0-64bit.iso (1,485MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-12-25 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 47.0 |
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4MLinux is a minimal distribution which ships tools for four types of tasks: servers, gaming, multimedia and system rescue. The project's latest stable version is 47.0 which comes with upgraded applications for the Internet, including Firefox 133.0, Chrome 131.0 and Thunderbird 128.5, besides various other improvements: "The status of the 4MLinux 47.0 series has been changed to STABLE. As always, the new major release has some new features. GNOME CD Master (GUI frontend for cdrdao), Dia (program for drawing diagrams), GLiv (OpenGL image viewer), XRoar (Dragon and Tandy 8-bit computer emulator) as well as many command line MOD/MIDI players are now available out of the box. Gnubik (famous puzzle game) and GNU Backgammon have been added to the 4MLinux GamePack package (downloadable extension). Support for hundreds of old image formats is now provided by RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library with its GIMP plugin). And finally, it is now possible to install 4MLinux on virtual KVM block devices (/dev/vda1, /dev/vda2, and so on)." A complete list of package updates is presented in the release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-47.0-64bit.iso (1,442MB), 4MLinux-47.0-core.iso (16MB). |
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| 2024-08-27 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 46.0 |
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4MLinux is a small Linux distribution with four areas of focus: system maintenance, multimedia, server, and games. The project's latest release is version 46.0 which no longer features a stand-alone Server edition. "As always, the new major release has some new features. The 4MLinux Server is now available out of the box (meaning that there is no separate 4MServer for download). Support for Windows Enhanced Metafiles (EMF images) as well as raw files from digital cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG images) has been added. Support for old audio formats (originating from Amiga, Commodore and the like) has been greatly improved. New applications: DVDAuthor (set of DVD authoring tools), qv4l2 (Qt-based application for testing V4L devices), VCDImager (set of VCD/SVCD authoring tools). Classic GNU Go game has been added to the 4MLinux GamePack package (downloadable extension). And finally, this is the first release that includes GTK version 4." Additional information is presented in the release announcement. Download (MD5): 4MLinux-46.0-64bit.iso (1,429MB, pkglist). |
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| 2024-03-18 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 45.0 |
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4MLinux is a small, indepedent distribution which focuses on four areas: network services, games, multimedia, and system rescue. The project's latest release, version 45.0, offers video scaling, new games, and upgrades the OpenSSL version to OpenSSL 3 from 1.1. "As always, the new major release has some new features. Lots of new printing drivers have been added. FFmpeg in 4MLinux now offers improved support for video scaling (resizing) via zimg library. Additionally, FFmpeg and MPlayer make us of Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP effect library (libbs2b) for better handling of stereo audio. Classic CHAMP Kong game has been added to the 4MLinux DOSBox package. Basilisk web browser is now available a downloadable extension. And finally, OpenSSL in 4MLinux has been system-wide upgraded to its version 3." Additional details are available in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-45.0-64bit.iso (1,371MB), 4MServer-45.0-64bit.iso (1,433MB). |
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| 2023-11-30 |
Distribution Release: 4MLinux 44.0 |
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The 4MLinux project develops a lightweight distribution with a focus on four key areas (gaming, multimedia, servers, and maintenance. The project's latest release is version 44.0 which introduces some new features. The release announcement reads: "The status of the 4MLinux 44.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Edit your documents with LibreOffice 7.6.3 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.5, GIMP 2.10.34, Gnumeric 1.12.55), surf the Internet with Firefox 119.0.1 and Chrome 119.0.6045.123, send emails via Thunderbird 115.4.2, enjoy your music collection with Audacious 4.3.1, watch your favorite videos with VLC 3.0.20 and SMPlayer 23.6.0, play games powered by Mesa 23.1.4 and Wine 8.19. You can also setup the 4MLinux LAMP Server (Linux 6.1.60, Apache 2.4.58, MariaDB 10.6.16, PHP 5.6.40, PHP 7.4.33, and PHP 8.1.25). Perl 5.36.0, Python 2.7.18, Python 3.11.4, and Ruby 3.2.2 are also available. As always, the new major release has some new features. Mesa3D drivers providing system-wide support for Video Acceleration API (VA-API) have been added. QMMP (audio player), Media Player Classic QT (video player), Capitan Sevilla (platform video game) are now available as downloadable extensions. Additionally, the new stable release offers improved support for SPL printing as well as wireless networking." Download (MD5, pkglist): 4MLinux-44.0-64bit.iso (1,197MB),
4MServer-44.0-64bit.iso (1,269MB). |
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