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4MLinux


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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.



Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 84 (136), 6 months: 97 (120), 3 months: 84 (131), 4 weeks: 86 (128), 1 week: 43 (281)

Average visitor rating: 8/10 from 5 review(s).


4MLinux Summary
Distribution 4MLinux
Home Page http://4mlinux.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums LinuxQuestions.org
Alternative User Forums
Documentation --
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://4mlinux.com/download.htmlDistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites 4MLinux Blog
Reviews 21.x: DistroWatch
Where To Donate, Buy, or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-11-30: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 44.0
 • 2023-07-28: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 43.0
 • 2023-04-10: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 42.0
 • 2022-12-04: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 41.0
 • 2022-07-30: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 40.0
 • 2022-03-26: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 39.0
 • 2021-11-30: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 38.0
 • 2021-08-01: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 37.0
 • 2021-03-28: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 36.0
 • 2020-12-25: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 35.0
 • 2020-09-19: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 34.0
 • 2020-06-14: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 33.0
 • More 4MLinux releases...

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the "nautilus" and "gnome-shell" packages. The Apache web server is listed as "httpd" and the Linux kernel is listed as "linux". The KDE desktop is represented by the "plasma-desktop" package and the Xfce desktop by the "xfdesktop" package.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.
Feature 44.0 38.1 37.0
Release Date 2023-11-29 2022-01-30 2020-12-25
End Of Life      
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 10-1300 10-1100 10-900
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop JWM JWM JWM
Package Management TAR.XZ TAR.XZ TAR.XZ
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite GOffice GOffice GOffice
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software Busybox Busybox Busybox
Journaled File Systems      
Multilingual en en en
Asian Language Support -- -- --
Full Package List 44.0   37.0
abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.5 3.0.5 3.0.5
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.7.2 1.2.5.1 1.2.3.1
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- --
bash (5.2.21) 5.2 5.1 5.1
bind (9.18.21) 9.16.45 9.11.36 9.11.33
chromium (121.0.6167.139) -- -- --
cups (2.4.7) -- -- --
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- --
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.5 1.46.3 1.46.2
firefox (122.0) -- -- --
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.0 2.10.4 2.10.2
gcc (13.2.0) 13.1.1 10.3.0 10.2.0
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.37 2.33 2.33
gnome-shell (45.3) -- -- --
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) 1.12.55 1.12.50 1.12.50
grub (2.12) 2.0.6 2.06 --
gtk (4.12.5) 3.24.38 3.24.30 3.24.28
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.58 2.4.52 2.4.48
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 30 29 28
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) -- -- --
linux (6.7.3) 6.1.60 5.10.90 5.4.99
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) 10.6.16 10.6.5 10.6.3
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 23.1.1 21.1.6 21.0.1
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) -- -- --
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) -- -- --
openssh (9.6p1) 9.5p1 8.8p1 8.6p1
openssl (3.2.1) 1.1.1w 1.1.1l 1.1.1k
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.32.1
php (8.3.2) 8.1.25 7.4.27 7.4.21
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) -- -- --
postfix (3.8.5) 3.6.12 3.4.23 3.4.21
postgresql (16.1) -- -- --
Python (3.12.1) 2.7.18.tar.xz 2.7.18 2.7.18
qt (6.6.1) 5.15.8 5.15.2 5.15.2
samba (4.19.4) -- -- --
systemd (255.3) -- -- --
thunderbird (115.7.0) -- -- --
vim (9.1) -- -- --
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- --
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.8 1.20.13 1.20.10


Reader Ratings
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Version: 42.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-16
Votes: 11


Without question, this is definetly my all time favorite independent Linux distro. It has everything I need from a totally minimalist desktop. I love JWM, and the way this distro looks is beautiful. This distro is very fast. Has up to date Kernal, up to date Firefox (available), the newest version of Libreoffice (available), and very old, but playable games. No package manager, but has lots of software through the extensions, and it installs in less than 2 minutes. The website isn't the best, but it's informative, and lets you know what to do.


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Version: 39.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2022-04-04
Votes: 16


Needs build tools included.

ie: DKMS ,build-essential ,make ,e.tc.

Yet another distro with no way of building my wifi driver from the rtl88x2bu.zip file i have.


Oh well ,apart from that , a nice looking small relase that seems to run well on low power machines.

Didn't spend much time with it due to no internet.



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Version: 38.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2022-03-04
Votes: 15


Great little distro.

It looks good if though it's a very small OS.



Though most of the programs are shortcuts that require downloading if you want to use them.
A good way to limit the size and only install the things you really need.
So the size will increase once you start installing some of the things in your start menu.
Still ,i like it.

Proves you can still do a nice looking desktop while keeping the size small.


Great little distro.

It looks good if though it's a very small OS.



Though most of the programs are shortcuts that require downloading if you want to use them.
A good way to limit the size and only install the things you really need.
So the size will increase once you start installing some of the things in your start menu.
Still ,i like it.

Proves you can still do a nice looking desktop while keeping the size small.


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