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DistroWatch.com: 4MLinux

4MLinux

Last Update: 2017-12-25 22:48 UTC

4MLinux is a miniature, 32-bit 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: 56 (200), 6 months: 50 (219), 3 months: 43 (253), 4 weeks: 64 (161), 1 week: 94 (121)

Average visitor rating: 8.14/10 from 7 review(s).


4MLinux Summary
Distribution 4MLinux
Home Page http://4mlinux.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums LinuxQuestions.org
Alternative User Forums LinuxQuestions.org
Documentation --
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://4mlinux.com/download.html • LinuxTracker.org
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites 4MLinux Blog
Reviews 21.x: DistroWatch
17.x: Everyday Linux User
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases, download links and checksums:
 • 2017-11-02: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 23.0
 • 2017-07-02: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 22.0
 • 2016-11-01: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 20.0
 • 2016-05-01: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 17.0
 • 2016-01-01: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 15.0
 • 2015-11-01: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 14.0
 • 2015-09-08: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 13.1
 • 2015-07-02: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 13.0
 • 2015-05-09: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 12.0
 • 2015-01-25: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 11.0
 • 2014-11-28: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 10.1
 • 2014-10-11: Distribution Release: 4MLinux 10.0
 • More 4MLinux releases...

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Feature 23.1.1 20.0 14.0 11.1 10.1 9.1
Release Date 2017-12-25 2016-11-01 2015-11-01 2015-03-22 2014-11-28 2014-08-24
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 1100-1200          
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode
Default Desktop JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM
Package Management TAR.XZ TAR.XZ TAR.XZ TAR.XZ TAR.XZ TAR.XZ
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386
Init Software other other other other other other
Journaled File Systems            
Multilingual en en en en en en
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- --
Full Package List   20.0 14.0 11.1 10.1 9.1
Package 23.1.1 20.0 14.0 11.1 10.1 9.1
abiword (3.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.1.5) 1.1.3 1.1.2 1.0.29 1.0.28 1.0.28 1.0.28
ati-driver (16.40) -- -- -- -- -- --
bash (4.4.12) 4.4.12 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 --
bind (9.11.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
chromium (63.0.3239.132) -- -- -- -- -- --
cups (2.2.6) -- -- -- 2.0.1 2.0.0 --
dhcp (4.3.6) -- -- -- -- -- --
e2fsprogs (1.43.8) 1.43.5 1.43.1 1.42.12 1.42.12 1.42.12 1.42.10
firefox (57.0.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
freetype (2.8.1) 2.7.1 2.6.3 2.6 2.5.5 2.5.3 2.5.3
gcc (7.2.0) 6.2.0 6.1.0 5.2.0 4.9.2 4.9.1 4.8.2
gimp (2.8.22) -- 2.8.18 -- -- -- --
glibc (2.26) 2.25 2.23 2.21 2.20 2.19 2.19
gnome-shell (3.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (2.6.19) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.38) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.02) -- 2.02beta3 -- -- -- --
gtk+ (3.22.26) 3.22.10 2.24.30 2.24.28 2.24.25 2.24.25 --
httpd (2.4.29) 2.4.29 2.4.23 2.4.17 2.4.12 2.4.10 2.4.10
inkscape (0.92.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
k3b (17.12.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (24) 24 23 21 19 18 18
libgnome (2.32.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (5.4.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (4.14.12) 4.9.61 4.4.27   3.14.27 3.14.19 3.12.13
Package 23.1.1 20.0 14.0 11.1 10.1 9.1
lxde-common (0.99.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (10.2.12) 10.2.10 10.1.18 10.1.8 10.0.17 10.0.14 10.0.12
mate-desktop (1.18.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (17.3.1) 17.0.4 12.0.1 10.6.5 10.4.3 10.3.1 10.2.3
mysql (5.7.20) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (3.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (387.22) -- -- -- -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openjdk (8u151) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssh (7.6p1) 7.5p1 7.3p1 7.1p1 6.7p1 6.6p1 6.6p1
openssl (1.1.0g) 1.0.2k 1.0.2h 1.0.2d 1.0.2 1.0.1j 1.0.1i
perl (5.26.1) 5.24.1 5.24.0 5.22.0 5.20.1 5.20.1 5.20.0
php (7.2.1) 7.0.25 5.6.27 5.6.14 5.6.5 5.6.2 5.5.15
plasma-desktop (5.11.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
postfix (3.2.4) -- 3.1.3 -- -- -- --
postgresql (10.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.6.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
qt (5.10.0) 5.8.0 5.7.0 5.5.0 5.4.0 5.3.2 5.3.1
samba (4.7.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
systemd (236) -- -- -- -- -- --
thunderbird (52.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
vim (8.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
vlc (2.2.8) -- 2.2.4 -- -- -- --
xfdesktop (4.12.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
xorg-server (1.19.6) 1.19.3 1.18.4 1.17.2 1.16.3 1.16.1 1.15.2

Reader Ratings
Reader supplied reviews for 4MLinux

Average rating
8.1
from 7 review(s)


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Version: 23.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-24
Votes: 1


 Incredibly fast. Lots of software available immediately after installation. Very good support for many audio and video formats.


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Version: 23.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2017-12-17
Votes: 0


 My favorite tool. Su or sudo just does not always allow the freedom to customize, clean-up, edit and tweak the file systems of operating systems. 4MLinux lets you do as you please with your computer. Remember that the operating systems in linux (unlike Windows) do not own the computer it is installed on.


Was this review helpful? Yes No
Version: 22.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2017-09-02
Votes: 5


 I have been using 4MLinux for a couple years now and it provides everything I need.
Downloading, iso to usb and installing is easy and fast, even if you add the time it takes to install Firefox, Skype, Printdrivers, (addon) it still takes less time then installing Lubuntu for instance.
I recently bought a refurbished HP6730b laptop, and 4mlinux runs beautifully.
This is also a great distro if you want to challenge yourself in learning more about Linux.
However, getting started with 4M is easy peasy, so don't let this learning curve scare you.
There is no package installer, it has its own way of doing things, addons and the script.
It is probably, I repeat, probably, the safest OS, next to Puppy Linux, however, the Firewall is off
by default. Should be on, perhaps.
I love the absence of the unnecessary inlog screen.
Firefos runs fast!
What more is there to add?
Just give it a try, support is great with a personal touch, just drop a line on
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/4mlinux-115/ .






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