4MLinux Allinone Edition

4MLinux is a freely distributed, minimalistic and open source Linux distribution specifically designed to allow users to create Linux-based operating systems from scratch. This edition contains four of the 4MLinux editions.

Among the project’s official editions, we can mention 4MLinux NET Edition (also known as 4MLinux), 4MLinux Game Edition, 4MLinux Media Edition, 4MLinux Multiboot Edition, 4MLinux Rescue Edition, 4MLinux Server Edition, and 4MLinux Core Edition.

They are all available for download on Softoware, and can be used for general system maintenance, gaming and multimedia tasks, as a capable and secure server using the inetd daemon, to rescue broken systems, as well as to install other Linux distributions.

This edition includes four 4MLinux flavors

Even if it’s called 4MLinux Allinone Edition, this flavor includes only four of the 4MLinux editions, such as Media Edition, Rescue Edition, Game Edition and Server Edition. It is distributed as a single Live CD ISO image that can be written to CDs or USB flash drives. Both 64-bit and 32-bit architectures are supported at this time.

The boot prompt of the Live CD is very simple, allowing users to only start the live environment with default settings or using the VESA framebuffer, in case the first option does not recognize the graphics card.

Uses the same desktop environment as other 4MLinux editions, but includes numerous apps

Users will be asked to input a password for the root account, which will be used to log into the live session. However, the distribution will drop them to a shell prompt, from where they need to type the “startx” command to start the graphical desktop.

The desktop environment used in 4MLinux Allinone Edition is the same as the one used on other 4MLinux flavors, comprised of a system monitoring widget on the desktop and a bottom taskbar for launching applications and switching between virtual workspaces.

It is full of applications and games that will please everyone. Among some of the most popular ones, we can mention SMPlayer, DVD Shrink, Audacity, Mozilla Firefox, Wine, Mozilla Thunderbird, QupZilla, SeaMonkey, GParted, and others.

Bottom line

In conclusion, 4MLinux Allinone Edition is a true all-in-one Linux distribution that provides users with a great collection of games, servers, system rescue and multimedia applications in a minimal package.

What is new in this release:

• This release has the same features as the basic version of 4MLinux, but it also includes 4MLinux Printing Suite (CUPS 2.0.2, SANE 1.0.24, Xpdf 3.0.4, Ghostscript 9.16) and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.6 and 5.4.1, QupZilla Git-2014-04-08, SMplayer r6824). Additional firmware and drivers (including NVIDIA and AMD video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux website.

What is new in version 12.0:

• The status of the 4MLinux 12.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Major modifications in the core of the system, which now includes the GNU C Library 2.21. Additionally, PAE support has been enabled in the Linux kernel. The most important new applications are: Asunder (CD-ripping program), aTunes (audio player), and Chrome (web browser). The net browsing software available in 4MLinux has been significantly improved.

What is new in version 11.0 / 11.1 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.7.35, 4MLinux Printing Suite (CUPS 2.0.1, SANE 1.0.24, Xpdf 3.0.4, Ghostscript 9.15) and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.6 and 5.4.0, QupZilla Git-2014-12-26, SMplayer r6639). Improved support for YouTube videos (via SMTube SVN r6639 with mpv 0.7.2) is also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.6), IRC (Irssi 0.8.17, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.4, eMule 0.50a), SSH (PuTTY 0.63), and VNC (TigerVNC 1.4.2) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 11.0:

• The status of the 4MLinux 11.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Major changes in the core of the system, which now includes GNU C Library 2.20 and GNU Compiler Collection 4.9.2. The development of some of the 4MLinux editions has been dropped, but at the same time new 4MLinux spins have been announced. The most important one is 4MRescueKit, which has started its journey to become a lightweight alternative to other system rescue live CDs.

What is new in version 11.0 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.7.32, 4MLinux Printing Suite (CUPS 2.0.1, SANE 1.0.24, Xpdf 3.0.4, Ghostscript 9.15) and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.6 and 5.3.2, QupZilla Git-2014-10-26, SMplayer r6556). Improved support for YouTube videos (via SMTube SVN r6556 with mpv 0.7.1) is also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.5), IRC (Irssi 0.8.17, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.4, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 10.1:

• The status of the 4MLinux 10.1 series has been changed to STABLE. Lots of improvements, most of which are my response to various feature requests. Mozilla software (Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird) use the native Linux build of GTK (not via Wine anymore). Gnome Parted (aka GParted) is now included, while Dropbox and Opera are available as downloadable extensions. All web browsers (Firefox, Opera, Qupzilla, SeaMonkey) have Flash Player plugin enabled out of the box. Additionally, support for many printers and scanners has been added

What is new in version 10.1 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.7.29, which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 32.0, SeaMonkey 2.29.1, and Thunderbird 31.2.0) with Flash Player 15 support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite (CUPS 2.0.0, SANE 1.0.24, Xpdf 3.0.4, Ghostscript 9.14) and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.6 and 5.3.2, QupZilla Git-2014-09-16, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r6393) are also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.5), IRC (Irssi 0.8.17rc1, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.4, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 10.0:

• The status of the 4MLinux 10.0 series has been changed to STABLE. The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 10.0 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 10.0 Media Edition, 4MLinux 10.0 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 10.0 Game Edition.
• Two major changes in user space: support for touchscreens has been added (they can be calibrated via xinput calibrator), and support for webcams has been improved. The size of the final ISO image is now much bigger, because it includes optional software (drivers and development packages).

What is new in version 9.1:

• The status of the 4MLinux 9.1 series has been changed to STABLE. The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 9.1 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 9.1 Media Edition, 4MLinux 9.1 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 9.1 Game Edition.
• Two major changes in the 4MLinux 9.1 series. The first one is replacing thttpd with Apache, meaning that 4MLinux has joined the family of LAMP servers. There is a self-explanatory online demo at http://server.4mlinux.com.
• Skype is now available as a downloadable extension. UVC and gspca webcams are supported out of the box. The minimal build of PulseAudio (required by the newest Skype for Linux) has also been added.

What is new in version 9.1 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.7.22, which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 30.0, SeaMonkey 2.26.1, and Thunderbird 24.6.0) with Flash Player 12 support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 9.1 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.6 and 5.3.1, QupZilla Git-2014-06-25, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r6262) are also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.3), IRC (Irssi 0.8.16rc1, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.4, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 9.0:

• The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 9.0 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 9.0 Media Edition, 4MLinux 9.0 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 9.0 Game Edition.
• I do not use code names in 4MLinux, but if I did this would be "nerdy" for the 9.0 series. You can install development packages just in one click. Some of the packages (e.g. full versions of Python and Perl) can be used by both programmers and webmasters. An option to download and install the "vanilla" version of Clang with LLVM has also been added

What is new in version 9.0 Beta:

• This release has Wine Git-2014-05-13, which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 29.0.1, SeaMonkey 2.26, and Thunderbird 24.5.0) with Flash Player 12 support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 9.0 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.6 and 5.3.0, QupZilla Git-2014-05-20, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r6255) are also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.2), IRC (Irssi 0.8.16rc1, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.2, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 8.2:

• The status of the 4MLinux 8.2 series has been changed to STABLE. The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 8.2 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 8.2 Media Edition, 4MLinux 8.2 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 8.2 Game Edition.

What is new in version 8.2 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.6.2, which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 28.0, SeaMonkey 2.25, and Thunderbird 24.4.0) with Flash Player 12 support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 8.2 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 5.2.1, QupZilla Git-2014-02-20, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r6033) are also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.1), IRC (Irssi 0.8.16rc1, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.2, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 8.1:

• The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 8.1 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 8.1 Media Edition, 4MLinux 8.1 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 8.1 Game Edition.

What is new in version 8.1 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.6.2, which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 27.0.1, SeaMonkey 2.24, and Thunderbird 24.3.0) with Flash Player support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 8.1 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 5.2.1, QupZilla Git-2014-01-23, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r5993) are also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.5.1), IRC (Irssi 0.8.16rc1, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.2, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too.

What is new in version 8.0:

• The status of the 4MLinux 8.0 series has been changed to STABLE. The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 8.0 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 8.0 Media Edition, 4MLinux 8.0 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 8.0 Game Edition.

What is new in version 8.0 Beta:

• This release has Wine 1.6.1, which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 26.0, SeaMonkey 2.23, and Thunderbird 24.2.0) with Flash Player support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 8.0 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 5.2.0, QupZilla Git-2013-12-21, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r5949) are also included. FTP (WinSCP 5.1.8), IRC (Irssi 0.8.16rc1, XChat 2.8.9), P2P (rTorrent 0.9.2, eMule 0.50a), and SSH (PuTTY 0.63) clients are available, too. Fully automatic installation of the "vanilla" version of LibreOffice 4.1.4 is also supported.

What is new in version 7.2:

• The status of the 4MLinux 7.2 series has been changed to STABLE. The final release has all the features included in 4MLinux 7.2 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 7.2 Media Edition, 4MLinux 7.2 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 7.2 Game Edition.

What is new in version 7.2 Beta:

• This release has the newest stable Wine (i.e., 1.6), which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 25.0, SeaMonkey 2.22, and Thunderbird 24.1.0) with Flash Player support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 7.2 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.5, QupZilla Git-2013-10-26, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r5820) are also included. Fully automatic installing of the "vanilla" version of LibreOffice 4.1 is also supported. Additional firmware and drivers (including Gallium3D, NVIDIA, and AMD video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux website.

What is new in version 7.1 Beta:

• This release has the newest stable Wine (i.e., 1.6), which is able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 24.0, SeaMonkey 2.21, and Thunderbird 24.0) with Flash Player support enabled. 4MLinux Printing Suite 7.1 and 4MLinux QtPack (Qt 4.8.4, QupZilla Git-2013-09-04, SMplayer with SMTube SVN r5695) are also included. Fully automatic installing of the "vanilla" version of LibreOffice 4.1 is also supported. Additional firmware and drivers (including Gallium3D, NVIDIA and AMD video drivers) can be downloaded from the 4MLinux website. The size of the ISO image is about 100 MB.

What is new in version 7.0 Beta:

• The development target for this release has been defined as follows: the relatively small operating system (ca 70 MB LiveCD) must include the newest stable Wine (i.e., 1.6), which should be able to run Mozilla software (Firefox 21.0, SeaMonkey 2.19, and Thunderbird 17.0.7) with Flash Player support enabled. 4MLinux 7.0 Allinone Edition BETA passes this test for many video cards (optional AMD and NVIDIA proprietary drivers can be downloaded from 4MLinux website). WinSCP 5.1.5, XChat 2.8.9, and 7-Zip 9.20 are also included.

What is new in version 6.1:

• This is the final (stable) release of 4MLinux 6.1. It has all the features included in 4MLinux 6.1 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 6.1 Media Edition, 4MLinux 6.1 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 6.1 Game Edition.

What is new in version 6.1 Beta:

• The development target for this release has been defined as follows: The relatively small operating system (ca 67 MB LiveCD) must include the newest stable Wine (i.e., 1.4.1), which should be able to open fullscreen flash videos (e.g., from YouTube) in the newest stable Firefox (i.e., 21.0). 4MLinux 6.1 Allinone Edition BETA passes this test for many Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD video cards. WinSCP 5.1.4, XChat 2.8.9, and 7-Zip 9.20 are also included.

What is new in version 6.0:

• This is the final (stable) release of 4MLinux 6.0. It has all the features included in 4MLinux 6.0 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 6.0 Media Edition, 4MLinux 6.0 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 6.0 Game Edition.

What is new in version 6.0 Beta:

• The development target for this release has been defined as follows: the relatively small operating system (ca 64 MB LiveCD) must include the newest stable Wine (i.e. 1.4.1), which should be able to open full-screen flash videos (e.g. from YouTube) in the newest stable Firefox (i.e. 19.0.2). 4MLinux 6.0 Allinone Edition BETA passes this test for many Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD video cards. WinSCP 5.1.4, XChat 2.8.9, and 7-Zip 9.20 are also included.

What is new in version 5.1:

• This is the final (stable) release of 4MLinux 5.1. It has all the features included in 4MLinux 5.1 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 5.1 Media Edition, 4MLinux 5.1 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 5.1 Game Edition.

What is new in version 5.1 Beta:

• The development target for this release has been defined as follows: the relatively small operating system (ca 63 MB LiveCD) must include the newest stable Wine (i.e. 1.4.1), which should be able to open full-screen flash videos (e.g. from YouTube) in the newest stable Firefox (i.e. 18.0.1). 4MLinux 5.1 Allinone Edition BETA passes this test for many Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD video cards. WinSCP 5.1.3, XChat 2.8.9, and 7-Zip 9.20 are also included.

What is new in version 5.0 Beta:

• The development target for this release has been defined as follows: the relatively small operating system (ca 62 MB LiveCD) must include the newest stable Wine (i.e. 1.4.1), which should be able to open full-screen flash videos (e.g. from YouTube) in the newest stable Firefox (i.e. 17.0). 4MLinux 5.0 Allinone Edition BETA passes this test for many Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD video cards. WinSCP 5.1.1, XChat 2.8.9, and 7-Zip 9.20 are also included.

What is new in version 4.1:

• This final has all the features included in 4MLinux 4.1 Rescue Edition, 4MLinux 4.1 Media Edition, 4MLinux 4.1 Server Edition, and 4MLinux 4.1 Game Edition.

What is new in version 4.1 Beta:

• The development target for this release has been defined as follows: the relatively small operating system (ca 72 MB LiveCD) must include the newest stable Wine (i.e. 1.4.1), which should be able to open full-screen flash videos (e.g. from YouTube) in the newest stable Firefox (i.e. 15.0.1) and Opera (v. 12.02). 4MLinux 4.1 Allinone Edition passes this test for many Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD video cards. FileZilla 3.5.3, XChat 2.8.9, and 7-Zip 9.20 are also included.

What is new in version 3.1 RC1:

• This version includes all the applications that are present in 4MLinux-3.1 and 4MLinux-3.1-rescue-edition.
• Wine 1.2.3 has also been added.
• Both Wine and Java (JRE 1.6.0_26) are used by 4MLinux scripts to download and run various X applications (so-called extensions).

What is new in version 3.0:

• kernel 2.6.39.2,
• glibc 2.13,
• gcc 4.5.2.