BakAndImgCD 24.0 released.

BakAndImgCD 24.0

BakAndImgCD is an official 4MLinux fork, which has been designed to perform the following two tasks: data backup (the supported filesystems are: btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, nilfs2, ntfs, reiser4, reiserfs, and xfs) and disk imaging (using Partimage, Partclone, and GNU ddrescue). This release is based on the 4MLinux Backup Scripts 24.0.

More: 
http://bakandimgcd.4mlinux.com/

4MLinux 23.1.1 released.

 4MLinux 23.1.1

4MLinux 23.1.1 is ready for download. Exceptionally, so called point release has been marked as a major one due to some new amazing features. The live CD is now over 1GB in size and it comes with some popular programs available out of the box (Audacious, Chrome, VLC, GNOME Office). Full 3D support is enabled by default for AMD, Intel and NVIDIA video cards. On the other hand, 4MLinux is still friendly for older PCs. So called Legacy Installer makes it possible to install 4MLinux on the machines with 128 MB of RAM and 2 GB of free disk space. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!

Download link:
4MLinux-23.1.1.iso

TheSSS 23.2 released.

OpenSSH managed via Webmin

This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 23.2, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.69, Apache 2.4.29, MariaDB 10.2.11, and PHP (both 5.6.32 and 7.0.26). The following server software has also been updated: OpenSSL (1.0.2n) and Stunnel (5.44).

You can update your TheSSS by executing the "zk update" command (fully automatic process).

Demo:
http://server2.4mlinux.com/

More:

http://thesss.4mlinux.com/

Antivirus Live CD 24.0-0.99.2 released.

Antivirus Live CD 24.0-0.99.2

Antivirus Live CD is an official 4MLinux fork including the ClamAV scanner. It's designed for users who need a lightweight live CD, which will help them to protect their computers against viruses. The latest version 24.0-0.99.2 is based on 4MLinux 24.0 and ClamAV 0.99.2.

More: 
http://antiviruslivecd.4mlinux.com

4MLinux 23.1 released.

Audacity running in 4MLinux 23.1

This is a minor (point) release in the 4MLinux STABLE channel, which comes with the Linux kernel 4.9.61. The 4MLinux Server now includes Apache 2.4.29, MariaDB 10.2.10, and PHP 7.0.25 (see this post for more details). Additionally, some popular programs (Audacity, PeaZip, UNetbootin) have been updated, too.

You can update your 4MLinux by executing the "zk update" command in your terminal (fully automatic process).

Download link:
4MLinux-23.1.iso

4MLinux 24.0 BETA released.

Default desktop in 4MLinux 24.0

4MLinux 24.0 BETA is ready for testing. Basically, at this stage of development, 4MLinux BETA has the same features as 4MLinux STABLE, but it provides a huge number of updated packages, including a major change in the core of the system, which now uses the GNU Compiler Collection 7.1.0.

Development Plan: 
November 2017 -> BETA
March 2018 -> STABLE
July 2018 -> OLD STABLE
November 2018 -> EOL

List of packages: 

http://4mlinux.com/addons-24.0.txt

Download link:
4MLinux-24.0.iso

TheSSS 23.1 available for download.

TheSSS 23.1

This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 23.1, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.61, Apache 2.4.29, MariaDB 10.2.10, and PHP (both 5.6.32 and 7.0.25). The following server software has also been updated: OpenSSL (1.0.2m), Postfix (3.2.4) and Stunnel (5.43).

You can update your TheSSS by executing the "zk update" command (fully automatic process).

Demo:
http://server2.4mlinux.com/

More:

http://thesss.4mlinux.com/

4MLinux 24.0 Core BETA released.

4MLinux 24.0 Core running in VirtualBox

This is a core system (only about 10 MB in size) for the 4MLinux 24 series. The system includes: the Linux kernel 4.9.52, GNU C Library 2.25, and BusyBox 1.27.2. The 4MLinux 24 series uses GNU Compiler Collection 7.1.0 to compile programs designed for the i686 architecture.

Despite its extremely small size, 4MLinux Core supports all possible boot options: BIOS with 32-bit CPU, BIOS with 64-bit CPU, UEFI with 32-bit firmware, and UEFI with 64-bit firmware.

Download link:
4MLinux-24.0-core.iso

Problem with automatic updates.

The problem was reported here:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/4mlinux-115/a-few-issues-with-version-23-0-stable-4175616910/

This bug is related to the LILO boot loader and it may affect all users trying to update the 4MLinux 22 series by executing the "zk update" command.

SOLUTION:
When the update is over, execute the "lilo" command and reboot your machine. After rebooting everything should work fine.

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4MLinux 22 is now OLD STABLE.

The status of the 4MLinux 22 series has been changed to OLD STABLE. All users must update before March 2018 (EOL).

4MLinux 21 reaches its EOL.

The status of the 4MLinux 21 series has been changed to UNSUPPORTED. All users must update ASAP.

4MLinux 23.0 STABLE released.

 4MLinux 23.0

The status of the 4MLinux 23.0 series has been changed to STABLE. Create your own images with GIMP 2.8.22, edit your documents with LibreOffice 5.4.3.1 and GNOME Office (AbiWord 3.0.2 with Gnumeric 1.12.35), share your files using DropBox 37.4.29, surf the Internet with Firefox 56.0 and Chromium 61.0.3163.100, stay in touch with your friends via Skype 5.5.0.1 and Thunderbird 52.4.0, enjoy your music collection with Audacious 3.9, watch your favorite videos with MPlayer SVN-r37931 and VLC 2.2.6, play games powered by Mesa 17.0.4 and Wine 2.19. You can also setup the 4MLinux LAMP Server (Linux 4.9.52, Apache 2.4.28, MariaDB 10.2.9, PHP 5.6.31 and PHP 7.0.24). Perl 5.24.1 and Python 2.7.13 are also available. 

4MLinux 23.0 comes with much improved support for FAAC, GIF, JPEG 2000, Monkey's Audio and Musepack file formats. GNOME Office (AbiWord with Gnumeric) has been added as a downloadable extension. Full support for SCSI, RAID and LVM devices is now available out of the box. And finally, the biggest change is related to the installation script, which now makes it possible to install 4MLinux on ext2, ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS, Btrfs, and NILFS2 partitions.

List of packages: 

http://4mlinux.com/addons-23.0.txt

Download link:

4MLinux-23.0.iso

4MRescueKit 23.0 available for donors.

4MRescueKit 23.0

4MRescueKit provides its users with software for antivirus protection, data backup, disk partitioning, and data recovery. It is distributed in the form of a multiboot CD, which includes four (extremely small) operating systems. 

This release has Antivirus Live CD 23.0-0.99.2, BakAndImgCD 23.0, 4MParted 23.0, and 4MRecover 23.0. 

Detailed description:
4MLinux Blog

4MRescueKit is available exclusively for donors:
4MLinux Forum

Download:
4MLinux Website

TheSSS 23.0 available for download.

RAID management via Webmin in TheSSS 23.0

This is a major release based on the 4MLinux Server 23.0, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.52, Apache 2.4.28, MariaDB 10.2.9, and PHP (5.6.31 and 7.0.24). Webmin has been updated to the version 1.850. Much improved support for SCSI, RAID and LVM devices is now available out of the box. And finally, the biggest change is related to the installation script, which now makes it possible to install TheSSS on ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, jfs, xfs, btrfs, and nilfs2 partitions.

You can update your TheSSS by executing the "zk update" command (fully automatic process).

Online help:
http://4mlinux.blogspot.com/

Demo:
http://server2.4mlinux.com/

More:

http://thesss.4mlinux.com/

4MRecover 23.0 BETA released.

  4MRecover 23.0

4MRecover is a small live CD designed for data recovery. It's a part of 4MRescueKit, which in turn is one of the three main 4MLinux releases available for download.

This version includes TestDisk 7.0 and it uses 4MLinux 23.0 as the base system. 

Download link:
4MRecover-23.0.iso

4MParted 23.0 BETA released.

GParted 0.29.0

4MParted is a very small live CD designed for disk partitioning. It's a part of 4MRescueKit, which in turn is one of the three main 4MLinux releases available for download.

This version includes GParted 0.29.0 and it uses 4MLinux 23.0 as the base system.

Download link:
4MParted-23.0.iso

4MLinux 22.3 STABLE released.

 Mario (Java version) running in 4MLinux 22.3

This is a minor (point) release in the 4MLinux STABLE channel, which comes with the Linux kernel 4.9.49. The 4MLinux Server now includes Apache 2.4.27, MariaDB 10.2.8, and PHP 7.0.23 (see this post for more details). Additionally, some popular programs (Dropbox, Java, Skype) have been updated, too. 
4MLinux 22.3 is the first release that includes the r8168 Realtek Ethernet driver. 

You can update your 4MLinux by executing the "zk update" command in your terminal (fully automatic process).

Download link:
4MLinux-22.3.iso

TheSSS 22.3 available for download.

Netwatch launched remotely on server2.4mlinux.com

This is a minor (point) release based on the 4MLinux Server 22.3, meaning that the components of the LAMP server are now: Linux 4.9.49, Apache 2.4.27, MariaDB 10.2.8, and PHP (5.6.31 and 7.0.23). PHP Command Line Interface (aka PHP CLI) has been added to both the PHP packages. Additionally, the SSHFS support is now available out of the box.

You can update your TheSSS by executing the "zk update" command (fully automatic process).

Demo:
http://server2.4mlinux.com/

More:

http://thesss.4mlinux.com/

BakAndImgCD 23.0 available for download.

BakAndImgCD 23.0

BakAndImgCD is an official 4MLinux fork, which has been designed to perform the following two tasks: data backup (the supported filesystems are: btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, nilfs2, ntfs, reiser4, reiserfs, and xfs) and disk imaging (using Partimage, Partclone, and GNU ddrescue). This release is based on the 4MLinux Backup Scripts 23.0.

More: 
http://bakandimgcd.4mlinux.com/