4MLinux is a
lightweight Linux distribution made for both the 32 bit and 64 bit architectures.
It is named "4MLinux" since it has 4 main components of the OS. Maintenance (it can be used a rescue Live CD), Multimedia (There is inbuilt support for almost every multimedia format), Miniserver (It comes with a 64-bit server is included running LAMP suite), and Mystery (Includes a collection of classic Linux games). The distribution is developed in
Poland, and was first released in 2010. The distribution does not include a package manager, and uses JWM (Joe's Window Manager) as its default window manager. It also comes with
Conky preinstalled. When installing programs with the distribution, the distribution will retrieve the Windows version rather than the Linux version due to it coming pre-installed with
Wine (A compatibility layer for Windows applications), and not having any package manager. The distribution is geared towards people who prefer a lightweight distribution. There is a version of the distribution called the "4MLinux Game Edition" which provides 90s games natively such as
Doom, and
Hexen
Hexen can refer to:
* ''N''-Ethylhexedrone, a stimulant drug
* '' Hexen: Beyond Heretic'', a 1995 dark fantasy video game by id Software and Raven Software
* ''Hexen II'', a 1997 video game and sequel to the first Hexen.
* Hexen, a thrash metal b ...
.
The distribution comes in two different version, 4MServer, and 4MLinux. 4MLinux requires 128 MB of RAM when installed to an HDD, and 1024 MB of RAM when being used as a live CD/USB. Whereas, 4MServer requires 256 MB of RAM when installed to an HDD, and 2048 MB of RAM when being used as a live CD/USB.
Resources
External links
4MLinux official website*
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Linux distributions
Linux distributions without systemd
Operating system distributions bootable from read-only media