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AV Linux


Last Update: 2024-04-07 00:24 UTC


AV Linux is a versatile, Debian-based distribution featuring a large collection of audio and video production software. Additionally, it also includes a custom kernel with IRQ threading enabled for low-latency audio performance. AV Linux can be run directly from a live DVD or a live USB storage device, though it can also be installed on a hard disk and used as a general-purpose operating system for everyday tasks.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 74 (145), 6 months: 86 (119), 3 months: 103 (104), 4 weeks: 97 (107), 1 week: 96 (109)

Average visitor rating: 6.97/10 from 29 review(s).


AV Linux Summary
Distribution AV Linux
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-04-07: Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-23.2
 • 2024-01-16: Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-23.1
 • 2022-12-16: Distribution Release: AV Linux MX-21.2.1
 • 2022-02-15: Distribution Release: AV Linux MX-21
 • 2021-05-23: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2021.05.22
 • 2020-11-25: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2020.11.23
 • 2020-04-10: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2020.4.10
 • 2019-04-03: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2019.4.10
 • 2018-06-25: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2018.6.25
 • 2018-04-22: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2018.4.12
 • 2016-09-07: Distribution Release: AV Linux 2016.8.30
 • 2014-11-06: Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0.4
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Feature MXE-23.2 MX-21.3 2021.06.18 2020.12.03 2020.5.10 2019.4.10 2017.4.9 2016.8.30 6.0.4 5.0.3 4.2 Feature
Release Date 2024-04-05 2023-01-25 2021-06-18 2020-12-04 2020-05-09 2019-04-10 2017-04-10 2016-09-07 2014-11-07 2012-02-09 2010-12-21 Release Date
End Of Life                       End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 5400-5500 3900-4000 3000-3900 2800-3600 3100-3200 3400-3600 3600-3700         Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop Enlightenment Openbox, Xfce Openbox, Xfce Openbox, Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce LXDE LXDE Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice -- -- -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice OO.o Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software SysV, systemd SysV SysV SysV systemd systemd systemd systemd SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems                       Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en en en en en en en en en en en Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List mxe-23.2 mx-21.3 2021.06.18 2020.12.03 2020.5.10 2019.4.10 2017.4.9 2016.8.30 6.0.4 5.0.3 4.2 Full Package List
Package MXE-23.2 MX-21.3 2021.06.18 2020.12.03 2020.5.10 2019.4.10 2017.4.9 2016.8.30 6.0.4 5.0.3 4.2 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.12) 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.3 1.1.3 1.1.0 1.0.25 1.0.24.1 1.0.23 alsa-lib (1.2.12)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 22.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.1.99 -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.37) 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 bash (5.2.37)
bind (9.20.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.2)
chromium (129.0.6668.100) -- -- -- -- -- 73.0.3683.86 57.0.2987.133 52.0.2743.116 26.0.1410.63 -- -- chromium (129.0.6668.100)
cups (2.4.11) 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.2.13 2.2.10 2.2.10 2.2.1 2.2.1 2.1.4 1.4.4 1.4.4 1.4.4 cups (2.4.11)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.3.5 4.3.5 4.3.4 4.1.1-P1 4.1.1-P1 4.1.1-P1 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.1) 1.47.0 1.46.2 1.44.5 1.44.5 1.44.5 1.43.4 1.43.4 1.43.1 1.41.12 1.41.12 1.41.12 e2fsprogs (1.47.1)
firefox (131.0.2) 124.0.2 109.0 89.0 83.0 75.0 66.0.2 52.0.2 48.0 33.0 9.0.1 3.5.15 firefox (131.0.2)
freetype (2.13.3) 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.9.1 2.9.1 2.9.1 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.4.2 freetype (2.13.3)
gcc (14.2.0) 12.2.0 10.2.1 8.3.0 8.3.0 8.3.0 6.3.0 6.3.0 6.1.1 4.7.2 4.6.0 4.4.5 gcc (14.2.0)
gimp (2.10.38) 2.10.34 2.10.28 2.10.22 2.10.12 2.10.8 2.8.18 2.8.18 2.8.16 2.6.10 2.6.10 2.6.10 gimp (2.10.38)
glibc (2.40) 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.28 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.23 2.13 2.13 2.11.2 glibc (2.40)
gnome-shell (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (47.0)
gnucash (5.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.9)
gnumeric (1.12.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3 -- 2.02beta2 1.98 1.98 -- grub (2.12)
gtk (4.16.3) 4.8.3 3.24.24 3.24.5 3.24.5 3.24.5 3.22.11 2.24.31 2.24.30 2.24.10 2.20.1 2.20.1 gtk (4.16.3)
httpd (2.4.62) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.62)
inkscape (1.3.2) 1.2.2 1.1.1 1.0.2 0.92.5 0.92.4 0.92.1 0.92.1 0.91 0.48.4 0.47.0 0.47.0 inkscape (1.3.2)
k3b (24.08.2) 22.12.3 -- 19.04.2 19.04.2 -- 2.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- k3b (24.08.2)
kmod (33) 30 28 26 26 26 23 23 22 8 -- -- kmod (33)
krita (5.2.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.6)
LibreOffice (24.8.2) -- -- 7.0.4rc1 7.0.1rc1 -- -- -- -- 4.3.1 3.4.4 3.2.1 LibreOffice (24.8.2)
linux (6.11.3) 6.6.12 6.1.7 5.9.1 5.9.1 5.4.28 4.16.12 4.4.30 4.4.6 3.12.19 3.0.16 2.6.36 linux (6.11.3)
Package MXE-23.2 MX-21.3 2021.06.18 2020.12.03 2020.5.10 2019.4.10 2017.4.9 2016.8.30 6.0.4 5.0.3 4.2 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.5.6 0.5.6 lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.4.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.2.4) 23.1.2 22.0.5 20.3.4 20.1.8 18.3.6 13.0.6 13.0.5 11.2.2 8.0.5 7.7.1 7.7.1 mesa (24.2.4)
mysql (9.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.0.1)
nautilus (47.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.30.1 -- -- nautilus (47.0)
NVIDIA (560.35.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (560.35.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- 3.6.1 3.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- 3.4.11.1 3.4.11.1 openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (23) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6b31 -- -- openjdk (23)
openssh (9.9p1) 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 7.2p2 5.5p1 5.5p1 5.5p1 openssh (9.9p1)
openssl (3.3.2) 3.0.11 1.1.1n 1.1.1d 1.1.1d 1.1.1d 1.1.0j 1.1.0e 1.0.2d 0.9.8o 0.9.8o 0.9.8o openssl (3.3.2)
perl (5.40.0) 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.28.1 5.28.1 5.28.1 5.24.1 5.24.1 5.22.2 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.1 perl (5.40.0)
php (8.3.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.3.12)
plasma-desktop (6.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.2.0)
postfix (3.9.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (17.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (17.0)
Python (3.13.0) 3.11.2 3.9.2 3.7.3 3.7.3 3.7.3 2.7.13 2.7.13 2.7.11 2.6.6 2.6.6 2.6.6 Python (3.13.0)
qt (6.8.0) 6.4.2 5.15.2 5.11.3 5.11.3 5.11.3 5.7.1 5.7.1 5.6.1 4.6.3 4.7.3 4.6.3 qt (6.8.0)
samba (4.21.0) 4.17.12 4.13.13 4.9.5 4.9.5 4.9.5 4.5.16 4.5.6 4.4.5 3.5.6 3.5.6 3.5.6 samba (4.21.0)
systemd (256.7) 252.6 247.3 241 241 241 232 232 230 -- -- -- systemd (256.7)
thunderbird (131.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31.2.0 -- -- thunderbird (131.0.1)
vim (9.1) 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.21) -- 3.0.18 3.0.12 3.0.11.1 -- -- -- -- 2.0.1 -- 1.1.3 vlc (3.0.21)
wayland (1.23.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.23.1)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- 4.18.0 -- 4.14.2 4.12.4 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.10.0 -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.13) 21.1.7 1.20.14 1.20.8 1.20.8 1.20.4 1.19.2 1.19.2 1.18.4 1.12.4 1.7.7 1.7.7 xorg-server (21.1.13)

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Version: MXE-23.2
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-05-07
Votes: 62


The AV Linux distribution has deeply disappointed with its latest release. Compared to previous versions, this release is incredibly unstable and full of bugs.

The Enlightenment graphical environment has been chosen instead of the more intuitive xfce, and I must say it was a mistake. The interface is confusing and not user-friendly, making navigation and system usage difficult.

Furthermore, many of the Windows VSTs that usually worked with AV Linux now cause crashes in Reaper. This issue is particularly frustrating, as it results in constant program crashes and the need to restart the entire PC.

I was hoping that AV Linux would continue to be a reliable and high-performing distribution for music production, but unfortunately, this latest version has failed to meet my expectations. I strongly recommend not updating to this release and suggest looking for more stable and functional alternatives.


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Version: MXE-23.2
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-04-17
Votes: 1


Wonderful for live audio production!

RT Kernel tweaks allow you to run a live audio performance or recording session with very low latency (< 10 ms) on barely reasonable hardware and pro USB audio interfaces.

If you're reviewing this as a "normal use" desktop environment you'll be disappointed.

If you're using it for multi-channel live audio production, you'll be overjoyed.

I've used it since its early days and have always been pleased with the very low latency. It allowed me to record and process 8 incoming 24-bit 96kHz streams (using a Scarlett interface).

I had no issues doing LIVE performance and recording with two guitar inputs with full effects stacks, 4 microphones with reverb and other effects, stereo input from my drum set, and full MIDI synths from two keyboards, on a 2 GHz NUC!!



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Version: MXE-23.1
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-03-15
Votes: 4


Seemed good at first, but, only US localization, only the web interface for CUPS (and no obvious link to it), Enlightenment desktop (I like enlightenment, have ran Bhodi and others) just does not seem right on this one. I do photography too, so installed digiKam, but no ExifTools (this appears to be a MX problem though) and finally, I unticked the autologin feature on my installed system, and rebooted to a black screen. Could not get back into my system at all. Too unstable for a production machine. Uninstalled.


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