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AV Linux

Last Update: 2022-04-25 08:08 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: 66 (176), 6 months: 49 (220), 3 months: 78 (132), 4 weeks: 79 (130), 1 week: 68 (135)

Average visitor rating: 9/10 from 26 review(s).


AV Linux Summary
Distribution AV Linux
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 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
 • 2014-02-25: Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0.3
 • 2014-01-02: Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0.2
 • 2013-06-05: Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0.1
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Feature MX-21.1 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 2022-04-18 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$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 3500-3600 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 Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop 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 Package Management
Release Model 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 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 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 Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List mx-21.1 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 MX-21.1 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 (1.2.7.2) 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 (1.2.7.2)
amdgpu (22.20.1) 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.1.99 -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (22.20.1)
bash (5.1.16) 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 bash (5.1.16)
bind (9.18.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.5)
chromium (103.0.5060.134) -- -- -- -- 73.0.3683.86 57.0.2987.133 52.0.2743.116 26.0.1410.63 -- -- chromium (103.0.5060.134)
cups (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 (2.4.2)
dhcp (4.4.3) 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)
e2fsprogs (1.46.5) 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 (1.46.5)
firefox (103.0) 99.0.1 89.0 83.0 75.0 66.0.2 52.0.2 48.0 33.0 9.0.1 3.5.15 firefox (103.0)
freetype (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 (2.12.1)
gcc (12.1.0) 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 (12.1.0)
gimp (2.10.32) 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 (2.10.32)
glibc (2.35) 2.31 2.28 2.28 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.23 2.13 2.13 2.11.2 glibc (2.35)
gnome-shell (42.3.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (42.3.1)
gnucash (4.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (4.11)
gnumeric (1.12.52) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.52)
grub (2.06) 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3 -- 2.02beta2 1.98 1.98 -- grub (2.06)
gtk (4.6.6) 3.24.33 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 (4.6.6)
httpd (2.4.54) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.54)
inkscape (1.2.1) 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 (1.2.1)
k3b (22.04.3) -- 19.04.2 19.04.2 -- 2.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- k3b (22.04.3)
kmod (30) 28 26 26 26 23 23 22 8 -- -- kmod (30)
krita (5.0.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.0.8)
libreoffice (7.3.5) -- 7.0.4rc1 7.0.1rc1 -- -- -- -- 4.3.1 3.4.4 3.2.1 libreoffice (7.3.5)
linux (5.18.14) 5.16.18 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 (5.18.14)
Package MX-21.1 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 (10.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (10.8.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.0)
mesa (22.1.4) 21.2.5 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 (22.1.4)
mysql (8.0.30) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.30)
nautilus (42.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.30.1 -- -- nautilus (42.2)
NVIDIA (515.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (515.57)
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- 3.4.11.1 3.4.11.1 openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (18.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6b31 -- -- openjdk (18.0.1)
openssh (9.0p1) 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 7.2p2 5.5p1 5.5p1 5.5p1 openssh (9.0p1)
openssl (3.0.5) 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 (3.0.5)
perl (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 (5.36.0)
php (8.1.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.1.8)
plasma-desktop (5.25.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.25.3)
postfix (3.7.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.7.2)
postgresql (14.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (14.4)
Python (3.10.5) 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 (3.10.5)
qt (6.3.1) 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 (6.3.1)
samba (4.16.4) 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 (4.16.4)
systemd (251.3) 247.3 241 241 241 232 232 230 -- -- -- systemd (251.3)
thunderbird (102.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31.2.0 -- -- thunderbird (102.1.0)
vim (9.0) 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.17.4) 3.0.16 3.0.12 3.0.11.1 -- -- -- -- 2.0.1 -- 1.1.3 vlc (3.0.17.4)
xfdesktop (4.16.0) -- -- 4.14.2 4.12.4 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.10.0 -- -- xfdesktop (4.16.0)
xorg-server (21.1.4) 1.20.13 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 (21.1.4)

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Version: 2021.06.18
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-06-15
Votes: 13


As a tool to edit video and audio files AV Linux is brilliant.
I use AV Linux (32 bit) via Ventoy (fantastic USB multiboot tool) so I don't have AV linux installed but just use as a live USB whenever I need to edit some video or audio.
One of the best video editors is Avidemux as it allows you to edit videos without trans coding (unlike Handbrake) which means there is zero loss in picture quality as the file is copied rather than trans coded and it is much much faster than say Handbrake. For example a 500mb file could take perhaps 15-20 mins using Avidemux whereas Handbrake would take several hours for a inferior picture quality.

I highlight Avidemux because it is THAT good, now for sure you can install avidemux on other distros which I have used it on such as Mint and Peppermint, however Avidemux will not be available for all distros and in my experience getting Avidemux to work, even if it can be installed is not always successful because of various issues with dependencies etc.
As far as I am aware AV Linux is the only disto (please correct me if I am wrong) that has a working Avidemux "out of the box".

Having Avidemux as well as all the other useful packages such as Audacity, K3b, xfburn out of the box is brilliant because it means you not, only do you get a properly working package, you don't have to worry whether Avidemux or K3b is available to install or whether the package becomes obsolete.

I have taken steps to not only have AV Linux on my Ventoy live USB but I have also got the AV Linux ISO on Data DVD (those shiny silver discs and also uploaded a copy to the cloud (just in case!)

A big thumbs up to all those who brought us AV linux, MX linux and of course Avidemux!

Pros : Brilliant "Out of the box packages" that are not available elsewhere.

Cons: None for what I use AV linux for!

KL Oxford UK


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Version: MX-21.1
Rating: 3
Date: 2022-05-17
Votes: 3


The docs reference KXStudio, yet not all the KX apps are here - no Cadence, no Catia. I even had to configure the KX repo before installing them.

The worst part is the live-usb.. It’s a total kludge with a jumble of poorly documented steps to go through to get their live-usb working. The “help” is so jargonated that I need another help doc just to understand it. And once working, it’s a constant pita.

It shouldn’t be that difficult - I have chromeflex desktop, so I have installed debian to a usb - some linux apps just don’t work on Chrome. All I did was select sdb instead of sda in the install program and from there it’s as simple as dual boot.

The music creator part is not impressive - I don’t see any real difference between this and my homemade linux-on-a-stick with KXStudio installed. Except the mouse is slower on AVLinux. Feels like there is peanut-butter inside of it.



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Version: MX-21.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2022-04-23
Votes: 40


I've been testing AVLinux since 2014.

Although I have been using the same notebook for years - a 2010 model, definitely not fast for the current standards - AVLinux always gave me very, very good results.

The latest version - MX-21.1, released on April 17th, 2022 - works absolutely flawless. On the same 2010 computer.

I've tried different Linux compilations throughout these years, including Ubuntu Studio, KXStudio, Audiophile and some defunct distributions such as Tango Studio and others I honestly can't remember. I can say than, IMHO, AVLinux has become to me the standards for Linux Audio Production.

I really thank Glen MacArthur for all of his time for his GREAT project... for free?!? It is a true gift.

P. S.: Calf plugins achieved an impressive level to me.


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