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4MLinux
A compact, independently built Polish distribution organized around four core 'M' functions -- maintenance, multimedia, miniserver, and mystery (games) -- fitting on a single small live CD.
Based on
Independent
First released
2008
Package manager
4Development Package format (own)
Desktop environments
JWM
4MLinux is built entirely from scratch rather than basing itself on an existing distribution, and organizes its default toolset around four themed capabilities the project's name references: system maintenance and rescue tools, multimedia playback/editing, small server functions (miniserver), and a curated set of open-source games. It ships as a single, compact live ISO that stays usable for anything from a hard-drive rescue session to a lightweight everyday desktop on older hardware. Its release cadence and long-term single-developer-driven maintenance have kept it a persistent, if lower-profile, entry in the lightweight-distribution space for well over a decade.
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