Most of the included packages received new builds

Jan 3, 2017 23:59 GMT  ·  By

4MLinux developer Zbigniew Konojacki is yet another GNU/Linux distribution maintainer that kicked off 2017 in style, with the release of the second maintenance update to the 4MLinux 20 operating system.

That's right, 4MLinux 20.2 has landed, as the latest and most advanced ISO respin of the 4MLinux 20.0 stable series of the independently-developed Linux distro, shipping with the long-term supported Linux 4.4.39 kernel, as well as up-to-date software applications and the proprietary Broadcom Wi-Fi driver called "wl driver."

"This is a minor maintenance release in the 4MLinux STABLE channel. The release ships with the Linux kernel 4.4.39," said Zbigniew Konojacki in the release announcement. "This is the first 4MLinux live CD that includes the Broadcom proprietary WiFi driver (aka 'wl driver')."

Among some of the popular applications included and updated in 4MLinux 20.2, we can mention the Audacious audio player, Chromium, Firefox, and Opera web browsers, SeaMonkey Internet suite, Dropbox file sharing client, LibreOffice office suite, MuCommander file manager, Thunderbird email and news client, and Wine.

However, 4MLinux 20.2 is an ISO snapshot of the operating system, which means that if you're running a healthy 4MLinux 20.1 installation on your personal computer, there's no need to download it. To get all these goodies, simply update your 4MLinux OS by executing the "zk update" command in your favorite terminal emulator.

Download 4MLinux 20.2 right now from our website.