14 DAY TRIAL // Softpedia was informed by Zbigniew Konojacki, developer of various GNU/Linux distributions based on the 4MLinux project, about the immediate availability of a Beta version of his upcoming 4MLinux 22.0 operating system.
The 4MLinux 22.0 series actually entered Beta last week with the release of the Beta version of the Core edition, which is used as the base system for all future 4MLinux versions, and now users can download the Beta build of 4MLinux 22.0 itself, which is powered by the long-term supported Linux 4.9 kernel and ships with GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 6.2.0.
"4MLinux 22.0 Beta is ready for testing. Basically, at this stage of development, 4MLinux Beta has the same features as 4MLinux STABLE, but it provides a huge number of updated packages, including major changes in the core of the system," said Zbigniew Konojacki in the release announcement.
Along with the launch of the 4MLinux 22.0 Beta milestone, the developer also revealed the roadmap for the 4MLinux 22.0 series, which should hit the stable channel sometime in July 2017. Later this year, in November, the upcoming 4MLinux 22.0 release will become the old stable branch, and it will reach end of life in March 2018.
Until then, you can download the 4MLinux 22.0 Beta Live ISO image right now from our website if you want to get an early taste of what's coming in this release. When testing, please try to keep in mind that this is a pre-release version and is not suitable for deployment in production environments. Don't forget to study the full package list if you're curious to know what's included in the Beta.
Default desktop in 4MLinux 22.0 pic.twitter.com/L5l8QzutYN — Zbigniew Konojacki (@MyNameIsZK1234) March 18, 2017