4MLinux Media Edition Changelog

What's new in 4MLinux Media Edition 10.1 Beta

Nov 5, 2014
  • Lots of changes, which are my response to various feature requests: Qupzilla has now Flash Player support enabled out of the box, Mozilla software (Firefox, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird) use the native Linux build of GTK (not via Wine anymore), and Dropbox is now available as a downloadable extension.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 10.0 Beta (Sep 22, 2014)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r37241 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r6288, Qmmp 0.8.1, xine 1.2.6, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.3.7), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2014-07-20, FLAC 1.3.0, GStreamer 0.10.36, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r37241, sndfile 1.0.25, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, and xorriso 1.3.8). Various image file formats can be edited with ImageMagick 6.8.9-7 and XPaint 2.9.10.2.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 9.1 Beta (Aug 4, 2014)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r37218 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r6262, Qmmp 0.8.0, xine 1.2.6, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.3.6), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2014-06-01, FLAC 1.3.0, GStreamer 0.10.36, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r37218, sndfile 1.0.25, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, and xorriso 1.3.6). Various image file formats can be edited with ImageMagick 6.8.9-6 and XPaint 2.9.10.2.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 9.0 Beta (Jun 15, 2014)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r37146 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r6225, Qmmp 0.7.7, xine 1.2.5, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.3.6), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2014-04-10, FLAC 1.3.0, GStreamer 0.10.36, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r37146, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, and xorriso 1.3.6). Various image file formats can be edited with ImageMagick 6.8.9-2 and XPaint 2.9.10.2.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 8.2 Beta (Apr 27, 2014)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r36817 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r6033, Qmmp 0.7.6, xine 1.2.5, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.3.6), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2014-02-09, FLAC 1.3.0, GStreamer 0.10.36, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r36817, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, xorriso 1.3.6). Various image file formats can be edited with ImageMagick 6.8.8-10 and XPaint 2.9.9.4.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 8.1 (Apr 1, 2014)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r36573 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r5993, Qmmp 0.7.5, xine 1.2.4, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.5), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2014-01-11, FLAC 1.3.0, GStreamer 0.10.36, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r36573, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, xorriso 1.3.4). XPaint 2.9.9.4, XPdf 3.03, and Ghostscript 9.10 (with GNU gv 3.7.4) are also included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 8.0 Beta (Jan 20, 2014)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r36521 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r5949, Qmmp 0.7.4, xine 1.2.4, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.4), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2013-11-28, FLAC 1.3.0, GStreamer 0.10.36, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r36521, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, xorriso 1.3.2). XPaint 2.9.9.4, XPdf 3.03, Ghostscript 9.10 (with GNU gv 3.7.4) are also included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 7.1 (Dec 3, 2013)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r36400-4.8.1 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r5695, Qmmp 0.7.3, xine 1.2.4, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.2), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2013-08-04, FLAC 1.3.0, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r36400-4.8.1, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.60.1), recording (Audacity 2.0.3, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15).

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 7.2 Beta (Dec 2, 2013)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r36461-4.8.1 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r5820, Qmmp 0.7.3, xine 1.2.4, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.4), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2013-10-09, FLAC 1.3.0, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r36461-4.8.1, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.70.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.5, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, dvd+rw-tools 7.1, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, xorriso 1.3.2).
  • XPaint 2.9.9.4 is also included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 7.1 Beta (Oct 14, 2013)

  • This release has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r36400-4.8.1 with SMPlayer and SMTube SVN-r5695, Qmmp 0.7.3, xine 1.2.4, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.2), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2013-08-04, FLAC 1.3.0, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-r36400-4.8.1, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.60.1), recording (Audacity 2.0.3, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15).

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 7.0 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux 6.1 Media Edition, using 4MLinux 7.0 as a core system.
  • It has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-36347-4.7.2 with SMPlayer 0.8.5 and SMTube 1.7, xine 1.2.3, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.2), decoding/encoding (FFmpeg Git-2013-06-16, FLAC 1.3.0, LAME 3.99.5, MAD 0.15.2b, MEncoder SVN-36347-4.7.2, VorbisTools 1.4.0, WavPack 4.60.1), recording (Audacity 2.0.3, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (cdparanoia III 10.2, cdrkit 1.1.11, DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15).
  • Xpdf 3.0.3 and XPaint 2.9.9.4 are also included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 6.0 (Apr 17, 2013)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux 5.1 Media Edition, using 4MLinux 6.0 as a core system. It has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r35910-4.7.2, xine 1.2.2, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.0), recording (Audacity 2.0.3, SoX 14.4.1), and ripping media (DVD Shrink 3.2.0.15, MEncoder SVN-r35910-4.7.2, FFmpeg Git-2013-02-10). Xpdf 3.0.3 and XPaint 2.9.9 are also included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 5.0 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux 4.1 Media Edition, using 4MLinux 5.0 as a core system.
  • It has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r35233-4.7.0, xine 1.2.2, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.2), recording (Audacity 2.0.2, SoX 14.4.0), and ripping media (cdrkit 1.1.11, MEncoder SVN-r35233-4.7.0, FFmpeg Git-2012.10.26).
  • Xpdf 3.0.3 and XPaint 2.9.9 are also included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 4.0 (Aug 30, 2012)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux 3.3 Media Edition, using 4MLinux 4.0 as a core system.
  • It has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer SVN-r34993-4.6.2, xine 1.2.21, TiMidity++ 2.14.0, MikMod 3.2.2), recording (Audacity 2.0.2, SoX 14.4.0), and ripping media (cdrkit 1.1.11, MEncoder SVN-r34993-4.6.2, FFmpeg Git-0.10.2).
  • Xpdf 3.0.3 and XPaint 2.9.9 have also been included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 3.3 (Jul 2, 2012)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux-3.2-media-edition, using 4MLinux-3.3 as a core system.
  • It has a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer 1.0rc5, Xine 1.1.20.1, TiMidity++ 2.13.3, MikMod 3.2.1), recording (Audacity 2.0.0, SoX 14.4.0), and ripping (MEncoder 1.0rc5 and FFmpeg 0.10.2).
  • Support for Portable Document Format (via Xpdf 3.0.3) has also been included.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 3.2 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux-3.1-media-edition, using 4MLinux-3.2 as a core system.
  • The release includes a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer 1.0rc5, Xine 1.1.20.1, TiMidity++ 2.13.3, MikMod 3.2.1), recording (Audacity 1.2.6, SoX 14.4.0), and ripping (MEncoder 1.0rc5, FFmpeg 0.10.1).
  • Support for Portable Document Format (via Xpdf 3.0.3) has also been added.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 3.1 (Dec 16, 2011)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux-3.0-media-edition, using 4MLinux-3.1 as a core system.
  • The release includes a wide set of applications for playing (MPlayer 1.0rc4, Xine 1.1.20, TiMidity++ 2.13.3, MikMod 3.2.1), recording (Audacity 1.2.6, SoX 14.3.2) and ripping (MEncoder 1.0rc4, cdrkit 1.1.11). aTunes 2.0.1 is also available as a "downloadable extension".

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 3.0 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux-2.3-media-edition, using 4MLinux-3.0 as a core system.
  • The main applications are MPlayer 1.0rc4 (with MEncoder), Xine 1.1.19, aTunes 2.0.1, and SoX 14.3.2.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 2.1 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux-2.0-media-edition, using 4MLinux-2.1 as a core system.
  • The main applications are: MPlayer 1.0rc4, FFmpeg 0.6.1, SoX 14.3.2, and Ecasound 2.7.1.

New in 4MLinux Media Edition 2.0 (Feb 8, 2011)

  • This is an updated version of 4MLinux-1.2-media-edition, using 4MLinux-2.0 as a core system. All scripts and configuration files have been updated.