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AV Linux


Last Update: 2026-02-08 01:17 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: 65 (203), 6 months: 59 (230), 3 months: 57 (254), 4 weeks: 96 (189), 1 week: 92 (186)

Average visitor rating: 6.9/10 from 37 review(s).


AV Linux Summary
Distribution AV Linux
Home Page https://www.bandshed.net/avlinux/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-11-28: Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-25
 • 2024-04-07: Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-23.2
 • 2024-01-16: Distribution Release: AV Linux MXE-23.1
 • 2022-12-16: Distribution Release: AV Linux MX-21.2.1
 • 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
 • More AV Linux releases...

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Feature MXE-25 MXE-23.2 MX-21.3 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 2025-11-27 2024-04-05 2023-01-25 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$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 3900-4000 5400-5500 3900-4000 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 ISO ISO Free Download
Installation MX Installer MX Installer MX Installer Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop Enlightenment Enlightenment Openbox, Xfce Openbox, Xfce Openbox, Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce Xfce LXDE LXDE Default Desktop
Default Browser                         Default Browser
Package Format deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb, flatpak deb deb deb deb deb deb Package Format
Package Management                         Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice -- -- -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice OO.o Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 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 systemd SysV, systemd SysV SysV SysV systemd systemd systemd systemd SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext4, ReiserFS ext4, ReiserFS ext4, ReiserFS ext4, ReiserFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
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Full Package List mxe-25 mxe-23.2 mx-21.3 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 MXE-25 MXE-23.2 MX-21.3 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
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.14 1.2.8 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 (1.2.15.3)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 23.0.0 23.0.0 22.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.1.99 -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (4.1.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (4.1.6)
apt (3.1.16) 3.0.3 2.6.1 2.2.4 1.8.2.3 1.8.2.1 1.8.2 1.4.9 1.4rc2 1.3pre3 0.8.10.3 0.8.10.3 0.8.8 apt (3.1.16)
bash (5.3) 5.2.37 5.2.15 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.19) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.19)
chromium (145.0.7632.109) -- -- -- -- -- -- 73.0.3683.86 57.0.2987.133 52.0.2743.116 26.0.1410.63 -- -- chromium (145.0.7632.109)
cinnamon (6.6.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.7)
cups (2.4.16) 2.4.10 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 (2.4.16)
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.2 1.47.0 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 (1.47.3)
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 7.1.2 5.1.4 4.3.5 4.3.1 4.1.6 4.1.4 3.2.12 3.2.4 3.1.1 0.7.15 0.7.11 0.6.1svn ffmpeg (8.0.1)
firefox (147.0.4) 145.0.2 124.0.2 109.0 89.0 83.0 75.0 66.0.2 52.0.2 48.0 33.0 9.0.1 3.5.15 firefox (147.0.4)
flatpak (1.16.3) 1.16.1 1.14.4 1.10.7 1.2.5 1.2.5 1.2.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.16.3)
freetype (2.14.1) 2.13.3 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 (2.14.1)
gcc (15.2.0) 14.2.0 12.2.0 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 (15.2.0)
gimp (3.0.8) 3.0.4 2.10.34 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 (3.0.8)
git (2.53.0) 2.47.3 2.39.2 2.30.2 2.20.1 2.20.1 2.20.1 2.11.0 2.11.0 2.8.1 1.7.10.4 1.7.2.5 1.7.2.3 git (2.53.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.41 2.36 2.31 2.28 2.28 2.28 2.24 2.24 2.23 2.13 2.13 2.11.2 glibc (2.43)
gnome-shell (49.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (49.4)
grub (2.14) 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02 2.02beta3 -- 2.02beta2 1.98 1.98 -- grub (2.14)
gtk (4.20.3) 4.18.6 4.8.3 3.24.24 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 (4.20.3)
httpd (2.4.66) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) 1.4.2 1.2.2 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 (1.4.3)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 30 28 26 26 26 23 23 22 8 -- -- kmod (34.2)
krita (5.2.15) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.15)
LibreOffice (26.2.0) -- -- -- 7.0.4rc1 7.0.1rc1 -- -- -- -- 4.3.1 3.4.4 3.2.1 LibreOffice (26.2.0)
Package MXE-25 MXE-23.2 MX-21.3 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
libselinux (3.10) 3.8.1 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.0.96 2.0.96 2.0.96 libselinux (3.10)
linux (6.19.3) 6.15.11 6.6.12 6.1.7 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 (6.19.3)
mariadb (12.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.2.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.0.0) 25.0.7 23.1.2 22.0.5 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 (26.0.0)
mysql (9.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.6.0)
nautilus (49.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.30.1 -- -- nautilus (49.4)
NVIDIA (590.48.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (590.48.01)
openjdk (25) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6b31 -- -- openjdk (25)
openssh (10.2p1) 10.0p1 9.2p1 8.4p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.9p1 7.4p1 7.4p1 7.2p2 5.5p1 5.5p1 5.5p1 openssh (10.2p1)
openssl (3.6.1) 3.5.4 3.0.11 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 (3.6.1)
perl (5.42.0) 5.40.1 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 (5.42.0)
php (8.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.3)
plasma-desktop (6.6.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.6.0)
postfix (3.10.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.10.8)
postgresql (18.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.2)
Python (3.14.3) 3.13.5 3.11.2 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 (3.14.3)
qt (6.10.2) 6.8.2 6.4.2 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 (6.10.2)
samba (4.23.5) 4.22.6 4.17.12 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 (4.23.5)
systemd (259.1) 257.8 252.6 247.3 241 241 241 232 232 230 -- -- -- systemd (259.1)
thunderbird (147.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31.2.0 -- -- thunderbird (147.0.2)
vim (9.2) 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.23) -- -- 3.0.18 3.0.12 3.0.11.1 -- -- -- -- 2.0.1 -- 1.1.3 vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.24.0) 1.23.1 1.21.0 1.18.0 1.16.0 1.16.0 1.16.0 1.12.0 1.12.0 1.11.0 -- -- -- wayland (1.24.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.1) -- -- 4.18.0 -- 4.14.2 4.12.4 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.10.0 -- -- xfdesktop (4.20.1)
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.16 21.1.7 1.20.14 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 (21.1.21)

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Version: MXE-25
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-12-11
Votes: 3


Installed Moksha version on old HP elitedesk /w Intel i5 4570, 8GB RAM, NVidia GPU and NI komplete audio interface. Everything worked out of the box. JACK applications work through Pipewire flawlessly. I have some dear Windows VSTs that I can use with Yabridge with no problem.

This version does not have very much additional software installed and that's ok by me. Enlightenment/Moksha window manager is not a mainstream choice for DE but it is very light on resources and works just fine.

Bitwig 5 deb package installs successfully, no need fot flatpak this time.

If you want a distro for audio work, maybe having an older PC and don't want to tinker with it too much, AVLinux is solid candidate for that.




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Version: MXE-25
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-12-01
Votes: 0


Installed only to find out that there are almost no pre-installed applications for A/V production like before. Seems like everything was stripped out and left for the end user to install their own apps. Problem is, that can be done on many other distros so there is not really anything to set this apart from the others. This has become nothing more than a glorified version of MX. Too bad, because the GUI is much better than the last version. I really wanted to like this version, but I just can't.


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Version: MXE-23.2
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-06-09
Votes: 0


A great direct replacement os for win10 pc's to do audio work on, it may take a while to work out the file system and make it look pretty but a good all round os too.

great plugins included, the wine staging works extremely well, pipewire is great once you know how to work it

i had to use an earlier kernel to get the best out of my legacy graphics on my i7 thinkcentre mini

using deepseek to help with config files and stuff can work ok but you may find the folders you need are not where deepseek thinks they are


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