14 DAY TRIAL // The developers of the Debian-based AV Linux multimedia oriented GNU/Linux distribution have released a new version and announced some major upcoming changes in the development of the project.
AV Linux is currently based on the stable Debian GNU/Linux 9 "Stretch" operating system series and features support for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, but AV Linux 2019.4.10 appears to be the last release with these features as the devs decided it's time for a change.
They announced that the next major release of AV Linux will be based on the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" (currently developed under the Debian Testing umbrella), and that it will drop support for 32-bit installations. However, most probably current 32-bit installations will still be supported.
"This release is basically an update of the ISO that fixes a couple of annoying bugs from the 2018.6.25 release with some notable updates and additions. It will mark the last release based on Debian Stretch and sadly it will also be the last release of the 32bit version," said the developer.
What's new in AV Linux 2019.4.10
AV Linux 2019.4.10 is the latest version of the Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution for musicians and video editors, shipping with some of the latest apps, including Mixbus Demo 5.2.191, LSP Plugins 1.1.9, LinVST 2.4.3, Dragonfly Reverb Plugins 1.1.2, KPP-Plugins 1.0+GIT, and AviDemux 2.7.3.
It also ships with a new Numix Circle theme and prepares users for the new Cinelerra-GG software by updating the repositories. The WineHQ and Spotify repository keys were refreshed as well, along with all the Debian GNU/Linux and third-party repositories, including those for the KXStudio application.
Under the hood, the AV Linux 2019.4.10 release fixes the script responsible for removing the VBox Guest Additions package to keep the /etc/rc.local file executable and enable automatic mount of external drives, and fixes the missing "linvstconverttree" in LinVST.
It also removes various obsoleted udev rules and the redundant "ArdourVST" build on the 32-bit ISO. You can download AV Linux 2019.4.10 right now from our free software portal if you want to install one of the best GNU/Linux distributions for audio and video production.