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AVLINUX
AV Linux is 32 bit based free operating system.AV Linux is a live DVD ISO image that was created using Debian GNU/Linux and Ramastersys. The Live DVD ISO image can be downloaded, burned onto any DVD and then booted on PC without affecting other operating systems. On the other hand, it can be installed to the hard drive as Debian/GNU Linux either on its own or dual-boot with an existing operating system. After AV Linux is installed, it transforms the user’s computer into full-blown Audio/Video workstations ready to use.

History
AV Linux was released in 2001 as its first version, that is, AV Linux 1.0. AV Linux 2.0 was first release on Debian instead of Ubuntu but it did not receive much notice or publicity from the user Linux media blogs and online journals. The next version released was AV Linux 3.0 and AV Linux 3.1 Beat Edition. The Beat edition attracted some more attraction of users and AV Linux 4.01 was released. AV Linux 4.01 attracted numerous blogs articles and influx of new users on AV Linux. The version released was AV Linux 5.0 series which received welcome recognition on DistoWatch and reviewed by ZDNet and Linux journal. Finally, AV Linux has culminated the final release of AV Linux 6.0. According to bandshed.com, AV Linux is first and foremost a well-rounded OS suited for most commonly daily computer tasks and runs on most PC’s and Intel Macs. It is the 32 bit Linux based operating system built from a hard picked selection of available tools including Debian/GNU Linux, the Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) and Ramastersys.AV linux is a versatile Debian distribution consisting of a large collection of audio and video production software. AV linux can be run directly from a live DVD or live USB device and can also be installed on a hard disk and can be used as general purpose operating system for everyday tasks.

Advantages of AV Linux

 * 1) Keeping older PC Productive: AV Linux keeps our older PC’s by combining the general efficiency of Linux and enhancing it further with light desktop environment like LXDE.
 * 2) Hardware support: In addition to supporting most on board and common audio cards, AV Linux has also OOTB support for many pro audio/MIDI interfaces.
 * 3) A robust development environment: AV Linux has been created to assist user in taking the next step to build their own software updates. An experienced user, packager, developer easily receives large number of development libraries, compilers, build utilities and packaging helper application easily at home which helps them to create a robust development environment.

AV Linux Kernels
AV Linux consists of IRQ Threading enabled for low-latency audio performance.It consists of i686 3.0.36 Linux Kernel.AV Linux kernel can be installed from AV Linux kernel repository which is enabled by default in AV Linux 6.0.

Debian GNU/Linux
Debian/GNU linux is a particular distribution of the linux operating system which has full featured of software packages and is free to use and redistribute.

LXDE
The LXDE is energy saving desktop environment which is an extremely fast-performing and energy saving. LXDE also supports variety of programs that can be installed locally with linux system.

Ramastersys
Ramastersys is a tool used to mainly do two things with an existing Debian, Ubuntu or derivative installation. The two things are:
 * It helps to make a full system backup to a live CD or DVD that we can use anywhere and install
 * It helps to make distributed copy so that we can share with friends.