AV Linux 2016.8.30 Audio Production OS Ships with Linux 4.4.6 Real-Time Kernel

Posted by hanuca on Sep 8, 2016 7:05 AM EDT
Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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A new stable version of the AV Linux open-source and free GNU/Linux distribution designed for audio production has been released recently, version 2016.8.30, bringing an updated real-time kernel and many other improvements.

Powered by the Linux 4.4.6 real-time kernel that has been patched to support 32-bit applications and VirtualBox kernel module building, AV Linux 2016.8.30 adds the Ardour 5.3.0 and Mixbus 3.6.0 digital audio workstations, replaces VLC Media Player and Audacious with MPV, and improves AAC encoding in WinFF.

The Catfish file search tool in now integrated in the Thunar file manager, which also received a new custom action that lets users paste a copied file path from clipboard to any application with the middle mouse button or click scroll, by using the 'xclip' command-line utility, along with support for running shell scripts to install various app bundles.

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