ZDNet takes a look at AVLinux, a Debian GNU/Linux derivative jam-packed with elements for multimedia creation, editing and playing

My last few posts have been about Debian GNU/Linux and its derivates. However, the derivates I have looked at so far have been general-purpose distributions and there is another large and very interesting area of special-purpose distributions, which are targeted at some specific functions.

One such distribution is AVLinux, which is specifically intended for creating, editing and playing Multimedia content. I wrote about AVLinux nearly two years ago (Specialized Linux Distributions - AVLinux 5.0), so when I saw their 6.0.3 release announcement a few weeks ago, I decided to see how it has developed since I last looked. What I found was quite impressive.

  Hands-on with AVLinux: Crammed with multimedia goodies