Porteus
Porteus è una leggera, veloce, piccola ma potente distribuzione Linux basata su Slackware. Inizialmente era nata per tenere aggiornata la distribuzione Slax. Adesso adotta diversi ambienti grafici ed è disponibile sia per i sistemi a 32 che a 64 bit.
Versione 3.1
Questa versione contiene (in Inglese):
CORE:
– Linux kernel 3.17.4
– Kernel config: compiled support for FB_EFI, increased number of Aufs branches to 1024, added input drivers
– Porteus Installer: user must type ‘ok’ before MBR will be updated. This is to prevent installation made by accident on unwanted partition.
– Added ‘ntpdate’ utility from ntp package which syncs the clock over internet if ‘timezone=’ cheatcode is enabled
KDE4:
– Upgraded KDE4 desktop to version 4.14.3
– Fixed bug when wallpaper was not always displayed after boot
– Set default action for ‘Low Battery’ to be ‘Shutdown’ after 5 mins
– Recompiled qmmp with projectM support (optional dependency)
– Added ‘kcharselect’ and ‘weather plasmoid’ packages
– Upgraded desktop applications to latest versions
LXQT:
– Upgraded to version 0.8.0
– Fixed most of reported bugs but some known ones still remains. the most notable one is that pcmanfm in super user mode does not always open so you have to type your root password second time.
– Upgraded desktop applications to latest versions
MATE:
– Upgraded to Mate v1.9.1
– Added fixed drives to file manager pane
XFCE:
– Rebuilt from scratch v4.10
– Added fixed drives to file manager pane
BROWSERS UPGRADES:
firefox-31.3.0
google-chrome-39.0.2171.71
opera-12.16.1860
flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.424
OFFICE UPDATES:
LibreOffice 4.3.4
PROPRIETARY DRIVERS:
AMD Catalyst 14.9
nVidia 340.58
nVidia legacy 304.123
Risorse
La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:
- 64 bit KDE (215MB): http://dl.porteus.org/x86_64/current/Porteus-KDE4-v3.1-x86_64.iso
- 64 bit LXQT (185MB): http://dl.porteus.org/x86_64/current/Porteus-LXQT-v3.1-x86_64.iso
- 64 bit Mate (215MB): http://dl.porteus.org/x86_64/current/Porteus-MATE-v3.1-x86_64.iso
- 64 bit XFCE (174MB): http://dl.porteus.org/x86_64/current/Porteus-XFCE-v3.1-x86_64.iso
Il sito web della distribuzione è: www.porteus.org
Screenshot
Conclusioni
Adesso c’è il desktop manager LXQt al posto di RazorQT e LXDE
10 Dicembre 2014
KDE, LXQT, Mate, Porteus, XFCE