Pinguy OS

Pinguy OS is a free computer operating system (a Linux distribution) for x86-based PCs, based on Ubuntu Linux.[4][5]

Pinguy OS
Pinguy OS 12.04 LTS x86_64
DeveloperAntoni Norman[1]
OS familyLinux
Source modelOpen source
Initial release8 April 2010 (2010-04-08)
Latest release18.04.2[2] / 30 March 2019 (2019-03-30)
Latest preview18.04 Beta[3] / May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default user interfaceGNOME
Official websitewww.pinguyos.com

General info

Pinguy OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution with many applications and tweaks installed by default, rather than having to manually install them like some other Linux distributions. Such software includes ZRam and Preload.[6]

Pinguy OS "features numerous user-friendly enhancements, out-of-the-box support for multimedia codecs and browser plugins, a heavily tweaked GNOME user interface with enhanced menus, panels and dockbars, and a careful selection of popular desktop applications for many common computing tasks", according to Distrowatch.com.[4]


Although the distribution comes with many pre-installed applications, browser plugins, multimedia codecs and system utilities, many users could perceive this as unnecessary bloat, given that Ubuntu and many of its descendants come with a lot of useful software as well, without retaining a large memory and storage footprint.

Features

The following features[7] are found in the Pinguy OS distribution:

Release history

The following is the release history for Pinguy OS[9]

Legend:
Old version, not maintained
Older version, still maintained
Current stable version
Latest preview version
Future release
Version Date[10] Notes
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.04 2011-04-08 LTS Release
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.10 2010-11-12
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.04.2[11] 2011-02-12 LTS Point Release
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.04.3[12] 2011-05-08
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.04.1 2011-05-26
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.04.1 Mini 2011-06-04
Old version, no longer maintained: Ping-Eee OS 11.04.1 2011-07-08 Designed for Netbooks
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.10 2011-11-15
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.10 Mini 2011-11-25
Old version, no longer maintained: 12.04 2012-06-17 LTS Release
Old version, no longer maintained: 12.10 2012-11-21
Old version, no longer maintained: 13.04 2013-05-21
Older version, yet still maintained: 14.04 Mini 2014-04-28 LTS Release
Older version, yet still maintained: 14.04 2014-05-12
Old version, no longer maintained: 14.04.3 2015-09-11
Old version, no longer maintained: 14.04.4 2016-03-03
Older version, yet still maintained: 18.04[13][14] 2018-07-02 LTS Release.
Older version, yet still maintained: 18.04.1 2018-08-05
Current stable version: 18.04.2 2019-03-30

Beta: The 6 month Pinguy OS releases will be missing features that will be in the final LTS, but the release will be very usable.[15]

Availability

Pinguy OS is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Pinguy OS 10.04.1.2". Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2011. (Page 1, paragraph 2) Antoni Norman explains why he created Pinguy OS.
  3. Pinguy OS 18.04 Beta | Pinguy OS
  4. "DistroWatch.com: Pinguy OS". Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  5. "Pinguy OS - Ubuntu Forums". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  6. "Pinguy OS 13.04 (Final, Yet Beta) Released With GNOME 3.8 ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  7. "Pinguy OS". Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  8. The Full Final has been Released. | Pinguy OS
  9. "Pinguy OS is 1 Years old today". Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  10. "Pinguy OS". Pinguy OS Files. Sourceforge. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  11. A Week with Pinguy - The Slick Ubuntu Remix - Make Tech Easier
  12. Pinguy OS - Jack of all trades, master of none, Dedoimedo
  13. Seems to be little to no News about Pinguy 18.04. | Pinguy OS
  14. DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 771, 9 July 2018
  15. Pinguy OS New Releases – Where are they? | Pinguy OS
  16. "Download site for 32-bit and 64-bit Pinguy OS". Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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