Porteus (operating system)
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| Developer | Team Porteus Team |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | 3.2 / 27 December 2016 |
| Available in | All |
| Package manager | USM |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| Userland | Slackware 14.0 |
| License | GPL and various licenses |
| Official website | www |
| Developer | Porteus Team |
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| OS family | Linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 2012 |
| Latest release | 4.2.0 / December 5, 2016 |
| Available in | English |
| Userland | Gentoo Linux stable branch |
| License | GPL and various licenses |
| Official website | porteus-kiosk.org |
Porteus (formerly Slax Remix) is a portable operating system based on Slackware. It does not require installation and can be run from fixed and removable media, such as a USB flash drive or compact disc.
Porteus is available in 32-bit and 64-bit version.
The Porteus project started out as "Slax Remix" at the beginning of 2010 and was started as a community project using the Zen kernel to improve and update the Slax OS.
The community agreed on the new name of the project, Porteus, which was named after "'Portability' and 'Proteus'. 'Proteus' is a "Greek god of the sea, capable of changing his form at will," according to the naming announcement on the Porteus forum. The project leader commented on the name, "I find this name as a kind of synonym of 'flexibility.' We have portable (small) and flexible (modular) features included in one name: Porteus."
Porteus 3 is available in five desktop versions: LXDE, KDE4, Razor-qt,MATE and Xfce.
Porteus is based on a substantially modified and optimized version of the Linux Live Scripts. It can be run from a disk or USB stick (with changes saved onto the portable device) or installed on a hard drive. Porteus can even be installed within another system without the need to create a new partition.
Porteus is preloaded with a variety of software that the user selects before installing. The system is downloaded only after selecting various options from a menu including one of four windows management systems, a browser and other features. Porteus uses a package manager utilizing slackware.
Porteus Kiosk is a specialized edition of the Porteus operating system, a minimalist Linux distribution for web-only terminals with Firefox (or Google Chrome, Chromium or Opera, set upon installation) as the sole application. Porteus Kiosk provides users with a locked down computing environment, designed to be deployed in schools, offices, public libraries, internet cafés or any other business establishment that provides Internet access to their clients.
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