Porteus Xfce

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Porteus Xfce
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Version: 3.2.2 updated
Upload Date: 12 Jan 17
Developer: The Porteus Team
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 1262

Rating: 5.0/5 (Total Votes: 1)

Porteus Xfce is yet another edition of the Porteus Linux operating system, this time built around the lightweight Xfce desktop environment. It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.

Porteus is known for being a community-driven remix of the Slax distribution, which is based on the well known Slackware Linux operating system. It provides users with a very fast boot process, support for multiple languages, and hybrid ISO images.

In addition, the distribution features its own dependency-resolving package manager, as well as the Porteus Settings Centre application, which allows users to effortlessly install, remove and update packages.

Distributed as hybrid Live CD ISO images

As mentioned, this edition uses the Xfce desktop environment and it is distributed as Live CD ISO-hybrid images that can be easily deployed on a USB thumb drive or written to a blank CD disc.

When booting from the boot medium, users will be prompted by the same boot menu found on other Porteus Linux distributions, which enables them to boot an existing OS, drop to a shell prompt, access the PLoP boot manager, initialize a PXE server, or copy the ISO to RAM (requires at least 1GB of system memory).

Because the Live CDs are persistent by default, allowing users to save downloaded documents and settings and reuse the boot medium whenever they want, there’s also an option to start a fresh session, which erases previously stored persistent sessions (only available if the ISO is on a USB stick).

Uses the Xfce desktop environment and includes lightweight apps

The Xfce desktop environment is comprised of a single panel located on the upper part of the screen, from where users can interact with running apps, system tray area, switch between virtual workspaces, and launch applications.

Default applications include the Pidgin instant messaging client, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Audacious audio player, GNOME MPlayer video player, WinFF video converter, Thunar file manager, Transmission torrent downloader, and uGet download manager.

Bottom line

Overall, Porteus Xfce is yet another low on resources Linux operating system that boots fast, looks good, it’s very stable and reliable, and includes all the application you need.

What is new in this release:

  • kernel 4.9
  • pulseaudio
  • eudev
  • consolekit2
  • more complete 000-kernel firmware

What is new in version 3.1 / 3.2 RC5:

  • This release upgrades to kernel-4.7.2, updates many packages, fixes most reported bugs from rc4 and makes a major update to KDE5 which seems more responsive now.

What is new in version 3.1 / 3.2 RC2:

New in Porteus Xfce 3.1 RC2 (November 17th, 2014)

What is new in version 3.1:

  • 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
  • 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

What is new in version 3.1 RC2:

  • core.xzm:
  • upgraded to: bash-4.2.053-x86_64-1_slack14.1, glibc-solibs-2.17-x86_64-9_slack14.1, glibc-zoneinfo-2014i-noarch-1_slack14.1, openssh-6.7p1-x86_64-1_slack14.1, usm-3.1.7-noarch-3, wget-1.14-x86_64-3_slack14.1, wgetpaste-2.25-noarch-1ftm
  • xorg.xzm:
  • changed usm.desktop to include 'package manager' in application name
  • upgraded to: isomaster-1.3.12-x86_64-1ftm, libbluray-0.6.2-x86_64-1ftm, libdrm-2.4.58-x86_64-1ftm, libva-1.4.1-x86_64-1ftm, libva-intel-driver-1.4.1-x86_64-1ftm, mesa-10.3.3-x86_64-1ftm, pidgin-2.10.10-x86_64-1ftm, xf86-video-ati-7.5.0-x86_64-1ftm
  • firefox.xzm:
  • upgraded to: flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.418
  • opera.xzm:
  • upgraded to: flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.418
  • devel.xzm:
  • upgraded to: glibc-2.17-x86_64-9_slack14.1
  • libreoffice.xzm:
  • upgraded to: LibreOffice-4.3.3

What is new in version 3.1 RC1:

  • kernel:
  • Upgraded to linux-3.17.0
  • Kernel config: compiled support for FB_EFI, increased number of Aufs branches to 1024
  • Porteus-installer-for-Linux.com:
  • User must type 'ok' before MBR will be updated. This is to prevent installation mady by accident on unwanted partition.
  • kernel.xzm:
  • Upgraded to: cryptsetup-1.6.6
  • core.xzm:
  • Added 'rfkill' package
  • Added 'ntpdate' utility from ntp package which synces the clock over internet if 'timezone=' cheatcode is enabled
  • Updated dir2xzm to search for top root directories like" /etc, /opt, /root, if exist then run mksquashfs with '-keep-root-dir' flag
  • Upgraded to: alsa-lib-1.0.28, alsa-utils-1.0.28, bash-4.2.050, dosfstools-3.0.26, e2fsprogs-1.42.12, kernel-firmware-stripped-0.6, kmod-18, ntfs-3g-2014.2.15, openssl-1.0.1j, squashfs-tools-4.3, unrar-5.1.6, usm-3.1.7, xfsdump-3.1.4, xfsprogs-3.2.1
  • xorg.xzm:
  • Added 'polyglot' online translator
  • Upgraded to: asunder-2.5, ffmpeg-2.1.5, isomaster-1.3.11, libass-0.11.2, libbluray-0.6.1, libdrm-2.4.56, libva-1.3.1, libva-intel-driver-1.3.2, libvdpau-0.8, libvdpau-va-gl-0.3.4, libvpx-1.3.0, mesa-10.3.0, mozilla-nss-3.16.5, opus-tools-0.1.9, xf86-input-evdev-2.8.4, xf86-input-synaptics-1.7.6, xf86-video-ast-1.0.1, xf86-video-ati-7.4.0, xf86-video-modesetting-0.9.0, xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.11, xvidcore-1.3.3
  • xfce.xzm:
  • Rebuilt from scratch v4.10
  • Added whisker-menu as default
  • Removed gtk3
  • Added ePDF viewer
  • Added audacious as audio player
  • firefox.xzm:
  • Replaced default homepage with 'new tab' function containing shoutcuts to various Porteus related sites
  • Upgraded flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.406
  • chrome.xzm:
  • Upgraded google-chrome-38.0.2125.104
  • opera.xzm:
  • Upgraded flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.406
  • libreoffice.xzm:
  • Upgraded to LibreOffice-4.3.2
  • skype.xzm:
  • Upgraded to skype-4.3.0.37

What is new in version 3.0.1:

  • kernel:
  • upgraded to latest LTS: linux-3.14.15
  • kernel config: added ecryptfs, ipv6 iptables and aloop kernel modules
  • initrd:
  • fixed handling of .wh files in 'changes=EXIT:' cheatcode
  • kernel.xzm:
  • upgraded to broadcom-sta-6.30.223.248
  • core-xzm:
  • security fixes: curl-7.36.0, dhcpcd-6.0.5, openssh-6.6p1, openssl-1.0.1h, shadow-4.1.5.1
  • firmware: added rt3071.bin and rt3290.bin, added missing rt3070.bin and rt3090.bin symlinks, upgraded to latest radeon firmware
  • fixed 'changes-time' script when run from guest account
  • fixed 'dump-session' script which broke after introducing 'changes-ro' cheatcode
  • Laptop-Mode-Tools: blacklisted 'usbhid' module in usb-autosuspend.conf
  • upgraded package manager to USM-3.1.4
  • xorg.xzm:
  • security fixes: libjpeg-v8a, mozilla-nss-3.16
  • fixed burning Audio CDs through pburn by adding missing packages: audiofile-0.3.6 cdrdao-1.2.3 esound-0.2.41 libao-1.1.0
  • Porteus-Settings-Centre fixes by brokenman
  • kde.xzm:
  • security fixes: gnupg-1.4.17
  • reverted to bluedevil-1.3.1 and libbluedevil-1.9.3 to fix bluetooth support under kde4 desktop
  • firefox.xzm:
  • security fixes: flashplayer-plugin-11.2.202.394, mozilla-firefox-31.0
  • chrome.xzm:
  • upgraded to 36.0.1985.125
  • opera.xzm:
  • Opera remains at the same version 12.16.1860 but with a flash upgrade to 11.2.202.394.
  • libreoffice.xzm:
  • upgraded to version: Version: 4.3.0.4
  • drivers:
  • upgraded to: amd-catalyst-14.4-porteus-v3.0.1, nVidia-173.14.39-porteus-v3.0.1, nVidia-304.123-porteus-v3.0.1, nVidia-340.24-porteus-v3.0

What is new in version 3.0:

  • CORE:
  • Replaced Porteus Package Manager with a new version (GUI and CLI ... CLI si called 'usm')
  • We no longer need to maintain a porteus module repository and the new version will pull slackware package across 5 repositories and convert to modules.
  • Upgraded kernel to linux-3.13.6
  • pxe-server: added support for random IP from private pool when nothing is defined
  • Configured logrotate to rotate system logs once they reach 500KB in size
  • Added: archivemount-0.8.3, libvdpau-va-gl-0.3.2
  • BROWSERS UPGRADES:
  • Mozilla Firefox 24.3.0
  • Google Chrome 33.0.1750.146
  • Opera 12.16.1860
  • Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.341
  • OFFICE UPDATES:
  • LibreOffice 4.2.1
  • PRINTING:
  • Fixed the missing test page for hp printers
  • Added support for some legacy Canon Pixma printers (note that the compat-32 module is required for this to work with 64-bit porteus) - thanks Blaze and Francois!

What is new in version 3.0 RC2:

  • downgraded xfdesktop to 4.10.2 as 4.11.1 introduced a bug that broke updating the wallpaper through the thunar right-click menu
  • fixed mimetypes so clicking 'show files' after extracting with filer-roller opens the folder in Thunar instead of audacious (lol)
  • /etc/lxdm.conf now points to '/usr/bin/startde' which is a symlink to startlxde or startxfce4, respectively. This fixes a bug where switching between lxde and xfce with saved changes causes you to get stuck at the login screen. Thanks to fanthom for suggesting the fix :)
  • added '7za' from the p7zip package and symlinked 7z to it. This should resolve our problems with file-roller not being able to open or create some file types, as file-roller defaults to 7z for several filetypes if 7z is present; the 7z we have in 001-core is actually a symlink to 7zr which is a stripped standalone binary that is only capable of handling .7z files. '7za' handles more filetypes but still not as many as the full 7z application that is much larger still; if you are still experiencing extract/compress proplems through file-roller please let me know the filetype so I can evaluate our need for the full package, and/or install the full p7zip package to get this functionality.
  • patched file-roller so that extracting iso images works with the newer libarchive
  • recompiled gvfs to add Samba and http backends (note these backends need extra packages to work). this was compiled against samba-3.6 from Slackware 14.0 as it won't work against Samba-4 from Slackware 14.1 -- it should still work at runtime against samba-4 but please let me know if you run into troubles. http support requires glib-networking, gnutls, gsettings-desktop-schemas, libproxy and libsoup (already in Xfce).
  • recompiled audacious-plugins and a newer version of mplayer against the newer ffmpeg

What is new in version 3.0 RC1:

  • Set mimetypes in ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list to fix activation on double click and various other mimetype defaults (thanks brokenman for the help)
  • Added winff, at-spi2-atk and core (new gtk+3 deps), gcr, libtasn1, p11-kit (new gnome-keyring deps)
  • Fixed xfce volumeicon not opening alsamixer
  • Modified xfce .gtkrc-2.0 to show text against light or dark background (thanks to jimwg)
  • Upgraded to Linux kernel 3.12.4
  • Porteus-installer-for-Linux: fixed installation on MMC cards and when udisks2 helper mounts the media under the /run directory
  • cheatcodes:
  • Added 'changes-ro' cheatcode which keeps saved changes in a frozen state. This is handy if you have set your system 'how you like' and do not want to make other modifications to it.
  • Added 'utc' cheatcode which tell Porteus that the hardware clock is set to UTC time and not to localtime.
  • Tweaked 'kmap=' cheatcode so now its possible to use keyboard layout variants. Cheatcode syntax is: 'kamp=$layout:$variant', example: 'kmap=pl:qwertz'. Old syntax: 'kmap=pl,us' or 'kmap=pl' is still valid
  • kernel config:
  • Added squashfs multi-threaded decompression patch (backported from linux-3.13) which should make Porteus even faster on multi CPU machines
  • Added support for ACL and Security Labels to all filesystems which supports these features
  • Compiled many drivers directly into kernel as there is no point for loading them by udev if they will be used anyway during live session
  • core.xzm:
  • Removed guest from plugdev group to fix udisks2 issues with unauthorized mounting
  • Updated txz2xzm, deb2xzm and rpm2xzm scripts to support converting of multiple packages. Example: 'txz2xzm /path/some_folder/*' will convert all packages from that folder in one run
  • Fixed saving to .dat container when it is placed on ntfs partition
  • Fixed 'changes=EXIT:' not saving the session with full paths
  • Added empty and non executable by default /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown script for users who need to do custom actions before Porteus goes down
  • Reenabled lcd brightness control in laptop-mode-tools config
  • Fixed broken pns/xpns tools and added possibility for setting netmask to the pns-tool
  • Added check to the booting and activate/deactivate scripts for 32bit caches which needs to be updated in x86_64 multilib environment
  • Updated 'psinfo' and 'xpsinfo' utilities which now provides more information about the PC Porteus is booted on
  • Tweaked activate scripts so restarting of the panel in not needed anymore
  • Recompiled ntfs-3g to add extra ntfsprogs utilities not included in Slackware by default
  • Added iproute2 and pcmciautils packages along with other Slackware-14.1 dependencies
  • xorg.xzm:
  • Updated 'watch-xorg' script which should help us getting into GUI in every case
  • Updated context menu scripts to display notification rather than confirmation window
  • Upgraded opensource 2D and 3D drivers to their latest versions (OpenGL-3.x compatibility for certain GPUs)
  • Added ffmpeg with all required deps and opus-tools so Asunder can rip audio CDs to the opus files directly
  • Updated gtk tools: gtk-porteus-timeconfig, gtk-soundcard-select, gtk-xkb-select, PPM and updater are disabled for rc's.
  • Software:
  • Mozilla Firefox 24.2.0 ESR and latest flash
  • Google Chrome-31.0.1650.63
  • Opera 12.16.1860
  • Added src2pkg package
  • Abiword 3.0.0
  • LibreOffice 4.1.4 (64bit version has 4.1.3)
  • Rebuilt based on Slackware 14.1 and recompiled non-standard slack packages from source
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in a missing print test page for hplip
  • Drivers:
  • Upgraded to latest available versions and dropped catalyst-legacy as it does not compile against recent kernel/Xorg anymore
  • Added 32bit opengl to 64bit nVidia proprietary drivers

What is new in version 2.1:

  • upgraded MPlayer (thanks to fanthom for providing updated source/build)
  • fixed broken txz/tgz icons in Thunar right click menus
  • fixed Thunar right click menus that weren't working in RC2
  • added 'gifsicle', which is required for creating animated gifs with mtpaint (thanks Rava!)

What is new in version 2.1 RC1:

  • upgraded several Xfce components to version 4.10.1
  • updated several applications to their latest stable version

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