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Version: 3.2.2 updated
Upload Date: 12 Jan 17
Developer: The Porteus Team
Distribution Type: Freeware
Downloads: 152
Porteus KDE is a freely distributable Linux operating system based on the well known Slackware Linux distribution and built around the KDE Plasma Workspaces and Applications desktop environment.
Porteus is a minimalistic and open source distribution of Linux that tries to be a community remix of Slax, an operating system based on Slackware Linux. It provides users with multiple editions, including a Kiosk flavor.
Distributed as 32-bit/64-bit Live CDs
This edition is distributed as two Live CD ISO images, one for each of the supported architectures (64-bit and 32-bit). It can be easily deployed on a USB flash drive (recommended) using the UNetbootin application, or written to a blank CD disc with a CD/DVD burning software.
Eye-candy boot menu
It features an eye-candy boot menu designed to allow users to copy the entire ISO image to RAM (requires at least 1GB of system memory) and run the operating system from there, ejecting the boot medium.
In addition, users can use the boot menu to start an existing operating system, run Porteus in text mode only, start a fresh session (the default boot option is persistent), initialize a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) server, or access the PLoP boot manager.
Uses a stripped-down KDE4 session
The desktop environment used in this edition of Porteus is a stripped-down KDE4 session, comprised of a single taskbar at the bottom edge of the screen, from where users can launch their favorite apps, interact with the system tray area and active windows, or access the main menu.
Default applications
Default applications include the Qmmp audio player, SMPlayer video player, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Transmission BitTorrent client, uGet download manager, Gwenview image viewer, and the Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger.
Bottom line
During our tests, the distribution proved to boot very fast, supports several languages, features its own Software Center application that allows users to install, update or remove packages, and its very own dependency-resolving package manager.
Summing up, Porteus KDE is an unique Linux distribution that brings the attractive KDE4 desktop environment to low-end machines and computers with old hardware components. It also provides LXDE, Razor-Qt, Xfce, MATE and Kiosk editions.
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 RC3:
New in Porteus KDE 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
- 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
- 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
- kde4 stays at the same version - will be upgraded for final to pull leates updates and patches
- fixed bug when wallpaper was not always displayed after boot
- upgraded to: oxygen-gtk-1.4.6, qmmp-0.8.2, simple-screen-recorder-0.3.1, smplayer-14.9.0, transmission-2.84
- 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
- kde.xzm:
- Upgraded to KDE4 desktop to version 4.14.1
- 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 to: kamerka-0.10, kscreen-1.0.71, networkmanagement-0.9.0.11, partitionmanager-1.1.0, qmmp-0.8.1, qwinff-0.2.0, simple-screen-recorder-0.3.0, smplayer-14.3.0, smtube-14.8.0, trojita-0.4.1, wacomtablet-2.0.2
- 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
- KDE:
- Upgraded to 4.12.3
- Fixed mounting of ntfs formatted external drivers
- Enabled password for the screen locker by default
- 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:
- Fixed mounting of ntfs formatted external drivers
- Fixed porteus installer
- Enabled password for the screen locker by default
- Fixed handling of button events in powerdevil
- Upgraded to: gnupg-1.4.16, kio-mtp-0.75_p20131020, MPlayer-r36573, oxygen-gtk-1.4.1, qmmp-0.7.4
What is new in version 3.0 RC1:
- Upgraded to KDE 4.11.4
- Added CPU usage monitor to kde4 taskbar and removed gx-mail-notify
- Kdeplasma-addons is stripped from everything but show-desktop
- Added dolphin service menu to mount the .dat containers with right mouse click
- Disabled 'pause on minimize' in smplayer config
- Added great-little-radio-player, simple-screen-recorder, qwinff, smtube, kio-mtp and kepas packages
- 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 to:
- ca-certificates-20130610
- media-player-info-18
- MPlayer-1.1.1
What is new in version 2.1 RC1:
- Changes common to all desktops:
- upgraded the Linux Kernel to version 3.9.4
- upgraded MozillaFirefox to version 21.0
- upgraded mesa and 2D drivers to latest components
- linux installer: added support for handling folders with whitespace in their name when extlinux is used. LILO still wont accept whitespaces in lilo config.
- linux installer: debugging info is stored in /boot/debug.txt file when installation fails
- nfs replaced httpfs for pxe boot. Copy2ram is no longer required and files in /rootcopy have proper permissions/ownership, added support for storing changes over network when 'storage=' cheatcode in used on the server side
- allowed PXE server to be connected through the wifi.
- PXE boot: added support for clients with multiple NIC's (previously linuxrc was checking only eth0)
- fixed handling of encrypted containers for magic folders in rc.M
- kernel config: added CONFIG_B43_BCMA_EXTRA as per TheDoctor's bug report
- linuxrc: removed unnecessary error messages when 'from=' cheatcode points to nonexisting device
- 'changes' branch which appears with changes=EXIT: cheatcode won't invoke updating of system caches
- fixed 'mopt=' cheatcode so that it works correctly with ntfs3g driver
- added empty and nonexecutable /etc/rc.d/rc.modules to 001core.xzm
- added xf86input drivers for touchscreen devices: acecad, aiptek, elographics, mutouch, penmount
- recompiled qt with xinerama support (not included in Xfce/LXDE)
- added following packages to the devel module: bison, flex, linuxdoctools, nasm, textinfo, yasm, utilmacros and crippledsources
- KDE Edition specific changes:
- upgraded KDE4 to version 4.10.3
- fixed the following issues reported by Hamza: added cacertificates, gnupg packages and created /etc/localtime by default
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