Porteus (operating system)

Porteus
Porteus with KDE 4
DeveloperTeam Porteus[1]
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen source
Latest release5.01 Edit this on Wikidata[2] / 26 September 2023; 13 months ago (26 September 2023)
Available inAll
Package managerUSM
Kernel typeMonolithic
UserlandSlackware-current
LicenseGPL and various licenses
Official websitewww.porteus.org
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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.[1][3][4][5]

Porteus is available in 32-bit and 64-bit version.[6]

  1. ^ a b Softpedia (2011). "A portable linux operating system which is able to be installed on a portable USB device". Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Porteus-v5.0 is released". 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ The Coding Studio (2010). "Porteus v09 Screenshots". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  4. ^ DistroWatch (22 November 2011). "Porteus". Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  5. ^ Brockmeier, Joe "Zonker" (29 June 2011). "Porteus 1.0: A portable distribution for old-school KDE users". LWN. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  6. ^ "How do I download Porteus?". porteus.org. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2017.