Platypux

Platypux

Platypux V8.0 screenshot
Developer Pierre-Aimé and Jacques-Olivier (The Platypux Brothers)
OS family Unix-like
Working state Active
Source model Open source
Latest release V8.0 / November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
Update method Manual, using XZM Packages built with SQUASFHS and AUFS
Package manager LZM
Platforms x86 with PAE support
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Default user interface Xfce by default instead of Openbox from V8.0 and later
License Free software
(mainly GPL)
Official website platypux.site.free.fr

Platypux is a French Linux distribution of the Slackware family, developed by Pierre-Aimé and Jacques-Olivier.

History

Despite Platypux being a Slackware derivative, it was built using the source code provided by the Linux From Scratch project (LFS) that enables the developers to learn the internal workings of a Linux-based system,[1] in order to build a custom Linux distro, so it can naturally fit on its intended audience and purposes.

Platypux V8.0 is only supported by x86 (32bits) platforms, both desktop and laptops, it is available for install from a live-DVD. Its kernel supports PAE in order to enable full access to RAM memory over the 4GiB limit.

Origin of the name

Platypux has been developed using the source code from the Linux From Scratch project, but also counts on source code for BLFS (Beyond Linux From Scratch) and ALFS (Automated Linux From Scratch) Linux distros. The Linux kernel alongside the several preinstalled packages comprehend the Linux distribution.

Platypux is a pun of platypus and tux, the Linux mascot. A platypus is an exotic animal which despite being a mammal shares oviparity with amphibians an others, making it an exotic Linux distro with parts from "penguins", a GNU and other third party components.

Preinstalled software packages

Some of the preinstalled packages for Platypux V8.0 are:[2]

Versions

The release history of Platypux is as follows:[3]

See also

References

  1. "LFS Project Homepage". Linuxfromscratch.org. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. "Download PLATYPUX 8.0 for Linux - A French Linux distribution". Linux.softpedia.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  3. "PLATYPUX". free(code). Retrieved 29 May 2012.

External links

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