Pardus (operating system)

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::summary Linux distribution ::

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FieldValue
namePardus
logo[[File:Pardus-tescil Linux logo.svg
screenshotEkran görüntüsü 2021-08-20 15-16-08.png
captionPardus 21 desktop
developerScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
familyLinux (Unix-like)
working stateCurrent
source modelFree Software (Copyleft)
Open-source software
frequently updatedYes
languageTurkish, English
kernel typeMonolithic kernel
uiXfce
GNOME
Pardus ETAP
licenseGPL v2
website
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| name = Pardus | logo = [[File:Pardus-tescil Linux logo.svg|150px]] | logo_caption = | screenshot = Ekran görüntüsü 2021-08-20 15-16-08.png | caption = Pardus 21 desktop | developer = Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) | family = Linux (Unix-like) | working state = Current | source model = Free Software (Copyleft) Open-source software | frequently updated = Yes | language = Turkish, English | kernel type = Monolithic kernel | ui = Xfce GNOME Pardus ETAP | license = GPL v2 | website =

Pardus is a Linux distribution developed with support from the government of Turkey. Pardus' main focus is office-related work including use in Turkish government agencies. Despite that, Pardus ships in several languages. Its ease of use and availability free of charge has spawned numerous communities throughout the world.

Development

Pardus was started by Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), a division of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), in 2003.

The first live CD version of Pardus was a fork of Gentoo Linux in 2005. The current version is a fork of Debian unstable, following a release process similar to that of Ubuntu.

Release history

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VersionDateNotes
Live CD 1.02005-02-04Live CD-only fork of Gentoo with Linux kernel 2.6.10.
Live CD 1.12005-05-05Minor update.
1.02005-12-26First release that could be installed on hard drives. It included K Desktop Environment 3.5.0, Linux kernel 2.6.14.4, and PİSİ package management system.
20072006-12-18url=https://distrowatch.com/3915
2007.12007-03-16url=https://distrowatch.com/4117
2007.22007-07-12url=https://distrowatch.com/4348
2007.32007-11-19included the Linux 2.6.18.8 kernel, OpenOffice.org, internet tools (browser, e-mail, instant messaging, etc.), multimedia and graphics tools (video player, music player, etc.), games, and many other applications. COMAR (Configuration Manager for Pardus) is the configuration manager developed in-house, and Tasma is the custom K Desktop Environment system configuration tool.
20082008-06-27url=https://distrowatch.com/4967
2008.12008-09-15url=https://distrowatch.com/5091
2008.22009-01-31url=https://distrowatch.com/5301
LinuxBSDos.com]2009-07-18url=https://distrowatch.com/5583
2009.12010-01-16url=https://distrowatch.com/5870
2009.22010-06-04url=https://distrowatch.com/6115
LinuxBSDos.com]2011-01-21included the 2.6.37 kernel. Pardus 2011 comes with the latest KDE Software Compilation, KDE SC 4.5.5. The base packages also contains numerous backports and fixes which will improve the stability of your desktop experience significantly. Also included Clementine, K3b, Kontact, Kopete. Pardus 2011 came with Firefox 4.0 as the default browser.
2011.12011-07-12included the Linux Kernel 2.6.37.6, KDE Plasma Desktop 4.6.5, LibreOffice 3.4.1.3, Mozilla Firefox Web Browser 5.0, Xorg 1.9.5, Gimp 2.6.11, Python 2.7.1, GCC 4.5.3, and Glibc 2.12. With this release numerous bugs have been fixed, 64-bit Skype and Wine packages are now in the 2011 stable repository, YALI has a System Rescue mode, and a 2009-2011 distribution upgrade interface was announced.
2011.22011-09-19includes LibreOffice 3.4.3. Last release using PiSi package management system.
20132013-03-27first release based on Debian repository. TÜBİTAK-ULAKBİM announced that Pardus moved to Debian and will be a Debian-based distribution moving forward.
17.02017-07-06
17.12017-11-04the new release offers three separate ISO images with distinct names that indicate the purpose - Xfce, DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) and Server.
17.22018-03-03LibreOffice updated to 6.0.1 version, fixing the navigation rectangle in Menu not following cursor, updated XFCE apps, fixed incorrect Turkish in XFCE apps, including package updates and security patches.
19.02019-08-03Linux Kernel 4.19.0, LibreOffice 6.1.5, Firefox ESR 60.8, VLC 3.0.7. Xfce 4.12 is used as default desktop environment. TLP is configured to provide better battery life.
21.02021-08-21Linux Kernel 5.10, LibreOffice 7.0.4, Firefox ESR 78.13, VLC 3.0.16, OpenJDK 17 Java RE, Thunderbird 78.13. Xfce 4.16 is used as default desktop environment.
21.12021-12-21Linux Kernel 5.10.0-10, LibreOffice latest, Firefox ESR 91.4.
21.22022-03-29Linux Kernel 5.10.0-13, Firefox ESR 91.7, Thunderbird replaced by Evolution.
21.32022-07-21Linux Kernel 5.10.0-16, Firefox ESR 91.11, VLC 3.0.17.
21.42022-12-27Linux Kernel 5.10.0-20, Firefox ESR 102.6, VLC 3.0.18.
21.52023-05-05Linux Kernel 5.10.0-22, LibreOffice latest, Firefox ESR 102.10.
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PiSi package management

PiSi (; Packages Installed Successfully as Intended; also a Turkish word meaning "kitty", intended as a pun on the distribution's name, which is derived from pardus, the species name of the leopard.) is a package management system that was developed for Pardus. It was used in the initial versions of the distribution, but abandoned in favor of APT since the project moved to Debian base. Pardus 2011.2, released on September 19, 2011, was the last Pardus release that used PiSi.

PiSi stores and handles dependencies for various packages, libraries, and COMAR tasks. Some features of PiSi include:

  • Uses the LZMA compression algorithm
  • Written in Python
  • Package sources are written in XML and Python
  • Database access implemented with Berkeley DB
  • Integrates low-level and high-level package operations (dependency resolution)
  • Framework approach to build applications and tools upon

A community fork of the old Pardus with PiSi package management exists, called PiSi Linux. PiSi Linux's latest stable version is 2.3.4.

eopkg - the package manager of the Solus project, a rolling-release Linux distribution, is based on / derived from PiSi.

YALI

YALI (Yet Another Linux Installer) is the first Pardus software a user encounters. Basically, it recognizes the hardware and installs Pardus software from installation media (i.e. CD) to a user-selected hard disk partition. YALI can handle resizing of NTFS partitions found on the disk. A yalı is a waterside mansion common in the Bosphorus region.

This project is stopped and not being used since the migration to Debian-base.

KAPTAN

KAPTAN is a desktop greeter, which starts at the first start. It allows a user to change the desktop theme, mouse, keyboard and language settings, date and time, KDE menus, wallpaper, Package Manager settings, smolt, number of desktops. The word Kaptan means 'captain' in Turkish.

This project is stopped and not being used since the migration to Debian-base.

Reception

Ladislav Bodnar, the creator of DistroWatch, wrote in his round-up of Linux/*nix in 2006 that Pardus is one of the distros he was most impressed by that year "... thanks to unique package management ideas, innovative start-up sequence and general desktop polish ..."

Dmitri Popov, an author of Linux User & Developer, titled his review of Pardus 2011 Beta as the most exciting distro of the year.

Social events and participation

Derivatives

Pardus Community Edition based on Debian released on April 12, 2013.

Pisi Linux and Pardus-Anka projects forked from PiSi based Pardus. A group of volunteers aim to continue PiSi and other features of Pardus independently.

Pisi Linux released two new versions. These versions are direct continuation of Pardus 2011.2 64bit edition, includes updated versions of Pisi, Kaptan etc.

Usage

References

References

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  2. [http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT3075127327.html] {{webarchive. link. (September 15, 2008)
  3. "Pardus-Wiki.org". En.pardus-wiki.org.
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  5. "Distribution Release: Pardus Live CD 1.0 (DistroWatch.com News)". Distrowatch.com.
  6. "Distribution Release: Pardus Live CD 1.1 (DistroWatch.com News)". Distrowatch.com.
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  9. [https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070115#review DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 185, 15 January 2007]
  10. "Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2007 (DistroWatch.com News)". Distrowatch.com.
  11. [https://www.linux.com/news/pardus-2008-touch-refinement Pardus 2008: A touch of refinement. Linux.com. The source of Linux information]
  12. [https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/pardus.html Pardus Linux - An open-source Janissary], '''Dedoimedo'''
  13. [https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090810#feature DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 315, 10 August 2009]
  14. [http://linuxbsdos.com/2009/08/03/pardus-2009-review/ Pardus 2009 review. LinuxBSDos.com]
  15. [https://www.ghacks.net/2010/03/16/pardus-a-linux-distribution-for-the-end-user/ Pardus: A Linux distribution for the end user - gHacks Tech News]
  16. [http://linuxbsdos.com/2010/02/01/pardus-2009-1-review/ Pardus 2009.1 review. LinuxBSDos.com]
  17. [http://linuxbsdos.com/2010/06/13/pardus-2009-2-review/ Pardus 2009.2 review. LinuxBSDos.com]
  18. [https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20110425#feature DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 402, 25 April 2011]
  19. [https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/pardus-2011.html Pardus 2011 - Best KDE4 around, but could be better], '''Dedoimedo'''
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  38. (17 May 2023). "Teknofest 2023'te Pardus 21 Hata Yakalama ve Öneri Yarışması Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu".
  39. "Ana Sayfa - Pardus Topluluk Sürümü".
  40. (2013-03-09). "Pisi Linux Team". Pisi Linux.
  41. (2013-03-09). "Reaching out to the Community". Pardus-Anka.
  42. (2009-05-25). "Pardus 2009 yolda". [[Radikal]].
  43. (2009-04-14). "MSB, Pardus ile 2 milyon dolar tasarruf etti".
  44. (2009-04-13). "SGK, Pardus'a göç etmeye hazırlanıyor".
  45. (23 December 2019). "Pardus'un Okullardaki Kullanımı Gün Geçtikçe Yaygınlaşıyor".

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