| Screenshot | Pinguy-os-desktop-12-04.png |
|---|---|
| Developer | Vito Reiter[1] |
| Family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Source model | Open source |
| Released | 8 April 2010 |
| Latest release version | 18.04.2 |
| Latest preview version | 18.04 Beta |
| Ui | GNOME |
| Supported platforms | IA-32, x86-64 |
| Website | pinguy-os.sourceforge.net |
Pinguy OS was a Linux distribution for x86-based personal computers. Pinguy OS is based on Ubuntu,[2][3] a GNOME-based desktop environment, which was discontinued in 2019 due to it no longer being financially viable.[4] Despite no longer receiving any major version updates, a few of the previous LTS releases are still maintained.
General info
Pinguy OS focused on enhancing Ubuntu's user-friendliness and was tailored towards users unfamiliar with UNIX operating systems. The OS was available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. For users that had less available hardware, there was another version made specifically for these older machines to work with less resources.
While it uses a GNOME desktop environment, users had the option of also using a navigation bar on the bottom of the screen, similar to Elementary OS and macOS.
Release history
The following is the release history for Pinguy OS: [5]
| Version | Date[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10.04 | 2011-04-08 | LTS Release |
| 10.10 | 2010-11-12 | |
| 10.04.2[7] | 2011-02-12 | LTS Point Release |
| 10.04.3[8] | 2011-05-08 | |
| 11.04.1 | 2011-05-26 | |
| 11.04.1 Mini | 2011-06-04 | |
| Ping-Eee OS 11.04.1 | 2011-07-08 | Designed for Netbooks |
| 11.10 | 2011-11-15 | |
| 11.10 Mini | 2011-11-25 | |
| 12.04 | 2012-06-17 | LTS Release |
| 12.10 | 2012-11-21 | |
| 13.04 | 2013-05-21 | |
| 14.04 Mini | 2014-04-28 | LTS Release |
| 14.04 | 2014-05-12 | |
| 14.04.3 | 2015-09-11 | |
| 14.04.4 | 2016-03-03 | |
| 18.04[9][10] | 2018-07-02 | LTS Release. |
| 18.04.1 | 2018-08-05 | |
| 18.04.2 | 2019-03-30 |
References
- ^ "Pinguy OS 10.04.1.2". Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2011. (Page 1, paragraph 2) Vito Reiter explains why he created Pinguy OS.
- ^ "DistroWatch.com: Pinguy OS". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Pinguy OS - Because using a computer is meant to be easy!". 2016-10-06. Archived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Thinking about killing off Pinguy OS | Pinguy OS". 2016-11-05. Archived 2016-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Pinguy OS is 1 Years old today". Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Pinguy OS". Pinguy OS Files. Sourceforge. Archived 1 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "A Week with Pinguy - The Slick Ubuntu Remix - Make Tech Easier". Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ Pinguy OS - Jack of all trades, master of none Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, Dedoimedo
- ^ Seems to be little to no News about Pinguy 18.04. | Pinguy OS
- ^ "DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 771, 9 July 2018". Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 July 2018.