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Pinguy OS

{{Short description|Linux distribution}}

{{Infobox OS

| name = Pinguy OS

| logo =

| screenshot = Pinguy-os-desktop-12-04.png

| caption = Pinguy OS 12.04 LTS x86_64

| developer = Vito Reiter{{cite web |url=http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/09/27/pinguy-os-10-04-1-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929091822/http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/09/27/pinguy-os-10-04-1-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2010 |title=Pinguy OS 10.04.1.2 |access-date=17 December 2011 }} (Page 1, paragraph 2) Vito Reiter explains why he created Pinguy OS.

| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| source model = Open source

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|04|08}}

| latest release version = 18.04.2

| latest release date = {{release date and age|2019|03|30|df=yes}}

| latest preview version = 18.04 Beta

| latest preview date = {{release date and age|2018|05|09}}

| kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux)

| ui = GNOME

| supported platforms = IA-32, x86-64

| website = {{URL|http://pinguy-os.sourceforge.net/}}

| support = {{URL|https://discord.gg/themirage/}}

}}

Pinguy OS was a Linux distribution for x86-based personal computers. Pinguy OS is based on Ubuntu,{{cite web |url=https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pinguy/ |title=DistroWatch.com: Pinguy OS |access-date=21 August 2022}}{{Cite web |date=2016-10-06 |title=Pinguy OS - Because using a computer is meant to be easy! |url=http://pinguyos.com/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006203248/http://pinguyos.com/ |archive-date=2016-10-06 }} a GNOME-based desktop environment, which was discontinued in 2019 due to it no longer being financially viable.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-05 |title=Thinking about killing off Pinguy OS {{!}} Pinguy OS |url=http://pinguyos.com/2016/05/thinking-about-killing-off-pinguy-os/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105103957/http://pinguyos.com/2016/05/thinking-about-killing-off-pinguy-os/ |archive-date=2016-11-05 }} 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: {{cite web |url=http://forum.pinguyos.com/Thread-Pinguy-OS-is-1-Years-old-today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905045039/http://forum.pinguyos.com/Thread-Pinguy-OS-is-1-Years-old-today |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 5, 2011 |title=Pinguy OS is 1 Years old today | access-date=17 December 2011}}

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Version

! Date{{cite web|title=Pinguy OS|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/pinguy-os/files/|work=Pinguy OS Files|publisher=Sourceforge|access-date=15 February 2012|archive-date=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101230542/http://sourceforge.net/projects/pinguy-os/files/|url-status=live}}

! Notes

10.04

| 2011-04-08

| LTS Release

10.10

| 2010-11-12

|

10.04.2{{Cite web |url=https://www.maketecheasier.com/pinguy-the-slick-ubuntu-remix/ |title=A Week with Pinguy - The Slick Ubuntu Remix - Make Tech Easier |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=2018-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194236/https://www.maketecheasier.com/pinguy-the-slick-ubuntu-remix/ |url-status=live }}

| 2011-02-12

| rowspan="2" | LTS Point Release

10.04.3[https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/pinguy.html Pinguy OS - Jack of all trades, master of none] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194216/https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/pinguy.html |date=2018-06-21 }}, Dedoimedo

| 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

| rowspan="2" | LTS Release

14.04

| 2014-05-12

14.04.3

| 2015-09-11

|

14.04.4

| 2016-03-03

|

18.04{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025625/https://pinguyos.com/2018/07/seems-to-be-little-to-no-news-about-pinguy-18-04/ Seems to be little to no News about Pinguy 18.04. {{!}} Pinguy OS]}}{{Cite web |url=https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180709#released |title=DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 771, 9 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902223024/https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20180709#released |url-status=live }}

| 2018-07-02

| LTS Release.

18.04.1

| 2018-08-05

|

18.04.2

|2019-03-30

|

References

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External links

{{Commons}}

  • {{official website|http://pinguy-os.sourceforge.net/}}
  • {{DistroWatch|pinguy|NAME=Pinguy OS}}

{{Linux distributions}}

Category:Linux distributions

Category:Discontinued Ubuntu derivatives

Category:X86-64 Linux distributions