Pinguy OS
Pinguy OS is a free computer operating system for x86-based PCs, derived from Ubuntu Linux.Pinguy OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution with many applications and tweaks installed by default, rather than having to manually install them like some other Linux distributions. Such software includes ZRam and Preload.
Pinguy OS "features numerous user-friendly enhancements, out-of-the-box support for multimedia codecs and browser plugins, a heavily tweaked GNOME user interface with enhanced menus, panels and dockbars, and a careful selection of popular desktop applications for many common computing tasks", according to Distrowatch.com.Features
The following features are found in the Pinguy OS distribution:
The following is the release history for Pinguy OS
Version | Date | Notes |
| 2011-04-08 | LTS Release |
| 2010-11-12 | |
| 2011-02-12 | LTS Point Release |
| 2011-05-08 | LTS Point Release |
| 2011-05-26 | |
| 2011-06-04 | |
| 2011-07-08 | Designed for Netbooks |
| 2011-11-15 | |
| 2011-11-25 | |
| 2012-06-17 | LTS Release |
| 2012-11-21 | |
| 2013-05-21 | |
| 2014-04-28 | LTS Release |
| 2014-05-12 | LTS Release |
| 2015-09-11 | |
| 2016-03-03 | |
| 2018-07-02 | LTS Release. |
| 2018-08-05 | |
| 2019-03-30 | |
Beta: The 6 month Pinguy OS releases will be missing features that will be in the final LTS, but the release will be very usable.Availability
Pinguy OS is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.