Pardus (operating system)
Encyclopedia
Pardus is a Linux distribution
developed with support from the Turkish
government. Pardus’ main focus is office-related work, including the use in Turkish government agencies
. Despite that, Pardus ships in several languages. Its ease of use and availability free of charge spawned numerous communities throughout the world. The name is derived from the Latin scientific name for the Anatolian leopard
.
The first live CD
version of Pardus was a fork
of Gentoo Linux
.
on the distribution's name.
Some features of PiSi include:
, 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.
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
developed with support from the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
government. Pardus’ main focus is office-related work, including the use in Turkish government agencies
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
. Despite that, Pardus ships in several languages. Its ease of use and availability free of charge spawned numerous communities throughout the world. The name is derived from the Latin scientific name for the Anatolian leopard
Anatolian leopard
The Anatolian leopard , also called the Asia Minor leopard is a leopard subspecies native to southwestern Turkey. Its continued existence is uncertain.- Distribution and habitat:...
.
Development
Pardus was started and is developed by Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), which is a division of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).The first live CD
Live CD
A live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
version of Pardus was a fork
Fork (software development)
In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a legal copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct piece of software...
of Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux is a computer operating system built on top of the Linux kernel and based on the Portage package management system. It is distributed as free and open source software. Unlike a conventional software distribution, the user compiles the source code locally according to their chosen...
.
Release history
- Live CD 1.0 – Live CDLive CDA live CD, live DVD, or live disc is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive...
-only fork of Gentoo released on 4 February 2005 with Linux kernel 2.6.10.
- Live CD 1.1 – Minor update. Released on 5 May 2005.
- 1.0 was released on 2005-12-26. First release that could be installed on hard drives. It included K Desktop Environment 3.5.0 and Linux kernel 2.6.14.4.
- 2007 was released on 2006-12-18 with K Desktop Environment 3.5.5 and Linux kernel 2.6.18.5.
- 2007.1 was released on 2007-03-16 with K Desktop Environment 3.5.6 and Linux kernel 2.6.18.8.
- 2007.2 was released on 2007-07-12 with K Desktop Environment 3.5.7 and Linux kernel 2.6.18.8.
- 2007.3 included the Linux 2.6.18.8 kernel, OpenOffice.orgOpenOffice.orgOpenOffice.org, commonly known as OOo or OpenOffice, is an open-source application suite whose main components are for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and databases. OpenOffice is available for a number of different computer operating systems, is distributed as free software...
, internet tools (browser, e-mail, instant messaging, etc.), multimedia and graphics tools (video player, music player, etc.), games, and many other applications. COMAR is the configuration manager developed in-house, and Tasma is the custom K Desktop Environment system configuration tool.
- 2008 was released on 2008-06-27 with K Desktop Environment 3.5.9 and Linux kernel 2.6.10.
- 2008.1 included the Linux 2.6.25.16 kernel. K Desktop Environment has been updated to 3.5.10, along with other important infrastructure components: Python 2.5, Java 6, Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1, OpenOffice.org 2.4.1.
- 2008.2 was released on 2009-01-31 with K Desktop Environment 3.5.10 and Linux kernel 2.6.25.9.
- 2009 included the 2.6.30.1 kernel. Pardus 2009 used the KDE Plasma Desktop environment and included OpenOffice 3.1, Python 2.6.2, Mozilla Firefox 3.5, Gimp 2.6.6 and also applications like KontactKontactKMail supports folders, filtering, viewing HTML mail, and international character sets. It can handle IMAP, IMAP IDLE, dIMAP, POP3, and local mailboxes for incoming mail. It can send mail via SMTP or sendmail...
, KopeteKopeteKopete is a multi-protocol, free software instant messaging client. Although it can run in numerous environments, it was designed for and integrates with the KDE desktop environment...
, KaffeineKaffeineKaffeine is a media player for Unix-like operating systems running KDE.By default it uses xine-lib media framework but also supports GStreamer. It also supports the use of MPlayer project's binary codecs for proprietary formats...
, K3bK3bK3b is a CD and DVD authoring application by KDE for Unix-like computer operating systems. It provides a graphical user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD/DVD, as well as more advanced tasks such as burning eMoviX...
, and Amarok.
- 2009.1 was released on 2010-01-16 with KDE Plasma Desktop 4.3.4 and Linux kernel 2.6.31.11.
- 2009.2 was released on 2010-06-04 with KDE Plasma Desktop 4.4.4 and Linux kernel 2.6.31.13.
- 2011 included 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 ClementineClementineA clementine is a variety of mandarin orange , so named in 1902. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into seven to fourteen segments. They tend to be very easy to peel, like a tangerine, but are almost always seedless...
, K3bK3bK3b is a CD and DVD authoring application by KDE for Unix-like computer operating systems. It provides a graphical user interface to perform most CD/DVD burning tasks like creating an Audio CD from a set of audio files or copying a CD/DVD, as well as more advanced tasks such as burning eMoviX...
, KontactKontactKMail supports folders, filtering, viewing HTML mail, and international character sets. It can handle IMAP, IMAP IDLE, dIMAP, POP3, and local mailboxes for incoming mail. It can send mail via SMTP or sendmail...
, KopeteKopeteKopete is a multi-protocol, free software instant messaging client. Although it can run in numerous environments, it was designed for and integrates with the KDE desktop environment...
. Pardus 2011 came with Firefox 4.0 as the default browser.
- 2011.1 included 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 SkypeSkypeSkype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
and WineWineWine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
packages are now in the 2011 stable repository, YALIYaliYali may refer to:* Yalı , a water's edge house or mansion in Turkey* Yali , a Hindu mythical creature with the body of a lion and some elephant features* Yali , a Greek volcanic island...
has a System Rescue mode, and a 2009-2011 distribution upgrade interface was announced.
- 2011.2, released on 2011-09-19, includes LibreOffice 3.4.3.
PiSi package management
PiSi (Packages Installed Successfully as Intended, ˈpiːsiː) is the package management system of Pardus. It is the primary tool for installing, upgrading and removing software packages. PiSi stores and handles the dependencies for the various packages, libraries, and COMAR tasks. "Pisi" is a Turkish word meaning "kitty", intended as a punPun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on the distribution's name.
Some features of PiSi include:
- Uses the LZMALZMAThe Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm is an algorithm used to perform data compression. It has been under development since 1998 and was first used in the 7z format of the 7-Zip archiver...
compression algorithm - Written in Python
- Package sources are written in XML and Python
- Database access implemented with Berkeley DBBerkeley DBBerkeley DB is a computer software library that provides a high-performance embedded database for key/value data. Berkeley DB is a programmatic software library written in C with API bindings for C++, PHP, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, Smalltalk, and most other programming languages...
- Integrates low-level and high-level package operations (dependency resolution)
- Framework approach to build applications and tools upon
- Beginning with Pardus 2009, delta packages are on by default.
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.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. Kaptan means 'captain' in English.Reception
Ladislav Bodnar, the creator of DistroWatchDistroWatch
DistroWatch is a website which provides news, popularity rankings, and other general information about various Linux distributions as well as other free software/open source Unix-like operating systems such as OpenSolaris, MINIX and BSD. It now contains information on several hundred distributions...
, wrote in his round-up of Linux/*nix
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
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
- Pardus participated in Google Summer of CodeGoogle Summer of CodeThe Google Summer of Code is an annual program, first held from May to August 2005, in which Google awards stipends to hundreds of students who successfully complete a requested free or open-source software coding project during the summer...
2008 and 2009. - Pardus attended CeBITCeBITCeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
Eurasia in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Usage
- Turkish Armed ForcesTurkish Armed ForcesThe Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
(partially) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for foreign affairs in Turkey. Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, appointed on May 1, 2009....
(partially) - Ministry of National Defence (Turkey)Ministry of National Defence (Turkey)The Ministry of National Defense is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for defense affairs in Turkey.- Central :Following departments and plants are subordinated to the Ministry of National Defense:...
- Turkish Police (partially)
- SGKSGKSerine/threonine-protein kinase SGK is a kinase subfamily that is currently known as being encoded by SGK1, SGK2, and SGK3 genes.The SGK1 kinase regulates the myo-inositol transporter during osmotic stress....
(Social Security Institution of Turkey) (migrating)
External links
- PardusWiki – Multilingual resources