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EDIT# Pinguy OS Website.
This OS is for people that have never used Linux before or for people that just want a out-of-the-box working OS without doing all the tweaks and enhancements that everyone seems to do when installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is a great OS and undoubtedly the most popular and easiest Linux based Distro to use but even with its default setup and chosen programs it’s still lacking functionality and ease of use for most new users. So what I decided to do was build a Distro that looks good, could do everything most user would ever want to do and that was very simple to use.
I started out by listening to what my friends and family wanted to use their PC for and found the most user friendly programs for the task they wanted to do. After a while I got a good idea what most people use their PC for and what programs where the easiest to use. Like using Shotwell for easily uploading images to Facebook, gtkpod for putting music, photos and video on a ipod/iphone and mvPod for converting the video to a iPod friendly format.
So all the programs in Pinguy OS have been chosen because of there ease of use and functionality, I also changed every file type to open with the right program, like for some reason by default .iso are opened with Archive Manager so I changed that to Brasero Disc Burner.
As I already said apart from it being easy to use I also wanted it to be a very good looking operating system. There are now a lot of programs out there for Linux to give the OS a very smart and polished implementation, like CoverGloobus, Gloobus Preview, GNOME Do, and Docky. These programs don’t just give the OS a good look and feel but they are also very useful and handy.
Pinguy OS is just an optimise build of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Minimal CD with added repository’s, tweaks and enhancements that can run as a Live DVD or be installed. It has all the added packages needed for video, music and web content e.g. flash and java, plus a few fixes as well. Like fixing the wireless problems, gwibber’s Facebook problem and flash videos in full-screen.
Everything is set-up for samba, all you need to do is right click a folder you want to share and add a password in samba using system-config-samba.
It also has a UPnP server (pms-linux) so you can share your music, video’s etc. With a PS3, XBOX 360 or any other UPnP media reader.
Nautilus has been replaced for Elementary-Nautilus with added plug-ins so it can get music and video art from the web.
The default theme is Elementary using ttf-droid font with Docky and a custom Conky.
The following processors support 64-Bit:
- AMD 64-Bit processors ( Athlon 64, Opteron, later Sempron, Turion 64, Phenom, Athlon II and Phenom II processors)
- Intel 64-Bit processors (Celeron D, later Pentium 4, Pentium D, later Xeon, Core 2 (not Core Duo), Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, and Atom processors)
There maybe more so please check to see if your processor is compatible. If you have any doubts or are not sure if you have a 64-Bit processor go with the 32-Bit version.
- Download Link: Pinguy_OS_10.04.1.2_x86-64.iso
- Torrent Link: Pinguy OS 10.04_x86-64.torrent
- Size: 1.3GB
- md5sum: 486d6eb3079db25ee592cf91dd0ad6a7
Pinguy OS 10.04.1.2 i686 (32-Bit)
- Download Link: Pinguy OS 10.04.2_i686.iso
- Torrent Link: Pinguy OS 10.04.1.2_i686.torrent
- Size: 1.3GB
- md5sum: 976914e2856407b5352707c89c45df07
Hi,
I have been a GNU/Linux user for a long time. I am an ardent lover of Debian GNU/Linux. Debian GNU/Linux is always on my notebook. But, my desktop is always ready for distrohopping. I have installed nearly all the major flavors of GNU/Linux and have enjoyed the freedom this movement has to offer.
I really liked your spin. Keep up the good work. The choice of apps are excellent. Many congratulations.
You need to find a better file host - hotfile extorts you with insane download times unless you are a premium member - 3.8 hrs vs 22 minutes? Really?
Your dropbox account is frozen due to bandwidth overage. So I cannot get the 32-bit version.
kernel.org would host it for you, has decent download speeds, and is free. Why force us to use incredibly slow or expensive methods to get your files?
So where I would have tried it out and possibly converted my boot-keys from ubuntu to pinguy, now I’ll just skip it. If I find the ISO on a real mirror, I’ll reconsider.
Fantastic Distro! Considering using it on my netbook. Can you inform me as to the minimum disk space requirements for this OS?
Thanks for your work!
CA
Huge fan of this release. I have been using it exclusively for about 2 weeks right now and I don’t know if I’m going to bother installing another OS on my other partitions…
bro, LOVED it. totally nice. kicks linux mint’s ass. but hey, would you consider writing up the process of how you put this distro together? like how you were able save all the desktop and software modifications and create a bootable image…(remastersys-maybe?)….it’ll help me and some other remastering-n00bs…thanxx