About Porteus
OS overview
This profile gathers the recorded project facts for Porteus, including its family, release approach, desktop options, supported systems, and package tools.
Desktop choices
Cinnamon, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Openbox, Xfce
Release and system notes
The recorded release model is Fixed.
| Package format | xzm |
|---|---|
| Package manager | pkgtools, slapt-get, slackpkg |
| Init system | SysV |
| Latest listed release | 5.1-alpha4 · 2026-05-20 |
Who it may suit
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Official project
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At a glance
Operating systemLinux
Based onSlackware
OriginIreland
StatusActive
Architecturex86_64
Release modelFixed
Latest listed release5.1-alpha4 · 2026-05-20
Popularity snapshot#225 · 68 hits per day
Reader ratingNot catalogued
Package managerpkgtools, slapt-get, slackpkg
Package formatxzm
First releasedNot catalogued
