Pinguy OS

Pinguy OS was a Linux distribution for x86-based personal computers. Pinguy OS is based on Ubuntu[2][3] which is a modified GNOME desktop environment designed for user-friendliness and ease of use. It has been discontinued since 2019, due to it not being financially viable.[4]

Pinguy OS
Pinguy OS 12.04 LTS x86_64
DeveloperAntoni Norman[1]
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Source modelOpen source
Initial release8 April 2010 (2010-04-08)
Latest release18.04.2 / 30 March 2019 (2019-03-30)
Latest preview18.04 Beta / May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default
user interface		GNOME
Official websitepinguy-os.sourceforge.net

General info

Pinguy OS was created to enhance Ubuntu's user-friendliness and functionality and tailored towards users unfamiliar with Unix-like operating systems. The distribution included a variety of pre-installed software. Pinguy OS was also available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions and had a less demanding version for older machines.

Release history

The following is the release history for Pinguy OS.[5]

Legend:
Old version, not maintained
Older version, still maintained
Current stable version
Latest preview version
Future release
Version Date[6] Notes
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.04 2011-04-08 LTS Release
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.10 2010-11-12
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.04.2[7] 2011-02-12 LTS Point Release
Old version, no longer maintained: 10.04.3[8] 2011-05-08
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.04.1 2011-05-26
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.04.1 Mini 2011-06-04
Old version, no longer maintained: Ping-Eee OS 11.04.1 2011-07-08 Designed for Netbooks
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.10 2011-11-15
Old version, no longer maintained: 11.10 Mini 2011-11-25
Old version, no longer maintained: 12.04 2012-06-17 LTS Release
Old version, no longer maintained: 12.10 2012-11-21
Old version, no longer maintained: 13.04 2013-05-21
Older version, yet still maintained: 14.04 Mini 2014-04-28 LTS Release
Older version, yet still maintained: 14.04 2014-05-12
Old version, no longer maintained: 14.04.3 2015-09-11
Old version, no longer maintained: 14.04.4 2016-03-03
Older version, yet still maintained: 18.04[9][10] 2018-07-02 LTS Release.
Older version, yet still maintained: 18.04.1 2018-08-05
Current stable version: 18.04.2 2019-03-30

References
  1. "Pinguy OS 10.04.1.2". Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2011. (Page 1, paragraph 2) Antoni Norman explains why he created Pinguy OS.
  2. "DistroWatch.com: Pinguy OS". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. "Pinguy OS - Because using a computer is meant to be easy!". web.archive.org. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  4. "Thinking about killing off Pinguy OS | Pinguy OS". web.archive.org. 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  5. "Pinguy OS is 1 Years old today". Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Pinguy OS". Pinguy OS Files. Sourceforge. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  7. "A Week with Pinguy - The Slick Ubuntu Remix - Make Tech Easier". Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. Pinguy OS - Jack of all trades, master of none Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, Dedoimedo
  9. Seems to be little to no News about Pinguy 18.04. | Pinguy OS[usurped]
  10. "DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 771, 9 July 2018". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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