Pinguy OS 11.04 i686 |
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| Company / developer | Antoni Norman[1] |
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| OS family | Unix-like (based on Ubuntu Linux) |
| Working state | Active |
| Supported platforms | X86, X86-64, AMD64 |
| Official website | www.pinguyos.com |
Pinguy OS is a free computer operating system for Intel and AMD based PCs. The software distribution is based on Ubuntu Linux.[2][3]
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Antoni Norman, the developer of Pinguy OS, has stated his goal is to provide a customized, easy-to-use Linux distribution for people that have never used Linux before. Pinguy OS is also meant to appeal to Linux users that want an operating system that simply works out-of-the-box , significantly reducing the tweaks and enhancements that are often required when installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu or other Linux distribution.[4]
A summary of Pinguy OS states the distro "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."[2]
The following features[5] are found in the Pinguy OS distro:
The following is the release history for Pinguy OS[6]
Pinguy OS is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.[7][8]