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August 3rd, 2009 • Category: Desktop & Server,pardus •

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Pardus is a desktop-oriented, Linux distribution. Development and maintenance is sponsored by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey. Pardus is one of the few distributions not derived from another one. It is an original. It is also one of the few desktop distributions with custom developed administrative tools.

Origin – Home Page: Turkey – Pardus.

Features:

Installation – Installation of Pardus is via a graphical user interface. Like that of Ubuntu and it’s derivatives, it is very basic. There is no support for LVM, RAID and full disk encryption. Encryption of the home folder is also not supported.
Desktop Environments – The K Desktop Environment, KDE, is the officially supported desktop environment.
Software Management – Pardus has its own package management application called pixi, and like all package managers, it has a graphical frontend. Like Synaptic or any other graphical package manager, pixi’s gui is very easy to use.
Installed Applications – Out of the box, Pardus does not have as many applications installed or in the stable repository as other Linux distributions. This is likely its weakest point.
Admin Tools – As stated earlier, most of the administrative tools available on Pardus are specially developed for it, and there is a graphical tool to management just about any aspect of the system. Some of these tools have be covered in the reviews and tutorials available here.
Security Posture – Pardus has a graphical interface with which the firewall can be enabled and configured. Like all its admin tools, the Firewall Manager is a custom tool. It seems that the firewall is about the only network security feature available. Regarding physical security, Pardus falls into the same category as Linux Mint and Ubuntu desktop edition . Disk encryption is not supported and the boot loader cannot be password-protected.
Hardware Requirements – Pardus is only supported on 32-bit platforms. A 64-bit version is said to be in the works. Minimum memory requirement is 512 MB, 1 GB if you want above average computing experience. Unlike other 32-bit distributions and operating systems, a unique feature of Pardus allows it to support up to 4 GB of RAM.

Reviews & Tutorials:

See a complete list of Pardus reviews and tutorials here.

Recommendation: Pardus is recommended for casual users of Linux. Like Mint, it lacks the advanced features of Fedora, Mandriva and Sabayon. This is not a distro that will appeal to most power users. I think it is still at least two releases from being on my recommended list. See some of the reviews and tutorials listed here to get a good read on Pardus

Download Pardus: Installation iso images for Pardus are available for download here.

Buy Pardus Installation CDs/DVDs: The latest installation CDs and DVDs for Pardus are available for purchase at very low prices on .

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