Pisi Linux: Everything about the end-user-oriented Turkish distribution
Today, and as the title of this publication expresses, it is dedicated to a GNU / Linux distribution little known in some parts of the world and Linux communities. It is called "Pisi Linux" and for this year 2023 it has released a new version under number 2.3.1. Therefore, and after more than a decade since its last mention on our website, we have decided explore and publicize how far said project has advanced.
And of course, promote their knowledge by more Communities and Users, since, it has interesting features that could be adequate and very useful for many of the end users, common and current of GNU / Linux distributions.
And, before starting this post about the updated information of the GNU/Linux Distro “Pisi Linux”, we recommend the previous related posts, so that they can explore them at the end:
Pisi Linux: Available with a new version 2.3.1 by 2023
What is Pisi Linux?
Today, "Pisi Linux" is briefly described in his Official website on the table:
An end-user oriented GNU/Linux Distribution based on the latest version of Pardus, developed by the free software community, which tries to bring convenience to computer users in terms of installation, configuration and usage, so that they can comply with with your basic usage needs on your current computer. About Pisi Linux
Therefore, it is understood that it seeks to be the most practical and simple for an average end user of computers, but at the same time, the most complete and functional for immediate ideal use, avoiding extra, unnecessary or complex actions in said process.
Features
Due to the above, the prized features that are included in this free and open Operating System, which are the following:
- It is a GNU/Linux distribution oriented towards the end user. So don't search release versions of Server or enterprise use.
- Its main goal is to allow users to experiment with GNU/Linux using as free and simple a graphical user interface (GUI) as possible.
- And among its other objectives is to develop the original designs and bases with which it was created, to contribute to the world of free software, ensuring the development of new designs.
- Currently, it only supports x86-64 computer architecture. However, it does offer the ability to get (install) an excellent range of up-to-date and stable applications.
- It uses whole numbers as nomenclatures, for example, 1, 2, and 3 to name its main versions; and the following number format 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 to name their intermediate versions.
Own software
Furthermore, Pisi Linux includes a lot of proprietary and derivative of the Pardus base distro, in its old form, that is, before your migration to Debian base, approximately in the year 2013 , such as:
- COMAR (CONfiguration MAnageR or Configuration Manager): It is a software for the automatic and general configuration of the operating system. Which includes hardware, power, network, user, time, and display. It allows users to change settings easily and understandably under authorization control.
- PISI (Packages Installed Successfully as Intended): It is a package management system written in Python language, which allows creating, installing, uninstalling, updating and similar functions of packages based on dependencies.
- Package Manager (Package Manager): It is a package manager application, which is used to easily install, update or uninstall Pisi packages from the graphical interface, easily with one click.
- YALI: It is the installation software used by Pisi Linux. It allows, quickly and easily, the user's operating system to be successfully carried out, from the installation environment to its destination, that is, its installation on a computer disk. However, currently Calamares is used instead of YALI, in Pisi Linux.
- CAPTAIN: It is a software utility that works as a setup wizard that greets the user on the desktop at the first boot after the installation of Pisi Linux. Which can then be used to customize the desktop.
- Pisi Boot Manager: It is the manager of the Pisi Linux boot process system. Its goal is to open the system as quickly as possible, to achieve a flexible and maintainable distribution.
More about Pisi Linux
And since, it is currently going for its version 2.3.1, and there is a lot that can be counted, tested and experienced when using pisi linux, the ideal is to explore, at the right time, the official documentation on their Wiki and frequently asked questions (FAQ) section to get an idea of the global scope of what has been done by this project.
Also, it has official sections en SourceForge, GitLab, GitHub, and DistroWatch, where he currently has the 131 position.
Summary
In summary, we hope that this post on the GNU/Linux Distro “Pisi Linux” and your new version 2.3.1, have been very interesting and useful, to continue accumulating knowledge about the huge and growing set of Free and open distributions based on GNU/Linux. And of course, motivate some of your download, test and use, for the benefit of the growth and strengthening of the project, its developers and current user community.
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