PORTEUS - The World's Most Elegant Linux OS
PORTEUS - The World's Most Elegant Linux OS
For the last 10 years or more I have been using Windows 7 and every now and then I have installed some Linux operating systems out of curiosity... and over the years I have tried about 20-30 Linux OS systems and I always came back to Windows 7... But two or three Linux OS caught my attention Porteus -Lubuntu - Antix - MX... above all the others... and there came a time when Windows 7 was already too old and I decided to switch to a Linux OS for every day. Porteus - now it is my Linux-Home-Forever.
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Since Aug 2013 I been with Porteus v3.0 to Porteus 5.01. In the last month I been using Nemesis Cinnamon. I'm using a Laptop Dell Latitude E6410 with Windows 7 Pro. I want to upgrade it to the fastest CPU and upgrade the Memory from 4gb to 8gb but Ed_P told me it could make Windows stop working because of the upgrade so I haven't did it yet. The Nemesis Cinnamon run looks and add programs supper great. I want to do a software upgrade to Cinnamon but I need to do a memory upgrade but I don't want to lose Windows just in case I need to use it. So try Nemesis Cinnamon to see if you like it. Just let me know if you do.Moi wrote: ↑22 Dec 2024, 23:41For the last 10 years or more I have been using Windows 7 and every now and then I have installed some Linux operating systems out of curiosity... and over the years I have tried about 20-30 Linux OS systems and I always came back to Windows 7... But two or three Linux OS caught my attention Porteus -Lubuntu - Antix - MX... above all the others... and there came a time when Windows 7 was already too old and I decided to switch to a Linux OS for every day. Porteus - now it is my Linux-Home-Forever.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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Jack,
Thank you for writing
As I wrote above, I have already made my choice, but out of respect, I am taking a look out of curiosity, but Porteus is my Linux OS of choice. I have some ideas for some Graphical Adjustments to the Interface of Porteus to make it even more Beautiful than all the other OSes.
Thank you for writing
As I wrote above, I have already made my choice, but out of respect, I am taking a look out of curiosity, but Porteus is my Linux OS of choice. I have some ideas for some Graphical Adjustments to the Interface of Porteus to make it even more Beautiful than all the other OSes.
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I was going to you a private message but have it turn off.
Here is what I wanted to say Nemesis Arch based Porteus and it here for download and here where you can download it Nemesis update- v24.08 (2024-08-28)
Here is what I wanted to say Nemesis Arch based Porteus and it here for download and here where you can download it Nemesis update- v24.08 (2024-08-28)
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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I didn't think about that since I do have a lost or forget memory problem my self. I will try after the first of the year. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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I couldn't wait my Laptop now has 8gb of memory. Later I try the update script later today.
I just like Slackware because I think it teach you about Linux to build packages where Ubuntu is like Windows you just install programs you want.
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Hi!
The soldered NVM drive broke in my all-in-one PC - the solution was to use USB with a ported OS. I tried Puppy, Slax, MX Linux live, but Porteus turned out to be the best - respect to the developers! I think that it could be in demand by inexperienced users if the instructions are unified and the installation and setup are made easier: ideally, make a GUI for Linux and Windows like rufus where in the form of settings and/or a step-by-step wizard with tips from the downloaded .iso and specifying the flash, you could install and configure a working flash drive without picking through configs and reading confusing manuals. But there is confusion: the information in the Official Porteus Installation Guide and USB_INSTALLATION.txt differs (the former should be supplemented with the latter), and the duplications in /porteus/porteus-v5.1-x86_64.cfg and /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg are unclear - apparently, changes in porteus-v5.1-x86_64.cfg should overlap and supplement porteus.cfg even on the first boot.
The soldered NVM drive broke in my all-in-one PC - the solution was to use USB with a ported OS. I tried Puppy, Slax, MX Linux live, but Porteus turned out to be the best - respect to the developers! I think that it could be in demand by inexperienced users if the instructions are unified and the installation and setup are made easier: ideally, make a GUI for Linux and Windows like rufus where in the form of settings and/or a step-by-step wizard with tips from the downloaded .iso and specifying the flash, you could install and configure a working flash drive without picking through configs and reading confusing manuals. But there is confusion: the information in the Official Porteus Installation Guide and USB_INSTALLATION.txt differs (the former should be supplemented with the latter), and the duplications in /porteus/porteus-v5.1-x86_64.cfg and /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg are unclear - apparently, changes in porteus-v5.1-x86_64.cfg should overlap and supplement porteus.cfg even on the first boot.
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The online guide is indeed outdated, manpower problem, but the instructions in the ISO are current, straight forward and easy to follow. Copy, run, boot. The two config files are independent, one is for the boot menu, one is for optional boot parameters, and yes they both do impact booting. A decade ago the ISO file was built with an online script asking the user what modules they wanted added. But again lost due to manpower.
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It's sad that there aren't enough people. The build is very competitive. Is it possible to do the following two simple things for a unified structure and to avoid confusion that I encountered (although I have experience):Ed_P wrote: ↑18 Jan 2025, 16:56The online guide is indeed outdated, manpower problem, but the instructions in the ISO are current, straight forward and easy to follow. Copy, run, boot. The two config files are independent, one is for the boot menu, one is for optional boot parameters, and yes they both do impact booting. A decade ago the ISO file was built with an online script asking the user what modules they wanted added. But again lost due to manpower.
- So that the porteus-v5.1-x86_64.cfg settings have priority over the porteus.cfg settings and replace them when loading.
- When the save.dat file is created, after creation, offer to write the path to this file in porteus-v5.1-x86_64.cfg so that you don't have to open Notepad, search for configs and edit manually.
If you want, I will correct the text in the online guid.
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Please, send me your draft.
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I think so too, what is lacking is the manpower, because the distro is good however it is unthinkable that the developer can do everything, it is needed a user base that is of various levels of expertise and that helps even at low levels.
I would not have the ability to produce documentation because my knowledge of the distro is too little and I am not too methodical a person, however for example I had tried to do this: Configuration file exploration (in episodes) because in addition to helping me learn a little more about the distro, maybe it could help someone who had just arrived.
It is a good idea perhaps to make some kind of cookbook, because if one documents some operation that he has to do with his system it is not an “extraordinary” activity however this produces documentation that can always be organized later.
Plus if this work is done by a novice instead of a very experienced person, the topic will be more relatable to a distribution neophyte and would help increase the user base.
I would not have the ability to produce documentation because my knowledge of the distro is too little and I am not too methodical a person, however for example I had tried to do this: Configuration file exploration (in episodes) because in addition to helping me learn a little more about the distro, maybe it could help someone who had just arrived.
It is a good idea perhaps to make some kind of cookbook, because if one documents some operation that he has to do with his system it is not an “extraordinary” activity however this produces documentation that can always be organized later.
Plus if this work is done by a novice instead of a very experienced person, the topic will be more relatable to a distribution neophyte and would help increase the user base.
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Hello!
I made some minor adjustments to the Guide - unfortunately, there is little time to radically revise the text. I emphasized that, according to the logic from simple to complex, to prepare a USB with the ability to save, you need to study the files /USB_INSTALLATION.txt and it is enough to configure /porteus/porteus-v*.cfg , and for more experienced users - /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lVl ... sp=sharing
I would also write about the coordination of duplicate settings in /porteus/porteus-v*.cfg and /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg - do the settings from /porteus/porteus-v*.cfg overlap the settings from /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg, and what is the point of duplication. I have not found an answer to this question for myself.
I also did not understand that if you create a second NON-Windows filesystem partition on the flash drive (but ext4 and other Unix) and completely transfer the porteus directory there, then when loading and working the system will automatically detect this and automatically start working from it and saving without any additional saving settings and from=/mnt/sda2/porteus?
And another point: will it affect the operation of the system if you use two flash drives instead of one? One for loading, and write saves to the second? Or does it not matter if almost the entire write speed to the flash drive is spent only on saving, or saving does not affect the system’s access to the flash drive? Two flash drives instead of one could be useful in cases of ports or USB2.0 flash drives.
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Thank you Igor. I will check out your updated Guide. 
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I don't think the settings in the 2 .cfg files overlap, rather they complicate each other. And while changes can be made to the /boot/syslinux .cfg file I don't think it's recommended, and most system changes, needed or wanted, are meant for the /porteus .cfg file, even the from= parm.IgorLebedev wrote: ↑23 Jan 2025, 15:44I would also write about the coordination of duplicate settings in /porteus/porteus-v*.cfg and /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg - do the settings from /porteus/porteus-v*.cfg overlap the settings from /boot/syslinux/porteus.cfg, and what is the point of duplication. I have not found an answer to this question for myself.
Porteus can read and write directly to linux format drives just like other linux systems. It's how linux works. IF one chooses to write to a non-linux format drive; FAT, exFAT or NTFS, Porteus will support that with some extra steps done by the user.IgorLebedev wrote: ↑23 Jan 2025, 15:44I also did not understand that if you create a second NON-Windows filesystem partition on the flash drive (but ext4 and other Unix) and completely transfer the porteus directory there, then when loading and working the system will automatically detect this and automatically start working from it and saving without any additional saving settings