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REMnux is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with a toolkit for reverse-engineering and analysing malicious software. It provides a curated collection of free tools created by the community. Analysts can use it to investigate malware without having to find, install and configure the tools.
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2008-06-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Pardus Linux 2008 |
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The Pardus development team has announced the release of Pardus Linux 2008, an independently developed desktop distribution with custom package management and system configuration tools: "New version of the Pardus project, Pardus Linux 2008, improved by the latest technologies and up-to-date applications, has been released. As always, Pardus 2008, is being freely distributed under the terms of GNU General Public License. In compliance with the main goals of the Pardus project, Pardus 2008 has lots of new features for ease of installation and use, both at the infrastructure and interface levels. In addition, Pardus 2008 provides enhanced hardware support, stable and reliable Linux infrastructure and numerous applications on a single CD." Visit the distribution's home page to read the release announcement and check out the release notes for information about new features. Download (MD5) the installation CD images from here: Pardus_2008-Kurulan.iso (695MB, torrent).
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Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution jointly developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and National Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBİM). It started its life as a Gentoo-based project before developing its own unique identity. Since late 2012 the distribution, developed in two separate branches as "Corporate" and "Community" editions, is based on Debian. This page focuses on the Corporate version of Pardus.
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2023-08-31 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 23.0 |
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TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM (The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey and The National Academic Network and Information Centre) has announced the release of Pardus 23.0, a major new update of the project's Debian-based Linux distribution with a choice of Xfce and GNOME desktops. Pardus 23, code-named 'Ay Yıldız' or 'Crescent and Star', which is one of Turkey's national symbols, aims to offer the most up-to-date technology, ease of use with new applications, a long-term support program and a stable Linux kernel 6.1 version. The release offers various innovations, such as Pardus GNOME Welcome, Xfce Fine Settings and Pardus Updater. In Pardus 23, Xfce 4.18 is used as the default desktop environment. Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems; while being visually attractive and user-friendly, it requires low system resources and makes the system fast. The release comes with Linux kernel 6.1.38 as well as many popular, up-to-date applications, such as Firefox 102.14.0esr, LibreOffice 7.4.7, Evolution 3.46.4 and VLC 3.0.18. See the brief release announcement and the more detailed release notes for further information. Download (SHA512, pkglist): Pardus-23.0-XFCE-amd64.iso (2,712MB), Pardus-23.0-GNOME-amd64.iso (2,864MB). The distribution supports both Turkish and English languages. |
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2021-08-22 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 21.0 |
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Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution jointly developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and National Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBİM). The Debian-based distribution has published a new version, Pardus 21.0, which features several key updates. An English translation of the project's release notes (in Turkish) reads: "Enjoy the most up-to-date and stable versions of software such as Firefox, Libreoffice, Thunderbird, VLC Media Player in the Pardus operating system that comes with Linux kernel 5.10. As well as these software, the Pardus Power Manager can be seen on the battery life of power management on laptops. With Pardus USB applications, you can format your USBs and write disk images. Using the Pardus Software Center, you can download very popular applications to your computer. The Debian-based package management system has special improvements, security, and innovations to Pardus thanks to the weekly updates via package repositories." The distribution is available in three editions: GNOME, Xfce and Server. Download (pkglist): Pardus-21.0-GNOME-amd64.iso (2,427MB, SHA512), Pardus-21.0-XFCE-amd64.iso (2,317MB, SHA512), Pardus-21.0-SERVER-amd64.iso (883MB, SHA512). |
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2019-11-20 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 19.1 |
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Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution jointly developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and National Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBİM). The project's latest update is Pardus 19.1. An English translation of the project's Turkish release notes reads: "Version 19.1 of Pardus, which is developed by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM has been published. Pardus 19.1 is the first interim version of the Pardus 19 family. Changes: update notification desk has been added to Xfce and GNOME editions; Pinta and GIMP image editor application will be installed in Xfce and GNOME editions; GNOME interface improvements have been made; Pardus Mazağa application has been improved; updates with more than 200 packages and patches have been introduced to the installed system; over 2,000 packages have been updated in the repository; Firefox version 68.2 has been updated to be the default web browser; default email client Thunderbird has been updated to version 68.2.2; VLC is the default media player and it has been updated to 3.0.8; default office suite applications have been updated to LibreOffice 6.1.5." Download (SHA256, pkglist): Pardus-19.1-XFCE-amd64.iso (1,638MB), Pardus-19.1-GNOME-amd64.iso (1,660MB), Pardus-19.1-SERVER-amd64.iso (614MB). |
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2019-08-03 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 19.0 |
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Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution jointly developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and National Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBİM). The distribution is built on Debian, with the latest version, Pardus 19.0, being based on Debian 10. The project's release announcement is available in Turkish and an English translation reads: "The Pardus operating system comes with Linux kernel 4.19 to keep your hardware is running smoothly and with high performance. See the positive impact of power management on laptops on battery life thanks to integration with Pardus, as well as software such as TLP. Pardus-specific improvements and innovations in the Debian-based package management system are more convenient and secure thanks to weekly updates via package repositories. Pardus has made improvements and has been compiled from source code and rebuilt packages." Pardus 19.0 comes in Xfce, GNOME and Server editions; here are the download links (SHA512, pkglist): Pardus-19.0-XFCE-amd64.iso (1,598MB, torrent), Pardus-19.0-GNOME-amd64.iso (1,611MB), Pardus-19.0-SERVER-amd64.iso (625MB). |
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2019-03-04 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 17.5 |
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Pardus is a Debian-based distribution jointly developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and National Academic Network and Information Centre (ULAKBİM). The project's latest release, Pardus 17.5, offers several package updates and continued support through to 2021. An English translation of the project's release announcement (in Turkish) reads: "Pardus 17.5 is the latest intermediate version. To keep track of the changes, you have to keep your Pardus 17 installed system up to date. With this latest version of Pardus 17, LTS (Long-Term Support) is offered through to 01.05.2021. Pardus 17 will continue to receive updates." Some of the changes in this release include: fixed issues in many graphical interfaces that some end users encountered; system performance optimisations affecting package updates; security updates including over 200 packages and patches; Firefox has been updated to 60.5.1, Thunderbird to 60.5.1; VLC media player has been updated to version 3.0.6; LibreOffice has been updated to version 6.1.5; the Pardus Store application has been updated to version 0.3.1. Download links (SHA512, pkglist): Pardus-17.5-LTS-XFCE-amd64.iso (1,334MB), Pardus-17.5-DDE-amd64.iso (1,396MB), Pardus-17.5-LTS-SERVER-amd64.iso (530MB). |
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2018-11-04 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 17.4 |
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Pardus has announced the release of Pardus 17.4, an updated build of the project's Debian-based distribution set for desktops and servers. Like the previous releases in the 17.x series, this one also comes in two desktop variants featuring either Xfce or the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE). It offers various improvements as well as stability and security updates for more than 300 packages. Updated software include Firefox 60.3.0, Thunderbird 60.2.1, VLC 3.0.3 and LibreOffice 6.1.3. The OpenSSH server package in now installed by default. Other changes include: improved performance due to package optimisations; fixes to various bugs that some users encountered in graphical interfaces; fixes to installation without Internet that previously resulted in post-installation corruption of resource lists; changed the default background of the start-up screen. Existing Pardus users do not need to download this release as all updates have already been applied to their systems. See the release announcement and release notes (both resources are in Turkish only) for further information. The new Pardus release, which supports both Turkish and English languages, is ready for download (SHA512, pkglist): Pardus-17.4-XFCE-amd64.iso (1,325MB), Pardus-17.4-DDE-amd64.iso (1,387MB), Pardus-17.4-SERVER-amd64.iso (521MB). |
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2018-03-03 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 17.2 |
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The Pardus project, which develops a Debian-based distribution for desktops and servers, has announced the release of Pardus 17.2. This updated build comes in two desktop variants featuring either Xfce or DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) desktops, and there is as a separate edition for servers. The release notes are provided in Turkish only, but the distribution itself can be booted and installed in both Turkish and English. Some of the changes in Pardus 17.2 include: LibreOffice updated to version 6.0.1; fix to the navigation rectangle in the Start menu not following the mouse cursor; updated the most Xfce components to their latest versions; fixed incorrect Turkish translations in some Xfce components; miscellaneous package updates, including security patches; various improvements to DDE's dock, such as new functionality to hide plugins, network list refresh button, new 'Forced Quit' in the context menu, improved auto-hide function, improved Window preview.... Pardus 17.2 ISO images are available from the project's download server (SHA512, pkglist): Pardus-17.2-XFCE-amd64.iso (1,306MB), Pardus-17.2-DDE-amd64.iso (1,367MB), Pardus-17.2-SERVER-amd64.iso (529MB). |
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2017-11-04 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 17.1 |
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Pardus, a Debian-based Turkish Linux distribution for desktops and servers, has been updated to version 17.1. The new release offers three separate ISO images with distinct names that indicate the purpose - Xfce, DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) and Server. The release notes are available in Turkish only, but an online translation service reveals a changelog in this interim release of Pardus: The default name of the download directory has changed from 'Downloads' to 'İndirilenler'; the system settings menu has been enhanced; the default printer test page has been redesigned; the password of the pre-defined 'pardus' user is removed when the live system is turned on; the crash that occurred when the gdebi program was run with a graphical interface was fixed; the crash in certain parts of the gnome-disks program have been fixed; new desktop wallpapers added; many packages have been updated; the theme has been refreshed; Deepin Desktop Media support added; many security and system performance patches have been added." Further information on the software available in Pardus 17.1 can be found in the project's release notes. Download (SHA512, pkglist): Pardus-17.1-XFCE-amd64.iso (1,258MB), Pardus-17.1-DDE-amd64.iso (1,283MB), Pardus-17.1-SERVER-amd64.iso (518MB). |
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2017-07-06 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 17.0 |
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Pardus is a Turkish desktop distribution based on Debian. The Pardus project has announced the release of Pardus 17.0 which features the Xfce 4.12 desktop environment and version 4.9 of the Linux kernel. Applications such as Firefox 52.2 and LibreOffice 5.2 are also included. An English translation of the project's release announcement reads: Enjoy the most up-to-date and stable versions of software such as Firefox, LibreOffice, Thunderbird, and VLC Media Player while your hardware works smoothly and with high performance in the Pardus operating system that comes with Linux kernel 4.9.0. See the impact of power management on battery life on laptop computers thanks to the integration of these software as well as tlp software into Pardus." Further information on the software available in Pardus 17.0 can be found in the project's release notes. Download: Pardus-17.0-amd64.iso (1,204MB, pkglist). |
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