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 Platypux V8.0 screenshot | |
| Developer | Pierre-Aimé and Jacques-Olivier (The Platypux Brothers) |
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| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Active |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | V8.0 / November 9, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-11-09) |
| Update method | Manual, using XZM Packages built with SQUASFHS and AUFS |
| Package manager | LZM |
| Platforms | x86 withPAE support |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| Default user interface | Xfce by default instead of Openbox from V8.0 and later |
| License | Free software (mainlyGPL) |
| Official website | platypux |
Platypux was a FrenchLinux distribution of theSlackware family, developed by Pierre-Aimé and Jacques-Olivier.
Despite Platypux being a Slackware derivative, it was built using the source code provided by theLinux From Scratch project (LFS) that enables the developers to learn the internal workings of a Linux-based system,[1] in order to build a custom Linux distro, so it can naturally fit on its intended audience and purposes.
Platypux V8.0 is only supported byx86 (32bits) platforms, both desktop and laptops, it is available for install from alive-DVD. Itskernel supportsPAE in order to enable full access toRAM memory over the 4GiB limit.
Platypux has been developed using the source code from the Linux From Scratch project, but also counts on source code for BLFS (Beyond Linux From Scratch) and ALFS (Automated Linux From Scratch) Linux distros. The Linux kernel alongside the several preinstalled packages comprehend the Linux distribution.
Platypux is apun ofplatypus andtux, the Linux mascot. A platypus is an exotic animal which despite being amammal sharesoviparity withamphibians an others, making it an exotic Linux distro with parts from "penguins", a GNU and other third party components.
Some of the preinstalled packages for Platypux V8.0 are:[2]
The release history of Platypux is as follows:[3]
