| Pinguy OS | |
|---|---|
 Pinguy OS 12.04 LTS x86_64 | |
| Developer | Vito Reiter[1] |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08) |
| Latest release | 18.04.2 / 30 March 2019; 6 years ago (2019-03-30) |
| Latest preview | 18.04 Beta / May 9, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-05-09) |
| Supported platforms | IA-32,x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| Official website | pinguy-os |
Pinguy OS was aLinux distribution forx86-basedpersonal computers. Pinguy OS is based onUbuntu,[2][3] aGNOME-baseddesktop environment, which was discontinued in 2019 due to it no longer being financially viable.[4] Despite no longer receiving any major version updates, a few of the previousLTS releases are still maintained.
Pinguy OS focused on enhancing Ubuntu's user-friendliness and was tailored towards users unfamiliar withUNIX operating systems. The OS was available in both32-bit and64-bit versions. For users that had less available hardware, there was another version made specifically for these older machines to work with less resources.
While it uses a GNOME desktop environment, users had the option of also using a navigation bar on the bottom of the screen, similar toElementary OS andmacOS.
The following is the release history for Pinguy OS:[5]
| Version | Date[6] | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10.04 | 2011-04-08 | LTS Release |
| 10.10 | 2010-11-12 | |
| 10.04.2[7] | 2011-02-12 | LTS Point Release |
| 10.04.3[8] | 2011-05-08 | |
| 11.04.1 | 2011-05-26 | |
| 11.04.1 Mini | 2011-06-04 | |
| Ping-Eee OS 11.04.1 | 2011-07-08 | Designed for Netbooks |
| 11.10 | 2011-11-15 | |
| 11.10 Mini | 2011-11-25 | |
| 12.04 | 2012-06-17 | LTS Release |
| 12.10 | 2012-11-21 | |
| 13.04 | 2013-05-21 | |
| 14.04 Mini | 2014-04-28 | LTS Release |
| 14.04 | 2014-05-12 | |
| 14.04.3 | 2015-09-11 | |
| 14.04.4 | 2016-03-03 | |
| 18.04[9][10] | 2018-07-02 | LTS Release. |
| 18.04.1 | 2018-08-05 | |
| 18.04.2 | 2019-03-30 |
