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| 2006-11-25 |
NEW • Development Release: Pardus Linux 2007 Beta 2 |
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The second beta release of Pardus Linux 2007 is out. Code named "Sait Faik" after the great Turkish short story writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Pardus Linux 2007 comes with the following new features: multilingual installer supporting Turkish, English, German and Dutch; smaller packages and faster updates thanks to the improvements to the Pardus package manager PiSi; intuitive graphical interface of PiSi which makes software installation and updates much easier; fast start-up thanks the new init system developed using the Pardus configuration framework ÇOMAR. The new release also includes a new Tulliana icon set, and more than 200 bug fixes since the previous beta. Please read the full release announcement (in Turkish) for further details. Download: Pardus-Kurulan-2007-Beta2.iso (668MB, MD5).
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| Pardus is a Turkish Linux distribution developed by Software Technologies Research Institute (YTE) of the Scientific Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). It is based on Debian's "Stable" branch. The project prioritises the adoption of open-source and free software within the public sector, aligning with Debian's guiding principles which promise to keep the distribution and all of its components free according to Debian Free Software Guidelines. Pardus provides two separate desktop variants with GNOME or Xfce desktop, as well as a specialist edition for server deployments.
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| 2025-11-27 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 25.0 |
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Pardus 25.0 has been released. This is a major new update from the project that prioritises the adoption of open-source and free software within the public sector in Türkiye. Pardus 25.0 continues to offer a choice of Xfce and GNOME desktops on its desktop flavours, while also providing a specialist edition for servers, all based on Debian's latest "stable" release, version 13. "Our free and locally developed operating system Pardus released its new major version, Pardus 25 'Bilge' on November 24, the Teachers' day. The 'Bilge' code name (meaning 'wise') was chosen as an inspiration from our wise teachers who impart knowledge and guide new generations. Updated system tools and new applications: About Pardus provides quick access to system and hardware information with easy sharing options; Pardus iOS Device Connector enables seamless access to iPhone and iPad devices; Pardus Domain Joiner allows integration with Windows Active Directory domains. Pardus 25 uses Xfce 4.20.2 and GNOME 48.4 as its desktop environments." The release announcement (in Turkish) and the brief release notes (in English) provide further information. Download (MD5, pkglist): Pardus-25.0-XFCE-amd64.iso (2,680MB), Pardus-25.0-GNOME-amd64.iso (2,858MB), Pardus-25.0-SERVER-amd64.iso (767MB). The distribution supports both Turkish and English languages. |
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| 2025-04-10 |
Distribution Release: Pardus 23.4 |
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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's latest release is version 23.4 which is available in GNOME, Xfce, and Server editions. The project's release notes offer details on version 23.4: "Improvements have been made to the Pardus Software Center. New applications have been added. Updates have been made to the information and images of some applications. Enhancements have been made to Pardus Gnome Greeter. Bluetooth quick access extension has been included. Enhancements have been made to the Pardus Xfce Login Screen and its settings. Enhancements have been made to the Pardus My Computer application. Latest versions of corporate applications have been added to repository. Contributed to debian-installer, cinnamon-spices-extensions, Bluetooth-Battery-Meter, thunar projects. External applications available in the repository (Android Studio, PyCharm, Google Chrome, AnyDesk, TeamViewer, VS Code, etc) have been updated, and new ones have been added. The default internet browser, Firefox, has been updated to version 128.9. The default office application, LibreOffice, has been updated." Download (pkglist): Pardus-23.4-XFCE-amd64.iso (2,518MB, MD5), Pardus-23.4-GNOME-amd64.iso (2,664MB, MD5), Pardus-23.4-SERVER-amd64.iso (670MB, MD5). |
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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 ( | | |
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