Hello! I'm trying to update my Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10. But I get this error message:pkgProblemResolver:Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. Porteus Kiosk; Developer: Porteus Team: OS family: Linux: Working state: Current: Source model: Open source: Initial release: 2012: Latest release: 3.7.0 / February.
Porteus (operating system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Porteus (formerly Slax Remix) is a portable operating system based on Slackware. It does not require installation and can be run from fixed and removable media, such as a USB flash drive or compact disc.[1][2][3][4]Porteus is available in 3. Development[edit]The Porteus project started out as "Slax Remix" at the beginning of 2.
Zen kernel[6] to improve and update the Slax OS. The community agreed on the new name of the project, Porteus, which was named after "'Portability' and 'Proteus'. Proteus' is a "Greek god of the sea, capable of changing his form at will," according to the naming announcement on the Porteus forum. The project leader commented on the name, "I find this name as a kind of synonym of 'flexibility.' We have portable (small) and flexible (modular) features included in one name: Porteus."[7]Porteus 3 is available in five desktop versions: LXDE, KDE4, Razor- qt,[2]MATE and Xfce.[8]Features[edit]Porteus is based on a substantially modified and optimized version of the Linux Live Scripts.[9] It can be run from a disk or USB stick (with changes saved onto the portable device) or installed on a hard drive.
Porteus can even be installed within another system without the need to create a new partition.[citation needed]Porteus is preloaded with a variety of software that the user selects before installing. The system is downloaded only after selecting various options from a menu including one of four windows management systems, a browser and other features. Porteus uses a package manager utilizing slackware.[citation needed]Porteus Kiosk[edit]Porteus Kiosk is a specialized edition of the Porteus operating system,[1. Linux distribution for web- only terminals with Firefox (or Google Chrome, Chromium or Opera, set upon installation[1. Porteus Kiosk provides users with a locked down computing environment, designed to be deployed on schools, offices, public libraries, internet caf.
Г©s or any other business establishment that provides Internet access to their clients.[1. Porteus Kiosk can be installed to CD/DVD, USB flash drive, hard drive, or any other bootable storage media such as Compact Flash or SD/MMC memory cards. Prior to installation the system can be customized through the kiosk wizard utility which allows system and browser related tweaks.[1. The Porteus Kiosk system is open source and available free- of- charge, although a number of commercial services such as custom builds, automatic updates and software upgrades are available.[1. Porteus Kiosk will run on both 3. The system is lightweight in terms of size and resources used.
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The default image is under 5. MB while the size of the custom kiosk ISO will depend on the choice of added extra components such as Adobe Flash, Java, additional fonts and other factors.[1. Reception[edit]In reviewing Porteus 1. June 2. 01. 1, Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier wrote, "Users who've missed KDE 3.
Porteus, a portable Linux distribution that offers a 3. Trinity fork of KDE 3. KDE 4. 6. 4. While not a distribution that will appeal to everyone, it might be of interest to enthusiasts of live CD distributions and old- school KDE fans." He concluded ".. Porteus looks like a nice portable Linux distribution, aimed at expert or at least experienced Linux users. It's not something that will appeal to the majority of Linux users, particularly users who prefer a slightly larger depth of available packages. But, for users who are nursing older hardware or prefer a portable distribution, Porteus is an interesting project."[4]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit].
Get the best KDE Linux distro. Not all distros are made equal, particularly if you're a KDE user.
KDE has had something of a rough time over the last couple of years. The transition from version 3. Gnome or stick with KDE 3. But we feel KDE 4 has now matured to a point where most KDE users can safely dump their old desktop and move on to the new one.
There are very few stability issues, and most of the functionality found in 3. The question is, which Linux distro provides the best experience for KDE users? Rather than providing simple packages for KDE, a real KDE distro is likely to include GUI refinements, usability tweaks, custom themes, artwork and a good selection of KDE applications. It's also nice when Gnome and GTK applications play happily with their KDE counterparts, especially if a compatible theme has been chosen from them both. KDE- based distros should be able to do this better than simple Gnome desktops. So, we took eight of the top KDE- focused distros and pitched them head- to- head to find which ones really rock, and which ones just limp along with a vanilla set of packages.
Read on! How we tested. Regardless of how optimistic we'd like to be about KDE 4, it's still a desktop that's in development freefall. Any KDE 4 distribution worth its salt will need to be recent, up- to- date, and ideally, open to a constant stream of new packages as the KDE developers patch and add features. We need a distribution that's going to blend the latest features and fixes into either a rolling update, or a new, updatable distribution you don't have to wait too long for. Only then can KDE get back on- top as the desktop of choice for Linux users.
Many of the distributions we have looked at come in the form of a live CD, and, while this can be a useful tool, we've made our judgements on the configuration of a permanent hard drive install, as this is what most KDE users are likely to use. Slackware 1. 3We're starting with Slackware for two reasons. The first is that it's a no- fuss distribution that makes very few concessions to 'enhancing the user experience', and the second is that it typically installs the most unmodified packages of any Linux distribution. This is obvious from the first launch after the text- based Slackware installation routine. KDE's default blurry blue background greets you, complete with the default panel, the default selection of icons, and the default theme. This is KDE back to basics. Unlike most other distributions, this includes an icon that most packages would rather ignore - the purple and blue globule of the Nepomuk Strigi module secreted between the clock and the alarm.
This is the front- end to KDE's pervasive search engine, and if you click on this icon followed by the 'Configure' button in the window that appears, you can ask it to start creating an index of your files. We couldn't get it to work without messing around with the command line, which is probably why most other distributions hide it. On the positive side, Slackware includes the full complement of KDE plasmoids, which means esoterica like the Blue Marble and Conway's Game of Life. You'd better get used to this default desktop - most distros don't bother changing it. Slackware has a problem with getting fonts to display correctly.
We've seen this behaviour before when we've compiled our own version of KDE, so it's not surprising that Slackware suffers similar problem. It's easy to solve with the System Settings font selector, but it's a sign that very little has been done to make the average user's experience any better. But then, what can you expect from a distribution that still requires you to type startx to launch the graphical desktop? Our verdict: The equivalent of the value range in a supermarket: it's the same food, just without the nice packaging. Chakra Alpha 3. Chakra is a version of Arch Linux customised for live use with the KDE environment. It's also the most experimental of the distributions we're looking at, but that also means it has some rather advanced features.
The first thing you notice is that the default live desktop is fairly close to the KDE default, with the exception of the desktop folder. This contains links to some common desktop tasks, including documentation, installation, and a few KDE applications.
This is where Chakra makes its mark, because it links to a preview release of K3b 2. Kaffeine 1. 0 and Arora. The Web. Kit- based Arora browser in particular feels completely at home on the KDE desktop, and is a great replacement for Konqueror's increasingly clunky web surfing. We wish other distros did the same.
Click on the Install button and you'll see a custom installation app called Tribe, which is written in Qt. This really helps with the feel of the desktop, and while Tribe still has a way to go when it comes to user management, we had no problems partitioning the drive and installing a permanent version of Chakra on our hard drive. The highlight was the use of the Marble 3. D globe as a location selector. Chakra builds on a modular version of KDE originally built for Arch Linux. When we finally got to the desktop, however, we were disappointed that the application links of the live version were no where to be seen.
This default desktop is a plain old KDE installation. It doesn't even include the handful of helpful home directories you might expect to find, such as one for the desktop, photos or documents. It's rare that the live version of a distro is more functional than the installed version, but that seems to be the case here.
Our verdict: Tons of potential and an exciting rate of development mean Chakra is a distribution to watch. Sidux. Debian is a distribution that takes a very mature and stable approach to application inclusion.
New packages must first prove themselves in an experimental repository known as Sid (a little like Mandriva's Cooker and Fedora's Rawhide). This is where Sidux comes in. It's a KDE- based distro that uses the Sid repository for packages, created by people who love the melting pot of Sid with the aim of releasing 3- 4 snapshots of the Sid repositories each year, complete with the latest version of KDE. Sidux has taken the brave step of changing the appearance of the default KDE desktop, and the black- and- red plastic appearance that the Sidux art team have come up with works well.
It's also based around SVG, so it should look just as good regardless of the screen resolution you're using. But perhaps the boldest decision is opting to use the original KDE menu system rather than the new one that annoys most people. Is it us, or is there something slightly sinister about the Sidux desktop? The custom installer is fantastic, and it took under five minutes to create a permanent installation on our hard drive, which must be something of a record.
After that, the new desktop is identical to the old one. The default web browser is Iceweasel, in line with Debian, but neither this nor the installed Open. Office. org has any concessions in their themeing to accommodate KDE- style icons and file requesters. Thanks to its use of the Sid repository, upgrading from one version to the other is accomplished through the apt- get dist- upgrade command, but it's a pity that there's no simple GUI to perform the same task. The result is a no- nonsense desktop that's going to appeal to experienced KDE users, but may feel a little austere for new users. Our verdict: With pervasive desktop search and a constant stream of new packages, Sidux is a good power- user choice.
Kubuntu. Despite being part of the Ubuntu stable, Kubuntu rarely garners the same amount of coverage as its Gnome- based sibling. And that's a pity, because Kubuntu is a genuine candidate for being the best KDE distribution you can get your hands on. The main reason for this is that the Kubuntu team spend a lot of time trying to integrate KDE's specific quirks and peculiarities into the Ubuntu desktop environment. You get to use KPackage. Kit for package installation, for example, and many of the KDE configuration panels can be used to change Ubuntu- specific options. The fantastic network manager has always been top of the priority list, for example, and Kubuntu's version is the best we've seen for connecting to wireless networks on the go. Kubuntu doesn't look any different to a standard KDE installation.
Our only real disappointment is that the default blue of the standard desktop is quite a contrast to the highly customised and themed version of Gnome that Ubuntu is famous for, and KDE could really do with getting a share of the attention. Admittedly, you can change something like the backdrop yourself with just a few clicks, but it would be nice to see a professional team of designers tackle KDE's widget and window themeing engines.
Kubuntu's best feature is unofficial. It's the updated versions of KDE that appears in the PPA repositories. These are the best packages we've found for keeping KDE up to date, which is especially important when so many changes are still being made. Even the latest release of KDE, version 4.
Jaunty through the PPA, and thanks to improvements made in Karmic Koala, adding PPA repositories to your current package manager has never been easier. Our verdict: A solid desktop, brilliant packages and a good stream of updates help make Kubuntu a serious contender. Mandriva One. Despite the fact that Mandriva One now offers a choice of KDE or Gnome desktop, Mandriva remains largely a KDE shop, as it has been since 1. KDE 1. 0. But this doesn't mean you always get a trailblazing KDE experience. Mandriva has always taken the more mature and stable route, and this means it often tries to tame the more wayward of KDE's new ideas. With Mandriva One, this means you get an opaque panel that could have come from KDE 3. Mandriva theme that uses the Ia- Ora widget style to look like Gnome circa 1.
Windows 9. 5. One feature from a more innocent age is the morphing of KDE's Desktop Folder Plasmoid into a complete desktop.