Pardus, Türkiye's domestic operating system, is celebrating its 18th anniversary after a busy year. TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, the developer of Pardus, carried out many events, collaborations, and innovations in 2023.
Pardus met with technology-loving young people at TEKNOFEST and science festivals. It also facilitated the sharing of knowledge and experience through Pardus Open Source Days and Mustafa Akgül Open Software Camps.
Pardus, with its 23rd version codenamed "Ay Yıldız" (Crescent and Star), offers its users the latest technology, and also released a "100th Anniversary Special Commemorative Edition" to mark the 100th anniversary of the Republic.
Pardus plans to achieve its goals in 2024 with the support of its volunteers. Happy 18th birthday, Pardus!.
The History of Pardus, Türkiye's First National Operating System?
Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution developed by TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM as Türkiye's native operating system. The name Pardus comes from Panthera pardus tulliana, the scientific name of the Anatolian leopard. Pardus is a free, secure, fast, easy-to-install and use operating system. Its first stable version, Pardus 1.0, was released on December 27, 2005. Since then, it has released 5 major versions and 9 intermediate versions. The most current version of Pardus is 23.0, codenamed ’Ay Yıldız’ (Crescent and Star). You can download Pardus for free from its official website.
Pardus is a Linux-based operating system. Linux is known as an open-source kernel. The latest version of Pardus uses Linux kernel version 5.10.0-8.
Here are the technical specifications for Pardus 23.0 “Ay Yıldız”, the latest distribution of Pardus: Pardus is based on the “Bullseye” version of Debian GNU/Linux. It offers three different desktop environments: Xfce, GNOME, and KDE Plasma. It includes many popular and up-to-date applications such as LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, VLC, and GIMP. It enhances the user experience with unique applications such as the Pardus Store, About Pardus, Welcome to Pardus, and Startup Repair. It supports features such as UEFI, Secure Boot, LVM, disk encryption, and automatic updates.
What are the advantages of the Pardus operating system?
- Pardus is completely free. You don't need to pay any license fees for either the operating system or the applications it includes.
- Pardus is open source. This means that Pardus' code can be viewed, modified, and improved upon by anyone.
- Pardus is secure. Because Pardus is Linux-based, it is much more resistant to malware such as viruses, Trojans, and ransomware.
- Pardus is fast. Pardus can run with low system requirements and improve your computer's performance.
- Pardus is easy. Pardus is an operating system that is very simple to install and use. Pardus offers Turkish and English language support, and even someone using a computer for the first time can learn it easily.
