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paldo ("pure adaptable linux distribution"
Retrieved 29 May 2010
) is a
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. It was originally developed by Jürg Billeter and Raffaele Sandrini and released in 2004, mainly under the
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.


Overview

paldo was developed primarily for desktop computers using the
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(i686) and
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architectures to utilize applications that remain as close to their upstream source as possible.Smith, Jess
"Peering at Paldo 1.21"
"OSNews", 10 March 2010. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
It has a history of frequent stable releases starting in 2004 (generally every 3 months) and a "
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" style of continual updating of the system and application packages. paldo has typically been offered in stable and unstable versions and is one of the relatively few independent distributions listed on DistroWatch."DistroWatch"
Retrieved 15 May 2012.
A stated intent of the paldo project is to only use selected programs in the distribution that satisfy a "just works" principle, with limited intervention needed by the user to compile or update, and minimal duplication of applications designed to accomplish the same task. Another principle is to minimize patching of paldo application packages, preserving adaptability for the end user to make changes or customize the system. Minimal customization of applications may also allow any required patches to be more easily available to the maintainers of the original packages. A customized installer application was developed, however, to simplify installation of
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releases to the user's computer.Graham, Pau
"Distro Challenge"
, "Linux Format", October 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
In 2009, the version 7 release of the Swedish-based ExTiX Linux distribution was based on paldo version 1.18(stable), using Linux kernel 2.6.30 and Gnome desktop environment 2.26.1. "The ultimate Linux system :: ExTiX v7.0 90710 July 2009. Retrieved 1 Apr 2013. In 2016, Jesse Smith reviewed paldo GNU/Linux 2015 in DistroWatch Weekly:DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 642, 4 January 2016
/ref> Around April of every years they announce the adding major software updates which are
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,
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,
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,
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and
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Featured Applications

paldo has primarily used the
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desktop in release snapshots available on the Live/Install CD. The default web browser is
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, the default browser for the GNOME desktop environment, although other browsers are available or can be built using the native Upkg package manager. Typical applications found on the paldo Live/Install CD and in the repository have included: *
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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Subsequent to the 1.22 stable release, paldo adopted a rolling release format and by April 2011 paldo stable included GNOME 3.0, the Linux 2.6.38.3 kernel, and had already moved to
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, a few weeks earlier than
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.


Package management system

paldo uses the Upkg package manager to update/upgrade the system and to install applications. Upkg was uniquely developed for the paldo project and is responsible for the distribution's character as a mixed
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and
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based operating system. Written in C#, Upkg uses the
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runtime to build packages from source, or to install pre-built binaries, using XML specifications that can be customized by the user. It relies on the
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rather than a graphics-based user interface implementation commonly found in many desktop-oriented Linux distributions. Upkg provides dependency resolution, package indexing and automatic menu additions, although its processing time to upgrade the system and install packages, even those available through the online paldo repository, has been found to be relatively long.Linton, Susa

"Feature: Paldo", "linux.com", 11 December 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2012.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paldo Gnu Linux Linux distributions 2004 software Rolling release Linux distributions