PorteuX – Slackware-based distro
Quoting: PorteuX - Slackware-based distro - LinuxLinks —
PorteuX is a Linux distro based on Slackware, inspired by Slax and Porteus.
Its main goal is to be super fast, small, portable, modular and immutable (if the user wants so).
It’s already pre-configured for basic usage, including lightweight applications for each one of the 7 desktop environments available. No browser is included, but an app store is provided so you can download the most popular browsers, as well as Steam, VirtualBox, Nvidia drivers, office suite, multilib, messengers, emulators, etc.
Out of the box PorteuX can open basically any multimedia file. Hardware acceleration is enabled by default for machines with Intel, AMD or Nvidia cards (for Nvidia cards it’s required to download Nvidia driver from the app store).
ZDNet (Jack Wallen):
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This Linux distribution doesn't require installation, and still remembers where you left off | ZDNET
Unless you've been around the Linux community for a long time, PorteuX is unlike any operating system you've probably ever used. What makes PorteuX so different? Well, first off, it's based on Slackware, one of the oldest Linux distributions that is still maintained. Created in 1993 by Patrick Volkerding, Slackware (often called "Slack") aims to be the most UNIX-like of all the Linux distributions, while also shooting for simplicity.
PorteuX takes that simplicity to another level. Like its sibling Porteus, PorteuX doesn't require installation. Instead, it runs as a live distribution from RAM. This means you can put PorteuX on a USB drive and carry it with you. Any time you need an instance of Linux, insert the drive, boot the machine, log in, and start using it.