PorteuX 1.7 has officially launched as a significant update to this portable Linux distribution, which draws its roots from Slackware and takes inspiration from both Slax and Porteus distros, focusing on being compact, efficient, portable, modular, and immutable.
With the introduction of the latest Linux 6.11 kernel series, PorteuX 1.7 brings forth noteworthy updates when compared to the previous version 1.6 that was released in late August 2024. This version includes upgrades to the GNOME 47.1 and KDE Plasma 6.2.1 desktop environments, introduces experimental build scripts for System76’s Rust-based COSMIC desktop, and showcases the anticipated Xfce 4.20 desktop environment.
The Xfce edition of PorteuX 1.7 comes with the stable Xfce 4.18 desktop environment by default and has received several improvements. These enhancements include resolving a ‘sticky keys’ notification issue, the capability to display file sizes in binary format, added support for tiling windows when dragged to the edges of the screen, a fix to stop extractors from generating invalid folders, and an adjustment to delay the panel’s visibility to 10ms.
The PorteuX LXQt edition has also seen advancements, such as the removal of the blue frame in focused areas. Meanwhile, the LXDE edition addressed an error/freezing problem that occurred when dragging files from the Engrampa archive manager to the file manager’s side panel. Additionally, the GNOME and Cinnamon editions have undergone various package modifications.
PorteuX 1.7 comes with several enhancements, particularly in the folder organization for builders across all desktop environments. This release includes updates to multiple packages built with Clang, including the kernel, and significantly accelerates the build process by optimizing the makepkg command in the build scripts to bypass compression. Additionally, it enhances PipeWire support, refines GCC/Clang flags to utilize link time optimization (LTO), and tweaks the kernel configuration to achieve a smaller size without compromising on performance.
The release also introduces improvements to the xzm converter scripts, incorporating an -o [path] syntax. Furthermore, it transfers vte from 002-gui to the necessary desktop environments, enhances the stripping process in all base modules, updates installation instructions, and removes a number of packages and services. For a comprehensive overview of the changes in PorteuX 1.7, be sure to check the release notes.
You can download PorteuX 1.7 immediately from the project’s GitHub page, available in KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, and LXDE editions, based on both Slackware Stable and Slackware Current flavors.
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