Porteus v1.0 announcement

Porteus version 1.0 has finally hit the streets! This light-weight, hard-hitting and lightning-fast portable linux distribution is now available in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. While aesthetically it is similar to Porteus v09, there have been vast improvements under the hood in this flagship release. The most notable change is the upgrade from LZMA to LZMA2 compression. The use of this new and far superior compression algorithm means that we have been able to pack in even more features while remaining under the 300MB mark, with an even faster boot time!

Porteus modules now have an .xzm extension and all older modules (.lzm) will need to be converted using the built-in conversion options. Installation is easier, with Windows users running the win_start_here.hta file and linux users running lin_start_here.sh. We have also been included in the linux pendrive universal USB installer so you can boot Porteus directly from the ISO file. Documentation is now extensive and easy to follow. The boot scripts have been refined bringing you to a working desktop in record time.

Many new features have also been introduced, including a package manager which, while currently in the development stage, should make finding and creating working packages much easier. There are many new cheatcodes so be sure to read the 'cheatcodes.txt' file in the docs folder or on our website.

Read more at http://porteus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=613&p=4664