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First official release was Pardus 1.0, available at the end of 2005 and was inspired from Gentoo Linux, but today a few things remind us of Gentoo legacy. Since then, after beta and release candidates versions, Pardus team released stable versions 2007, 2007.1 (codename Felis chaus), 2007.2 (codename Caracal caracal), 2007.3 (codename Lynx lynx) and last one, Pardus 2008.

Almost each Pardus stable release contains a Live-CD (”Calisan“) - not available yet for 2008 release - and an instalable iso image (”Kurulan“); also, each Pardus version reveal a new anatolian felidae (cat) both on project codename and default wallpaper. Project name itself - Pardus - describes a leopard subspecies, possible extincted in Anatolia plateau.

Why Is Pardus So Unique

Pardus is independently desktop distribution, based on KDE 3.X branch, with major unique features: custom package management and system configuration tools. Current Pardus release has build on top as a desktop manager KDE 3.5.9. With each release, Pardus become more unique, thanks to many original modules implemented, improved and refined with each version. A short list and description of them:

• YALI (acronym for Yet Another Linux Installer) - Pardus GUI installer - detects hardware and install software from CD to hard disk. Written in python and qt, available in several languages including turkish and english. Great interaction with user based on customization of user information, automatic login, timezone, system keyboard and language settings. YALI it’s fast, gorgeus and intuitive.

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