PCLinuxOS current source
Review exact release details and current availability for PCLinuxOS current source.
About PCLinuxOS
PCLinuxOS is an independently maintained rolling distribution with a combination of traits found almost nowhere else: it packages software as RPMs but manages them with APT and the Synaptic graphical front end, a pairing inherited from its early days, and it deliberately ships without systemd, retaining a classic init arrangement. Begun as a package set for Mandrake Linux before becoming a full distribution, it remains a desktop-first project with KDE Plasma as the flagship environment and MATE and Xfce editions alongside. Wherever possible, administration happens through graphical tools, reflecting the founder's aim of a system comfortable for ordinary home users. The community produces its own monthly magazine and maintains remastering tools for building custom live media. Updates roll continuously, so there are no version reinstalls. It is a living branch of Linux history, and an OpenFactory browser session shows its old-school charm quickly.
All PCLinuxOS releases and desktopsWhat happens when you press Try now
The button opens the OpenFactory console in a new tab and boots a fresh PCLinuxOS virtual machine from OpenFactory's verified source media. The session renders directly in the browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to install on your computer.
Each visit gets its own machine with a fresh overlay over an immutable base image. Files, settings, and desktop changes behave normally inside the session and are discarded when it ends, so every visitor starts from the same clean PCLinuxOS current source.
Questions about this target
Is this an official PCLinuxOS image?
Yes. Launches boot from OpenFactory's verified copy of official PCLinuxOS media. The catalog records where each source came from and when it was verified, and visitor sessions never modify the stored image.
Do changes persist between sessions?
No. Every launch runs on a fresh overlay over an immutable base image, and the machine state is discarded when the session ends. No visitor sees another visitor's changes, and every session starts from the same clean PCLinuxOS current source.
Can I get a customized PCLinuxOS instead of the stock demo?
Yes. The OpenFactory builder turns this release into your own image: pick packages, services, users, and hardening, then build it, test it in a browser VM, and download the result for real hardware.