{"id":3520,"date":"2023-09-28T08:48:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2025-07-29T07:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T11:48:44","slug":"porteus-5-01-cinnamon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/","title":{"rendered":"Porteus-v5.01 \u2013 Cinnamon DE with Kernel 6.5.5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/porteus-5.01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/porteus-5.01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/porteus-5.01-500x321.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2018<i>Porteus is a fast, portable and modular live CD\/USB medium based on Slackware Linux.<\/i>\u2019 Not an ounce of bloat on this <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/Linux\/porteus\/x86_64\/Porteus-v5.01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porteus-CINNAMON-v5.01-x86_64.iso<\/a> @ just 380 MB. After adding apps &amp; tweaking it only uses <a href=\"https:\/\/massive.io\/file-transfer\/gb-vs-gib-whats-the-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.7 GiB<\/a>, so it easily fits on the 32 GB SanDisk USB.<\/p>\n<p>OK \u2013 lots of pics to be added, and I am going to try to squeeze everything into just one post. There is a three part Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon series listed under the dropdown <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/category\/porteus-linux\/\"><b>Category: Porteus Linux<\/b><\/a> menu, and they are also listed under the Page section at the top \u2013 OPERATING SYSTEMS &gt; LINUX &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/operating-systems\/linux\/porteus-linux\/\"><b>PORTEUS LINUX<\/b><\/a>. Refer to those for more info and pics.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/#Create_a_%E2%80%98Live_Porteus-v501_USB\" >Create a \u2018Live\u2019 Porteus-v5.01 USB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/#Install_Porteus-v501_onto_a_32_GB_USB\" >Install Porteus-v5.01 onto a 32 GB USB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/#First_Boot_Up\" >First Boot Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/#Editing_the_porteuscfg_file\" >Editing the porteus.cfg file<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/#Post_Apps_Tweaks\" >Post Apps &amp; Tweaks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_%E2%80%98Live_Porteus-v501_USB\"><\/span>Create a \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2019 Porteus-v5.01 USB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is the announcement, from their <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.porteus.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum<\/a>, of Porteus-v5.01\u2019s release: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.porteus.org\/viewtopic.php?f=35&amp;p=95911#p95911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Porteus-v5.01 is released!<\/b><\/a> That shows links to <a href=\"http:\/\/porteus.org\/porteus-mirrors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>MIRROR<\/b><\/a> sites to download from. Their forum is also very helpful if you need more info or help.<\/p>\n<p>Some USBs do not recognized the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ext4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ext4<\/b><\/a> file system (format), but I have found that both SanDisk &amp; Samsung are reliable for all Linux formats.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the pics I will be using are from that three part Porteus 5.0 series mentioned earlier. I have reviewed so many Linux Distros in the past, and creating new pictures for each Linux update is just too much work\u2014hence you\u2019ll see v5.0 showing instead of v5.01, and also a different size USB in a lot of pics here;<em> however<\/em>, I actually used a 32 GB USB this time.<\/p>\n<p>I downloaded the <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/Linux\/porteus\/x86_64\/Porteus-v5.01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porteus-CINNAMON-v5.01-x86_64.iso<\/a>, but there are 8 desktops available.<\/p>\n<p>I do all of my Linux downloads and transfers to a \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2019 USB from my main Win11 Pro machine (&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/pcs\/my-computers\/\"><em>Apevia<\/em><\/a>&#8216;), in case some interested Windows user wants to see how they can do it. Once you have your iso file, and a small fat32 USB ready (<em>I\u2019m using a 16 GB for this part<\/em>), then open the USB Drive window, and also open the Downloads folder window:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2a-open-ISO-n-USB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2a-open-ISO-n-USB.jpg 855w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2a-open-ISO-n-USB-500x422.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2a-open-ISO-n-USB-768x649.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the above Porteus iso file and it opens like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2b-copied-files-to-USB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2b-copied-files-to-USB.jpg 865w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2b-copied-files-to-USB-500x384.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2b-copied-files-to-USB-768x590.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Copy <i>and\/or<\/i> drag \u2018n drop the boot, EFI, and porteus folders to the 16 GB (<i>pic show 32 GB, but any size usually works <\/i><i>for this step<\/i>) USB \u2013 you can also copy the USB_INSTALLATION text file, but I didn&#8217;t actually do it this time. \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Some Porteus users just use that fat32 USB as their installation of Porteus. If you want to save your sessions that way, then you have to create a \u201csavefile\u201d \u2013 which is shown on the <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/03\/porteus-5-0-cinnamon-part-2-installation-fat32-plus-ext4-or-fat32\/\">Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon \u2013 Part 2: Installation \u2013 Fat32 *PLUS* Ext4 or Fat32<\/a> post. The method I use doesn\u2019t require a savefile, but Porteus is such a flexible OS that you can test it as is, or tweak it until it feels just right for you.<\/p>\n<p>Interested Windows users could just tinker with it for awhile, just as a \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2019 USB without creating any files or formatting any USBs, and then do more later if they like Linux. BTW, I use the Cinnamon desktop because it feels like my primary Win11 Pro OS.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_Porteus-v501_onto_a_32_GB_USB\"><\/span>Install Porteus-v5.01 onto a 32 GB USB<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2019 USB we can now use the <a href=\"https:\/\/gparted.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GParted<\/a> app on it to prep a 32 GB SanDisk USB.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1d-gparted-prep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1d-gparted-prep.jpg 777w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1d-gparted-prep-500x345.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1d-gparted-prep-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I made a 300 MB fat32 partition, and used the rest for the ext4 partition. My main working Porteus USB is on a 128 GB USB, but I have found that 32 GBs works fine also. That pic is after all the apps are added, and it had only used 1.70 GiB of space. \ud83d\ude42\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4c<\/p>\n<p>OK, the following pics are from Porteus v5.0 being installed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westerndigital.com\/products\/usb-flash-drives\/sandisk-ultra-fit-usb-3-1#SDCZ430-128G-G46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">128 GB Ultra Fit USB<\/a>, which has a very small footprint that works great on a switched 4-Port USB Hub with other Linuxes, and I usually have 2-3 on it. The 32 GB I used for this Porteus-v5.01 Cinnamon installation works the same way\u2014just a different size.<\/p>\n<p>Using the \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2019 USB as the base of operations, we open the \u2018Live\u2019 USB folder window. Then we open the 32 GB USB\u2019s 300 MiB fat32 (<i>377 in pic<\/i>) window, and the 28.35 GiB (<i>123 in pic<\/i>) window:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3a-copy-folders-to-Targets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1331\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3a-copy-folders-to-Targets.jpg 1331w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3a-copy-folders-to-Targets-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3a-copy-folders-to-Targets-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3a-copy-folders-to-Targets-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1331px) 100vw, 1331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to be copying <i>and\/or<\/i> dragging \u2018n dropping some important folders, so I try to get the windows set up for easy moving.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we\u2019re going copy <i>and\/or<\/i> drag \u2018n drop the <b>EFI &amp; boot<\/b> folders from the fat32 \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2018 Porteus USB to the 32 GB USB\u2019s 300 MiB fat32 (<i>377 in pic<\/i>) partition we just created on the Target USB. Then, we\u2019re going to copy <i>and\/or<\/i> drag \u2018n drop the <b>porteus<\/b> folder from the fat32 \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2018 Porteus USB to the 28.35 GiB (<i>123 in pic<\/i>) ext4 partition we just created on the Target USB. Like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3b-efi-boot-porteus-copied.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1330\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3b-efi-boot-porteus-copied.jpg 1330w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3b-efi-boot-porteus-copied-500x340.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3b-efi-boot-porteus-copied-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3b-efi-boot-porteus-copied-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it\u2026we have now created a final installation of Porteus-v5.01 on our Target USB drive, by using the EFI, boot, and porteus folders that were located on the fat32 \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2018 Porteus 5.0 USB.<\/p>\n<p>(<b>NOTE<\/b>: if you have used &amp; tested that \u2018<i>Live<\/i>\u2019 USB a lot, then you may have to use a copy of the actual <a href=\"http:\/\/ftp.riken.jp\/Linux\/porteus\/x86_64\/Porteus-v5.01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porteus-CINNAMON-v5.01-x86_64.iso<\/a> in order to get clean EFI, boot, and porteus folders.)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_Boot_Up\"><\/span>First Boot Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OK, almost two pages in LibreOffice Writer already\u2014without the actual pics entered yet, so I&#8217;m going to refer to the \u201cFirst Boot Up\u201d section in the <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/09\/porteus-5-0-cinnamon-part-3-booting-the-new-fat32-ext4-usbs-porteus-5-0-installation\/\"><b>Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon \u2013 Part 3: Booting the new Fat32 &amp; Ext4 USB\u2019s Porteus 5.0 installation<\/b><\/a> post at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Porteus offers several methods to login, but I only really use the \u201c<b>Option 2 \u2013 Text mode<\/b>\u201d where I can login as root user. Other users don\u2019t like to leave anything on the disk, and others like using the \u201csavefile\u201d fat32 method.<\/p>\n<p>For this post, I\u2019m using that \u201c<b>Option 2 \u2013 Text mode<\/b>\u201d method, and am using username <b>root<\/b> and password is <b>toor<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Then the prompt will look for you to type in \u2013 <b>startx<\/b> \u2013 before system will boot into the desktop.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Editing_the_porteuscfg_file\"><\/span>Editing the porteus.cfg file<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The following pics are from that same <a href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/09\/porteus-5-0-cinnamon-part-3-booting-the-new-fat32-ext4-usbs-porteus-5-0-installation\/\"><b>Part 3<\/b><\/a> post, so same folders, just different size USBs. Hey, I must have 13 other Porteus Linux posts over at the Private <i>Linux Newbie -Since 1996<\/i> blog, so most of this is repeats dating back to 3\/31\/2022 and Porteus Cinnamon v4.0 \ud83d\udca6\ud83d\ude13\ud83d\udca6 with newer versions showing up during that span.<\/p>\n<p>Fedora is getting a new update in October, so that\u2019s another one coming up. Over 4-years at the <i>Linux Newbie -Since 1996<\/i> blog testing and reviewing many many many Linux OSes. That built up a lot of obsolete info on many posts &amp; pages, but I learned a lot about Linux during those years. <em>However<\/em>, I had to move on, and just mainly review a few of my favorites now. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>OK, back to the porteus.cfg file editing.<\/p>\n<p>I want to automatically boot into the desktop every time the computer boots up into Porteus. Here\u2019s how&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Opening three different folder windows again: <b>1)<\/b> that fat32 partition (<i><b>sda1<\/b><\/i><i> for me<\/i>). <b>2)<\/b> then the <b>boot<\/b> folder. 3) then the <b>syslinux<\/b> folder. Like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2870 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4a-open-folders-to-edit-cfg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1344\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4a-open-folders-to-edit-cfg.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4a-open-folders-to-edit-cfg-500x352.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4a-open-folders-to-edit-cfg-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4a-open-folders-to-edit-cfg-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After you learn how to find the <b>porteus.cfg<\/b> file, you can do it w\/o having to open folders in new windows.<\/p>\n<p>We are now in the <b>syslinux<\/b> folder, where we can just click on the <b>porteus.cfg<\/b> file to open it \u2013 like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2872 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4b-open-porteus.cfg_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1258\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4b-open-porteus.cfg_.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4b-open-porteus.cfg_-500x219.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4b-open-porteus.cfg_-1024x448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4b-open-porteus.cfg_-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you\u2019re using the \u201c<b>Text Editor<\/b>\u201d for editing here.<\/p>\n<p>Then scroll down the <b>porteus.cfg<\/b> file until you get to the \u201c<b>LABEL GRAPHICAL<\/b>\u201d section:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2874 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4c-loginroot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4c-loginroot.jpg 631w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4c-loginroot-477x500.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look for the \u201cINITRD\u201d line, hit [Space] key at the end of that line, and then add <b>login=root<\/b> to it. Double-check that you have it right, then <b>save<\/b> it, then click close and exit the window. Reboot, and the system should now automatically boot into the desktop from now on. \\o\/ \u2018<i>Hippity hip Hoorah<\/i>\u2018 \\o\/<\/p>\n<p>(<span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">NOTE: Porteus actually recommends that <\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"><b>login=root<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\"> cheat-code be added to the \u201cAPPEND\u201d line \u2013 just below the \u201cINITRD\u201d line, but I have done it both ways, <\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">and mainly use the <\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">\u201cINITRD\u201d line <\/span><span style=\"color: #bf0041;\">method above.<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the third page now \u2013 a really long post after the pics get added, but not too long for those interested in Porteus or trying it. \ud83d\ude09\ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Post_Apps_Tweaks\"><\/span>Post Apps &amp; Tweaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I really enjoy using, testing, and experimenting with Porteus!<\/p>\n<p>Had added LibreOffice, gimp, Gnome Disks Utility, etcher, the Firefox browser, inxi &amp; perl, and a Nvidia driver.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a look at the desktop &amp; wallpaper:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Porteus-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Porteus-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Porteus-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Porteus-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Developer doesn&#8217;t have access to all the Nvidia GPUs, and he doesn&#8217;t really have the time to tweak all of them with the right drivers in the &#8216;<em>Blind<\/em>&#8216;. They had a Nvidia 535 driver, but it didn&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>The new 470 Nvidia driver worked great on my GeForce 1660 Super, <em>and actually<\/em>, the original Linux nouveau open-source &#8216;<em>graphics device driver for Nvidia video cards<\/em>&#8216; worked just fine.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the inxi -F results:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1b-inxi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1b-inxi.jpg 648w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1b-inxi-343x500.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are the System Settings:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3512 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1a-system-settings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1a-system-settings.jpg 802w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1a-system-settings-500x397.jpg 500w, https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1a-system-settings-768x609.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Had a DATA USB with bookmarks, wallpaper, and modules plugged in\u2014hence the &#8220;62.6 GB&#8221; showing next to Hard Drives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Developer\/s did excellent job with Porteus-v5.01, and the Cinnamon DE was a perfect touch for me.<\/p>\n<p>I still need to move two more posts from that Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon series over to here, the &#8220;Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon \u2013 Part 5: Installing LibreOffice&#8221; (<em>will be <strong>Part 4<\/strong> here<\/em>) post, and the &#8220;Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon \u2013 Part 6: Package Managers &amp; Porteus Modules \u2013 \u2018A<em>ttention Windows 10 &amp; Windows 11 users<\/em>\u2018&#8221; (<em>will be <strong>Part 5<\/strong> here<\/em>) post.<\/p>\n<p>Those posts explain how to add modules and what they are&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>LINUX IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES \u2013 you never know what you\u2019re gonna get!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Porteus is a fast, portable and modular live CD\/USB medium based on Slackware Linux.\u2019 Not an ounce of bloat on this Porteus-CINNAMON-v5.01-x86_64.iso @ just 380 MB. After adding apps &amp; tweaking it only uses 1.7 GiB, so it easily fits on the 32 GB SanDisk USB. OK \u2013 lots of pics to be added, and &#8230; <a title=\"Porteus-v5.01 \u2013 Cinnamon DE with Kernel 6.5.5\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/28\/porteus-5-01-cinnamon\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Porteus-v5.01 \u2013 Cinnamon DE with Kernel 6.5.5\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":63,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,139,11,121,133,132,136,36],"tags":[24,28],"class_list":["post-3520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cinnamon","category-gparted","category-linux","category-porteus-linux","category-samsung","category-sandisk","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-linux","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3520"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3549,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3520\/revisions\/3549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karmismusingstech.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}