I-PorteuX iyi-Linux distro esekelwe ku-Slackware, ephefumulelwe ngu-Slax no-Porteus futhi itholakala emphakathini mahhala. Umgomo wayo oyinhloko uwukuba ngokushesha okukhulu, okuncane, okuphathekayo, okumodulayo nokungaguquleki (uma umsebenzisi efuna kanjalo).