Puppy Linux

Puppy Linux
DeveloperBarry Kauler (original)
Larry Short, Mick Amadio and Puppy community (current)
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateCurrent
Source modelPrimarily open source
Initial release0.1[1]/ 19 June 2003; 21 years ago (2003-06-19)
Latest releaseFossaPup64
9.5[2]
NoblePup32
24.04[3]
BookwormPup64
10.0.6[4]
BookwormPup32
23.12[5]
/ September 17, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-17) (FossaPup64)

May 4, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-05-04) (NoblePup32)
March 4, 2024; 8 months ago (2024-03-04) (BookwormPup64)

April 28, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-04-28) (BookwormPup32)
Marketing targetLive CD, Netbooks, older systems and general use
Package managerPuppy Package Manager
Platformsx86, x86-64, ARM
Kernel typeLinux
Default
user interface		JWM / IceWM + ROX Desktop
LicenseGNU GPL and various others
Official websitepuppylinux-woof-ce.github.io

Puppy Linux is a family of light-weight Linux distributions that focus on ease of use[6] and minimal memory footprint. The entire system can be run from random-access memory (RAM) with current versions generally taking up about 600 MB (64-bit), 300 MB (32-bit), allowing the boot medium to be removed after the operating system has started. Applications such as AbiWord, Gnumeric and MPlayer are included, along with a choice of lightweight web browsers and a utility for downloading other packages. The distribution was originally developed by Barry Kauler and other members of the community, until Kauler retired in 2013.[7] The tool Woof can build a Puppy Linux distribution from the binary packages of other Linux distributions.[8]

  1. ^ "Puppy Time Line pre-Puppy Version 1 (2003-2005)". PuppyLinux. Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Puppy Linux FossaPup64 Puppy 9.5 Released". September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Github Puppy Linux Releases - Browse /NoblePup32_release at SourceForge.net". sourceforge.net. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Index of /kernels/data/ISO/Bookworm_Pup64". rockedge.org. April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Github Puppy Linux Releases - Browse /BookwormPup32_release at SourceForge.net". sourceforge.net. May 4, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Fosdick, Howard (October 8, 2007). "An in-depth look at Puppy Linux". DesktopLinux. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  7. ^ Kauler, Barry. "TahrPup 6.0". Bkhome.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "Announcement and release notes for Lucid Puppy 5.0".