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Puppy Linux

Puppy Linux

Last Update: Tuesday 8 May 2012 07:51 GMT


Puppy Linux
Puppy Linux is yet another Linux distribution. What's different here is that Puppy is extraordinarily small, yet quite full-featured. Puppy boots into a ramdisk and, unlike live CD distributions that have to keep pulling stuff off the CD, it loads into RAM. This means that all applications start in the blink of an eye and respond to user input instantly. Puppy Linux has the ability to boot off a flash card or any USB memory device, CDROM, Zip disk or LS/120/240 Superdisk, floppy disks, internal hard drive. It can even use a multisession formatted CD-RW/DVD-RW to save everything back to the CD/DVD with no hard drive required at all.


Puppy Linux Summary
Distribution Puppy Linux
Home Page http://www.puppylinux.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy
Documentation http://puppylinux.org/wikka/
Screenshots
Download Mirrors http://www.puppylinux.com/download
Bug Tracker --
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 • 2012-05-05: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.3.3 "Slacko"
 • 2012-04-04: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.3 "Wary", "Racy"
 • 2011-12-13: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.3.1 "Slacko"
 • 2011-11-19: Distribution Releases: Puppy Linux 5.2.2 "Wary", "Racy"
 • 2011-10-25: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.3 "Slacko"
 • 2011-10-14: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.2 "Wary"

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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'nautilus' and 'gnome-shell' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as 'apache', while apache 2.x is referred to as 'httpd'.
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature 5.3.3 5.2.8 5.1.1 5.0.1 4.3 4.2.1 4.1.2 4.00 3.01 2.17.1 2.02 1.0.9 Feature
Release Date 2012/05/05 2011/08/19 2010/09/06 2010/05/25 2009/10/17 2009/05/22 2008/12/08 2008/05/05 2007/10/15 2007/08/04 2006/07/29 2006/05/15 Release Date
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
CDs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CDs
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical -- Installation
Default Desktop Openbox Openbox JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM JWM Default Desktop
Package Management PET PET PET PET PET PET PET PET PET PET TAR.GZ TAR.GZ Package Management
Office Suite GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 -- Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Package 5.3.3 5.2.8 5.1.1 5.0.1 4.3 4.2.1 4.1.2 4.00 3.01 2.17.1 2.02 1.0.9 Package
abiword (2.8.6) 2.9.1 2.8.0 2.8.6 2.8.2 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.3 2.6.0 2.4.5 2.4.5 2.4.1 2.4.1 abiword (2.8.6)
alsa-lib (1.0.25) 1.0.24.1 1.0.22 1.0.22 1.0.22 1.0.20 1.0.19 1.0.16 1.0.16 1.0.14 1.0.11 1.0.11 1.0.8 alsa-lib (1.0.25)
ati-driver (8.961) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.961)
banshee (2.4.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- banshee (2.4.0)
bash (4.2) 4.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 bash (4.2)
bind (9.9.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.9.1)
chromium (r138445) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (r138445)
cups (1.5.3) 1.4.6 1.4.3 1.4.3 1.4.3 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.23 -- -- cups (1.5.3)
dhcp (4.2.3-P2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.2.3-P2)
firefox (12.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (12.0)
freetype (2.4.9) 2.4.4 2.3.11 2.3.11 2.3.11 2.3.5 2.3.5 2.3.5 2.3.5 2.3.4 2.1.10 2.1.10 2.1.10 freetype (2.4.9)
gcc (4.7.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (4.7.0)
gimp (2.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.8.0)
glibc (2.15) 2.13 2.11.1 2.11.1 2.11.1 2.6.1 2.6.1 2.6.1 2.6.1 2.5 2.3.5 2.3.4 2.3.4 glibc (2.15)
gnome-shell (3.4.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (3.4.1)
gnucash (2.4.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.4.10)
gnumeric (1.10.17) 1.10.17 1.10.1 1.10.1 1.10.1 1.8.2 1.8.2 1.8.2 1.7.13 1.6.3 1.6.3 1.4.3 1.4.3 gnumeric (1.10.17)
grub (1.99) 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.96 grub (1.99)
gtk+ (3.4.3) 2.24.4 2.20.0 2.20.0 2.20.0 2.14.7 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.10.3 2.8.17 2.6.1 2.4.0 gtk+ (3.4.3)
httpd (2.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.2)
inkscape (0.48.3.1) 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.43 0.43 0.43 -- inkscape (0.48.3.1)
k3b (2.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (2.0.2)
kdelibs (4.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kdelibs (4.8.3)
libgnome (2.32.1) -- 2.30.0 2.30.0 2.30.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libgnome (2.32.1)
libreoffice (3.5.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (3.5.3)
linux (3.4) 3.1.10 2.6.33.2 2.6.33.2 2.6.33.2 2.6.30.5 2.6.25.16 2.6.25.16 2.6.21.7 2.6.21.7 2.6.18.1 2.6.16.7 2.4.27 linux (3.4)
Package 5.3.3 5.2.8 5.1.1 5.0.1 4.3 4.2.1 4.1.2 4.00 3.01 2.17.1 2.02 1.0.9 Package
lxde-common (0.5.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxde-common (0.5.5)
MesaLib (8.0.3) -- 7.7.1 7.7.1 7.7.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MesaLib (8.0.3)
module-init-tools (3.16) 3.12 3.11.1 3.11.1 3.11.1 3.6 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.3-pre11 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.1 module-init-tools (3.16)
mysql (5.5.24) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.5.24)
nautilus (3.4.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (3.4.2)
NVIDIA (295.53) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (295.53)
openbox (3.5.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.5.0)
openjdk (7b147) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (7b147)
openssh (6.0p1) 5.8p1 5.3p1 5.3p1 5.3p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.3p2 4.3p2 3.6p1 3.6p1 openssh (6.0p1)
openssl (1.0.1c) 0.9.8r 0.9.8k 0.9.8k 0.9.8k 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.8b 0.9.7 0.9.7 openssl (1.0.1c)
perl (5.16.0) 5.12.3 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.6 5.8.0 perl (5.16.0)
php (5.4.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.4.3)
pidgin (2.10.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- pidgin (2.10.4)
postfix (2.9.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.9.3)
postgresql (9.1.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (9.1.3)
Python (3.2.3) 2.6.6 2.6.5 2.6.5 2.6.5 -- -- -- -- 2.4.3 2.4.3 -- -- Python (3.2.3)
qt (4.8.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (4.8.2)
samba (3.6.5) 3.0.37 3.0.37 3.0.37 3.0.26 3.0.26 3.0.26 3.0.26 3.0.26 3.0.25b 3.0.22 3.0.14a 3.0.14a samba (3.6.5)
thunderbird (12.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.2 -- -- thunderbird (12.0.1)
udev (182) 165 124 124 124 124 124 124 -- -- -- -- -- udev (182)
vim (7.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vim (7.3)
vlc (2.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (2.0.1)
xfdesktop (4.10.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.10.0)
xine-lib (1.2.1) -- -- -- 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.8 1.1.7 1.1.4 1.0 1.0 xine-lib (1.2.1)
xorg-server (1.12.1) 1.9.5 1.7.6 1.7.6 1.7.6 1.3.0 1.3.0 1.3.0 1.3.0 1.0.1 1.0.1 (6.8.1) (6.8.1) xorg-server (1.12.1)
xz (5.0.3) 5.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xz (5.0.3)

Previous releases:
1.0 - 2005-03-29
0.9 - 2004-06-27
0.8 - 2004-02-01
0.7 - 2003-09-20
0.6 - 2003-08-24
0.5 - 2002-07-23
0.4 - 2002-07-12


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