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Fatdog64 Linux


Last Update: 2023-09-12 11:48 UTC


Fatdog64 Linux is a small, desktop, 64-bit Linux distribution. Originally created as a derivative of Puppy Linux with additional applications, Fatdog64 has grown to become a distinct, separate project while maintaining much of the style of Puppy Linux.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 108 (105), 6 months: 76 (147), 3 months: 38 (259), 4 weeks: 31 (289), 1 week: 36 (259)

Average visitor rating: 8.22/10 from 9 review(s).


Fatdog64 Summary
Distribution Fatdog64 Linux
Home Page https://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums --
Alternative User Forums https://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php
Documentation https://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/faqs/faq.html
Screenshots DistroWatch Gallery
Screencasts
Download Mirrors http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/iso/
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites ARM port
Reviews 710: DistroWatch
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-09-12: Distribution Release: Fatdog64 900
 • 2023-07-03: Distribution Release: Fatdog64 Linux 814
 • 2019-05-04: Distribution Release: Fatdog64 Linux 801
 • 2019-02-28: Distribution Release: Fatdog64 Linux 800
 • 2019-02-13: Development Release: Fatdog64 Linux 800 RC
 • 2018-12-22: Development Release: Fatdog64 Linux 800 Beta
 • 2017-12-26: Distribution Release: FatDog64 Linux 720
 • 2017-12-02: Development Release: Fatdog64 Linux 720 Beta
 • More Fatdog64 releases...

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Feature 900 814 813 812 810 720 710 Feature
Release Date 2023-09-12 2023-07-03 2022-10-07 2021-11-08 2020-01-21 2017-12-26 2016-12-04 Release Date
End Of Life               End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 600-700 500-600 500-600 400-500 400-500 380-381 360-360 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Default Desktop
Package Management TXZ (pkgtool) TXZ (pkgtool) TXZ (pkgtool) TXZ (pkgtool) TXZ (pkgtool) TXZ (pkgtool) TXZ (pkgtool) Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software Busybox Busybox Busybox Busybox Busybox other other Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 ext3, ext4 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support               Asian Language Support
Full Package List 900 814 813 812 810 720 710 Full Package List
Package 900 814 813 812 810 720 710 Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.1 3.0.1 abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.10) 1.2.9 1.1.6 1.1.6 1.1.6 1.1.6 1.1.0 1.1.0 alsa-lib (1.2.10)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.19) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.19)
chromium (117.0.5938.92) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (117.0.5938.92)
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.6 2.1.3 2.1.3 2.1.3 2.1.3 2.1.3 2.1.3 cups (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.43.9 1.43.9 1.43.9 1.43.9 1.42.12 1.42.12 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (117.0.1) 102.10.0 52.9.0 -- -- -- 38.5.2 38.5.2 firefox (117.0.1)
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.0 2.9.1 2.9.1 2.9.1 2.9.1 -- -- freetype (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0) 12.2.0 7.3.0 -- -- -- 4.8.3 4.8.3 gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.34) 2.8.22 2.8.22 2.8.22 2.8.22 2.8.22 2.8.16 2.8.16 gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.38) 2.37 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.19 2.19 glibc (2.38)
gnome-shell (45.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (45.0)
gnucash (5.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.4)
gnumeric (1.12.55) 1.12.55 1.12.44 -- -- -- 1.10.17 1.10.17 gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) -- -- 2.02 2.02 2.02 -- -- grub (2.06)
gtk (4.12.2) 3.24.36 3.24 2.24.33 2.24.33 2.24.32 2.24.29 2.24.29 gtk (4.12.2)
httpd (2.4.57) 2.4.56 2.4.35 -- -- -- 2.4.18 2.4.18 httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.3) 1.3 0.92.3 -- -- -- 0.91 0.91 inkscape (1.3)
k3b (23.08.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.08.1)
kmod (30) 30.0 25.0 25 25 25 20 20 kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.6.1) 7.5.2.2 6.3.6.2 6.3.6 6.3.6 6.2.8 5.2.7 5.2.2 libreoffice (7.6.1)
linux (6.5.5) 6.1.46 5.19.17 5.19.14 4.19.32 4.19.32 4.14.6 4.4.35 linux (6.5.5)
Package 900 814 813 812 810 720 710 Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.3.8.1 0.3.8.1 -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.0.3) 10.6.14 10.4.11 -- -- -- 10.1.10 10.1.10 mariadb (11.0.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.2)
mesa (23.1.8) 22.3.7 18.3.6 20.3.5 20.3.5 18.3.6 17.2.7 11.0.6 mesa (23.1.8)
mysql (8.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.1.0)
nautilus (45.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (45.0)
NVIDIA (535.113.01) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (535.113.01)
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.5.2 3.5.2 openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (21)
openssh (9.4p1) 9.3p2 8.8p1 8.8p1 8.8p1 7.7p1 7.1p1 7.1p1 openssh (9.4p1)
openssl (3.1.3) 3.1.1x 1.1.1q 1.1.1q 1.1.1l 1.1.0l 1.0.2n 1.0.2d openssl (3.1.3)
perl (5.38.0) 5.36.0 5.26.1 -- -- -- 5.20.0 5.20.0 perl (5.38.0)
php (8.2.10) 8.2.3 7.4.25 -- -- -- 7.0.2 7.0.2 php (8.2.10)
plasma-desktop (5.27.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.8)
postfix (3.8.2) 3.7.4 3.3.1 -- -- -- 3.0.3 3.0.3 postfix (3.8.2)
postgresql (16.0) 15.4 9.6.10 -- -- -- 9.3.10 9.3.10 postgresql (16.0)
Python (3.11.5) 3.11.4 3.6.5 -- -- -- 2.7.10 2.7.10 Python (3.11.5)
qt (6.5.2) 5.15.8 5.11.1 -- -- -- 5.6.1 5.6.1 qt (6.5.2)
samba (4.19.0) -- -- 4.7.8 4.7.8 4.7.8 3.0.37 3.0.37 samba (4.19.0)
systemd (254.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (254.4)
thunderbird (115.2.3) 102.10.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (115.2.3)
vim (9.0) 9.0 8.2 -- -- -- 7.4 7.4 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- 3.0.17.3 3.0.16 3.0.8 -- -- vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 4.12.4 -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.8 1.20.6 1.20.14 1.20.13 1.20.6 1.16.3 1.16.3 xorg-server (21.1.8)

Reader Ratings
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Version: 900
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-09-14
Votes: 3


Wow, FatDog64 now if officially fat. FatDog64 ballooned from a very impressive 239 MB RAM at idle with
WIFI connected in v814 to 1036 MB RAM without internet connected in v900.

Where as WIFI was easy to establish in v814 it became a dark, arcane art in v900. Heck I still don't know how I eventually got WIFI connected in v900.

Simply put the v900 version of FatDog is truly fat and for what? I am missing the dramatic difference between v814 and v900 other than your RAM goes bye-bye. It seems FatDog64 has now drifted so far from its minimalist Puppy roots that it really should consider rebranding; may I suggest a bloated pig as the trademark? What a way to kill a once fine distro. This is just sad.


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Version: 814
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-07-11
Votes: 5


Amazingly light distro, weighing in at 239 MB RAM (free -m) with wifi running.

I think a lot of what you think of FatDog is going to be correlated with how much you like the desktop; it made me an Openbox fan.

This could be a fun distro for the home user looking for a lighter distro. note they use Rox as a file manager so you may have to learn a thing or two but that is a good thing for most. Like all Puppy related things you become part of a family of Linuxers who walk to a different beat. I recommend you enjoy the camaraderie,

Surprisingly well documented.

I note they recommend 1GB RAM, I ran seamonkey browser with two instances of youtube running and was at 579 MB RAM s you might be okay on a 512 MB system.

A very nice distro with a fine set of applications.

tfb


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Version: 814
Rating: 6
Date: 2023-07-06
Votes: 3


I would like to see more time spent polishing this distro and less on new features, for instance it would be great to see the back of recurring issues like kernel panic because it detected a lack of ram or insufficient ram even though this is not the case. This has been going on for a few years, time to fix it.

Those with some experience and just as importantly the patience to tinker in order to get this up and running find it to be a good, even with the rough edges. It certainly compares well with the many distros available intended to provide a portable option.


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