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Puppy Linux

Last Update: 2017-12-05 19:40 UTC


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.

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Average visitor rating: 9.17/10 from 41 review(s).


Puppy Linux Summary
Distribution Puppy Linux
Home Page http://www.puppylinux.com/
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Documentation http://puppylinux.org/wikka/
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Bug Tracker --
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases, download links and checksums:
 • 2017-12-05: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 7.5
 • 2015-11-17: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 6.3 "Slacko"
 • 2014-10-28: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 6.0 "Tahrpup"
 • 2014-03-12: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.7 "Slacko"
 • 2013-08-13: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.6 "Slacko"
 • 2013-07-28: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.7 "Precise"
 • 2013-05-21: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.6 "Precise"
 • 2013-03-10: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.5 "Precise"
 • 2013-03-06: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.5 "Slacko"
 • 2013-03-03: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.5 "Wary", "Racy"
 • 2012-12-04: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.4 "Slacko"
 • 2012-10-23: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 5.4 "Precise"
 • More Puppy releases...

  Headlines:
 •2017-01-03 Puppy Linux Newsletter
 •2016-04-03 Puppy's family tree
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Feature 7.5
xenialpup
6.3.2
slacko
6.0
tahrpup
5.7
slacko
5.6.1
precise
5.5
slacko
5.4
slacko
5.2.8
wary
5.1.1
wary
5.0.1
wary
4.3 4.2.1 4.1.2 4.00 3.01 2.17.1 2.02 1.0.9 Feature
Release Date 2017-12-05 2016-06-21 2014-10-28 2014-03-12 2013-05-29 2013-03-06 2012-12-02 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
End Of Life                                     End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 199-234 199-234                                 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO 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 Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical -- Installation
Default Desktop Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox 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 PET PET PET PET PET PET TAR.GZ TAR.GZ Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i386, x86_64 i386, x86_64 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 i386 Processor Architecture
Init Software SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 ext3 -- Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 7.5 6.3.2 6.0 5.7 5.6.1 5.5 5.4 5.2.8 5.1.1 5.0.1 4.3   4.1.2           Full Package List
Package 7.5
xenialpup
6.3.2
slacko
6.0
tahrpup
5.7
slacko
5.6.1
precise
5.5
slacko
5.4
slacko
5.2.8
wary
5.1.1
wary
5.0.1
wary
4.3 4.2.1 4.1.2 4.00 3.01 2.17.1 2.02 1.0.9 Package
abiword (3.0.2) 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.0 2.9.4 2.9.4 2.8.6 2.8.6 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 (3.0.2)
alsa-lib (1.1.5) 1.1.0 1.0.27.2 1.0.27.2 1.0.26 1.0.25 1.0.26 1.0.26 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 (1.1.5)
ati-driver (16.40) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (16.40)
bash (4.4.12) 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.0 4.1 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 (4.4.12)
bind (9.11.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.11.2)
chromium (63.0.3239.132) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (63.0.3239.132)
cups (2.2.6) 2.1.3 1.5.4 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.8 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 (2.2.6)
dhcp (4.3.6) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.3.6)
e2fsprogs (1.43.8) 1.42.13 1.42.8 1.42.9 1.42.6 1.42 1.42.6 1.42.6 1.41.11 1.41.11 1.41.11 1.41.9 1.40.2 1.40.2 1.40.2 1.39 1.38 1.38 1.36 e2fsprogs (1.43.8)
firefox (57.0.4) -- 38.8.0 24.7.1 17.0.11 -- 19.0 17.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (57.0.4)
freetype (2.8.1) 2.6.1 2.5.5 2.5.2 2.4.11 2.4.8 2.4.11 2.4.10 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 (2.8.1)
gcc (7.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (7.2.0)
gimp (2.8.22) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.8.22)
glibc (2.26) 2.23 2.17 2.19 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15 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 (2.26)
gnome-shell (3.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (3.26.2)
gnucash (2.6.19) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.6.19)
gnumeric (1.12.38) 1.10.17 1.10.17 1.10.16 1.10.17 1.10.17 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 (1.12.38)
grub (2.02) 0.97 2.00 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 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 (2.02)
gtk+ (3.22.26) 3.18.9 2.24.20 2.24.23 2.24.10 2.24.10 2.24.10 2.24.10 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+ (3.22.26)
httpd (2.4.29) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.29)
inkscape (0.92.2) -- 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.43 0.43 0.43 -- inkscape (0.92.2)
k3b (17.12.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (17.12.0)
kmod (24) 22 15 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (24)
libgnome (2.32.1) 2.32.1 -- 2.32.1 -- 2.32.1 -- -- 2.30.0 2.30.0 2.30.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libgnome (2.32.1)
libreoffice (5.4.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (5.4.4)
linux (4.14.12) 4.9.58 3.14.55 3.14.20 3.10.32 3.2.44 3.4.17 3.2.33 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 (4.14.12)
Package 7.5
xenialpup
6.3.2
slacko
6.0
tahrpup
5.7
slacko
5.6.1
precise
5.5
slacko
5.4
slacko
5.2.8
wary
5.1.1
wary
5.0.1
wary
4.3 4.2.1 4.1.2 4.00 3.01 2.17.1 2.02 1.0.9 Package
lxde-common (0.99.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxde-common (0.99.2)
mariadb (10.2.12) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (10.2.12)
mate-desktop (1.18.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.18.0)
mesa (17.3.1) 17.0.7 9.1.7 10.1.3 8.0.4 8.0.4 8.0.4 8.0.4 7.7.1 7.7.1 7.7.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mesa (17.3.1)
mysql (5.7.20) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.7.20)
nautilus (3.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (3.26.2)
NVIDIA (387.22) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (387.22)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (8u151) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (8u151)
openssh (7.6p1) 7.2p2 -- 6.6p1 -- 5.9p1 6.1p1 6.1p1 5.3p1 5.3p1 5.3p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.7p1 4.3p2 4.3p2 3.6p1 3.6p1 openssh (7.6p1)
openssl (1.1.0g) 1.0.2g 1.0.1t 1.0.1f 1.0.1f 1.0.1 1.0.1e 1.0.1c 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 (1.1.0g)
perl (5.26.1) 5.22.1 5.18.1 5.18.2 5.16.3 5.14.2 5.16.1 5.16.1 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 (5.26.1)
php (7.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (7.2.1)
plasma-desktop (5.11.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.11.5)
postfix (3.2.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.2.4)
postgresql (10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (10.1)
Python (3.6.4) 2.7.11 -- 2.7.5 -- 2.7.3 -- -- 2.6.5 2.6.5 2.6.5 -- -- -- -- 2.4.3 2.4.3 -- -- Python (3.6.4)
qt (5.10.0) 4.8.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (5.10.0)
samba (4.7.4) 4.4.4 4.1.19 3.0.37 3.0.37 3.0.37 3.0.37 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 (4.7.4)
systemd (236) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (236)
thunderbird (52.5.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.2 -- -- thunderbird (52.5.2)
vim (8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vim (8.0)
vlc (2.2.8) -- -- 2.1.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (2.2.8)
xfdesktop (4.12.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.12.4)
xorg-server (1.19.6) 1.18.4 1.14.3 1.15.1 1.12.4 1.12.3 1.12.3 1.12.3 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 (1.19.6)

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Version: 6.3.2
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-01-05
Votes: 0


This is intrinsically a very good version but it has an outdated version of GTK+ which means it will not work with newer versions of Firefox and this will eventually extend to Seamonkey and Palemoon. There is no reliable way to update this distribution to provide compatability with these new browser versions based on GTK3. This should have been done when moving from version 6.3 to 6.3.2.

Puppy linux is an excellent distribution but it is too slow to update packages and hence quickly becomes outdated and obsolete.


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Version: 7.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-27
Votes: 6


Ive been a Puppy user since 2002.
No need for anything else and I have avoided getting viruses and protection softwares,constant updates , blue screens etc etc.
With Linux nothing runs unless you let it generally.

I presently use Precise 5.7.1 and fine it is but a little old so I'm trying Xenial now.

Not so hot if you are always downloading and compiling the latest and the greatest but for the constant reliable email ,browser ,pictures and videos it can't be beat.




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Version: 7.5
Rating: 10
Date: 2017-12-26
Votes: 1


I use puppy xenialpup 64 bits, version 7.5, and it works very good.
I dont like Palemoon browser, but actually, it is almost the same as firefox. It is very fast for browsing the internet.
It is very light, it can work with 2Gb RAM no problem. I can run on old PCs and 2000s AMD athlon for example. I still use my old PC and it flies with puppy , very light and fast !!! :) :)
I dont see many bugs, all works perfectly... It's the best linux distro I have ever used.



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