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Puppy Linux


Last Update: 2023-01-30 01:13 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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 • 2022-12-10: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 22.12
 • 2021-01-04: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 7.0 "Slacko"
 • 2020-09-22: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 9.5
 • 2019-03-25: Distribution Release: Puppy Linux 8.0
 • 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"
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Feature 22.12
S15
9.5
fossapup
8.0
bionicpup
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 2022-12-03 2020-09-17 2019-03-25 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$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 400-500 400-500 350-360 199-234 199-234                                 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical -- Installation
Default Desktop JWM JWM Openbox 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 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 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 GOffice GOffice GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, 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 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 ext3 ext3 ext3 -- Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 22.12 9.5 8.0 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 22.12
S15
9.5
fossapup
8.0
bionicpup
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 (3.0.5) 3.0.1 -- 3.0.1 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 (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.10) 1.2.5.1 1.2.2 1.1.3 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 (1.2.10)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- 19.1.0 18.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.21) 5.1 5.0 4.4 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 (5.2.21)
bind (9.18.20) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.20)
chromium (119.0.6045.199) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (119.0.6045.199)
cups (2.4.7) 0.1 -- 2.2.7 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 (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.5 1.45.5 1.44.1 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 (1.47.0)
firefox (120.0.1) -- -- -- -- 38.8.0 24.7.1 17.0.11 -- 19.0 17.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- firefox (120.0.1)
freetype (2.13.2) 2.11.1 2.10.1 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 (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0) 11.2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gimp (2.10.36)
glibc (2.38) 2.33 2.31 2.27 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 (2.38)
gnome-shell (45.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (45.1)
gnucash (5.4-1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.4-1)
gnumeric (1.12.56) 1.10.17 -- 1.10.17 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 (1.12.56)
grub (2.06) 2.02.2018.08 2.02.2018.08 2.02.2018.08 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 (2.06)
gtk (4.12.4) 0.2 3.22.30 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 (4.12.4)
httpd (2.4.58) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.58)
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- -- -- 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.36.3 0.43 0.43 0.43 -- inkscape (1.3.1)
k3b (23.08.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.08.3)
kmod (31) 29 27 24 22 15 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (31)
krita (5.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.1)
libreoffice (7.6.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (7.6.3)
linux (6.6.3) 5.15.80 5.4.53 4.19.23 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 (6.6.3)
Package 22.12
S15
9.5
fossapup
8.0
bionicpup
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
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.1.3) 10.5.18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.1.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.2)
mesa (23.3.0) 21.3.5 20.0.8 18.2.2 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 (23.3.0)
mysql (8.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.2.0)
nautilus (45.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (45.1)
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (545.29.06)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (21.0.1)
openssh (9.5p1) 8.8p1 8.2p1 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 (9.5p1)
openssl (3.2.0) 1.1.1s 1.1.1f 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 (3.2.0)
perl (5.38.2) 5.34.0 5.30.0 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 (5.38.2)
php (8.3.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.3.0)
plasma-desktop (5.27.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.9)
postfix (3.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.3)
postgresql (16.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (16.1)
Python (3.12.0) -- -- 2.7.15 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 (3.12.0)
qt (6.6.1) -- -- 5.9.5 4.8.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (6.6.1)
samba (4.19.3) 4.12.15 -- 4.8.0 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 (4.19.3)
systemd (254.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (254.7)
thunderbird (115.5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.4 1.5.0.2 -- -- thunderbird (115.5.1)
vim (9.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- -- -- -- 2.1.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.20)
wayland (1.22.0) 1.20.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.9) 1.20.14 1.20.8 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 (21.1.9)

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Version: 22.12
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-10-17
Votes: 13


I know Puppy since 2006 and I love it. There where some extraordinary versions as 2.11/2.12/4.3.1/5.3.1/5.7.1/6.3.2/....
I miss some things as full install in recent Puppys also not always works multibootinstall when you don't install all Operating systems from scratch.
If you start and use mbr, classic partitionsystem (not GPT) you will love Puppy - it does everything you need in an intuitive way. You don't need to be a Linux-expert. Also old people wrote me that they where able to use it, when their windows failed to work and I had installed Puppy primerly for suport reasons.


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-09-30
Votes: 4


pros:
* it is really fast.
* this is the distribution that consumes the least system resources.
* with ''only ram'' option just like the first installation, it becomes brand new every time you open it.
* is independent, packages from many distributions can be installed.
* there are several versions to choose from, it may seem complicated at first for novices, the learning curve is 2 weeks at most.
* the default tools in it have been carefully chosen, I use it as the main distribution.

cons:
* no cons, no crashes, no cache.


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Version: 8.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2023-09-29
Votes: 3


Just installed on an old 32bit Pentium 4 / 1G RAM to test it in multiboot with AntiX & Windows Xp.
Installation is not so easy as Grub4Dos fail to find my others distro and to install boot menu ! I finally install it without grub and I modified the grub.cfg file ( from AntiX) with forum data.
Moreover with several versions ( ubuntu , slackware ..,? ) this add difficulties !
I would summarize as follow :
Pros :
- complete system with Gparted, catfish,.....& some others app as radiolist
- beautiful desktop
- quite fast even for an old machine
Cons:
- No documentation ( only a forum ! )
- Poor forum ( specially if no english)
- package manager too complex
- some bugs like keyboard sometime in Azerty ( requested) ,sometimes in Qwerty ! request to go into menu each time!
- booting time long (50 s instead of 30 s for Antix )
- install with Grub4DOS bugged
- screen resolution problem ( "high" 1440x900 resolution not found , request manual adding with xrandr functions)



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