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Last Update: 2025-05-28 11:57 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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  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
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Feature 10.0.11
bookwormpup
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 2025-05-20 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$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 700-800 400-500 400-500 350-360 199-234 199-234                                 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 ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical 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 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 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 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 GOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture i686, x86_64 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 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 ext3 -- Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 10.0.11 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

Full Package List:   Puppy Linux 4.1.2
  Number of packages: 616 (download as TXT)
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  •  dmidecode-2.9.pet
  •  dosfstools-2.11.pet
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  •  dvd+rwtools-7.0.pet
  •  e2fsprogs-1.40.2.pet
  •  e3-2.7.0-1.pet
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  •  elspci-0.0.6.pet
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  •  enchant_DEV-1.3.0.pet
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  •  ethtool-6.pet
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  •  exiv2_DEV-0.16.pet
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  •  ffmpeg_DEV-2007-10-07.pet
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Version: 22.12
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-06-27
Votes: 2


tested the slackware basede s15pup32 32 bit for my old PB notebook with amd sempron 1.8 ghz and the s3 as video card ... excellent result, installed on HD runs in idle at 111 mb of ram, 350 with palemoon open. It recognizes everything including wifi and requires few adjustments to be perfect and literally resurrect an obsolete pc, highly recommended for those who want a truly lightweight system but also for those who have few demands and very little budget without giving up an efficient and sufficiently fast system


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Version: 10.0.11
Rating: 8
Date: 2025-06-18
Votes: 0


Have 2 Latitudes from 2010, one 4 & one 8gb ram, both are currently reprocessing a bunch of high bit rate videos from a time when I recorded events in my city burnt onto DVD from 10 to 18yrs ago to lower bit rate for storage on my NAS, both run the "bookworm 64" version, the distro comes with "Synaptic" package manager making it good for people like me who need softwares not included with Puppys that do not have extensive package managers.

Downside, Inbuilt SD card reader not recognised & to date have found no one offering a solution, Wine not available, no solution from forum members & anything I have tried that will run has not worked so far & no VM solutions to run MS Windows.


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Version: 10.0.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2025-03-01
Votes: 1


Puppy Linux is an interesting and lightweight Linux distribution, known for its small size, fast performance, and flexibility. Here's a mini-review based on its pros and cons:

Pros:
Lightweight : Puppy Linux is incredibly lightweight, often requiring only 300MB-400MB of storage. This makes it perfect for older hardware or low-resource devices, and it boots up very quickly.


Cons:
Limited Software Availability: While Puppy Linux comes with a variety of apps pre-installed, its repository is not as vast as larger distributions like Ubuntu or Debian. Finding and installing specific software might require more effort or additional steps.

Not as Polished: While functional, Puppy Linux doesn’t have the same level of polish as other mainstream distributions. This can mean occasional inconsistencies in the user interface, and it may require more technical know-how to troubleshoot issues.

Less Mainstream Support: As a niche operating system, it has a smaller user base, which means finding help and documentation can be trickier compared to more popular distros. Online communities are helpful but less extensive.

No Standard Installation Process: While Puppy can be installed on a hard drive, it isn’t as straightforward as traditional Linux distributions. The installation process can be a bit more complicated and may not be as user-friendly for those new to Linux.

Overall Impression:
Not recomended


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