DISTRO_NAME is built from a "Puppy builder" system named Woof-CE (woof-CE at GitHub), which can build a Puppy Linux distribution from the binary packages of any other distro. There are many "puppies" built with Woof, including TahrPup, Precise*, Wary*, Racy*, and Slacko.
Each "Puppy distro" built by Woof-CE is a distinctive distribution in its own right, with unique features. You choose a puppy based on your particular needs, be it specific hardware, software, or access to and compatibility with the package repositories of a particular major distro.
Since November 2013 Puppies are built with woof-CE. There are no release notes for woof-CE at this stage however anyone is free to browse the commits and offer code in the form of a "pull request".
The following is left here for historical purposes and still has much relevance.
Woof-CE commit log
You can view the full commit log of woof-CE "Testing" branch at the following link: Testing Branch.
The most significant recent changes in woof-CE include:
- Fully rewritten "init" script for the initrd.gz
- New facility to include special system A, Y and F drive sfs (squash file system) files that take precedence over the main sfs.
- A new kernel update mechanism that provides even greater hardware compatibility.
- Puppy package manager redesign with improved ease and functionality.
- New user interface and UI configuration tools
- Additions, updates and bugfixes in dozens of puppy-specific applications and tools
- Inclusion of base packages into the woof structure
Fossapup64 Puppy 9.5 - released July 2020
The Puppylinux Team is proud to release Puppylinux 9.5, aka, Fossapup64 9.5!
This is the fourth official release of an Ubuntu based 64 bit Puppy!
Fossapup64 Puppy, is built from Ubuntu Focal Fossa DEB (64 bit)
packages, hence has binary compatibility with Ubuntu and access to the
Ubuntu Focal Fossa repositories. .
Puppylinux is small, runs in ram, is lightning fast, very versatile and good fun!
Has everything a novice will need while allowing full control to the experienced user.
Features include:
- Kernel 5.4.53
- Modular build means you can swap out the kernel, applications & firmware in seconds
- Want a minimal bare bones puppy? Easy just remove a single file and reboot.
- Joe's Window Manager (JWM).
- Rox-Filer.
- Hexchat.
- Palemoon Browser.
- MPV, Deadbeef & Gogglesmm (good for large music collections) media players.
- Claws Email.
- Quickpet.
- Osmo.
- Abiword.
- Samba.
- Lots of in house puppy-specific applications such as Pburn, PuppyPhone, Find'n'run, Take A Gif, Uextract, Packit, Dunst-config, Picom-gtk, Transtray, Janky Bluetooth, Change_kernels, JWMdesk, YASSM, Redshift, SimpleGTKradio.
A video showcasing some of what puppy can do can be seen Here
Minimum System Requirements: 64bit core2duo cpu & 2gb ram
Puppylinux boots from cd, usb, sdcard or network access. A Hard Drive is not required!
It can be installed frugally on the HD, USB or a writable CD/DVD, but also as a conventional “full install”
Fossapup64 is a true community edition 'CE', with contributions from many within the Puppylinux community.
Please visit the Fossapup64 forum page for help & information Here