Editing Puppy Linux (section)

{{short description|Lightweight Linux distribution}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox OS
| name = Puppy Linux
| logo = Banner logo Puppy.png
| logo_size = 220px
| screenshot = 
| screenshot_size = 260px
| caption = Puppy Linux FossaPup 9.5
| developer = Barry Kauler (original)<br />Larry Short, Mick Amadio and Puppy community (current)
| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
| working state = Current
| source model = Primarily [[Open-source software|open source]]
| released = 0.1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyTimeLinePreVersion1 |title=Puppy Time Line pre-Puppy Version 1 (2003-2005) |publisher=PuppyLinux |access-date=2012-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506000722/http://www.puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyTimeLinePreVersion1 |archive-date=2013-05-06 }}</ref>/ {{Start date and age|2003|06|19|df=yes}}
| latest release version = '''FossaPup64''' <br /> 9.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-fossa/release-fossapup64-9.5.htm|title=Puppy Linux FossaPup64 Puppy 9.5 Released |date=2020-09-21 |access-date=2020-09-29}}</ref><br /> '''NoblePup32''' <br /> 24.04<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Github Puppy Linux Releases - Browse /NoblePup32_release at SourceForge.net |url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/pb-gh-releases/files/NoblePup32_release/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=sourceforge.net}}</ref> <br /> '''BookwormPup64''' <br /> 10.0.10<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-18 |title=Index of /puppylinux/puppy-bookwormpup/BookwormPup64/ |url=https://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-bookwormpup/BookwormPup64/ |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=distro.ibiblio.org}}</ref><br /> '''BookwormPup32''' <br /> 23.12<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Github Puppy Linux Releases - Browse /BookwormPup32_release at SourceForge.net |url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/pb-gh-releases/files/BookwormPup32_release/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=sourceforge.net}}</ref> 
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2020|09|17}} (FossaPup64)<br />
{{Start date and age|2024|05|04}} (NoblePup32)<br />
{{Start date and age|2025|02|13}} (BookwormPup64)<br />
{{Start date and age|2024|04|28}} (BookwormPup32)
| marketing target = Live CD, Netbooks, older systems and general use
| language = 
| update model = 
| package manager = Puppy Package Manager
| supported platforms = [[x86]], [[x86-64]], [[ARM architecture|ARM]]
| kernel type = [[Linux kernel|Linux]]
| ui = JWM / [[IceWM]] + [[ROX Desktop]]
| license = [[GNU GPL]] and various others
| website = {{URL|puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/}}
}}

'''Puppy Linux''' is a family of [[light-weight Linux distribution]]s that focus on [[Usability|ease of use]]<ref>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116161112/http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT7455536044.html | archive-date = January 16, 2013 | url = http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT7455536044.html | title = An in-depth look at Puppy Linux | first = Howard | last = Fosdick | date = October 8, 2007 | website = DesktopLinux | access-date = August 19, 2016}}</ref> and minimal [[memory footprint]]. The entire system can be run from [[random-access memory]] (RAM) with current versions generally taking up about 600 MB (64-bit), 300 MB (32-bit), allowing the boot medium to be removed after the [[operating system]] has started. Applications such as [[AbiWord]], [[Gnumeric]] and [[MPlayer]] are included, along with a choice of lightweight web browsers and a utility for downloading other packages. The distribution was originally developed by Barry Kauler<!-- "Barry Kauler" is a redirect to this article since this project serves as his notability --> and other members of the community, until Kauler retired in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-tahr/iso/tahrpup%20-6.0-CE/release-Tahrpup-6.0.2-CE.htm |title=TahrPup 6.0 |publisher=Bkhome.org |first=Barry |last=Kauler |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210113537/http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-tahr/iso/tahrpup%20-6.0-CE/release-Tahrpup-6.0.2-CE.htm |archive-date=2015-02-10 }}</ref> The tool [[Woof (software)|Woof]] can build a Puppy Linux distribution from the binary packages of other Linux distributions.<ref name="Puppy5">{{cite web | url = http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/puppy-5.0/release-500.htm | title = Announcement and release notes for Lucid Puppy 5.0}}</ref>