Editing Puppy Linux (section)

==Reception==
[[DistroWatch]] reviewer Rober Storey concluded about Puppy 5.2.5 in April 2011: "A lot of people like Puppy — it's in the top 10 of the DistroWatch page-hit ranking. I enjoy Puppy too, and it's what I run exclusively on my netbook. Maybe the only thing wrong with Puppy is that users' expectations tend to exceed the developer's intentions."<ref name="DW18Apr11">{{Cite news |url = http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20110418#feature |title = Puppy Linux 5.2.5 - taking a bite out of bloat |access-date = 23 April 2011 |last = Storey |first = Robert |date=April 2011 | work = DistroWatch}}</ref>

In a detailed review of Puppy Linux in May 2011 Howard Fosdick of OS News addressed the fact that Puppy Linux the user runs as the [[Superuser|root UID]], "In theory this could be a problem — but in practice it presents no downside. I've never heard of a single Puppy user suffering a problem due to this." Fosdick concluded "I like Puppy because it's the lightest Linux distro I've found that is still suitable for end users. Install it on an old P-III or P-IV computer and your family or friends will use it just as effectively for common tasks as any expensive new machine."<ref name="Fosdick16May11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.osnews.com/story/24740/Puppy_Linux_Top_Dog_of_the_Lightweight_Distros|title = Puppy Linux: Top Dog of the Lightweight Distros|access-date = 17 May 2011|last = Fosdick|first = Howard|date=May 2011| work = OS News}}</ref>

In December 2011 Jesse Smith, writing in DistroWatch, reviewed Puppy 5.3.0 ''Slacko Puppy''. He praised its simplicity, flexibility and clear explanations, while noting the limitations of running as root. He concluded "I would also like to see an option added during the boot process which would give the user the choice of running in unprivileged mode as opposed to running as root. Always being the administrator has its advantages for convenience, but it means that the user is always one careless click away from deleting their files and one exploit away from a compromised operating system. As a live CD it's hard to beat Puppy Linux for both performance and functional software. It has minimal hardware requirements and is very flexible. It's a great distro as long as you don't push it too far out of its niche."<ref name="Smith12Dec11">{{Cite news|url = http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20111212#feature |title = Review: Puppy Linux 5.3 "Slacko"|access-date = 12 December 2011|last = Smith|first = Jesse|date = 12 December 2011| work = DistroWatch}}</ref>

In December 2011 Howard Fosdick reviewed the versions of Puppy Linux then available. He concluded, "Puppy's diversity and flexibility make it a great community-driven system for computer enthusiasts, hobbyists, and tinkerers. They also make for a somewhat disorderly world. You might have to read a bit to figure out which Puppy release or Puplet is for you. Puppy's online documentation is extensive but can be confusing. It's not always clear which docs pertain to which releases. Most users rely on the active, friendly forum for support." He also noted "Those of us who enjoy computers sometimes forget that many view them with disdain. What's wrong with it now? Why do I have to buy a new one every four years? Why on earth do they change the interface in every release? Can't it just work? Puppy is a great solution for these folks. It's up-to-date, free, and easy to use. And now, it supports free applications from the Ubuntu, Slackware, or Puppy repositories. Now that's user-friendly."<ref name="Fosdick17Dec11">{{Cite news|url = http://www.osnews.com/story/25438/Puppy_Has_A_Litter|title = Puppy Has A Litter|access-date = 17 December 2011|last = Fosdick|first = Howard|date = 17 December 2011| work = OS News}}</ref>

An April 2020 review of Bionic 8.0 by Igor Ljubuncic in ''Dedoimedo'' concluded, "Puppy Linux delivered on its happy message, and even exceeded my expectations. Now, I've always been a fan, and rarely had anything bad to say, so a positive result was kind of warranted. What really amazed me was not that this is a lean and fast little distro - it's the fact it manages to keep its relevance despite the obvious lethargy in the Linux desktop space. You may say, well, why bother - but if you have older hardware or travel a lot, Puppy gives you your own, complete work session that will boot and run pretty much anywhere, with tons of goodies and excellent configuration tools."<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/puppy-bionicpup-8.html|title = Puppy Linux BionicPup 8.0 - Small and feisty|access-date = 27 April 2020|last = Ljubuncic|first = Igor |work = Dedoimedo|date = 13 April 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200419111114/https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/puppy-bionicpup-8.html|archive-date =19 April 2020 }}</ref>