Puppy Linux
Puppy Linux is an operating system for computers. It is based on GNU/Linux and it is completely free and is open source software. Puppy Linux is sometimes called a mini distribution because of its size (approximately 100MB) when compared to other GNU/Linux operating systems such as Ubuntu.
OS family | Unix-like |
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Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 0.1[1]/ 19 June 2003 |
Repository |
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License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | {{ |
Puppy Linux, which was started by Barry Kauler in June 2003, runs well on low-end personal computers (some of which have less than 32MB RAM.) Currently (May 2009) the latest version of this Linux distribution is Puppy Linux 4.2 "Deep Thought."
Puppy Linux Media
Desktop with one of multiple integrated themes with XMMS a multimedia player, mtPaint a painting program for creating pixel art and manipulating digital photos and mplayer running, plus an opened text file under Puppy Linux 2.15 CE Viz (with default WM: IceWM)
Sources
- ↑ "Puppy Time Line pre-Puppy Version 1 (2003-2005)". PuppyLinux. Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2012-05-06.