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Puppy Linux 5.3.1 Slacko Is Based on Slackware 13.37

Barry Kauler proudly announced yesterday, December 12th, the immediate availability for download of the Puppy Linux "Slacko" 5.3.1 distribution, based on the Slackware Linux 13.37 operating system.Puppy Linux "Slacko" 5.3.1 is a bug-fix release of the previous version. It is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.37.6 compiled ...

13 December 2011
02:45 GMT

SlimPup 3.4 Gets Blender 2.44

SlimPup, a puplet of Puppy Linux, designed to be very slim, clean, minimalistic, lightweight, and have a look like Crunchbang, is now at version 3.4. There are not many changes since SlimPuP 3.3, but they are somewhat important and have to be mentioned. First things first, Blender has been added. This is a a full fun...

7 November 2011
10:10 GMT

Puppy Linux Slacko 5.3 Is Based on Slackware

Barry Kauler's Puppy Linux distribution has a new child, or better a pup, named Slacko and based on the Slackware Linux 13.37 operating system.Destined to be on of the official flagship puppies, the new Puppy Linux "Slacko" is binary compatible with Slackware 13.37 and build with packages from Salix, Slacky and ...

25 October 2011
13:01 GMT

Wary Puppy 5.2 Released

Wary Puppy, a  build of Puppy Linux that targets older hardware, has just received a major update, according to the developers. The biggest news is that all the base packages were recompiled in T2 and certain choices were made with the plan of seamless upgrading from X.Org 7.3 to 7.6. It doesn't mean that W...

14 October 2011
10:55 GMT

Puppy Linux 5.2.8 Is Faster and Friendlier

Puppy Linux 5.2.8 has arrived. Dubbed Lucid Puppy, since it is based on Ubuntu, it promises some performance enhancements as well as new packages and features.Puppy Linux 5.2.8 drops support for (really) old computers and uses libraries build for i689 processors and above.The latest release is also the most customiza...

19 August 2011
14:41 GMT

Puppy Linux Wary 5.1.2 Is Available for Download

Barry Kauler, the father of Puppy Linux, has just announced today, May 25th, the immediate availability for download of the Puppy Linux 5.1.2 Wary operating system, an edition of Puppy Linux intended for antique machines. The new Puppy Linux Wary 5.1.2 distribution focuses on supporting older hardware components. It...

25 May 2011
10:14 GMT

Puppy Linux 5.2.5 Has Mozilla Firefox 4

Berry Kauler, the father of the Puppy Linux project, has announced on April 2nd that Puppy Linux 5.2.5 has been launched and is available for download. Puppy Linux 5.2.5  is the second update this year, this version being release only two months later. It has over 50 contributors, making it one of the most worke...

4 April 2011
09:10 GMT

Quirky 1.4 Is Now Available

Quirky 1.4, the latest official release of the Puppy Linux-related distro, is now available for download and install. It's an evolutionary release that comes with a few updated packages as well as some new, so far experimental, features."The main purpose of releasing Quirky 1.4 is to test my experimental simplif...

29 November 2010
05:37 GMT

Quirky 1.3 Is Available for Download

Barry Kauler proudly announced last night (September 22nd) the immediate availability for download of the Quirky 1.3 lightweight operating system.The new Quirky 1.3 release comes with a new Linux kernel, lots of updated packages, a new wallpaper created by "stu90," and some important bugfixes."This is built from the ...

23 September 2010
07:00 GMT

Puppy Linux 5.1 Released

The release of Puppy Linux 5.1 has been announced. Codenamed “Lucid” for obvious reasons, the latest release boasts the same features and functionality that made Puppy Linux so popular but the main distinctive feature is that it enables users to install any packages built for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. &ldq...

13 August 2010
11:08 GMT

Puppy Linux 5.0 Is Based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

The latest version of the popular lightweight liveCD Linux distro Puppy Linux is here and it comes with a significant change in the underlying software. Puppy Linux 5.0 “Lupu” is also dubbed Lucid Puppy 5.0 due to its origins which trace back to the, you guessed it, recently launched Ubuntu ‘Lucid L...

17 May 2010
13:10 GMT

Macpup Opera 2.0 Is Based on Puppy Linux 4.3.1

Macpup Opera 2.0 has been released and is now available for download. The frugal Linux distribution is based on the latest version of the popular Puppy Linux 4.3.1. It features the Enlightenment e17 window manager and the Opera web browser. Macpup aims to take Puppy Linux’s best features while bringing the look...

26 April 2010
08:03 GMT

TEENPup 2010 Mini Beta for Your Netbook

John Van Gaans proudly announced on February 21 the immediate availability for download of the TEENPup 2010 Mini Beta Linux distribution. Still powered by the lightweight IceWM desktop environment, TEENPup 2010 Mini Beta is now based on Puppy Linux 4.2.1 and includes popular KDE 3.x applications. Many netbook owners ...

23 February 2010
05:01 GMT

Puppy Linux 4.2.1 Launched

The team behind the Puppy Linux project announced today, May 22nd, the first maintenance release of Puppy Linux 4.2 (Deep Thought). "I have just uploaded Puppy-4.2.1 final to ibiblio.org and Puppy-4.2.1retro is on its way up as well. [...] This is a bug fix update for Puppy-4.2 and includes very few changes from the ...

22 May 2009
14:51 GMT

Puppy Linux 4.2 Was Released

The team behind the Puppy Linux project announced, on March 27th, the release of Puppy Linux 4.2 "Deep Thought." "Puppy 4.2 "Deep Thought" is the first Official non-CE version of Puppy without Barry Kauler making the final choices since its inception. The release has been a truly collaborative effort." said Warren Wi...

30 March 2009
06:01 GMT

The Second Maintenance Release of Puppy 4.1 Is Out

Barry Kauler announced today, on his blog, the immediate availability of Puppy Linux 4.1.2. This is the second maintenance release of Puppy 4.1 and it includes about ten bug fixes since the 4.1.1 version, which was released a month ago. Here's the changelog for Puppy 4.1.2:· Fixed the ohci-hcd USB driver;...

8 December 2008
06:45 GMT

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 18

Welcome to our 18th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly! Here’s what you can read about in this edition: Jeremy White loses a bet and gives CrossOver for free (for one day); Robert Shingledecker releases yet another minor bugfix version of Damn Small Linux 4.4; the most awaited Linux distribution arrives, Ubuntu 8...

3 November 2008
14:11 GMT

Puppy Linux 4.1.1 Released

It appears that Barry Kauler, the father of Puppy Linux, is still in charge of the development of Puppy, as he has just announced today the immediate availability of the first maintenance release of Puppy Linux 4.1. Puppy Linux 4.1.1 is just a minor bugfix version that also includes some small improvements. Here...

3 November 2008
11:01 GMT

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 15

Welcome to our 15th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!Here’s what you can read about in this edition: The Amarok team releases the second beta of Amarok 2.0 music player; Puppy Linux reaches version 4.1 and Barry Kauler steps down as leader; new Fedora 9 Re-Spins are released; Mandriva Linux 2009 is finally here;...

13 October 2008
04:47 GMT

Puppy Linux 4.1 Released

Barry Kauler, the father of Puppy Linux, announced last night the immediate availability of Puppy Linux 4.1, a major version that includes a lot of updated packages and new features. But first, let us talk a little about its developer, Barry Kauler, who decided to step down as the leader of this popular Linux distrib...

7 October 2008
02:42 GMT

Puppy Linux 4.00 Was Born

After six months in the making, since the 3.01 release, Puppy Linux comes with a brand new version, 4.00. The size was drastically reduced, due to the new way of making the distribution: all the packages were compiled from source, with the T2 project. The older release, 3.01, was built by using Slackware 12 binaries....

5 May 2008
03:43 GMT


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