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PuppyLinux
Puppy Linux is an operating system and family of light-weight Linux distributions that focus on Usability, ease of use 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 and other members of the community, until Kauler retired in 2013. The tool Woof (software), Woof can build a Puppy Linux distribution from the binary packages of other Linux distributions. History Barry Kauler started Puppy Linux in response to a trend of other distributions becoming stricter on system requirements over time. His own distribution, with an emphasis on speed and efficiency and being ligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woof (software)
Woof is a software application used to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution. This application must be run inside Puppy Linux, and an internet connection is required in order to download the other Linux distro's binary packages. The CD-Remaster program available in Puppy Linux can be used to build variants of the Puppy Linux distribution. In 2013, Woof was forked to Woof-CE, which uses a git version control system hosted on GitHub. Build process The process used by Woof to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution: # The user selects the Linux distribution to be used as the foundation of the Puppy Linux distribution # The user selects the choice of packages and other options # The user initiates the build process # If needed for the selected Linux distribution, the scripts perform preprocessing tasks # The scripts download the package database files of the selected Linux distribution # The scripts download the package files of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
