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Puppy Linux

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First Release
2003
Based On
independent
Origin
Australia
Status
active

User Experience

Default Desktop
JWM
Desktops Available
JWM, IceWM
Installer
live
Beginner Friendly
✗
Docs Quality
good

Use Cases

Audience
power users
Use Cases
desktop
Gaming
poor

Philosophy #

License
GPL
Governance
community
Pricing
free

Package Support #

Package Format
pet
Package Manager
ppm
Flatpak Support
none
Snap Support
none
Codecs
optional

Technical #

Init System
sysvinit
Default Filesystem
none
Cpu Arch
x86_64, i686
Min RAM
256MB

Security #

Security Module
none
Rollback Support
No

Notes #

Runs entirely in RAM, extremely lightweight

2026-02-26

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