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This is an old revision of PuppyVersion made by darkcity on 2012-01-30 09:33:47.
Puppy Versions List
Forthcoming
Name | Description | Link |
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PARM | ARM based devices are getting cheaper and faster. One device called the Raspberry Pi has excited developers enough to start making a Puppy ARM derivative | thread |
Puppy6 | Compile from scratch for maximum speed and performance. Create a new build system that supports multiple platforms, with a user friendly package manager, and a well stocked repository | threadblog |
QtPuppy | Based on a Barebones Wary | link |
Official

Name | Kernel | Size | Window Manager | Description | Link |
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Puppy 4.31 | 2.6.30.5, 2.6.25.16 or 2.6.21.7 | 104.9MB | JWM | Official release, works well on a wide range of computers | announcement pup-431.iso download |
Puppy 5.28 | 2.6.33.2 | 129MB | Openbox, JWM | Lastest Version of Puppy5.2x Lucid (Ubuntu based) | forum announcement |
Puppy 5.3 | 2.6.38.4 | 132MB | JWM | Lastest Version of Puppy5-Slacko (Slackware based) | thread |
Quirky 1.3 | 2.6.33.2 | 111MB | - | Barrys latest cutting edge Puppy | release |
Quirky 1.4 | 2.6.31.14 | 123.7MB | - | Cutting edge Puppy using Xorg 7.3 and older kernel | release |
Racy 5.1.101 (5.2beta1) | - | 94.5MB | - | Racy is small and fast for modern hardware. | release |
Wary513 | - | 120.7MB | JWM | Good support for older hardware, includes updated GtkDialog and BaCon | download announcement |
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Language Versions
Active/Unknown
Name | Derivative of | Kernel | Size | Window Manager | Description | Link |
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AttackPup | LightHouse Pup 4.43 | - | - | - | Puppy with BackTrack features for penetration testing | Attackpup |
Barebones 2.02 | - | - | - | FVWM | Puppy 1.0.3 for slow connections that uses the dillo browser (no Firefox, Opera or Mozilla) and notably does not include Abiword | Barebones |
Barebones 5(Lucid) | - | - | 91.8MB | - | Minimal version of Puppy 5 | Barebones |
Breeezy | - | - | 80MB | JWM | By RaffyM for the ASUS Eee PC (also available as live CD of 80 MB for other machines) | website download |
BrowserLinux 501 | Puppy51 | - | 93MB | - | BrowserLinux is a fast and small for surfing the web. | link download |
ClusterPup | - | - | - | - | Creating a Puppy supercomputer, simplifies setting of mpich cluster | link |
DPup Extrimo 5.X.7 | NextPuppy | 2.6.39.4 | 139MB | JWM, Enlightenment | A Dpup based on Next Puppy with different Window manager and applications | forum, download |
Fatdog64-520 | - | - | 184MB | - | Fatdog is an all 64bit version of Linux built from source packages using T2 and using Puppy Linux scripts and structure. | link |
FatFree | Puppy 2.17 | - | 51MB | JWM | 2.17 cutdown to add your own pets | forum |
Fluppy 013 | Puppeee | 2.6.35.7 | 150MB | IceWM, FLWM, OpenBox | This is Puppeee with Eee-specific functionality removed and a full size kernel and a full Xorg with DRI, Mesa, and Nouveau. | Puppeee |
Guy Dog 5.0.0 | dpup | 2.6.39.4 | 105 MB | Openbox tint2 | minimalistic, small, elegant, speed, innovative and full-featured puplet. | forum download |
InsidiousPuppy001 | - | 2.6.32.26 | - | - | Its key features are high Debian and Lucid Puppy compatibility, a good selection of applications (through Debian's repositories), an excellent multimedia stack and good hardware support. | link |
Legacy OS 2 | - | - | - | IceWM | Designed specifically for older PCs - saving hardware which would be landfilled. | forum |
LightHouse Puppy 5.03 G | - | - | - | iceWM, JWM, lxde, openbox | Lighthouse is a quick and easy to set up, full-featured operating system. | homepage |
LightHouse Puppy 64bit 5.14.2 | - | - | - | - | Lighthouse is a quick and easy to set up, full-featured operating system. 64bit Version | homepage forum |
Name | Derivative of | Kernel | Size | Window Manager | Description | Link |
Mac Pup 520 | Puppy52 | - | 174MB | Enlightenment E17 | All the apps from Puppy 5 with the Enlightenment E17 window manager | homepage |
Mac Pup 525 | Puppy525 | - | 155 MB | Enlightenment E17 | All the apps from Puppy 5 with the Enlightenment E17 window manager | homepage |
MijnPup52 | Puppy52 | - | 279MB | - | MijnPup is a fast remastered Puppy including LibreOffice and FireFox. | link forum |
*new*MpdPup | - | - | 60MB | - | For building a dedicated music server as a replacement for traditional CD transports. | forum |
*new* Music2Go | Puppy529 | 2.6.37.6 | 222MB | OpenBox JWM | A Puppy for doing some music | homepage thread download |
NextPuppy 5.0.1 Alpha 3 | DPup | 2.6.39.4 | 73MB | WindowMaker | Lighweight and compatible with both old and new hardware, low memory consumption. | thread next-5.0.1 download |
NOP4.31 | Puppy431 | - | - | - | Nearly Office Puppy, GNU office apps remove, ready for OpenOffice to be added | - |
PUPnGO | Puppy 4.3.1 | - | 6MB | optional | Basic Building Block Puplet | thread |
Puppeee 4.3X | Puppy 4.3.1 | - | 129MB | IceWM, FLWM, OpenBox | Puppeee is an ultralight, user-friendly Linux distribution for the EeePC | Puppeee |
Puppeee Arcade 10 | Puppeee 4.3X | - | - | - | A Eee PC distro with the fast FireDog browser suite, easier save-file management, 3D acceleration enabled as standard, great gaming options. | link |
Puppy2.14X (top9) | Puppy2 | - | - | JWM | Vastly updated version of Puppy 2.14, good for old hardware | 214X-top9.iso download, forum |
Puppy525Retro | Puppy525 | 2.6.30.5 | 130MB | JWM | Rebuilding of 525 with the kernel and drivers from the reliable Puppy 4.31. | link |
Puppy 5.29 | - | 2.6.37.6 | 135MB | Openbox, JWM | Not the successor to 5.28, experimental version with newer kernel for newer machines. | forum |
PupRescue 2.3 | Puppy528 | - | 292MB | - | Rescue tool for Windows systems that has died, got a virus, needs cleaning. Include tools to wipe hard drives, clone drives, find duplicate files and recover lost files. | forum PupRescue-2.3 download |
Puppy Arcade 10 | - | - | - | - | Features lots of emulators, a BIOS installer and frontend downloaders and a cabinet-friendly, multi-emulator rom-loader, supports fullscreen and joypad navigation. | link |
QtPuppy | Wary 5.22 | - | - | - | Based on a basic-bones Wary with application development tool Qt4-4.7.4 | QtPuppy help thread QtPuppy murga thread |
QuirkyNOP | - | - | - | - | Nearly office Quirky. Choose if you want Open/Libre Office or GNU apps. | QuirkyNOP |
Name | Derivative of | Kernel | Size | Window Manager | Description | Link |
Rexbang 2.4 | - | - | - | - | inspired by CrunchBang & ArchBang. Thunar file manager & Pidgin instant messenger have been added. | forum |
*new*Saluki | Racy 5.2.2 | 2.6.39 i686 SMP PREEMPT | 118MB | Xfce | For computers less than 5 years, the focus is user friendliness, innovation, improved look and feel, and solid, functional applications. | forum download folder screenshot |
SailPup 5.25 | Puppy525 | - | 384MB | JWM OpenBox | Some network-tools and seachart-viewer are added. Further a grib-file-viewer and some other sailing-stuff. | forum downloads (u:puppy p:linux) |
SlimPup 3.1 | Puppy525 | 2.6.33.2 | - | OpenBox | Looks like Crunchbang, but more lightweight since it's Puppy. Eliminates cluttered menus by having a more concise menu. | homepage download |
Sorry, but you did not specify a color for highlighting!SolidPup 5.1.1 | Wary 5.1.1 | 2.6.32.28-2 | 114 MB | IceWM OpenBox | Designed to be user-friendly, while still trying to keep the size small. Can run on newer computers, but is designed for older ones. | SolidPup511-Final.iso download forum |
SpeakPup V0.05 | Puppy 2.17 | - | 90.3 MB | - | Customised for blind people featuring screen reader, speech server and soft brailler | blog forum |
SPup100 | - | - | - | - | Slackware base compile | link |
SuliPuppyEN | Browserlinux | - | 124 MB | JWM | Education programs, english , author kros54 | download forum |
ThinkLinux | Quirky 1.2 | - | - | JWM | - | Think Linux |
Three-Headed Dog (Puppy529) | Puppy 5.28 | - | - | JWM, Openbox | Based on Puppy 528 using a newer kernel | thread |
TXZpup 4.5 | - | 2.6.27.7 | 117MB | - | Compatible with Slackware binaries , built using standard linux tools, TXZ package management. | TXZpup |
Wary5x | Puppy431 | 2.6.30.5 | 107MB | JWM | wary 5.1.1 retro with 217/431 base. | link |
WaryNOP | - | - | - | - | Nearly office Wary | WaryNOP |
Wary Watcher 511 | Wary511 | - | 191MB | - | Video surveillance systems | forum |
XOPup 2.2.RC | Puppy 5.11 | 2.6.35 or 2.6.31 | 115.6MB | - | Supports the One Laptop Per Child hardware. | announcement |
Xp-like _Puppy_ENG | Puppy431 | - | 146 MB | IceWM | author s-kami | download |
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Related Pages
Linux Wikia - Puppy page
PuppyLinuxNews - release news
PuppyLinuxNews - derivative release news
List of derivative versions on wikibooks
Information about versioning system
How Puppy2 Works
Release archive (in German)
PuppyLinuxNews - release news
PuppyLinuxNews - derivative release news
List of derivative versions on wikibooks
Information about versioning system
How Puppy2 Works
Release archive (in German)