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This is an old revision of PuppyVersion made by darkcity on 2012-02-02 11:45:15.
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 5.2.2 | 3.0.7 | 111.6MB | JWM | Racy is small and fast for modern hardware. | release screenshot |
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 5.0.1 | dpup | 2.6.39.4 | 105 MB | Openbox tint2 | minimalistic, small, elegant, speed, innovative and full-featured puplet. | forum screenshot |
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 |
*update*RacyNOP 5.2.2 r1 | 5.2.2 | 123MB | 3.0.7 | Xfce | For modern hardware, no office apps, add LibreOffice if needed, Thunar file manager | thread screenshot |
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 |
*new* 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 | 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 |
Name | Derivative of | Kernel | Size | Window Manager | Description | Link |
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Also see
Barebones - cut down Puppies, useful building blocks
How to find the Puppy Version
Puppy Version Superseded, Unmaintained and Unsorted
PuppyTimeLine
How to find the Puppy Version
Puppy Version Superseded, Unmaintained and Unsorted
PuppyTimeLine
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)
Puppy Linux Repo - distro list and host
PuppyLinuxNews - release news
PuppyLinuxNews - derivative release news
List of derivative versions on wikibooks
Information about versioning system
How Puppy2 Works
Release archive (in German)
Puppy Linux Repo - distro list and host