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==Introduction==
PuppyLinux is a small Linux distribution intended to be fully featured. Started by Barry Kauler, it has stated goals of installing easily to most common storage media; fitting entirely into 128 MB of RAM when booted from CD; minimizing writes when booted from a USB device; having a user-friendly interface; booting and executing quickly; containing many common types of familiar software. These goals are intended to allow PuppyLinux to run well on older PCs, as well as on smaller modern PCs.
[http://puppylinux.com/index.html PuppyLinux] is a small Linux distribution intended to be fully featured. Started by Barry Kauler, it has stated goals of installing easily to most common storage media; fitting entirely into 128 MB of RAM when booted from CD; minimizing writes when booted from a USB device; having a user-friendly interface; booting and executing quickly; containing many common types of familiar software. These goals are intended to allow PuppyLinux to run well on older PCs, as well as on smaller modern PCs.

* Curious readers can follow the story about PuppyLinux and OLPC [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=7992 here]. The original content of this page is [http://www.ph-islands.net/puppy/olpc_post_april_24_2006.htm there]. Here is also a [http://www.puppyos.com/olpc/ page describing how Puppy was adapted to a system similar to OLPC].


==Youthful (Below 18) Developers Code for Puppy==
[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Pizzasgood Pizzasgood] is [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9781 back] after a short vacation; [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9778 Realplayer] package by phantrongnghia; [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9616 youngsters meet in the Forum].
==Internationalisation==
* Hacao.Office in PuppyLinux 2.01 is [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9727 making waves in Vietnam] (July 30, 2006).
* Success with [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=59343#59343 Tamil Localization] (July 24, 2006) - link is not ok.
* Chinese Puppy2 is now ready - see [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=8548 here].
* Hacao linux, Vietnamese Puppy Linux version 2.01 released. The live-CD iso file is 79.5M. The big items in this release is Full Vietnamese localization (UTF-8). [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=9159 Here]
* Greek-speaking users, see [Διανομή Linux για μικρά συστήματα http://simos.info/blog/archives/541] on an article on PuppyLinux.
* Greek-speaking users, see [Διανομή Linux για μικρά συστήματα http://simos.info/blog/archives/541] on an article on PuppyLinux.
* Some localisation requirements are placed in the Discussion of this page.


==OLPC Application Development Environment==
* I have put some localisation requirements in the Discussion of this page.
Application developers who do not have an OLPC may wish to try Puppy to build a system that is roughly similar to the OLPC, especially in its limitations. Here is a [http://www.puppyos.com/olpc/ page describing how Puppy was adapted to a NTAVO thin client system].


Now all that remains is for someone to document how to install [[Sugar]] on PuppyLinux.
* Hacao linux, Vietnamese Puppy Linux version 2.0 beta 1 released for testing. The live-CD iso file is 89M. The big items in this release is Full Vietnamese localization (UTF-8). [http://www.murga.org/%7Epuppy/viewtopic.php?t=8534 Here]


There is an active PuppyLinux forum about the OLPC [http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=7992 here]. Forum members have adapted Puppy to run on other low memory systems.
Release notes:


==XOpup; Puppy Linux 5.1 for the XO-1 and the XO-1.5==
- All of notes in Puppy linux 2.0
XOpup is a [http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=55740 Puppy Linux 5.1] derivative adapted for the [[XO-1]] and the [[XO-1.5]] laptops. It was developed in the context of the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/OLPC_on_Puppy_Linux OLPC_on_Puppy_Linux] contributors project.<br />
Find XOpup builds, info, build instructions, kernel sources and XOpup-specific pets at http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/XOpup/ <br />
Discussions, questions, news, etc, at the these [http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=60155 Puppy Linux] or [http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=4879 OLPCNews] forum threads. <br />
Check the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/OLPC_on_Puppy_Linux OLPC_on_Puppy_Linux] project page


==Git==
- Now, Full Vietnamese localization UTF-8 (maybe remaster it to make other localization)
The puppy_linux_XO building files are now in [https://github.com/mavrothal/Pox_git/ Github]<br />
They will modify any recent puppy linux ISO image and produce the files needed (including the kernels) to boot the XO-1 and XO-1.5 from a USB stick or an SDcard.


[[Category:Linux distributions]]
- Easy typing Vietnamese by Unikey (fixed)

Latest revision as of 09:27, 2 June 2012

Introduction

PuppyLinux is a small Linux distribution intended to be fully featured. Started by Barry Kauler, it has stated goals of installing easily to most common storage media; fitting entirely into 128 MB of RAM when booted from CD; minimizing writes when booted from a USB device; having a user-friendly interface; booting and executing quickly; containing many common types of familiar software. These goals are intended to allow PuppyLinux to run well on older PCs, as well as on smaller modern PCs.

Youthful (Below 18) Developers Code for Puppy

Pizzasgood is back after a short vacation; Realplayer package by phantrongnghia; youngsters meet in the Forum.

Internationalisation

  • Hacao.Office in PuppyLinux 2.01 is making waves in Vietnam (July 30, 2006).
  • Success with Tamil Localization (July 24, 2006) - link is not ok.
  • Chinese Puppy2 is now ready - see here.
  • Hacao linux, Vietnamese Puppy Linux version 2.01 released. The live-CD iso file is 79.5M. The big items in this release is Full Vietnamese localization (UTF-8). Here
  • Greek-speaking users, see [Διανομή Linux για μικρά συστήματα http://simos.info/blog/archives/541] on an article on PuppyLinux.
  • Some localisation requirements are placed in the Discussion of this page.

OLPC Application Development Environment

Application developers who do not have an OLPC may wish to try Puppy to build a system that is roughly similar to the OLPC, especially in its limitations. Here is a page describing how Puppy was adapted to a NTAVO thin client system.

Now all that remains is for someone to document how to install Sugar on PuppyLinux.

There is an active PuppyLinux forum about the OLPC here. Forum members have adapted Puppy to run on other low memory systems.

XOpup; Puppy Linux 5.1 for the XO-1 and the XO-1.5

XOpup is a Puppy Linux 5.1 derivative adapted for the XO-1 and the XO-1.5 laptops. It was developed in the context of the OLPC_on_Puppy_Linux contributors project.
Find XOpup builds, info, build instructions, kernel sources and XOpup-specific pets at http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/XOpup/
Discussions, questions, news, etc, at the these Puppy Linux or OLPCNews forum threads.
Check the OLPC_on_Puppy_Linux project page

Git

The puppy_linux_XO building files are now in Github
They will modify any recent puppy linux ISO image and produce the files needed (including the kernels) to boot the XO-1 and XO-1.5 from a USB stick or an SDcard.