PuppyLinux

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 here. The original content of this page is there. Here is also a page describing how Puppy was adapted to a system similar to OLPC.

• Greek-speaking users, see [Διανομή Linux για μικρά συστήματα http://simos.info/blog/archives/541] on an article on PuppyLinux.

• I have put some localisation requirements in the Discussion of this page.