Puppy Linux developers have released a new release - 9.5 (FossaPup). Its boot image is only 409 MB in size. The novelty is based on the Ubuntu 20.04 package base and Woof-CE , a tool that allows you to use third-party distributions package bases.
According to the developers, using Ubuntu as a basis made it possible to reduce the preparation and testing time of the release, as well as to ensure maximum compatibility with the Ubuntu repositories. At the same time, compatibility with Puppy packages is preserved.
Installing additional applications and updating the system is done in the Quickpet interface.
As for the graphical environment, it is based on the JWM window manager, ROX file manager, its own set of GUI configurators (Puppy Control Panel), widgets (Pwidgets - clock, calendar, RSS, connection status, etc.) and applications (Pburn , Uextract, Packit, Change_kernels, JWMdesk, YASSM, Pclock, SimpleGTKradio).
Installed browser - Palemoon. In addition, the developers added the Claws mail mail client, Torrent client, MPV multimedia player, Deadbeef audio player, Abiword word processor, Gnumeric spreadsheet, Samba, CUPS print server to the kit.
What's new?
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- Updated JWM window manager, Rox file manager, Palemoon Browser, Hexchat chat, MPV, Deadbeef and Gogglesmm media players, Claws Email, Abiword word processor, Quickpet and Osmo calendar scheduler, as well as the project's own Pburn, PuppyPhone applications, Find'n'run, Take A Gif, Uextract, Packit, Dunst-config, Picom-gtk, Transtray, Janky Bluetooth, Change_kernels, JWMdesk, YASSM, Redshift and SimpleGTKradio.
Puppy Linux is developed by Barry Cowler, a professor from Australia. His goal was to create a distribution that would be as clear as possible for users, had all the necessary applications and was suitable for outdated and weak devices. This distribution works on almost any hardware and is easily personalized.
