Puppy Linux is a small Linux live CD distribution that can boot from a CD, DVD, or USB drive; a hard disk is optional. According to the Puppy Linux Web site, Puppy’s goals include being Linux newbie-friendly, booting and running quickly, and including all the applications typical users need. The newest version is its most usable yet.
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The brand new puppy-2.02-seamonkey version was released late last month. The minimum requirements are a 100MHz CPU and 64MB of RAM or better, which makes it a great way to extend the life of old PCs. The ISO image is only 72MB, but it is packed with a wide range of software of all kinds. Commonly used applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, and Web editor tools are all available on the live CD.
For graphics, you can choose between the Xorg or Xvesa; if you’re unsure of which to try, go with the Xorg option and pick a window manager. Busybox, JWM, and IceWM are among the ones available; I used JWM.
When you start Puppy you’ll see several icons on the desktop, logically labeled Browse, Write, Chat, Email, and so on, rather than with the actual name of each application, which makes the first encounter with Puppy easier for the Linux novice. Puppy supports NTFS partitions, making it possible to save files on a Windows NTFS formatted hard disk.
Getting started
You can either purchase a Puppy CD or download the ISO image and burn it to a CD yourself. After a successful boot, Puppy will ask you a few questions about things like your keyboard and screen setup. The installation instructions are easy to follow, even for a Linux novice. If everything is working, you will hear Puppy greet you with a bark in your stereo and you are ready to go.
When you get started, Puppy runs in the PC’s memory. When you log out or shutdown the live CD, Puppy asks if you want to save the current configuration. The save information is in a single file named pup_202.sfs, and you may save it to the hard drive, a USB drive, or even to the CD, if it is a multisession CD.
If you would like a permanent Puppy PC, the live CD provides a simple option to transfer the Puppy OS onto a USB, flash, or hard drive of your choice. I tested the hard disk installation successfully on a old 10GB IDE disk. The process is simple, with good guidelines, even for the novice.
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What about extra software?
If you need software that doesn’t come on the Puppy install CD, you may be able to download it from Puppy’s package repository. Just as Red Hat has the .rpm package format and Debian has .deb, Puppy has its own .pup package format. Currently there are more that a thousand applications in the Puppy repository, and this number is growing fast. If the particular application you want isn’t available, you can grab a .deb package and install it on a Puppy system via the Alien application.
Why does Puppy use a different binary package format than the more popular distros? Because Puppy Linux is not based on any other distribution. Creator and lead developer Barry Kauler wrote almost everything from scratch.
As the Puppy is a non-commercial project, the only support option is the active Puppy Linux Discussion Forum, which is good for both novices and pros.
Puppy isn’t just suitable for newbies; even seasoned Linux pros can benefit from using it. For instance, since Puppy can mount an NTFS-formatted hard disk, it can retrieve files that may have been lost after a Windows-based PC died.
Despite Puppy’s small size, there are several things a Linux novice will appreciate, such as Adobe Flash being preinstalled and most audio and video formats working “out of the box.”
I have successfully introduced Puppy to many people with various levels of IT skills. It’s fast and it “just works.” I often use Puppy when I have to examine a dead hard disk; I will bring Puppy and the Auditor live CD with me, with Puppy as first choice. The range of applications and ease of use makes it my favorite Linux live CD.
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Fatdog64 Linux is a small yet versatile 64-bit multi-user Linux distribution. Originally created as a 'fatter' (=more built-in applications) derivative of Puppy Linux, Fatdog has grown to become an independent, mature 64-bit Linux distribution while still keeping true to Puppy Linux spirit: small, fast and efficient.
At around ~450MB, Fatdog boots up to a complete desktop environment ready for use. Most applications needed for everyday use are already included.
Seamonkey browser (Gecko-based like Firefox)
Universal HTML email client (Seamonkey Mail)
Versatile media player (VLC)
Bit torrent client (Transmission)
Word processing (Libreoffice Writer)
Spreadsheet (Libreoffice Calc)
PDF/PS/Djvu reader (Evince)
PDF annotation (Xournal)
Graphics editor (GIMP)
Video editor (Avidemux)
Scanning system (Xsane)
Printing system (CUPS)
CD/DVD/Bluray burner (PBurn)
Remote connection clients (RDP, VNC, SSH)
File sharing servers (Samba, FTP, HTTP)
Text editor - IDE (Geany)
HTML editor (Seamonkey Composer)
And many more pre-installed, with more in its package repositories.
Fatdog is versatile: Use is at a Live CD (or Live USB), or install it. Installation requires *no* re-partitioning. Fatdog can store its settings in your existing partition: FAT, Ext2/3/4, NTFS partitions are supported, as well as CIFS shares and LVM and mdadm partitions; on your harddisk, USB flash drive, or DVD+RW. PXE-booting Fatdog is easy - only two files are required.
Fatdog ISO is a dual-isohybrid ISO:
burn it to CD/DVD to make a bootable CD, or
'dd' it to a USB flash drive to make a bootable flash drive
In either case, the resulting CD/DVD or USB flash drive will boot on standard systems, UEFI systems, and systems with Secure Boot enabled (Windows 8 and 10).
A big thank you goes to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for www.ibiblio.org and for hosting Fatdog64!
Downloads
Minimum requirements: 64-bit x86-64/AMD64 CPU and 1GB RAM. Most Intel and AMD CPUs produced after 2008 support 64-bit (including many Intel Atoms).
Click here for info on the latest release. Click here to download the ISO file and burn your own CD (or here for latest pre-releases).
Also check out FatdogArm, a port of Fatdog64 to the ARM platform.
Packages
Fatdog packages come in two flavours:
TXZ packages (similar to DEB, RPM, etc)
A txz package is a compressed archive that contains a (usually) single application package. Upon installation the contents will be de-compressed and copied to the Fatdog installation for use. You can install a txz package by downloading it (from here) and then right-clicking on it; or you can use the Package Manager (gslapt).
Note: Fatdog uses the same packaging as Slackware (in fact Fatdog adopts Slackware package management tools) but is not based on Slackware so while you can install Slackware packages, they may or may not work. TXZ packages are used starting with Fatdog 700. Earlier Fatdogs use PET packages which are in the same format as Puppy Linux packages.
Note: Do not attempt to install packages directly from the web browser - the web browser does not have sufficient rights to install packages.
SFS packages
An SFS package is a file that contains a compressed filesystem (squashfs). Upon 'installation' the contents of this filesystem will be merged with the rest of your filesystem but it is never copied or expanded; the content will be de-compressed on-demand when you use the applications contained in the package.
To use it, download the package from here and move it to the same location as your save file, then go to the System tab in the Control Panel and click on System SFS Loader. Then choose which SFS file to load. You can also use SFS Manager (also in the Control Panel).
An SFS package usually contains a large application (e.g. libreoffice) or contains multiple applications or libraries, e.g. the fd64-devx_xxx.sfs file, which contains the GCC compiler, python, headers, etc.; everything you need to compile stuff.
You can also get all the source packages used to build Fatdog.
Mirrors
Ibiblio has mirrors around the world. Click here to find a mirror near you. Popular mirrors:
nluug.nl (European mirror)
aarnet.edu.au (Australian mirror)
uoc.gr (European mirror)
Documentation
Most of Fatdog64's documentation is found here, applicable to the latest version of Fatdog. The same information is also included in your copy of Fatdog, located in file:///usr/share/doc/faqs/faq.html, or by clicking the 'Help' icon on the desktop.
You can also get the Beginner's Guide, courtesy of smokey01.
Forum
Fatdog64 doesn't have its own forum, instead it piggybacks on Puppy Linux Discussion Forum. Fatdog64 posts are usually found in the Puppy Projects subforum. The support thread for the currently released Fatdog version is here.
History
Fatdog has a long history. Click here to to view how Fatdog was started and how it grew as the years passed by.
Fatdog was created by kirk; and is currently maintained by kirk, james, SFR and step.
Legalese
Fatdog Linux and Fatdog64 Linux is copyright (C) Kirk and James 2008 - 2019, based on derived works from Puppy Linux, copyright (C) Barry Kauler 2003 - 2014 and many other contributors.
Fatdog64 is distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 2 or later. Note that individual programs and scripts contained in Fatdog may be licensed differently, so please see their descriptions for details.
The original Fatdog64 logo is designed by AFG Sinaulan (forum member 'afgs') and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike (CC-BY-SA).
Notes and Disclaimer
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We would like to note that they do not act on our behalf; we do not endorse them, their products and their activities. We are not affiliated with them at all, and in fact, we don't even know them. Hence, we cannot vouch for their products nor services.
We do not make or sell physical merchandises in any forms (no T-shirt, keychains, etc). We do not sell or otherwise distribute Fatdog64 in physical media in any forms (CD, DVD, USB flash drive, etc). Fatdog64 is officially distributed as soft-copy only, in the form of ISO-hybrid .iso files, which we make available free for all to download without a fee. The only official place to get Fatdog64 soft-copy is from its website and mirrors, as listed above.