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| OS family | Unix-like |
|---|---|
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 0.1[1]/ 19 June 2003;22 years ago (2003-06-19) |
| Latest release | 9.5[2]  / 17 September 2020;5 years ago (17 September 2020) |
| License | Free software licenses (mainlyGPL) |
| Official website | puppylinux |
Puppy Linux is anoperating system forcomputers. It is based onGNU/Linux and it is completely free and is open source software. Puppy Linux is sometimes called a mini distribution because of its size (approximately 100MB) when compared to other GNU/Linux operating systems such as Ubuntu.
Puppy Linux, which was started by Barry Kauler in June 2003, runs well on low-end personal computers (some of which have less than 32MB RAM.) Currently (May 2009) the latest version of this Linux distribution is Puppy Linux 4.2 "Deep Thought."
