Larry Short has announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.0: "Puppy
Linux 5.0, code name 'Lupu' and also referred to as 'Lucid Puppy' as it
is built from Ubuntu 10.04 'Lucid Lynx' binary packages, is now
available. It is a typical Puppy, lean and fast, friendly and fun, with
some new features. Puppy 5.0 features Quickpet, with some of the best
Linux productivity and entertainment programs, configured and tested,
available with one-click. It also introduces choice in browsers - pick
one or all and choose the default. Lupu boots directly to the desktop
and has tools easily at hand to personalize Puppy, if they are needed.
Language and locale are easy to set. Barry Kauler's Simple Network Setup
is another of those easy configuration tools. Updating to keep up with
bug fixes is another one-click wonder." For a detailed description of the new release please see the release announcement and release notes. Download: lupu-500.iso (128MB, MD5).Puppy Linux 5.0 "Wary"
Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy
Linux "Wary" edition, a distribution for older hardware. Despite the
name, this is NOT an Ubuntu-based distribution, but an independently
developed distro with support for installing packages from Ubuntu
repositories. From the release announcement: "Puppy
Linux 'Wary' is a parallel development to our other flagship Puppy,
Luci Puppy, but with a different target market - older hardware. Puppies
built with recent Linux kernel and X.Org may not work properly on older
computers. In particular, some analog dial-up modem drivers cannot be
compiled with recent kernels. Another major area is old video hardware
not working with latest X.Org drivers. Wary is built with an old kernel
(currently 2.6.31.14) and X.Org 7.3 so as to provide better drivers for
the older hardware. However, Wary is in all other respects at the
leading-edge like the other puppies, with recent applications, and
support for all modern peripherals." Download: wary-500.iso (124MB, MD5).
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