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Woof is a software application used to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution.[3][4][5] This application must be run inside Puppy Linux, and an internet connection is required in order to download the other Linux distro's binary packages.[6]
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Developer | Barry Kauler (original) community (current) |
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Written in | Various (Notably C and Assembly) |
OS family | Linux |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 2009 |
Repository | https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE |
Marketing target | Personal computers, mobile devices, embedded devices, servers, |
Available in | Multilingual |
Package manager | dpkg, Pacman, PETget, slapt-get, slackpkg, Puppy Package Manager |
Platforms | x86, x86-64, ARM |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
Userland | Various |
Default user interface | Many |
License | Many[1] ("Linux" trademark owned by Linus Torvalds[2] and administered by the Linux Mark Institute) |
Official website | puppylinux-woof-ce |
The CD-Remaster program available in Puppy Linux can be used to build variants of the Puppy Linux distribution.[7]
In 2013, Woof was forked to Woof-CE, which uses a git version control system hosted on GitHub.[8]
The process used by Woof to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution:
The Linux distributions that Woof can use as the foundation for a Puppy Linux distribution:
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