A free Puppy-based Linux operating system that has supports only 32-bit applications. #Puppy Linux #Puppy Slacko #Linux distribution #Puppy #Linux #Slacko
PuppEX is an open source distribution of Linux based on the Slacko64 version of the minimal Puppy Linux operating system, which is also known as Puppy Slacko and derived from the Ubuntu Linux distribution. It uses the original desktop environment of the Puppy Slacko64 distro.
The OS is distributed as a single and minimal Live CD ISO image that has approximately 800MB in size, designed to support only 64-bit applications, but compatible with both 64-bit (x86_64) and 32-bit (i386) computers. It is a ISO-hybrid image that can be deployed to either a CD disc or a USB flash drive in order to boot it from the BIOS of a PC. It's bundled with the latest Nvidia graphics drivers and uses a PAE kernel.
The Live CD features a minimal boot prompt a la Puppy Linux Slacko64, which still uses its artwork. It has been engineered to start the live environment in 15 seconds if no keyboard key is pressed. To access a basic boot menu, press the F2 key. To access an advanced boot menu, press the F3 key.
Thanks to the Puppy Slacko64's graphical interface, the operating system can be easily classified as a distribution of Linux suitable for low-end machines. The traditional desktop environment uses a single-panel layout, where the panel is located on the bottom edge of the screen and includes main menu, app launcher, task manager and system tray area applets.
As expected from a Puppy derivative, PuppEX includes a great set of lightweight applications, among which we can mention the PCManFM file manager, AbiWord word processor, InkLite vector graphics editor, Viewnior image viewer, Gnumeric spreadsheet editor, Sylpheed email client, VLC Media Player, Transmission torrent downloader, GIMP image editor, Mozilla Firefox web browser, and Google Chrome web browser, which can be used to watch Netflix movies.
PuppEX lives up to its name, providing users with a really small, quite attractive, very fast and easy to use operating system suitable for computers with old or semi-old hardware components.
What's new in PuppEX 160822:
- I have added Google Chrome (for Netflix), Gimp, VLC, Emacs and some development tools. If you want more you can download and load (Menu >> Setup >> SFS-Load-on-the-fly) devx_PuppEX_2016.sfs. I have compiled a new kernel - 4.7.1-x86-pae-puppex. Kernel 4.7.1 is the second lastest stable kernel available from Kernel.org as of 160822. PAE (Physical Address Extension) increases the physical memory addressable by the system from 4 GB to 64 GB. PuppEX Xenial is compatible with Ubuntu 16.04, which means that Ubuntu packages for Ubuntu 16.04 can be installed and used in PuppEX.
PuppEX 160822
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