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A friendly Linux family for everyday computers
A fast, flexible OS for single-user PCs.
Small, ready to use, and easy to try from a USB drive. Suitable for both modern and older PCs.
Free and open source · Most variants are 1.5 GB or less
✓ Maintained since 2003 ✓ Boots from USB ✓ Runs well on modest hardware
Small download. Big possibilities.
Pick a Puppy that fits your hardware, then make it your own.
Light on resources
Get a responsive desktop on modest hardware.
Make it yours
Choose a variant, desktop, and apps that suit you. Remaster or rebuild your own Puplet
Helpful community
Find practical help from Puppy users around the world on the forum.
A project with room to explore
Since 2003, Puppy Linux has grown into a family of community-built distributions for different needs.
Read the history, browse the screenshots, or visit the forum.
The main tool used by the Puppy Team to build new variants of Puppy Linux is Woof-CE.
What to expect
A quick desktop, useful software, and the freedom to run Puppy your way.
Learn how to installFind a Puppy that feels right
Preview a few desktops from the Puppy Linux family.
Ready to try Puppy Linux?
Choose a Puppy and join the community.
Ibiblio & mirrors
Many Puppy Linux variants are hosted directly or indirectly at Ibiblio.
The Ibiblio Puppy Linux directory is mirrored by several sites world-wide:
The NLUUG and the UoC mirrors in Europe and the AARNET and the Internode mirrors in Australia are known to update regularly and are usually faster than Ibiblio. UMBC/LUG is a new mirror in the USA.
Mirrors may take up to a day to incorporate changes in Ibiblio.