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Friday, September 18, 2009

Puppy Linux 4.3 Has Been Redesigned from the Roots - New build system, new package manager, fresh software - Softpedia

Puppy Linux 4.3 Has Been Redesigned from the Roots

New build system, new package manager, fresh software

By Doru Barbu, Linux Editor

18th of September 2009, 08:55 GMT

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Puppy Linux 4.3
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Barry Kauler is back at the helm of the Puppy Linux project, and he just released version 4.3 of the popular lightweight Linux distribution. Puppy Linux 4.3 is a massive upgrade from the 4.2 series, with almost all the components updated or replaced. Also, the whole system through which this Linux distribution is being built has been replaced with a completely new one, called Woof. The switch imposed the creation of a new package management system, called Puppy Package Manager, which supports the use of packages from any distribution within Puppy.
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