Woof (software)
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) |
|---|---|
| Written in | Various (Notably C and Assembly) |
| OS family | linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 2009 |
| 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 | Main Blog |
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]
Build process
The process used by Woof to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution:
- The user selects the Linux distribution to be used as the foundation of the Puppy Linux distribution
- The user selects the choice of packages and other options
- The user initiates the build process
- If needed for the selected Linux distribution, the scripts perform preprocessing tasks
- The scripts download the package database files of the selected Linux distribution
- The scripts download the package files of the selected Linux distribution
- The scripts build the generic Puppy-packages
- The scripts build the Puppy Linux live-CD .iso file of the Puppy Linux distribution
- The user burns the Puppy Linux live-CD from the .iso file
- If desired, the user builds a new variant of the Puppy Linux distribution using the CD-Remaster tool available in Puppy Linux
Supported distributions
The Linux distributions that Woof can use as the foundation for a Puppy Linux distribution:
References
- "Debian GNU/Linux Licenses". Ohloh. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- "U.S. Reg No: 1916230". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 1 April 2006.
- Barry Kauler (March 2010). "Woof: the "Puppy builder"". Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- Jake Rayson (April 21, 2009). "Puppy Linux woof!". linux today.
- Susan Linton (September 30, 2009). "Puppy Linux 4.3 and Woof". lwn.net.
- "Woof the puppy linux builder". web.archive.org. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- "PuppyLinux: Puplets". PuppyLinux.
- GitHub - puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE: woof - the Puppy builder, Puppy Linux, 2019-11-24, retrieved 2019-11-25
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