# Puppy Linux ## Identification [[Puppy Linux|Puppy Linux]] is a family of small live distributions; the project credits Barry Kauler and uses [[Woof-CE|Woof-CE]] tools to build variants ([Puppy Linux project](https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/)). [[Slacko Puppy|Slacko]] uses Slackware-compatible packages. `bootlace.com` belongs to GRUB4DOS tooling. Major number 179 is associated with MMC block devices on Linux. The partition labels enumerate disk-label formats supported by a tool such as `parted`. ## Notebook evidence - [[Scanned_20260730-1719#PDF page 64 — Puppy Linux, Woof-CE, bootlace, Kodi, OpenDNS, and partition labels|PDF page 64: Puppy Linux, Woof-CE, bootlace, Kodi, OpenDNS, and partition labels]] — This is a live-system anatomy page: shell identity, editors and languages, build system, hardware-module clue, boot installer, media center, DNS, loopback, and disk-label compatibility. Puppy is being evaluated as a tiny, portable rescue host. ## Relationships and overlays The source places this note in a shared evidence cluster with [[Slacko Puppy|Slacko Puppy]] · [[Woof-CE|Woof-CE]]. Within the larger collection, this evidence extends [[Vendor-Agnostic Recovery|vendor-agnostic recovery]] and [[Continuity Architecture|continuity architecture]] by showing how software, hardware, identity, and pre-OS control depend on recoverable interfaces. ## Evidentiary status and open leads Capture the exact Puppy release, kernel, persistence file, boot loader, package source, and writable-storage model. ## Source - [[Scanned_20260730-1719|Scanned_20260730-1719]] ## Scanned_20260730-1314 overlay [[Scanned_20260730-1314#Scanned_20260730-1314.pdf — PDF page 8|Pages 8 and 18]]: Puppy Linux appears both in a minimal-OS taxonomy and a lightweight deployment cluster for older or small hardware. **Relationship overlay:** [[Tiny Core Linux]] · [[muLinux]] · [[Linux Lite]].