Woof (software) explained

Family:Linux
Developer:Barry Kauler (original)
community (current)
Source Model:Open source
Frequently Updated:yes
Repo:https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE
Marketing Target:Personal computers, mobile devices, embedded devices, servers,
Kernel Type:Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Ui:Many
Released:2009
Programmed In:Various (Notably C and Assembly)
Prog Language:Many
Userland:Various
Supported Platforms:x86, x86-64, ARM
License:Many[1] ("Linux" trademark owned by Linus Torvalds[2] and administered by the Linux Mark Institute)
Language:Multilingual
Working State:Current
Package Manager:dpkg, Pacman, PETget, slapt-get, slackpkg, Puppy Package Manager
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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]

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.

Build process

The process used by Woof to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution:

  1. The user selects the Linux distribution to be used as the foundation of the Puppy Linux distribution
  2. The user selects the choice of packages and other options
  3. The user initiates the build process
  4. If needed for the selected Linux distribution, the scripts perform preprocessing tasks
  5. The scripts download the package database files of the selected Linux distribution
  6. The scripts download the package files of the selected Linux distribution
  7. The scripts build the generic Puppy-packages
  8. The scripts build the Puppy Linux live-CD .iso file of the Puppy Linux distribution
  9. The user burns the Puppy Linux live-CD from the .iso file
  10. 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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debian GNU/Linux Licenses . Ohloh . 27 March 2009 .
  2. Web site: U.S. Reg No: 1916230 . United States Patent and Trademark Office . 1 April 2006 .
  3. Web site: Barry Kauler. Woof: the "Puppy builder". March 2010. 2010-08-08.
  4. Web site: Jake Rayson. Puppy Linux woof!. linux today. April 21, 2009.
  5. Web site: Susan Linton. Puppy Linux 4.3 and Woof. lwn.net. September 30, 2009.
  6. Web site: Woof the puppy linux builder. https://web.archive.org/web/20100125223216/http://bkhome.org/woof/index.html. dead. 2010-01-25. 2010-01-25. 2019-11-25.
  7. Web site: PuppyLinux: Puplets. PuppyLinux.

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