COMP 3000 2011 Report: Macpup

Part 1

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Background

The distribution we chose is Macpup, and our report will be based on the latest version (Macpup 5.2.8). Older versions can be downloaded here.

Macpup is based on Puppy Linux which both share a common goal - to provide a lightweight fully featured OS that can run in RAM and is very fast. Macpup provides a fully featured collection of applications for office, graphics, multimedia and internet right from the start.<ref>Author, Publication, date of publication, "Macpup: A beautiful derivative of Puppy Linux", October-13-2011</ref> The distribution mainly targets users who want to get their old PC up and running, and is also very friendly for Linux newbies. It can be loaded with very minimal system requirements and still performs quite well.

Macpup is being developed by Johnny Lee, and can be obtained here with approximate file size of 165Mb’s. Macpup is a derivation of Puppy Linux which has been built from scratch and is not based on any other Linux distribution. It is known for its small file size, and incredible speed. <ref>Author, Publication, date of publication, "Puppy Linux", October-14-2011</ref>

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