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]

Woof
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
Repository	https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE
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	puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/woof-ce.html

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:

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:

• Debian
• Devuan
• Raspbian
• Slackware
• Ubuntu
• Void