Puppy 4.x Version Progression
Posted: Thu 08 Oct 2009, 14:50
Puppy 4.x Version Progression
This information has been completed and revised, thanks to sinc!
Development of the Official 4.3 Release
4.30
The official release
Developer/Coordinator – Barry Kauler
Links - http://puppylinux.com/download/release-4.3.htm (announcement & release notes)
ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributio ... -files.htm (version explanation)
Status – completed
Versions
pup-430.iso - Primary release. Puppy version 4.3 live-CD, with 2.6.30.5 kernel, heaps of drivers and applications.
pup-430-small.iso - This is in all respects the same as 'pup-430.iso' except that it has less drivers.
pup-430-k2.6.25.16.iso - This is very similar to 'pup-430.iso', except has an older kernel, 2.6.25.16
pup-430-k2.6.25.16-scsi.iso - Same as above, except also has SCSI drivers, enabling this one to not just recognise SCSI drives but also boot from them.
pup-430-k2.6.21.7.iso - This is built with an even older kernel, 2.6.21.7
4.3.1
This release will include bug-fixes for the official 4.3 release.
Developer – Barry Kauler
Links - http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46594 (4.3 bug reports)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47563 (4.3.1 bug reports)
Status – under development
4.3.2
After the 4.3 release & the 4.31 bugfix release, this will most likely be the final official release for the 4.3 series, and for the 4.xx series.
From: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puppy44
Status - Development waiting for completion of 4.3.1.
Development of the 4.4CE Release
This will be a 'community edition', that follows every official release since version 4.1.
* When finalized, the 4.4CE release will be renamed 4.4
Coordinator - Technosaurus
Links – http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46890 (announcement)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46497 (development thread)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46941 (pet tests thread)
Status – Under development, but is dependent on completion of 4.3.2. Presumably, the final 4.4CE will have the same 5 version releases as the original 4.30.
4.3.3 – 4.3.9
(Alpha and beta releases of 4.4)
From: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puppy44
Presumably, the final 4.4 will have the same 5 version releases as the original 4.30.
4.4CE
4.4CE is the umbrella name for CE development versions 4.3.3 - 4.3.9. Once development is completed, the final product will be renamed 4.4.
This information has been completed and revised, thanks to sinc!
Development of the Official 4.3 Release
4.30
The official release
Developer/Coordinator – Barry Kauler
Links - http://puppylinux.com/download/release-4.3.htm (announcement & release notes)
ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributio ... -files.htm (version explanation)
Status – completed
Versions
pup-430.iso - Primary release. Puppy version 4.3 live-CD, with 2.6.30.5 kernel, heaps of drivers and applications.
pup-430-small.iso - This is in all respects the same as 'pup-430.iso' except that it has less drivers.
pup-430-k2.6.25.16.iso - This is very similar to 'pup-430.iso', except has an older kernel, 2.6.25.16
pup-430-k2.6.25.16-scsi.iso - Same as above, except also has SCSI drivers, enabling this one to not just recognise SCSI drives but also boot from them.
pup-430-k2.6.21.7.iso - This is built with an even older kernel, 2.6.21.7
4.3.1
This release will include bug-fixes for the official 4.3 release.
Developer – Barry Kauler
Links - http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46594 (4.3 bug reports)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=47563 (4.3.1 bug reports)
Status – under development
4.3.2
After the 4.3 release & the 4.31 bugfix release, this will most likely be the final official release for the 4.3 series, and for the 4.xx series.
From: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puppy44
Status - Development waiting for completion of 4.3.1.
Development of the 4.4CE Release
This will be a 'community edition', that follows every official release since version 4.1.
* When finalized, the 4.4CE release will be renamed 4.4
Coordinator - Technosaurus
Links – http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46890 (announcement)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46497 (development thread)
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=46941 (pet tests thread)
Status – Under development, but is dependent on completion of 4.3.2. Presumably, the final 4.4CE will have the same 5 version releases as the original 4.30.
4.3.3 – 4.3.9
(Alpha and beta releases of 4.4)
From: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puppy44
Presumably, the final 4.4 will have the same 5 version releases as the original 4.30.
4.4CE
4.4CE is the umbrella name for CE development versions 4.3.3 - 4.3.9. Once development is completed, the final product will be renamed 4.4.