Woof (software)

{{infobox OS

| name =

| logo = Banner logo Puppy.png

| caption = Woof Linux the Distribution builder

| 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{{cite web | title = Debian GNU/Linux Licenses | url = https://www.ohloh.net/p/debian/analyses/latest | publisher = Ohloh | accessdate =27 March 2009 }} ("Linux" trademark owned by Linus Torvalds{{cite web | url = http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&rno=1916230 | title = U.S. Reg No: 1916230 | publisher = United States Patent and Trademark Office | accessdate =1 April 2006 }} and administered by the Linux Mark Institute)

| language = Multilingual

| updatemodel =

| working state = Current

| package_manager = dpkg, Pacman, PETget, slapt-get, slackpkg, Puppy Package Manager

| website = {{URL|https://puppylinux-woof-ce.github.io/woof-ce.html}}

| bodystyle = width:24em

}}

Woof is a software application used to build a Puppy Linux distribution from another Linux distribution.{{Cite web|author=Barry Kauler|title=Woof: the "Puppy builder"|url=http://bkhome.org/woof/|date=March 2010|accessdate=2010-08-08}}{{Cite web|author=Jake Rayson|title=Puppy Linux woof!|url=http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2009042103035RVRL|publisher=linux today|date=April 21, 2009}}{{Cite web|author=Susan Linton|title=Puppy Linux 4.3 and Woof|url=https://lwn.net/Articles/354928/|publisher=lwn.net|date=September 30, 2009}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://bkhome.org/woof/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125223216/http://bkhome.org/woof/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-01-25|title=Woof the puppy linux builder|date=2010-01-25|access-date=2019-11-25}}

The CD-Remaster program available in Puppy Linux can be used to build variants of the Puppy Linux distribution.{{Cite web|title=PuppyLinux: Puplets|url=http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puplets|publisher=PuppyLinux}}

In 2013, Woof was forked to Woof-CE, which uses a git version control system hosted on GitHub.{{Citation|title=GitHub - puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE: woof - the Puppy builder|date=2019-11-24|url=https://github.com/puppylinux-woof-CE/woof-CE|publisher=Puppy Linux|access-date=2019-11-25}}