Puppy Linux Derivative Fatdog64 Gets New Release with Linux 4.14, UEFI Installer

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

The Fatdog team announced a new stable release of their Puppy Linux derivative Fatdog64, version 720, which carries the latest Linux 4.14 LTS kernel series and numerous improvements.

Prominent new features of the Fatdog64 720 release include a UEFI Installer that lets users install the GNU/Linux distribution on modern UEFI machines using USB flash drives, the implementation of LICK Installer 1.2 by default in the ISO image, and libinput support for X.Org Server by default, replacing Synaptics and evdev.

Fatdog64 720 also ships with a home-made touchpad configuration client designed as a drop-in replacement for flSynclient, a new keyboard layout that supports multiple layouts, support for dual-nano initrd in the ISO image, as well as new and updated parameters including waitdev and mergeinitrd{n}.

“Fatdog64 720 Final is the next iteration of Fatdog64. It is still built on the same base as Fatdog64 710 so it has a high-degree of compatibility with 710 packages; howe… (read more)

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