Updating Puppy
 

Ubuntu distributions generally, have an update manager. This keeps track of new versions, fixes and updates.

Is there an equivalent for Puppy?

If not, is there a work-around which achieves the same thing?

Came across this using this thing called a search engine...

http://www.puppylinux.com/developmen...management.htm

Hope that helps though, good luck.

Generally, Puppy has no automated update or upgrade feature.
Similar as in Windows you check yourself for newer versions of your software.

When you have a frugal installation you can upgrade some versions to their successors, such as Puppy 5.1 to 5.2. But e.g. 4.3 to 5.2 is a no go.

The best work around - in my opinion - is to make notes of your individual fine tuning of the basic Puppies and then repeat those in the next version. Keeping an archive of PETs and SFSs is also a good idea, as is the copying of modified files.

Firefox and Thunderbird can be updated through their build-in update function.

Sources for software information:
http://bkhome.org/blog/
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/index.php?f=63
http://wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html