Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Billtoo]

I've been using ubuntu 11.10 for a couple of weeks, it has some nice
features such as the update manager which shows available security
updates,recommended updates, etc.
The Ubuntu Software Centre is nice too.
I'm even getting used to entering my password often.

I still use puppy daily, I doubt if that will change anytime soon

EDIT: I put another buntu (Xubuntu 11.10) on an Athlon dual core pc today, it's working nice too.

[nooby]

But is it not true that you need to do a full install?

I mean how useful is it used in "Live Session User mode"
using frugal install?

[Billtoo]

[Colonel Panic]

[Aitch]

[kooliepup]

Bodhi is so good.

It is just the basics, and you have to add the apps you want.
That's what I like.

Apps are easy to install.
It can be VERY easily remastered with Remastersys (included).
You can set a root password and run as root.

Enjoy it.

[nooby]

oops I have some 7000 that is kind of surprising

Anyway I feel so envy about all those geeks that get
CorePlus going. I totally failed to get what RobertS
told the fans of TinyCore to do and I don't dare to ask
them again. They seems very irritated when one fail to
get their instructions.

Here is what one guy say on DW.

[nooby]

kooliepup, they have sad news for you over at DW comments.

User forlin writes

[kooliepup]

Nooby,

I like it for many reasons.
That does not mean that I am wedded to it.
I always go with whatever is best (IMHO) for a particular purpose.
Bodhi is my current live CD for online use.
It is better, for me, than anything else, including Puppy.
The remastered CD loads faster than a Puppy remaster
(and before anyone tells me, again, that Puppy live loads in 19 seconds or something,
I will say rename the whatever.sfs that is on your hard disc,
so it stops reading that instead of the one on the CD, and try again),
and it remasters better than Puppy,
and uses the best Network Manager.

I do like e17, but that is not a prime attraction.
e17 is a PIA for newcomers to it, and it is understandable why so many hate it.

When something better than Bodhi comes along, I'll use it.

Puppy is my choice for most other uses.
I have numerous Puppies set up, frugal-in-folder, for specific activities.

[Colonel Panic]

Just a tip for anyone who tries CTKArch (or ArchBang) and finds the theme a bit too dark in either case; fvwm-crystal (which can easily be installed from the arch repo) compliments it very well and is a very good, lightweight and attractive WM in its own right.

[linuxbear]

I did not like Gnome 3, or unity and KDE 4.x is a bit too pokey. Bohdi loads from an SSD on my 6 year old machine to full usability in about 8 seconds.

[Colonel Panic]

Thanks for that comment. I'd quite like an SSD drive in my machine but I don't think it would work in a machine as old as mine.

[linuxbear]

[Aitch]

CP
If you have an IDE PC you can get 4/8/16/32/64Gb DOM nandflash devices....but they go pricey for both big and small

16Gb are about £35, kingspec do both 40 and 44 pin types for lappys

You can also get 1.8" devices and an adapter to 44 pin,

....however many require a 4 pin ide power connector, such as this shows, and power leads are often not supplied

http://preview.tinyurl.com/7e766hj

CF flash in an adapter is a cheaper route - £1/Gb, but they're a bit slower, unless you get x133/200 speed, but do work in older PCs

Otherwise try class10 microSD in a USB adapter, if you're happy to use wakepup/PLOP to boot up

Aitch

[linuxbear]

a bit more here:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=602633#602633