Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

gcmartin · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 2640 Location: Earth

I am not a proponent for Microsoft or Apple. Or, even Linux. I can use them all for productive work.

I am a proponent for ease of use and "simple user use" of every system design and implementation I've ever been a part of.

One of the things that I find important is the understanding of the design intent by what is put forward for enterprise, business, consumer, casual use.

In doing so, I try as best as I can to guide people on need (requirements) and on desire (Ihow user(s) like to work) as being the MOST important approaches.

One of the most recent changes in the technology landscape is being introduced this week by Microsoft in its Surface and its Window8. The IT landscape is moving to Tablet orientations started by Apple. We are on the doorstep of a in your hand revolution that has gotten much traction in enterprises and governments this year with its roots starting from users using seemingly easy to understand devices in their hands.

One of the problems many of us will have is understanding and keeping clear on what Microsoft is offering. There are 2 CPU versions of Windows8s that kinda look like twins. They are not, but, its important to understand what one has over the other.

Here some understanding
and, there are several others that have posted this week, too.

Again, I MUST RE-iterate....This is neither a recommendation or an endorsement of Apple or Microsoft or LInux or REACTOS or UNIX or .... Its just some information for community understanding.

Billtoo · Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1497 Location: Ontario Canada

I installed Bodhi 2.1.0 64 bit version, using gnome.
I like it.

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 1225

Billtoo · Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1497 Location: Ontario Canada

I installed ubuntu 12.10 64 bit version on a newer hp desktop.
It's fast and running well althought a popup wanting a bug report came
up a couple of times, to do with compiz.

EDIT: I added mint 13 xfce4 to another partition on the hard drive and it's working well.
Bodhi,Ubuntu 12.10, and Mint 13 xfce4 are all nice, I think Mint is the one that I'll use most.

bark_bark_bark · Posted: Sat 27 Oct 2012, 07:51 Post subject:

When it comes to Ubuntu, I prefer the latest LTS release over the current releases. It saves me a lot of time.

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 1225

Two duds (on my machine) to report unfortunately.

Snow Linux 3.1 was a great live disk but unfortunately it stalled when I tried to install it and didn't install completely (could have been a bad burn I suppose but then why did it work well live?).

Watt OS6 was one I wanted to like because I really like the way it looks, but I couldn't get sound working on it or install any new software. Oh well.

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4742 Location: Kentucky

Rosa 2012 Gnome......still Gnome 2 and legacy Grub.Longtime Mandriva user so I'll give this a try.......

http://www.koryavov.net/2012/08/rosa-marathon-2012-gnome-edition-final.html

cowboy · Posted: Wed 31 Oct 2012, 22:44 Post subject: linux lite anyone

Linux Lite anyone? Well reviewed in PC World about a week back, XFCE desktop, based on Ubuntu LTS. 5 years of updates, theoretically.

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=lite

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2013183/for-a-beginner-friendly-distro-try-linux-lite-1-0-0.html

dennis-slacko531 · Joined: 18 Jan 2012 Posts: 76 Location: Oregon

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4742 Location: Kentucky

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 1225

Just a quick update; I managed to get Snow Linux installed on my machine. Second time lucky I guess.

Chakra's pretty good too, although the repository's a bit limited for anyone used to a Debian-based distro.

James C · Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4742 Location: Kentucky

Recently installed Absolute 14.0 on an old P3.
http://www.absolutelinux.org/

Based on the latest Slackware 14...... kernel 3.2.29. Not bad on this old slow machine.And allows running as root too. Smile

Colonel Panic · Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 1225

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9389 Location: SwedenEurope

I wish I could test latest version of Core-Plus 4.7
they tell about it on Distrowatch. Talk about smc?
whatever that is. I don't dare to ask anything on
their forum anymore. They don't like reluctant noobs
that ask same thing again and again and still not get it.

Jim1911 · Joined: 19 May 2008 Posts: 2353 Location: Texas, USA

I definitely prefer puppy, but the good news is that setting up and exploring Windows 8 is relatively cheap and easy. You can buy five upgrade licenses for $40. The official site states that you can upgrade from XP, Vista, or Win7. I upgraded my copy of Vista which went fine and after installation I used Fatdog 64 to reinstall grub4dos so that I could boot all my linux os. It's working great, although it was time consuming because for a Vista upgrade, all extra software has to be reinstalled. Vista users should consider the upgrade, XP or Windows 7 users probably would not benefit unless they like the new look and feel.

JIm