Comments on: Puppy Linux 4.2 – Super Fast Linux – Quick Review and Screenshots

By: anish

anish — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:52:05 +0000

Check out Macpup 511. It is faster and more good looking than the default Puppy distro. http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/271/macpup-511-puppy-with-an-attitude

By: swaroop

swaroop — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:29:41 +0000

i’ve been using windows xp for a long time.. it has slowed down and corrupted.. i thought of downloading xp again to reinstall as i had deleted the image file i was provided.. and then i came across this puppy, by which i was captivated.. its speed and portability. this pet is just great..

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:32:06 +0000

I popped a Puppy Linux CD into my old W98 era DELL laptop and was astounded that it quickly identified my old Belkin pcmcia WIFI card. I was on the internet in minutes. That sold me. Since my CD is a bit flaky, I did the frugal install, and though the computer has only 80MB of memory, Puppy works fine. I did install the minimalistic DWM window manager, and I’m off and running.

On the extreme other end of the scale, I tried Puppy on my just purchased Compaq laptop with 2GB memory. Again, the wifi card was immediately identified, and internet connection established in minutes. I’m oscillating between Knoppix (which also runs well on the new laptop) and Puppy. I’m leaning towards Puppy for its impressive compilation of handy utilities. It’s surprisingly hard to beat.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:39:06 +0000

xubuntu is 1000 times better than puppy and much easier to install.

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By: James the 1st

James the 1st — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:25:52 +0000

I use Ubuntu as my prime o.s. at home, but Puppy Linux is with me everywhere I go. I installed it on a usb stick and can run it on just about any computer around. This makes it so nice for the owner of the borrowed computer as I don’t leave anything on his system. Means at times I can travel without carrying my laptop. Another advantage is, with everything in your pocket if the laptop is ripped off, the thief won’t get your important stuff, (if you have saved it to the usb stick).

By: Dimensions

Dimensions — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:38:44 +0000

We use two derivatives of Linux, Puppy Linux and PCLinuxOS. Puppy Linux is clearly the fastest Operating System we have ever used. It is shrunk and streamlined for amazing performance. Although it is requires some learning of Linux to use, it is very user friendly, often taking the time to alert the user as to what it is up to, as well as polite, subsequently asking for permission to continue. The community found at the online forum is by far the one of the most outstanding and friendly ones we have found. It is an excellent way to learn the world of Linux.
PCLinuxOS is also fast, owing to it’s i586 compiled arcitecture, although not as fast as Puppy. In exchange, it is sizeable and full featured, requiring little to no knowledge of Linux and working out of the box for most contemporary hardware. It is for people who just want an excellent operating system without having to learn new tricks.
Some of the most popular applications for Windows have originated from Linux. Firefox, which has revolutionized web browsers, is a Linux child. Windows users also regularly use OpenOffice, GIMP, and Filezilla to name a few. One of the primary concerns for people switching from Windows is parting with their familiar Windows programs. Have no fear, for Linux comes with an excellent Windows emulator, called Wine. We run Photoshop CS and World of Warcraft with no complications or fear of viruses or spyware which haunt Windows users!
There is a Puppy derivative called Tipsy Puppy which has not only Wine built in, but also XFCE, a superior window manager than the default one for Puppy, and even Compiz-Fusion as well, an amazing program which adds special visual effects to the windowing system. The author of Tipsy has decided to host it at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3FPIREF0.
We went further and compiled our own Wine because the latest stable release does not suit our needs, and did so specifically for our CPU arcitecture, so that it runs even faster!
We have also compiled Wine geared to Pentium, Opteron, and Athlon processors for PCLinuxOS. Contact us if you would like help with any of these. We can even burn a Live Installer CD for Linux and send it to you. Welcome to the world of Linux!

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By: Bernie V

Bernie V — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:05:21 +0000

My windows installation has got messed up, and of course I had not backed up recently. However I had a couple of Linux distro CDs so I first tried Ubuntu, which enabled me to backup my data , but had various problems running, so I tried Puppy 4.2 and so far am very pleased with it. It is a bit quirky but I guess I can get over that.

This version seems to have Firefox (Bon Echo) as its main web browser. No problems with that.

By: Eric B.

Eric B. — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:19:31 +0000

I got on with my PCMCIA wireless card in my old P III with 1GB ram. This distro is very fast and is much nicer looking than older versions of Puppy. It rocks-great job!