Linux install permanently on their drive without changing the partitions or
bootloader (ie, via frugal install). It can be a nice jumping off point
for safely playing around with more permanent Linux OS and not having to
worry loosing it on a little drive. Even so I wouldn't recommend it for
everyday use unless on older hardware. In the older puppy versions
though, they managed to take a computer that I was almost done with and
start using it regular.
On Jan 11, 2012 9:15 AM, "Roy" <linuxcanuck@gmail.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> But Puppy is not for serious every day desktop use. It is more for
> live CD or usb use.It constrains to user and that is okay if you are
> running old hardware. It you want a full desktop experience Puppy is
> not for you. It is like Windows 98 vs Windows 7. Not many people want
> to run W98 if they can run W7. This is not sell Puppy short. It is
> fantastic at what it does. It just is not for everybody for everyday
> use.
>
> Look at Distrowatch. Consider any of the top 10 minus Arch (unless you
> are very advanced) and perhaps not Fedora and Debian (which are for
> middle to advanced users). Consider Puppy only if you want to run on
> older hardware or from a usb stick. It does not give you a typical
> Linux desktop experience. Also look farther down the list for anything
> ending in untu. They are versions of Ubuntu which is in the top ten,
> but have a different interface. Also consider MEPIS, aptosid, and
> Pear. If you want to try a good rpm distro try PCLinuxOS or if you
> want to try Fedora (Red Hat's experimental/ desktop version) but are
> put off by its advanced features then you can try Kororaa or Fuduntu.
>
> The good news is that you can try Linux by downloading any ISO and
> burning it to disk or use Unetbootin (it can actually download the iso
> for you) to make a bootable usb stick. It runs from Windows or Linux.
> You can also install any of the Ubuntu based distros inside Windows
> using WUBI which is available from their site or on any of the CDs or
> DVDs created above when you insert the disk while in Windows.
>
> Some links to get you started:
>
> http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer
> http://distrowatch.com/
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
>
> Try Ubuntu online: http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/#
> http://www.edubuntu.org/weblive
>
> http://getgnulinux.org/en/switch_to_linux/
>
> This is a client that you can run to download Linux:
> http://getlinux.sourceforge.net/
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 11.10, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
> On 11 January 2012 08:07, dvdpst <dvdposton@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Puppy has got to be the most user friendly I think. I think it has all
> the
> > codex any one would neeed.
> >
> > david
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Joan Leach <jleach728@sbcglobal.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> distrowatch.com has links, screenshots and reviews. If it wasn't Uuntu
> or
> >> Mint, could it be Puppy or PcLinuxOS?
> >>
> >> Joan in Reno
> >>
> >> --- On Tue, 1/10/12, papasmurf <papa.smurf5@myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: papasmurf <papa.smurf5@myfairpoint.net>
> >> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Newbie seeking info
> >> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> >> Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 2:23 PM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Can someone please post a few web addresses, where I can read about the
> >> various, most popular, user-friendly versions of Linux and choose which
> I'd
> >> prefer? Looked into Linux quite awhile back but serious illness in my
> >> family prevented me from doing any more. Remember one version, which I
> was
> >> really interested in but cannot remember it's name[was not
> ubuntu/kubuntu].
> >> Thank You in advance for any assistance. Please Pray for our son Mike,
> who
> >> is on Afgan deployment list[already served in Iraq].... Tom in NH
> >>
> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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