Puppy Linux: AMAZING.

[matt_risi]

All I can say is wow. I've been running Puppy on the eMachine below for 2 days now, and it's the most functional desktop environment for low-end PC's I've ever seen.. in fact, I turned off my laptop running Ubuntu hours ago, and I haven't even wanted to use it for a while! It's PERFECT for low end, extremely fast and very easy to install. I recommend you guys give it a shot, the iso is only 70 megs!

[tubasoldier]

Maybe I can use it to resurrect my old 333mhz Gateway laptop.

[rfruth]

If only I had <s>another computer</s> to try this Puppy on ...

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

Maybe I can use it to resurrect my old 333mhz Gateway laptop.

It runs on my Dell Cpt 333 Latitude, but then so does Dapper

[TrailerTrash]

LOL...Puppy is not Debian based AFAIK. I think its made off of Slackware....Anyways....Puppy is nice and fast.

[cunawarit]

If only I had <s>another computer</s> to try this Puppy on ...

Hit Ebay, you can get some darn cheap old PCs there. I recently got a little Compaq iPaq C700 form factor PC for £30, and 512 MB of RAM for £20. Works great! Even usable for flash video, which is something many slow machines strugle with.

[matt_risi]

The whole idea behind Puppy is to counter all the bloated "full feature" Linux distros (yes, like our beloved Ubuntu) so that older pc's can run them instead of outdated and crappy versions of Windows. This distro is bloody fantastic though, it even runs GIMPShop really well. Wait times for firefox to load are about 3 seconds, Abiword about the same. I'm just exstatic about this little distro.

[fuscia]

If only I had <s>another computer</s> to try this Puppy on ...

you can run puppy as a live cd, or pen drive (without having to install it).

[cunawarit]

I'm giving the live CD a go on my lil Celeron 700. It is very fast, specially considering it is a live CD.

I normally run Debian Etch on this machine, I don't think I'll be switching. But it is a very impressive desktop!!!

[RAV TUX]

LOL...Puppy is not Debian based AFAIK. I think its made off of Slackware....Anyways....Puppy is nice and fast.

Puppy Linux is not based on Debian, Slackware or any other distro,...it is a indepently developed Linux Distro

...but the latest version is enabled to utilize DEB files along with PUPGET files...

and Yes Puppy Linux is an amazing distro overall....unique and has great potential overall

with this said I moving this thread out of the Debian forum to the Other OS general forum