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This is an old revision of HowToUsePuppy made by coolpup on 2009-08-02 00:46:23.
To run Puppy Linux via installation one has to:
- install Puppy Linux operating system
- install a boot loader
There are two principal types of Puppy Linux installation: frugal and full.
However, it is possible to run Puppy Linux without performing any installation by creating a Puppy Linux LiveCD/DVD.
Recommended course of action
- LiveCD/DVD Create a Puppy Linux LiveCD/DVD
- As you become more confident you may later decide to perform an installation. Start with a frugal installation. At a later date you may perform a full installation. You will need the Puppy Linux LiveCD/DVD created earlier so as to install a boot loader. Without a boot loader one does not have an operating system
Free technical support available from the official Puppy Linux Discussion Forum.
'Many thanks for your patience with my learning curve. This is a great community, supporting an elegant Linux distro.' ~ a happy puppy
About Linux
(and Puppy Linux in particular)- FAQs (Find the answers to Frequently Asked Questions)
- How To (Find out how to do things In Puppy)
- The 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. points of the program for the Microsoft Windows User (short introduction to start in Puppy)
Getting Puppy
- Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Download the Latest version of Puppy
- Puppy Linux distribution points
- Burn Puppy CD
- Burning Linux ISO Image Basics
Running Puppy
Installation
- Installing Puppy
- Hard Disk install
- Hard Disk Install Checklist
- GRUB Quick Guide - GRand Unified Bootloader
- Run Puppy from Windows 98 - external link
- 64 Meg or Less RAM
- How To Install Puppy in MS-DOS Without a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive
- How To Install Puppy on a NTFS Partition ... i.e. most Windows XP/2000/NT installs
Configuring Puppy
- Configuring Puppy
- Install extra DotPup programs
- WiFi aka Wireless or IEEE 802.11
- Configure GRUB
Miscellaneous
- Puppy Tutorial Videos - Excellent Videos, but some of the more specific items are outdated
- Linux Usage For Newbies
- Linux For Beginners
- Puppy For Beginners
- Puppy Linux - Quick Start Guide - This contains out-of-date information
- Linux Intro
- History of Puppy
- Distros - Other Distros Comparable to Puppy (in size)
- Puppy License Information
Interactions with Other Operating Systems
- How to use a NTFS partition with Puppy Linux ... for Windows NT, 2000, and XP users ...
How Do I
- List of HowTo's in the Wiki
- List of HowTo's in the Puppy Forum
- Use FTP with gFTP
- Run Puppy off a USB stick? - Use the universal installer
- Run Linux off an USB stick? ... external PDF
- Use the Console command line tutorial
Usage
Enhancements
- PuppyUnleashed ...customizing Puppy
- WindowManagers ...there is more than one way...
- Additional DotPups Packages ...Applications ported to Puppy
- Display improvement for Puppy 0.9.9 and earlier
About Hardware
- Modems
- PCMCIA wireless card
- Toshiba Libretto 32 Meg Ram Laptop
- USB
- Trouble Booting USB Keys/USB Flash Drives
- Changing Mouse
Programming
Puppy Internals
- Booting ...what happens when Puppy starts
- How Puppy Works ...internal structures, etc.
- How Puppy Works ...as above, Wiki editable
- How to compile the Linux Kernel
Further Information
Categories
CategoryDocumentationMore about Linux
CategoryHowto
