Puppy Linux: install on HDD

BigAl-sa

BigAl-sa

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I use an old Samsung netbook for network trouble shooting and some odd day to day jobs. Unfortunately, the newest ubuntu-type distros have gotten as bloated as windows and make the old netbook unusable.

I have tried puppy linux (bionic pup) and it is reasonable zippy off a flash drive, but there is no ways that I can get it to install on the HDD. It boots into some weird command line screen which I can do nothing with.

Anyone have any ideas?
 
Bodhi Linux works well on low-end systems. There is even a 32bit version for older hardware.
 
Thanks for input - giving up on puppy. I'm busy creating a lubuntu install drive now.

@r4nd0m that's the bit that doesn't work.
 
Got Lubuntu 18.04 running. Writing this from FF on this machine.

Boot time from cold to login screen 35s which is way better than Kubuntu's 3m40s.

@backstreetboy will raspian work on a non-pi machine?

@ponder thanks will check it out next week - going to play with lubuntu for a bit.
 
BigAl-sa said:
Got Lubuntu 18.04 running. Writing this from FF on this machine.

Boot time from cold to login screen 35s which is way better than Kubuntu's 3m40s.

@backstreetboy will raspian work on a non-pi machine?

@ponder thanks will check it out next week - going to play with lubuntu for a bit.
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Yes that iso is for Mac and PC. Only 32 bit for now though but that will change in the future.
 
wizardofid said:
Puppy is awesome, however it has the min on, so the install gets bloated after a while.It is snappy and super quick.Definitely my fav on the tiny Linux versions
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Cannot agree more, I have it on a few flash drives and yee old cd, the number of times I have relied on it to mend a broken windows (especially 10) is quite a lot and it has never failed me, has everything you might need prepackaged and because it loads to and runs from the systems memory it is always lightning quick.

[thought that would be obvious but what do I know
 
I'm sticking with Lubuntu for a mo.

Biggest fight is trying to find a browser. I'm using FF at the mo, very few lightweight 32-bit browsers out there. Epiphany is awful - duck-duck-go overriding everything you type is a big no-no.
 
BigAl-sa said:
I'm sticking with Lubuntu for a mo.

Biggest fight is trying to find a browser. I'm using FF at the mo, very few lightweight 32-bit browsers out there. Epiphany is awful - duck-duck-go overriding everything you type is a big no-no.
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Chromium. Working great on my Rpi and not such a memory hog on Linux as with Windows.
 
@BigAl-sa - Lubuntu was a good choice on that machine.
Chromium also a good suggestion

BigAl-sa said:
I'm sticking with Lubuntu for a mo.

Biggest fight is trying to find a browser. I'm using FF at the mo, very few lightweight 32-bit browsers out there. Epiphany is awful - duck-duck-go overriding everything you type is a big no-no.
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BigAl-sa said:
I'm sticking with Lubuntu for a mo.

Biggest fight is trying to find a browser. I'm using FF at the mo, very few lightweight 32-bit browsers out there. Epiphany is awful - duck-duck-go overriding everything you type is a big no-no.
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Have you tried Midori? Fast, light but quite basic web browser.
 
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