Puppy 4 Reviews

 

"Puppy Linux 4.00 is fast, reliable (on my systems it ran
for days with no issue), has good wireless support, new scanner tools
that work well, all the necessary multimedia codecs, and has a
minimalistic yet usable approach that allows older computers to be
functional machines again. Puppy also excels as a rescue CD or OS.
Puppy also has good documentation already built in for new users and
has active online forums."

 

"Puppy has a lot to offer, and like SliTaz, I'll be watching it closely in the future."

 

The writer experience on searching for a nice and
user-friendly lightweight distribution to replace Ubuntu which is way
to heavy to run on his laptop.

 

"I do not regret having moved over to puppy linux 4.0, it
is very stable and as you can see in the pictures, even on old or low
power hardware, it can run a lot of processes without freezing."

 

"This version is all built from source to maximize speed. Every program on my machine seems to open instaneously."

 

As you may know, these two distros have collided in the
past and have fought until the end. One ended up victorious, while the
other one was not as fortunate. So today, we shall give the losing
distro a chance to even the score.

 

"It would appear Puppy Linux 4.0 has had quite a major
overhaul - even its distro logo is changed. The speed and responsive
have improved considerably, and those added applications and features
have really made Puppy Linux deserving to be among the best mini Linux
distribution out there."

 

"Puppy Linux 4.0 has really underwent a major overhaul
that even its distro logo is changed. And based on what I've seen and
experienced, the changes were overall for the better."

 

Puppy Linux is a lightweight alternative to existing Linux systems.

 

Puppy Linux is one of the most popular thumb drive Linux distributions.

 

"This version is a significant upgrade to its predecessor."

 

Installing Puppy on a USB pendrive to work with Asus eeepc.

 

An updated Mini-distro Roundup. Unlike last time, the five
contestants are all less than 88 MB in download size. The five
contestants are CDlinux 0.6.1, Damn Small Linux 4.3r2, Puppy 4.0rc,
Slitaz 1.0, and Austrumi 1.6.5.

 

 

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Puppy 3 Reviews


Puppy 2

Puppy 2 Reviews

In using Puppy Linux, I've found it to be one of the most simple, fun, and flexible solutions for many issues. It's tiny, fast, and reliable. It's scalable (to a point). To top it off, it has a cute lil' pup for a mascot.
TechRepublic∞

Even other distro users love Puppy:∞
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"I've been using linux since 1996 and exclusively since 2000 and I am amazed at puppy!" Bill Alex

"I just wanted to thank Barry and everyone else involved for creating the best OS distribution. I have been using it for around sixteen weeks and I just love it.

About a year or so ago I was getting fed up with the various problems with Windoze XP and I googled "Alternatives to Windows" and the world of Linux was revealed. At first I just installed Firefox and OpenOffice on XP but I started to read and try some live distributions. They all looked good but they were too slow as a live CD. I installed Ubuntu but I was unable to get my PCMCIA and internal modem to work. I tried twice to do a dual boot installation of Ubuntu with XP but it failed right at the end for some reason. I tried DSL as a live CD but I was unable to save my settings and setting things up wasn't easy and it couldn't write to NTFS.

Then I tried Puppy 2.13. Everything worked straight away, Amazing! It detected my PCMCIA modem (not my internal modem however). Setting up the dialup connection was the easiest ever, much easier than XP. I was able to save settings, and I could access read and write to my NTFS drive. I was up and running using Linux and connected to the internet very quickly without any problems. Yet I still had my XP installation if I wanted to use it. Which isn't very often but I sometimes still need to use it.

I love that I can download a complete and useable OS, with many useful applications included, quicker than I can download a Windose service pack. I never used to shut my computer down with M$ unless I had to, it took so long to shut down and restart. Now I shutdown all the time, no big deal starting up again. This saves power and probably wear and tear on my computer.

I wasn't looking forward to Vista because I knew my four year old notebook would become redundant even though it is still in good condition. But now I can avoid buying a new computer. I'll Keep XP, get a SP2 disk, update AVG grisoft antivirus occassionally and run Puppy from CD with the firewall. No more computer rebuilds every six months. No Windose updates.

Puppy Linux can do a lot tasks out of the box without any add ons. Any application I need is easily downloaded with dial up connection and they all start, run and save so fast.

This is what computing for the masses should be all about, simple and easy. Thanks again Barry for making computing fun, less expensive, less annoying, more educational and empowering."

"I am competely impressed by puppy, from the ease of configuring wireless via the GUI tools to the crispness of the fonts and the GUI to the speed with which puppy runs. I have been using Linux for about 11 years. I have gone through many Distros. I have known about puppy for a few years. I really did not think such a small distro would be THIS GOOD!

The setup tools are awesome. I find it incredible that such a small specialty Linux distro could nail GUI config tools so well.

I am wondering why many newbies would want to run a mainstream distro like Ubuntu etc. etc. when puppy is so easy and could potentially meet their needs so well." Sabo

  • This puppy rocks!∞
  • Linux on Desktop∞ Overall Puppy Linux is highly impressive distribution that could be especially useful on slow machines , providing a fully featured application set requiring minimal system resources. Puppy Linux is one distribution that can bring your old computer to life and make it rock.
  • Puppy Linux 2.14: This Hound Has Teeth∞
  • Independent Computer Audits for Education∞ 'Download Puppy Linux now - it's incredible!'
  • A walk in the park with Puppy Linux∞ 'I have successfully introduced Puppy to many people with various levels of IT skills. It's fast and it "just works." I often use Puppy when I have to examine a dead hard disk; I will bring Puppy and the Auditor live CD with me, with Puppy as first choice. The range of applications and ease of use makes it my favorite Linux live CD.'
  • A.P. Lawrence, //Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems//∞ "It sounds like a toy, doesn't it? "Puppy Linux". So cute, and when it first boots you'll hear "Woof-Woof" as a help screen opens. Well, it's not a toy. Although small (the "big" download is 70MB), it includes a lot of the things I'd want to have in a live CD: word processor, spreadsheet, paint and draw, ssh, vnc, remote desktop and much more - I was really surprised to see what was available immediately. Puppy Linux runs in RAM, so it's very fast - even in an emulator (I ran it in Parallels Workstation)."
  • Ecomoney Systems∞ We particularly recommend "Puppy Linux" for its ease of use, speed, compatibility with older PC hardware and resistance to viruses and adware, and encourage you to use it also.
  • Histocs Industries∞ The smallest, fastest, coolest, most all-inclusive free operating system on the planet!
  • It Reviews∞ We predict that Puppy Linux is going to be very big, while remaining small, fast and elegant.
  • Distrowatch∞ "Overall, Puppy Linux is a superb, light-weight, fast and versatile Linux distribution with a great selection of applications, graphical system administration utilities and all sorts of unique features not readily available elsewhere. A great choice not only for older computers, but also for those who dislike the bloat of most modern distributions."
  • Fred Langa - Langa's List∞ 'I've been having excellent results from "Puppy Linux" of late (even though I cringe every time I type the name) Its site at http://www.puppylinux.com/∞ describes it as "blindingly fast, incredibly powerful, amazingly tiny..." and I have to agree. It's also a cinch to get running, and has excellent hardware-detection routines. It's an awesome little distribution.'
  • Live CDs Part III: Small Footprint Systems∞


Puppy with Disc

Puppy 1 Reviews

"First off, Thanks Barry. This is one sweet little Puppy. I downloaded this OS to my Windblows desk top, and burned an ISO image to a CD/RW disc using Nero Burning. Rebooted and changed BIOS to boot from CDROM. BOW WOW! booted right up. It's fast and it's fun! This is nice little OS and it was so easy. Again, thanks." Harvey