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===Step 1 - Acquire the container file (either ISO or ZIP) of a recent Puppy Linux version===
This operating system essentially consists of three files:
- //vmlinuz//
- //initrd.gz//
- //*.sfs// (where the nature of * is determined by the Puppy version)

N.B. Some Puppy versions make use of an additional file: //z*.sfs//

These files are usually distributed within a single container file in either ISO or ZIP file format. It is this container file that one has to acquire so as to be able to make use of the Puppy operating system from either [[http://puppylinux.com/download/index.html puppylinux.com]], [[http://puppylinuxnews.org/releases/ puppylinuxnews.org]] or [[http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/quirky/ ftp.cc.uoc.gr]]

===Step 2 - Choose how to use Puppy Linux with your machine with MinimumSystemRequirements===

<<Using Puppy from a **[[InstallationFrugal flash memory drive]]**
Using Puppy from a **[[InstallationFullHDD hard disk drive]]**
Using Puppy from an **[[LiveDVD optical disc drive]]**
Using Puppy from a **[[http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PXELINUX network server drive]]**<<





===Step 3 - [[http://puppylinux.com/ Learn more about Puppy]]===


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