Hello. I must say it is a very nice review and thanks you for it. There is only a small problem. TinyMe comes in 200(2008.0) and 150(2008.1) mb iso not 270.
Which is a real show-stopper, especially in a multi-user environment with linux-n00bs present. Don’t think I’d want to run as root anyway (except in a system rescue-type scenario), even if that were not the case. So, no puppy for me.
Shame because otherwise it is very newbie-friendly. A bit like a very nice car that uses a ’start’ button instead of an ignition key…
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mulrah(15:56:57) :
Mr. Smith, yes, I tried to make that point in the post, but I think my wording was off. I have edited it to reflect this shortcoming.
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mulrah(22:52:58) :
(Originally in the post, but really more of a side comment…) For those who insist on KDE, PCLinuxOS MiniMe is the easiest way to get a stripped-down version of it on your computer. Based on the popular PCLinuxOS distro, MiniMe loses all the applications, providing only a lean KDE-driven system with easy configuration and package management to tailor your installation exactly the way you want it.
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Hello. I must say it is a very nice review and thanks you for it. There is only a small problem. TinyMe comes in 200(2008.0) and 150(2008.1) mb iso not 270.
Don’t see how you could have overlooked SliTaz (~28MB download).
It does come with FF3
I originally had 200 MB but had written down 270 elsewhere for some reason. I’ll make the change. Sorry!
You are right. I will check it out!
You can use RPMs in puppy with rpm command
rpm -i package.rpm
see http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=38069
Same for deb with undeb command
see http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=36162
yo puppy linux, thanks for the input! I stand by my selection of Puppy as the best full-featured lightweight distro overall.
The thing that put me off puppy is that it only supports a root account
http://www.puppylinux.org/manuals/puppy-40/english/security/root
Which is a real show-stopper, especially in a multi-user environment with linux-n00bs present. Don’t think I’d want to run as root anyway (except in a system rescue-type scenario), even if that were not the case. So, no puppy for me.
Shame because otherwise it is very newbie-friendly. A bit like a very nice car that uses a ’start’ button instead of an ignition key…
Mr. Smith, yes, I tried to make that point in the post, but I think my wording was off. I have edited it to reflect this shortcoming.
(Originally in the post, but really more of a side comment…) For those who insist on KDE, PCLinuxOS MiniMe is the easiest way to get a stripped-down version of it on your computer. Based on the popular PCLinuxOS distro, MiniMe loses all the applications, providing only a lean KDE-driven system with easy configuration and package management to tailor your installation exactly the way you want it.
[...] for SliTaz 4 02 2009 In the comments to my recent post on the best lightweight GNU/Linux distros, someone pointed out that I had overlooked SliTaz, the smallest desktop distro out there, at a mere [...]
[...] & Improving on Firefox in a Lightweight Distro 8 02 2009 Recently inspired to try out lightweight GNU/Linux distros, I’ve installed Puppy Linux on my main machine and have been pleasantly surprised by its [...]
[...] on Windows XP: Using UNetbootin & QEMU 10 03 2009 Want to try a lightweight GNU/Linux distro (or any distro) for yourself? Check out this post from guest writer Ryschtaar, who just started a [...]
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