[News] Puppy Linux 4.3 Seen as a Good Replacement for Windows
Roy Schestowitz
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Puppy Linux 4.3 -Linux 2u
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| It is best for low end computers and perfect for netbooks
| and sure it is best than windows 98. Now I can say it is a
| perfect windows killer.
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http://distrolove.blogspot.com/2009/09/puppy-linux-43-linux-2u.html
Gentoo...
My Love/Hate Relationship
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| If you haven't tried Gentoo, I really do suggest giving it
| a whirl. It's time-consuming, but I had always found the
| end product to be very worthwhile.
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http://www.obsidianprofile.com/blog/entry/1253688840
Recent:
Puppy Linux 4.3
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| Price: Free
| Pros: Small, light-weight, fast distro. Comes with a
| great range of apps and only weighs in at about 100MB when
| you download it.
| Cons: Ugly, dated configuration screens.
| Suitable For: Anybody who needs a lightweight,
| portable version of Linux particularly for emergencies.
| Summary: Puppy Linux fits the bill nicely for those who
| need a portable Linux to tote around with them and who
| want a full range of bundled applications without the
| bloat of a full desktop distro.
| Rating: 3.5/5
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http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2009/09/21/puppy-linux-4-3/
Time for a New Puppy: Puppy Linux 4.3
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| Mac OS X Snow Leopard? Windows 7? Forget it. The coolest OS
| release of the year is Puppy Linux 4.3. By now you already
| know that I have a soft spot for Puppy Linux, so for me
| each new release of this nifty little distro is a cause for
| a minor celebration. And the freshly-baked Puppy Linux 4.3
| is no exception. In fact, the previous 4.2 release left me
| somewhat unimpressed, so I've had especially high hopes for
| the 4.3 version coordinated by Barry Kauler himself. Let me
| tell you straight away -- I wasn't disappointed.
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Puppy Linux 4.3 Has Been Redesigned from the Roots
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| Barry Kauler is back at the helm of the Puppy Linux project,
| and he just released version 4.3 of the popular lightweight
| Linux distribution. Puppy Linux 4.3 is a massive upgrade from
| the 4.2 series, with almost all the components updated or
| replaced. Also, the whole system through which this Linux
| distribution is being built has been replaced with a completely
| new one, called Woof. The switch imposed the creation of a new
| package management system, called Puppy Package Manager, which
| supports the use of packages from any distribution within
| Puppy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Puppy-Linux-4-3-Has-Been-Redesigned-From-The-Roots-122038.shtml
New version of Puppy Linux mini system
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| Version 4.3 of the lean Puppy Linux distribution is now available
| to download. At a size of just about 110 Mbytes, the system with
| its JWM and IceWM window managers offers up to date applications
| and includes many new features. Puppy Linux 4.3 now uses with
| kernel version 2.6.30.5 which includes ext4 filesystem support.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/New-version-of-Puppy-Linux-mini-system--/news/114274
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JeffM
>http://distrolove.blogspot.com/2009/09/puppy-linux-43-linux-2u.html
>|[...]sure it is best[sic] than windows 98.
>|Now I can say it is a perfect windows killer.
Well, it has the same lousy security model as Win98 (none at all).
When folks' Puppy boxes get pwned, Linux gets a black eye. 8-(
The same 99.999 percent of Win98 users
who never installed/configured M$'s System Policy Editor
will also never Google up the directions needed
to reconfigure Puppy to add less-privileged users
--instead of the always-run-as-root default.
With the number of folks running Puppy,
I'm surprized there isn't a Puppy-specific botnet.