Monday, May 5th, 2008
Other than Ubuntu, Puppy Linux is probably the only Linux distribution I follow. I have been a Puppy fanboy [yeah, I do not mind admitting it!] for a long time, so I was thrilled to read about the latest release, version 4.00. From the release notes:
Finally it has happened! The last 'official' release of Puppy was version 3.01, released October 15, 2007. Version 4.00 is happening 6 months later, which is an incredibly long time considering the previous frenetic schedule of releases. Anyway, here it is: the live-CD file is 'puppy-4.00-k2.6.21.7-seamonkey.iso' and is just 87.1MB. Download from http://puppylinux.com/download/.
Also from the release notes, and something that I am particularly pleased with:
GTK1 and Tcl/Tk abandoned. The decision was made to go for a totally GTK2-based system. This meant that there could be a consistent user-interface throughout and further reduced the size.
I am downloading the live-CD as I type. I will give the system a run tomorrow night, and if I get time, I will post with my initial thoughts/feedback.
Friday, October 19th, 2007
This morning I attempted to upgrade my desktop from Feisty to Gutsy. It all started well, I made sure I had a backup of my home directory and then I started the upgrade.
My system achieved a good connection and it downloaded all 1110 packages in about 3 hours or so — not bad for a half MB line! Then, as the new packages were being installed and configured my system decided to stop responding :| I tried a reboot and managed to bring up a login screen. I entered my credentials but then nothing. No desktop, no panels no anything. I'm sure I could have rescued the system, but to be honest, I think it'll be easier to start afresh.
On the upside, I'm now typing this post using Puppy Linux, my next favourite distro. Yay for Puppy Power! :D
I've started the 7.10 CD download and it should be complete within an hour or two. Hopefully I'll be back in the land of Ubuntu before the end of the day.
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
I like Puppy Linux and I've been following it for a while now. It amazes me just how small the distro is, yet still fully functional. It's probably my favourite flavour of Linux for low-spec machines.
Release notes for version 3.00 can be found at:
http://www.puppylinux.com/download/release-3.00.htm
Random thought: I wonder if my fondness for Puppy is related to the mutual love affair that is me and daisy?
