Somehow, my laptop can’t boot up my USB drive for whatever reason that I don’t know. Sit back, your USB Puppy Linux will now load. Once again, go to the BIOS and change the first boot device to USB drive. Restart the computer ( Menu -> shutdown -> reboot computer). Whole process should take less than 10 minutes. It will then copy the necessary files to your USB drive. Follow the onscreen instructions and answer a few questions. Choose “ USB Flash Drive“on the next screen that pops up. Once you are done with your thumb drive, go to Menu->Setup->Puppy Universal Installer. (Remember to backup all your files before you partition your thumb drive).
Format the Puppy Linux partition as Ext 2 or ext 3 and set the flag to ‘ boot‘.
In the Puppy Linux desktop, go to Menu->System->Gparted Partition Editor to manage your partition. I would recommend allocating at least 500MB file space for Puppy Linux (for the OS, user data and setting). If you have a 4GB (or bigger) thumb drive, you may want to partition it to several smaller drive.
This thing will work only if your PC can boot from USB drive. In a short while, you should see the Puppy Linux desktop.They are pretty simple to answer and usually, pressing “ Enter” will do. Once it has finished loading the files, you will have to answer a few questions regarding the keyboard and display setting.Puppy Linux should now boot up on your computer. Enter the BIOS and change the first boot device to CDROM. (I used Brasero in my Ubuntu Hardy and it works fine) Though it is small in size, it packs a complete suite of application (more than) sufficient for your daily usage. Codenamed Dingo, this latest version only takes up 87MB in size and like Damn Small Linux, it can be installed on a USB flash drive, as well as run via the Live CD.įor those who are new to Puppy Linux, it is a lightweight Linux system that is suited for low-end machines, or for users who want a minimal but efficient operating system to do their work.
Puppy Linux has the ability to boot off a flash card or any USB memory device, CDROM, Zip disk or LS/120/240 Superdisk, floppy disks, internal hard drive. This means that all applications start in the blink of an eye and respond to user input instantly.