tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post952152132748244306..comments2023-08-16T05:25:36.190-07:00Comments on Happy Linux Thoughts: Puppy Linux 3.00 ReviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-1152596019443659112011-03-29T04:20:00.513-07:002011-03-29T04:20:00.513-07:00Macpup had same features of puppy linux and is bet...Macpup had same features of puppy linux and is better in speed.Also it is light in weight.http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/271/macpup-511-puppy-with-an-attitudeAnishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327950360883805393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-42950486191097444112011-01-14T14:11:58.026-07:002011-01-14T14:11:58.026-07:00You are lucky. I never got to the desktop.You are lucky. I never got to the desktop.burtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-89059731191808437542010-05-31T02:17:34.610-07:002010-05-31T02:17:34.610-07:00well, i just heard about puppy a few hours before ...well, i just heard about puppy a few hours before i came to this page. i thought it must be something quite good because i read that it was very fast and light. this idea immediately changed when i went to their site. its presentation was so amateurish and childish! anyway i downloaded the image and burnt it to a cd and booted up my comp. the desktop! wow! its true what you said. HORRENDOUS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-43828906152450700832008-12-28T22:03:00.000-07:002008-12-28T22:03:00.000-07:00I completely agree with the sentiment of the artic...I completely agree with the sentiment of the article and remain surprised by the hurt feelings of many commenters.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism. The article was anything but harsh yet the comments sounded like those of a man whose wife had been unfaithful. Talk about sensitive users...<BR/><BR/>I'm running Puppy Linux 4.12 and had to set up the network manually. SureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-30526776473120433482008-04-17T17:28:00.000-07:002008-04-17T17:28:00.000-07:00@mikedavid00. Excuse me friend, however puppy can ...@mikedavid00. Excuse me friend, however puppy can save its settings to usb pen. As mentioned before you set it up only once, and on the display warnings side puppy supposes you are an idiot, however it supposes it far less than windows. Win asks you (especially UAC on vista) are you sure few times over for trivial reasons. As far usb booting is concerned, several budget mbos from ecs and asrock Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-24084975715274595112008-03-06T21:48:00.000-07:002008-03-06T21:48:00.000-07:00TEENpup 2008 has been released.a 499Mb Puppy with ...TEENpup 2008 has been released.<BR/>a 499Mb Puppy with lots of Apps and better artwork. Ubuntu its not. Slax's it not, it will poo on you too at times like its father.<BR/>I dare to to review it without liking it a little!! Woof WoofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-53219854003376285082008-02-11T07:54:00.000-07:002008-02-11T07:54:00.000-07:00Hi, my name is Rob and Im currently co-ordinating ...Hi, my name is Rob and Im currently co-ordinating the project for a new "community edition" of puppy linux, codenamed "Phoenix". Having worked in a community centre cybercafe I can understand your frustrations, and can confirm that all of them will be resolved in the new CE. I hope you will find the time to give it a review once it is out.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for giving the puppy community the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-6832759675491563322008-01-27T22:28:00.000-07:002008-01-27T22:28:00.000-07:00Quite frankly, your review sucks. You are trying ...Quite frankly, your review sucks. You are trying to compare Puppy with some of the more modern Linuxes out there and that is not fair. Puppy is a great distribution for the size it is (under 100 MB). As many postings already have stated, it works on just about every hardware, especially older hardware, and has also saved me on numerous occasions. I run it as a rescue CD and on several older Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487034345871020693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-88721833320873954782008-01-08T00:26:00.000-07:002008-01-08T00:26:00.000-07:00What a terrible review. Did you even try to use t...What a terrible review. Did you even try to use the applications or just judge them by their looks?<BR/><BR/>No, the internet does not automatically connect, but the effort involved is virtually nil. The wireless setup is just as easy. In fact it is the ONLY distro of the dozen or so I have tried that could run my wireless card, and it took about four mouse clicks to do it.<BR/><BR/>The defaultAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-39279082162651700342008-01-07T08:23:00.000-07:002008-01-07T08:23:00.000-07:00I agree fully with your review. FINALLY someone in...I agree fully with your review. <BR/><BR/>FINALLY someone in the Linux world that has common sense. <BR/><BR/>It's like. Ok. You are stating that you KNOW what my monitors resolution is, yet you are NOT setting it to that resolution for me? And ontop of this, you give a WARNING for setting it to the CORRECT resolution of 1680x1050?? <BR/><BR/>How is the novice user going to handle the situation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-64760632812536177252008-01-04T07:41:00.000-07:002008-01-04T07:41:00.000-07:00My Name in Linux land is "ttuuxxx"When It Comes to...My Name in Linux land is "ttuuxxx"<BR/>When It Comes to this review lets just remember 1 thing, Puppy Linux is made for older pc's case closed. That is why it is under 100MB and comes with tons of appications that are great for the size and well choosen also, They are chosen for what they can do with the smallest memory footprint. With that in mind you must not compare puppy with other main Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-33290937941960538312007-12-28T07:26:00.000-07:002007-12-28T07:26:00.000-07:00I think the point made above that Puppy is for com...I think the point made above that Puppy is for computer users, not just linux users, is a good one. It was the first (and only) linux distro I could just start up and use, mainly due to those popups which you found annoying - they avoid the need to google endlessly to find instructions on how to do basic things. The developer hasn't focussed on "eye candy" but on Puppy's function. As mentionedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-3512517709728134402007-12-22T20:11:00.000-07:002007-12-22T20:11:00.000-07:00Happy Linux Guy, you actually had to single click ...Happy Linux Guy, you actually had to single click on the network icon and make a couple of more clicks to get your internet going? You mean you didn't have to open the control panel and set up a new internet connection, have the system search for the driver and if not found, grub around to find the driver disk or floppy and insert that, point the system to it and then make a half dozen or so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-85334282261802659322007-12-22T16:35:00.000-07:002007-12-22T16:35:00.000-07:00I can only say, "What a sad review!"Puppy was to m...I can only say, "What a sad review!"<BR/><BR/>Puppy was to much operating system for YOU?<BR/><BR/>KyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-82175043192145553582007-12-22T09:46:00.000-07:002007-12-22T09:46:00.000-07:00I couldn't disagree with this 'review' more strong...I couldn't disagree with this 'review' more strongly. When I booted Puppy 3.01, I went with all the default installs - just hit 'ENTER'! The installation had no problem at all handling my video, sound, USB camera and flash drive.<BR/>Even the network connection was very simple - I just clicked on about three "auto setup" buttons and went with the defaults.<BR/><BR/>I went from hitting the powerUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397162487206595468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-18647408342049936322007-12-13T21:58:00.000-07:002007-12-13T21:58:00.000-07:00this review is quite surprising, the arguments pre...this review is quite surprising, the arguments presented is merely an opinion of a first-time user. i've tried slax, dsl, knoppix for quite sometime; but i ended up not using them the next day.<BR/><BR/>puppy linux is one of those distros that is ideal for first-time linux users; i've recommended it since june 2007 to all my friends, and tomorrow (dec. 15, 2007) i'll be demonstrating its use Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668372722738692445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-54152418465886502292007-12-05T18:33:00.000-07:002007-12-05T18:33:00.000-07:00I agree to several points.But: Puppy is used as th...I agree to several points.<BR/>But: Puppy is used as the base to create custom distributions, so called puplets.<BR/>I'm the maintainer of Muppy, a puplet with lots of the things you request for Puppy.<BR/>http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=23397<BR/><BR/>Themable desktop Icewm, graficsprogram Gimp, even OpenOffice.<BR/>An earlier version also autoconnected to the network, but we had Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-68047590212645004962007-11-22T17:20:00.000-07:002007-11-22T17:20:00.000-07:00Dude, you're full of it about puppy, especially 3....Dude, you're full of it about puppy, especially 3.01. Awesome distro, the only one I like close to as well is pclinuxos. Puppy kicks ass for speed on any computer I've run it on, and it's as adaptable and understandable as any distro I've yet to run across. What's the matter, are you a shill for some other distro or just hyper-critical of other people's programming? Their hard work is what makes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-35903164684812196362007-11-16T07:24:00.000-07:002007-11-16T07:24:00.000-07:00I totally disagree with you, Happy Linux Guy. Pupp...I totally disagree with you, Happy Linux Guy. Puppy is fast, convenient, works almost everywhere and can be highly customized.<BR/>I also approve the fact that instructions are given in mostly any occasion: it makes it easier to use for beginners and for Linux users used to other customs (like you).<BR/>Just to say, my grandmother, aged 87, uses it on her PIII 256 MB laptop with ease (and I'm notUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173095341428633167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-50146392347218709182007-11-04T13:55:00.000-07:002007-11-04T13:55:00.000-07:00I think that the person who wrotethe 'Happy Linux ...I think that the person who wrote<BR/>the 'Happy Linux Thoughts' review perhaps behaves rather like the<BR/>cuisine critic in "Ratatouille".<BR/>This is IMHO a pity, yet I hope that he will eventually come to<BR/>appreciate the not-so-small<BR/>qualities of the various Puppy Linux releases.<BR/><BR/>I have had a go with a number of<BR/>Linux distributions, and Puppy is the one I have installed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-70899312292562021412007-11-03T19:30:00.000-07:002007-11-03T19:30:00.000-07:00The points made in the review are fair and there a...The points made in the review are fair and there are reasons for many of them. Puppy would be slowed down by autoconfiguring a network connection. Puppy Linux is more function than sock blowing off prowess. Mtpaint is powerful but does not have a nice interface. The developer is aware of this and is working towards improvements. Puppy is not designed for Linux users but for computer users. I Lobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375330285859163518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-13730607527380616662007-10-24T22:32:00.000-07:002007-10-24T22:32:00.000-07:00Yes, sheesh, I realize all those things. I still ...Yes, sheesh, I realize all those things. I still think there's no excuse for a lot of those things, when there are distros around like Slax, that knocked my socks off, looks very modern, is light, can run on old hardware, and can be extended very easy with it's module system.Happy Linux Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915798522323728900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-5070504333614458842007-10-24T12:24:00.000-07:002007-10-24T12:24:00.000-07:00Dear unhappy linux user,you made a useful criticis...Dear unhappy linux user,<BR/><BR/>you made a useful criticism I agreed with (no automagic ethernet connection) but then headed off the deep-end.<BR/><BR/>so you had to click a few times before it started: is that worse than distros that choose automatically but get things <B>wrong</B>? and you do know that's only the first time, right?<BR/><BR/>Otherwise you're just moaning about how apps 'look Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-48655504254452215472007-10-18T23:57:00.000-07:002007-10-18T23:57:00.000-07:00anonymousI use Linux! Thus, the name of my websit...anonymous<BR/><BR/>I use Linux! Thus, the name of my website. And, it's been a damn long time (besides using puppy) that a distro didn't have the network configured and ready to go the minute I log on.Happy Linux Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915798522323728900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7023614140374679315.post-31691992830348298892007-10-10T19:13:00.000-07:002007-10-10T19:13:00.000-07:00Oh dear "Happy Linux Guy",if you don't configure y...Oh dear "Happy Linux Guy",<BR/><BR/>if you don't configure your network or network-tool in windows, you also can't connect to the internet. or do you have another windows like me, maybe a magic windows that i don't know?<BR/><BR/>and what's about the standard-graphic-tool in windows? Do you really think it's much better than the tool in puppy?<BR/><BR/>Oh, i've forgot, i am sure you have paid Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com