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face=Arial size=2>Saw this article on PC World's web site. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2>may be of interest to some! </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=140453004-08102007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe not.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class="h2_box article_header">Tiny Linux hits the streets
<DIV class=sms_t>A very small Linux operating system, known as Puppy Linux, has
had a "major upgrade" after version 3.0 hit the streets this week</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=author_date><SPAN class=author><A
href="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/authid;903650312">Tom Jowitt <SPAN
class=auth_pub>(Techworld.com)</SPAN></A></SPAN> <SPAN class=date>04/10/2007
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<P class=storybody>What makes Puppy Linux different from other distributions of
Linux is that the Puppy 3.0 Live CD can be run direct from the CD, without
installing to a hard disk. Indeed, the operating system is just 97.6MB in size.
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<P class=storybody>Puppy is designed to be a very small Linux operating system
designed to be "reliable, easy to use and fully featured." The entire operating
system and all the applications can be run entirely from RAM. It comes with
applications such as SeaMonkey/Mozilla Application Suite, AbiWord, Sodipodi,
Gnumeric, and Gxine/xine. </P>
<P class=storybody>One of its most compelling features is that users can boot
from the disk, work, and then save their files back to CD for the next time they
boot the CD. It can also be run from USB storage sticks or Zip disks. This
allows the Puppy operating system to be used on older computers, or as an
emergency rescue system, a Linux demonstration system, or as a complete general
purpose operating system. </P>
<P class=storybody>According to developer Barry Kauler, Puppy Linux 3.0 is a
major upgrade over previous releases. One of the major changes in this release
is a move to make Puppy Linux and Slackware compatible to allow users to install
Slackware packages on Puppy. Slackware is one of the oldest Linux distributions,
and aims to be the most Unix-like Linux distribution. </P>
<P class=storybody>"To that end, I used all the building block packages from
Slackware 12, such as glibc 2.5, gcc 4.1.2 and gtk 2.10.13," said developer
Kauler. "Most of the libraries in Puppy are now from Slackware. Note, though,
this does not in any way make Puppy a clone of Slackware - apart from aiming for
binary compatibility, Puppy is fundamentally unique from the foundations
upward." </P>
<P class=storybody>Kauler has also "totally rewritten the key scripts that
control how Puppy boots up, is configured, and shuts down." Other changes
include better USB writing method, after "finally getting periodic flushing of
RAM to Flash drive working properly - this is part of a mechanism that
constrains writes to Flash drives so that they don't burn out."
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