Flirting with a Puppy

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This post is rather unique in that it is being written using SeaMonkey and within Puppy Linux. PupEEE to be exact, a customised version of Puppy 3 for the ASUS EEE.

pupEEE

The one problem with most distro’s on the EEE is getting the Wifi working, pupEEE made it dead easy. Opened the Network Wizard and it automaically recognised my ath0 as being wireless, next step was to configure it with my WEP key, test it and done! Hence why I can write this post! :)

pupEEE

I’ve tested it with MP3 and XVID files and both worked flawlessly in the XINE player that is installed by default.

As ever with Puppy, it is blazingly fast, according to the memory status on the taskbar I have 243mb free from my initial 256mb RAM. In his case, pupEEE is initially loaded via USB stick but pretty much everything is in memory ready to rock so clicking any app makes it load almost instantly.

I’m very impressed with it and seriously thinking of ditching my eeeXubuntu install for this pupEEE.

pupEEE

UPDATE: eeeXubuntu now gone in favour of the stupidly fast pupEEE

6 Responses to “Flirting with a Puppy”

  1. Lobster Says:

    I am wondering how or why you prefer these other versions over the default xandros?

  2. JB Says:

    Welcome to the world of Puppy Linux. You may find you never want to leave again. Once Puppy has you in its power your stuffed!! He He!

  3. Eric Says:

    The new version of Pupeee will have a utility to mount drives.
    It’s called Hotpup.

    Enjoy,
    Eric

  4. Ronnie Says:

    Lobster: I just don’t like the look of the default Xandros, it looks far too childish. But that can be a plus for beginners to Linux so I’m not putting it down. I just want something which I can tinker with :)

    JB: I think it’s already bitten me and passed on the bug (no, not rabies!)

  5. magerlab Says:

    That’s great!!!!!!!!
    i’m using puppy as a only OS now
    and Russia is still waiting for EEEPc
    there’ve been many anounsements in magazines

  6. magerlab Says:

    so now i’m a eeepc user!
    but in russia it comes with windoze xp preinstalled
    linux(what is linux? os means windoze in russia)
    so i have to clean the drive first and then put pupEEE their
    one note - frugal install is the best choice for puppy
    you can use OOO(i don’t know why to use it although on eee ;) 115-130mb in size.

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