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Puppy Linux 5.3.1 'Slacko' Review

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Muktware; By Joe Earlam 		Mail this story
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Puppy is a lightweight distribution designed for old computers, and can be installed in about half a dozen ways, including CD/DVD, USB stick, ZIP drive and via hard drive. It runs entirely in memory, and is persistent by means of a persistence file which you can place in any location you desire, including your hard drive, a USB stick, or even on the disk you booted from, although this is still an experimental feature which unfortunately I couldn’t test.

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cmost ·
While admittedly a minor gripe, my main issue with the Puppy Linux releases has been their overly cartoonish and busy interfaces. Just take a look at the screenshots in this article. The default colors are bright, the desktop is littered with cartoonish icons, the taskbar is not only a puke green but littered with icons. It's a shame because first impressions count but many people might fail to take Puppy Linux seriously because it looks like it was built by Fisher-Price. The truth is that Puppy Linux is a savior for those with really old or very underpowered computers offering modern functionality and speedy performance. I wonder what the uptake of Puppy would be if a version came out that sported a simple, elegant professional desktop experience suitable for SOHO environments.

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