Adopting Your Own Puppy in a Pen
January 13th 2012 16:13
To begin I must note that when you do this, you will see many other distributions of Linux OS's available to set up on your pen drive. So, why not collect them? I have Puppy, Ubuntu and Blackbuntu so far, and that should cover my own needs. But, as promised in the previous blog, we will use Lucid Puppy today.
The process is most credibly simple. It will take you from ten minutes to longer, depending on your internet connection.
All you need is Windows, and to be connected to the Internet. I have not done this using Linux yet, so Windows will serve us fine this time. You also need a pen drive, and for Puppy a gig will do, but 4-8 or more is your option. I tend to save my files on a second pen drive so I can access them from other live usb flavors of Linux. You decide. Note here that to do so simply save the pup-save to the second pen drive first time you shut down.
OK, lets do it!
First just go to Really Long Link and download the Universal USB Installer there. Trust it. I haven't run into anything bad yet.
After it installs and you accept the agreement, make sure your pen drive is plugged in, and select Puppy from the drop down.
Now select the checkbox to download it - option here is to instead use a distro you may have already.
After it downloads browse to the file and select it.
Size up a persistent directory for other Linux versions, but for Puppy don't as it is not necessary. Read about the pup-save above if you missed that.
The process will be done in mere minutes, if that long. Close the windows and whatever else you may be fiddling with at the time, and reboot.
Use whatever shortcut key works for your computer to select pen drive at boot up, which may actually be seen as a hard drive. Stupid computers, some are....
...also read the prompts. When you see the "OK for monitor;card" just select anyway. I have never burned a card or monitor with Puppy. (DID do so with Knoppix years back....if worried research how to reset the refresh rate on your own, but Puppy is AWESOME and I have never had problems)
Anyway, if all went well, you have a yapping puppy in your pen!
Go ahead and grab all the other distros you want, if you are the arsenal-in-your-pocket type like I tend to be.
Happy hacking!
The process is most credibly simple. It will take you from ten minutes to longer, depending on your internet connection.
All you need is Windows, and to be connected to the Internet. I have not done this using Linux yet, so Windows will serve us fine this time. You also need a pen drive, and for Puppy a gig will do, but 4-8 or more is your option. I tend to save my files on a second pen drive so I can access them from other live usb flavors of Linux. You decide. Note here that to do so simply save the pup-save to the second pen drive first time you shut down.
OK, lets do it!
First just go to Really Long Link and download the Universal USB Installer there. Trust it. I haven't run into anything bad yet.
After it installs and you accept the agreement, make sure your pen drive is plugged in, and select Puppy from the drop down.
Now select the checkbox to download it - option here is to instead use a distro you may have already.
After it downloads browse to the file and select it.
Size up a persistent directory for other Linux versions, but for Puppy don't as it is not necessary. Read about the pup-save above if you missed that.
The process will be done in mere minutes, if that long. Close the windows and whatever else you may be fiddling with at the time, and reboot.
Use whatever shortcut key works for your computer to select pen drive at boot up, which may actually be seen as a hard drive. Stupid computers, some are....
...also read the prompts. When you see the "OK for monitor;card" just select anyway. I have never burned a card or monitor with Puppy. (DID do so with Knoppix years back....if worried research how to reset the refresh rate on your own, but Puppy is AWESOME and I have never had problems)
Anyway, if all went well, you have a yapping puppy in your pen!
Go ahead and grab all the other distros you want, if you are the arsenal-in-your-pocket type like I tend to be.
Happy hacking!
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