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This is an old revision of HowToUsePuppy made by Puppyite on 2009-10-28 15:04:49.
How to Start Using Puppy Linux
- As you become more confident you may later decide to perform an installation. Start with a InstallationFrugal frugal installation. At a later date you may perform a full installation. You will need the Puppy Linux Live CD or DVD created earlier so as to install a boot loader. Without a boot loader you can't load the operating system. If your machine does not have an optical disc drive, start off by using someone else's.
- If you want to install Puppy Linux without a live disc then follow this procedure: Installing without a Live DVD
Free technical support
Acquiring Puppy
Installation
- GrubQuickGuide GRUB Quick Guide - GRand Unified Bootloader
- Run Puppy from Windows 98. See also Pup4DOS
- 64 Meg or Less RAM
- How To Install Puppy on a NTFS Partition ... i.e. most Windows XP/2000/NT installs
Configuring Puppy
- Configuring Puppy
- WiFi aka Wireless or IEEE 802.11
Miscellaneous
- Linux For Beginners
- Former wiki locations: Drupal wiki and Wakka wiki
- Mounting and Unmounting drives
- Printing, see PrintingInPuppy
- Security
- Privacy, see Tor.
Interactions with Other Operating Systems
- How to use a NTFS partition with Puppy Linux for Windows NT, 2000, and XP users.
- List of HowTo's in the Wiki, see CategoryHowTo.
- Use FTP with gFTP
- Install Puppy to a USB flash drive by using the Puppy Universal Installer
- Run Linux off an USB stick? ... external PDF
- Use the Console command line tutorial
Enhancements
BlinkHardware
- Minimum Hardware Requirements, see CategoryHardware.
- Modems
- PCMCIA wireless card
- USB
- Trouble Booting USB Keys/USB Flash Drives
- Changing Mouse
Programming
- A to Z of Bash commands, see BashAsh.
Puppy Internals
- Booting ...what happens when Puppy starts
Categories
CategoryHowToCategoryPuppyDocumentation
