Reviews
Puppy 3 Reviews
- DownloadSquad.com: Flipping the Linux switch: Penguin on a (USB) stick∞ - Kristin Shoemaker, 29 January 2008 - Walk-through of installing Puppy on a USB stick.
"it does have a very familiar feel, a good user interface, and it does deliver most of the features you'd want in a desktop on a stick."
- Hub Canada: Ultraportable Powerhouse Part Two (page 1)∞(page 2)∞ - Andrew Moore-Crispin, January 2008 - IT writer continues his investigation into running an operating system from his USB drive. Closing words:
"Puppy Linux is the distro staying on my USB key and the developer I'll be sending my $20 to."
- Techie Moe: Puppy 3.01∞ - Maurice Lawles, 15 December 2007 - a Java developer tries out Puppy; he doesn't seem to realize that he doesn't need to install to use it and tweak it.
- InformationWeek: Linux Lite: 5 Tiny Distros That Pack A Big Bang∞ - Serdar Yegulalp, 19 November 2007 - reviews of Puppy Linux, Knoppix, SLAX, NimbleX, and Damn Small Linux
- Bootcamp 499: Put a puppy in your PC Part 1∞ - 12 November 2007 - UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph shows how Puppy can save your PC.
- Linux Mini - What Ubuntu Forum Members Said About Puppy∞ - Fris, 16 October 2007 - compilation of some comments about Puppy from Ubuntu forum members.
- TuxJournal.net - Distro Review: Puppy 3.0∞ - Mario Perri, 22 October 2007 - Italian review
- Tech Source from Bohol - Battle of the Minis: DSL vs. Puppy Linux∞ - Jun Auza, 27 October 2007 - quick comparison between Puppy and Damn Small Linux.
- Linux.com - Puppy Linux grows bigger teeth∞ - Mayank Sharma, 16 October 2007
- Desktoplinux.com - An in-depth look at Puppy Linux∞ - Howard Fosdick, 08 October 2007
- Distrowatch Weekly - First look at Puppy Linux 3.00∞ - Susan Linton, 08 Ocotber 2007
- Linux-user.de - Schlanker Unterbau∞ - October 2007 - German review of some LiveCDs, including Puppy.
- ReviewLinux.Com - Puppy Meet My USB Key∞ - 02, October 2007 - Screenshots showing the process of installing Puppy to a USB key.
- HappyLinuxThoughts - Puppy Linux 3.00 Review∞ - 05 October 2007 - someone unhappy with Puppy, and why. Decide for yourself if you agree or not.
- Lifehacker.com - Taking Puppy Linux for a Walk∞ - Gina Trapani, 05 October 2007
- Tech Source from Bohol - Is Puppy Linux More Than Just a Distro with a Cute Name?∞ - Jun Auza, 26 October 2007
- Zaurus’, Media Boxes, and Puppy Linux∞ - Sam Carson, 20 October 2007 - scroll down past Zaurus & Media Box stuff for his thoughts on Puppy.
- Running Puppy Linux Inside OSX∞ - Jason Striegel, October 2007 - not so much a review as a guide to running Puppy while still in Mac OSX.
Puppy 2 Reviews
In using Puppy Linux, I've found it to be one of the most simple, fun, and flexible solutions for many issues. It's tiny, fast, and reliable. It's scalable (to a point). To top it off, it has a cute lil' pup for a mascot.
TechRepublic∞
Even other distro users love Puppy:∞
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"I've been using linux since 1996 and exclusively since 2000 and I am amazed at puppy!"
Bill Alex
"I just wanted to thank Barry and everyone else involved for creating the best OS distribution. I have been using it for around sixteen weeks and I just love it.
About a year or so ago I was getting fed up with the various problems with Windoze XP and I googled "Alternatives to Windows" and the world of Linux was revealed. At first I just installed Firefox and
OpenOffice on XP but I started to read and try some live distributions. They all looked good but they were too slow as a live CD. I installed Ubuntu but I was unable to get my PCMCIA and internal modem to work. I tried twice to do a dual boot installation of Ubuntu with XP but it failed right at the end for some reason. I tried DSL as a live CD but I was unable to save my settings and setting things up wasn't easy and it couldn't write to NTFS.
Then I tried Puppy 2.13. Everything worked straight away, Amazing! It detected my PCMCIA modem (not my internal modem however). Setting up the dialup connection was the easiest ever, much easier than XP. I was able to save settings, and I could access read and write to my NTFS drive. I was up and running using Linux and connected to the internet very quickly without any problems. Yet I still had my XP installation if I wanted to use it. Which isn't very often but I sometimes still need to use it.
I love that I can download a complete and useable OS, with many useful applications included, quicker than I can download a Windose service pack. I never used to shut my computer down with M$ unless I had to, it took so long to shut down and restart. Now I shutdown all the time, no big deal starting up again. This saves power and probably wear and tear on my computer.
I wasn't looking forward to Vista because I knew my four year old notebook would become redundant even though it is still in good condition. But now I can avoid buying a new computer. I'll Keep XP, get a SP2 disk, update AVG grisoft antivirus occassionally and run Puppy from CD with the firewall. No more computer rebuilds every six months. No Windose updates.
Puppy Linux can do a lot tasks out of the box without any add ons. Any application I need is easily downloaded with dial up connection and they all start, run and save so fast.
This is what computing for the masses should be all about, simple and easy. Thanks again Barry for making computing fun, less expensive, less annoying, more educational and empowering."
"I am competely impressed by puppy, from the ease of configuring wireless via the GUI tools to the crispness of the fonts and the GUI to the speed with which puppy runs. I have been using Linux for about 11 years. I have gone through many Distros. I have known about puppy for a few years. I really did not think such a small distro would be THIS GOOD!
The setup tools are awesome. I find it incredible that such a small specialty Linux distro could nail GUI config tools so well.
I am wondering why many newbies would want to run a mainstream distro like Ubuntu etc. etc. when puppy is so easy and could potentially meet their needs so well."
Sabo
- This puppy rocks!∞
- Linux on Desktop∞ Overall Puppy Linux is highly impressive distribution that could be especially useful on slow machines , providing a fully featured application set requiring minimal system resources. Puppy Linux is one distribution that can bring your old computer to life and make it rock.
- Puppy Linux 2.14: This Hound Has Teeth∞
- Independent Computer Audits for Education∞ 'Download Puppy Linux now - it's incredible!'
- A walk in the park with Puppy Linux∞ 'I have successfully introduced Puppy to many people with various levels of IT skills. It's fast and it "just works." I often use Puppy when I have to examine a dead hard disk; I will bring Puppy and the Auditor live CD with me, with Puppy as first choice. The range of applications and ease of use makes it my favorite Linux live CD.'
- A.P. Lawrence, //Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems//∞ "It sounds like a toy, doesn't it? "Puppy Linux". So cute, and when it first boots you'll hear "Woof-Woof" as a help screen opens. Well, it's not a toy. Although small (the "big" download is 70MB), it includes a lot of the things I'd want to have in a live CD: word processor, spreadsheet, paint and draw, ssh, vnc, remote desktop and much more - I was really surprised to see what was available immediately. Puppy Linux runs in RAM, so it's very fast - even in an emulator (I ran it in Parallels Workstation)."
- Ecomoney Systems∞ We particularly recommend "Puppy Linux" for its ease of use, speed, compatibility with older PC hardware and resistance to viruses and adware, and encourage you to use it also.
- Histocs Industries∞ The smallest, fastest, coolest, most all-inclusive free operating system on the planet!
- It Reviews∞ We predict that Puppy Linux is going to be very big, while remaining small, fast and elegant.
- Distrowatch∞ "Overall, Puppy Linux is a superb, light-weight, fast and versatile Linux distribution with a great selection of applications, graphical system administration utilities and all sorts of unique features not readily available elsewhere. A great choice not only for older computers, but also for those who dislike the bloat of most modern distributions."
- Fred Langa - Langa's List∞ 'I've been having excellent results from "Puppy Linux" of late (even though I cringe every time I type the name) Its site at http://www.puppylinux.com/∞ describes it as "blindingly fast, incredibly powerful, amazingly tiny..." and I have to agree. It's also a cinch to get running, and has excellent hardware-detection routines. It's an awesome little distribution.'
- Live CDs Part III: Small Footprint Systems∞
Puppy 1 Reviews
"First off, Thanks Barry. This is one sweet little Puppy. I downloaded this OS to my Windblows desk top, and burned an ISO image to a CD/RW disc using Nero Burning. Rebooted and changed BIOS to boot from CDROM. BOW WOW! booted right up. It's fast and it's fun! This is nice little OS and it was so easy. Again, thanks." Harvey
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