Puppy Linux: A GNU Linux-based operating system that offers evolutionary features in a small package.
One of the best things about Puppy Linux is its versatility; it can boot up from any storage device, including USB flash cards, CD-ROMs, zip disks, and even floppy disks. Puppy Linux occupies roughly 50-60M on most storage devices, and once it boots up, it uncompresses into a "ramdisk." The live-CD can boot up on systems with as little as 32M of RAM, but the more RAM a system has, the faster Puppy Linux will be. The recommended minimum is 128M RAM, and Puppy Linux will automatically use a swap partition if one exists.
One of the benefits of booting up from a USB Flash device is that Puppy Linux can copy excess data to a swap partition if it exists, which in turn will greatly extend the life span of the flash memory. Mozilla and Firefox require more than 64M RAM to run, so a swap partition is essential for systems with less memory. If your PC has only 32M RAM, then a swap partition is necessary to run most large GUI applications.
In conclusion, Puppy Linux is an impressive operating system that packs a lot of punch into a small package. If you're looking for an OS that loads quickly, responds without delay, and runs on almost any storage device, then Puppy Linux is definitely worth considering.
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