INSTALLING "PUPPY LINUX" AS THE ONLY OPERATING SYSTEM

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1 INSTALLING "PUPPY LINUX" AS THE ONLY OPERATING SYSTEM OBJECTIVE AND DESIRED RESULT: Install "Puppy Linux" as the only operating system in either a real computer or a virtual machine. BASIC ADVICE "Puppy Linux" is a lean Linux distro that will run in ancient Intel-based and AMDbased computers with tiny amounts of RAM. However, installation is a little tricky so here are the steps that we usually take in order to install this small but mighty version of GNU/Linux. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Step 1: Go to Step 2: Download the installation.iso file for the desired version of "Puppy Linux". Step 3: Use the installation.iso file to burn a LiveCD disc. Step 4: Insert the installation LiveCD disc into the DVD or CD drive of your computer.

2 Step 5: Turn on the power switch of your computer and make it boot from the installation LiveCD. Step 6: The Puppy Linux "Desktop" will be displayed. Then a "Personalize Settings" box will be displayed: Step 7: Click on the "drop down list button" for the time zone.

3 Step 8: A drop-down list of time zones will be displayed:

4 Step 9: Click on desired time zone in the drop-down list:

5 Step 10: Click on the "OK" button. Step 11: The "Personalize Settings" box will disappear.

6 Step 12: If you get a request for a reboot, click on its "Yes" button:

7 Step 13: After a while, the "Desktop" will re-appear: Step 14: Click on the "Install" icon.

8 Step 15: An "Install" box will be displayed. Step 16: Click on the button to start the "Universal Installer".

9 Step 17 A "Puppy Universal Installer" box will be displayed:

10 Step 18: Click on "Internal (IDE or SATA) hard drive in order to highlight it: Step 19: Click on the "OK" button.

11 Step 20: Click on this button to start "GParted".

12 Step 21: Click on the "Okay" button.

13 Step 22: Delete all existing partitions on the hard drive by using the RIGHT mouse button to click on existing partitions. Then select the "Delete" option from the pop-up context menu:

14 Step 23: When you delete all existing partitions, it will look like this. Step 24: Click on "Device":

15 Step 25: Click on "Create Partition Table" in the pull-down menu:

16 Step 26: Click on the "Apply" button:

17 Step 27: The "Create partition table.." box will disappear:

18 Step 28: Use the RIGHT mouse button to perform a click in "Unallocated": Step 29: Then click on "New" in the pop-up context menu.

19 Step 30: A "Create a new Partition" box will be displayed:

20 Step 31: Select a size that leaves as "free space" at least three times the amount of RAM that your computer has: Step 32: Make sure that type of partition is "Primary Partition".

21 Step 33: Change the file system type to "EXT3" or "EXT4": Step 34: Click on the "Add" button.

22 Step 35: Use the RIGHT mouse button to perform a click in "Unallocated":

23 Step 36: Click on "New" in the pop-up context menu:

24 Step 37: A "Create new Partition" box will be displayed:

25 Step 38: Select a size that is at least 3 times the size of the amount of RAM that is installed in the computer: *

26 Step 39: Make sure that the type of partition is "Primary Partition". Change the file system to "linux-swap". Step 40: Click on the "Add" button.

27 Step 41: Click on the Apply button: Step Click on the Apply button in the "Are you sure.." box:

28 Step 42: Click on the "Close" button:

29 Step 43: Click on the "X" button to close the "GParted" window: *

30 Step 44: Click on the "OK" button of the "Puppy Universal Installer" box:

31 Step 45: Click on the "Install Puppy to.." button:

32 Step 46: Click on the "OK" button:

33 Step 47: Click on the "CD" button:

34 Step 48: Click on the "OK" button:

35 Step 49: Click on the "Full" button:

36 Step 50: Wait and watch the action: *

37 Step 51: Click on the "OK" button:

38 Step 52: Close the "NicoEdit" window by clicking on the barely-visible "x" button:

39 Step 53: You will now be back at the "Desktop": Step 54: Click on the "Menu" button.

40 Step 55: Click on "System":

41 Step 56: Click on "Grub bootloader config":

42 Step 57: Click on the "OK" button:

43 Step 58: Click on the "OK" button:

44 Step 59: A "Grubconfig: SELEC...GRUB PARTITION" box will be displayed:

45 Step 60: If the text box is blank, type in /dev/<name of your hard drive> In this example, we typed in /dev/sda1

46 Step 61: Click on the "OK" button: *

47 Step 62: A "Grubconf: SELECT GRUB DESTINATION.." box will be displayed:

48 Step 63: Click on "MBR" in order to highlight it: Step 64: Click on the OK button.

49 Step 65: Click on the "OK" button:

50 Step 66: You will be back at the "Desktop" of "Puppy Linux": Step 67: Eject and remove the "Puppy Linux" LiveCD.

51 Step 68: Click on the "Menu" button: Step 69: Click on Shutdown.

52 Step 70: Click on "Reboot computer".

53 Step 71: Use the "Tab" key of the keyboard to select the "DO NOT SAVE" option:

54 Step 72: Always leave the Grub menu selected on "Linux (on..)": Step 73: Press the Enter key of the keyboard.

55 Step 74: "Puppy Linux" is now loaded onto the hard drive of your computer: The hard drive inside your computer will be represented by an icon on the "Desktop" of "Puppy Linux". In this example, the hard drive is called sda1