On the browser front, can anyone recommend a lightweight browser that is NOT Dillo and has most of the features of, eg, Chrome? I don't fancy running actual Chrome/ium on this craptop! Flash and the ability to display modern webpages in modern ways is a requirement. "Looks good" is a nice...

. I do not intend to use Dillo any time soon. (I'd consider giving it a second chance if the devs added support for flash and other, similarly modern things.) I will look at other browsers that are fairly full-featured but lightweight (QtWeb comes to mind), but Dillo is one browser that I will not ...

[quote="saintless"]Instead of Swap partition you can use Swap file:
http://puppylinux.org/wikka/SwapFile

I used this method and puppy runs fine on my machine which only has 64meg of ram.

does any one know if there are any .pup files for VLC and FFmpeg that are compatible with puppy 2.16????

edit: After some Google searching, I found what I needed here:-

http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Multimedia/

for low spec machines, try puppy 2.16 - it works great on my old compaq laptop with only 64 MB of ram. just don't expect to use the latest firefox, chrome,..etc. you need to stick to lightweight applications.

try puppy 2.16 - i have it running fine with only 64MB of ram and a swap file

Ravenxau- run fdisk -l to ID the partition, then swapon /dev/<partition> If you're not sure about your setup, dump an fdisk -l here first. == Trouble with copy'n paste through the terminal? fdisk -l > /root/fdisk.txt Now open /root/fdisk.txt'n c/p... thanks for the help, the ID on the partition was...

I have been trying to use a usb flash drive fir the swapfile on puppy 2.16. I have partitioned the flash drive with a 128MB linux swapfile but when i boot the laptop the swapfile is not recognized when i type free in a console.

Any hints or tips would be most welcome.

As above^ .. zenfunk's PULP is a puplet that might interest/fit the old timer as well - links for dl are scattered a bit in that thread. yvw& keep 'em flying :) Hope this helps - I run puppy 2.16 on a compaq presario laptop with only 64 MB of RAM - I boot from a live cd, but have a save file on...

Compaq Presario 1685 - 64 Meg Ram - 4 Gig HDD - Puppy swap file - boot from live cd with save file. - Xircom Net Adapter - Puppy 2.16 Netsurf browser, Hv3 browser, VLC media player 0.8.6 The 'lightweight' apps run well due to the low ram - Seamonkey will work but is very slow. DosBox works well enou...

I have a xircom 10/100 in a Compaq presario 1685 laptop - Using puppy 2.16.1, run the network wizard - it *should* autodetect, if not select the tulip module at the bottom of the list during the network wizard. Then Auto DCHP.

hope this help, as it works fine on my system

I also would like to know the steps you used. I have a Compaq laptop with 192 megs of ram that I installed Puppy lupu 520 on to be able to use a specific linux application. I would have liked to use an earlier version of Puppy, but the support files for the application were too early. I would have ...

Installation was quite simple:- - Booted from the live CD - partitioned the HDD with a 64meg swapfile and the remaining space to ext2 - installed NetSurf browser from a pet/pup file - upgraded Dillo from a pet/pup file - used the network wizard to enable the PCMIA ethernet card - installed Dosbox 0....

[ You should indicate the hardware and processor you have, when asking for puppy recommendations. When deciding on your first Puppy, keep a second one in mind as a runner-up, in case your hardware doesn't co-operate well with your first choice. As I'm running on an old Compaq Laptop with 64meg ram,...

I use m.ebuddy.com in a NetSurf browser window - nice and easy.

Live CD with a save fille on the HDD - easy on an old Laptop!!!!!

Hi everyone. My name is Matt - I'm a new linux user. I decided on puppy as I have an old Compac presario 1685 laptop with 64 meg of RAM that I wanted to make use of. Puppy 2.16 works great on it. The ethernet card modem was a breeze to set up. I have upgraded Dillo and installed the NetSurf browser ...