Puppy runs so well on my ageing p3 800, 500mb 15yo desktop, I've decided to leave it be, accompanying Win ME. The Ubuntu boot rescue did not damage Puppy or the MBR, so all is well. I'll just leave Puppy separate from Debian/Ubuntu installs. It seems better this way. Puppy is still the fastest OS fo...

Thanks for the clarification, iCake. I I had installed SCIM Chinese successfully for Slacko Puppy 5.7.1, but when I tried to install SCIM to Tahrpup 6.0.5 using scim_1.4.14-en-zh-raring-13.0.2.pet, it only partially worked. I could ctrl-space to get Chinese input, but could not configure the input o...

I have a Win ME install on an old desktop. Booting to Tahrpup 6.0.5 I used Gparted to partition the disk to: sd1: Windows ME Fat32 sd2: /dos, for personal data, ntfs sd4: linux swap sd3: sd5: /home ext4 sd6: /linux2 ext4 sd7: linux 1, ext4, where I installed Puppy full I installed Tahurpup Full into...

I have installed the standard Puppy Tahr 6.0.5 on an old desktop and am looking for half Simplified Chinese PETS. I just want Chinese display and input. From pp 27 I believe the files I am after are: scim_1.4.14-en-zh-raring-13.0.2.pet, or pp 24 scim_1.4.9-en-zh-precise-12.0.8.pet (found on Universa...

Today I downloaded Puppy Linux Precise 5.7.1 onto a 10 year old Dell P4 celeron 2.66mhz with 750mb ram, and wish to explain, in simple terms, how to install Chinese input. You will need another computer that has Chinese and a USB drive. I installed the SCIM version and not the FCITX version. I insta...

I am an experience Ubuntu 16.04 user, trying Puppy on an old Dell. Finding the right Puppy version was easy: I downloaded the iso for Puppy Precise 5.7.1 x486, burned to DVD. It runs well on the old Dell desktop. Now for Chinese. This post is easy to find, which is good. The problems I have are: -It...