Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Sage]

Folks reading today's DWW will already be aware of SliTaz. French - of course (English subtitles!). 25Mb. If they can do it, with Firefox & co., why can't everybody else?!
http://www.slitaz.org/en/
Oh yes - it works, too.
Felicitations, mes amis.

[cthisbear]

It better have SCSI.....if not I am crushed.

Chris.

[floborg]

The browser is actually "Bon Echo." I looked it up and that was apparently the name of the Firefox 2.x alpha.

It also uses JWM and lxpanel. The file manager is EmelFM. It could probably become quite usable with XOrg and ROX.

[Lobster]

[Sage]

There are always detractors!! Some folks amaze me. Who cares which version of whatever - I was browsing at break-neck speed within minutes. It may be basic, but at 25Mb it's half the size of DSL and twice as good. And there's even an add-on package for those too greedy to appreciate that lowering the size pays the greatest benefits. It may even be small enough to re-write in assembler?!
Anyone wanting to create landfill, burn holes in pockets and play with the trade's latest gadgets can always revert to LongDistanceViewsOS and all the misery that entails.

[Lobster]

[Sage]

"I wondered if you have tried the package manager and if it was easy to use? "

http://www.slitaz.org/en/

The distribution lets you listen to music, surf the Web, utilize a video studio and much more with the
***448 available packages that can be easily installed***
with our own package manager Tazpkg.

[eccentric]

looks interesting, setup network OK but no PPPoE. i must use puppy to see if it is in their extra files. or set up modem shares
in Teenpup 2008. then use slitaz with net work only.
Michael.

[muggins]

Nice find Sage. I'll definitely download this & give it a spin.

[cthisbear]

Sage :
Is the firewall enabled....I could not determine this?
The detractor.

Chris.

[Lobster]

[eccentric]

Mr lobotomy Sir, OOps mr Lobster,
You remarked about the days when you first found Linux,
when i first found it they wanted to know the name of the man
who made the ramdac and the lady who fitted it to the board,
so many things that the makers did not want to tell you, so i had to wait some time until i could leave it to Barry and the many helpers before i cold rid myself of that other fellows software, there you see i have forgotten his name all ready.
It is very difficult for those who put together a distribution to be all thing to all men. I have burnt a copy and will have look
when i have finished the metal work (model engineering ).

Michael an eccentric.

[Sage]

OK, Lob - I now have an answer for you. I had to wait for a spare moment, an old HD (2.1GB - yes, I know, overkill ^2, but there you go) and some time to become available .
Installation was easy, albeit one needs to use GPartED first, only ext3 and the instructions are in French, but the options in English.
Installing packages is not particularly easy if you don't read the manual first! [Guess what......****?????!!!!!!]
First read the long list online (what do expect in 25Mb - donner und blitzen?!).
Then you have to "recharge" access to the database in a root terminal with <tazpkg recharge> and <tazpkg get-install pkgname>
Not exactly difficult, but a little experience of Debian would help, as well as an ability to read......................................................................
All things considered this has to be a most attractive option???????????????

[Lobster]

[Sage]

Horses and courses, chacun a son gout.
This one is exceptionally economical on resources whilst offering more than many with ten times its footprint.
Things would be so much easier if we could make sales of laptops illegal and stop the Yanks buying worthless tin boxes with over-promoted badges!