Questions re running Puppeee from a pen drive
Posted: Tue 19 Mar 2013, 02:51
Hi, Puppy Linux Forum members.
A couple of weeks ago. after a lot of difficulty, I succeeded in installing Puppeee 4.4 to a USB pendrive (using Windows) to run my Asus 1000HA netbook. (No HDD install). I got help from people in the Puppy Derivatives thread for that.
I chose Puppy Linux from a bunch of other netbook-oriented distros because, among other things, it's supposed to operate in RAM and be resource-light. When I boot it, though, I get a list of choices that includes putting system files in RAM. How come? Doesn't the whole system run in RAM normally?
Second question: Every now and then a notice appears on the screen saying it's saving the save file. As I understand it, the save file is part of Puppy's persistence. But why does it need to save the file while I'm working? Wouldn't it be better to just save it once when I shut down? Aside from being distracting, it's wearing on the pendrive. Is there a reason for the periodic saves?
Use of my 4Gb pendrive. How much space does Puppeee actually need and use? I didn't make partitions before installing it, and I'm wondering if I'm not wasting a lot of unused space on the pendrive. For example, could I still make some new partitions without damaging the Puppeee operating system, which is working very nicely? On the other hand, can I use space on the pendrive that Puppeee isn't using without making new partitions, like for keeping personal files? Do I have access to the unused 3Gb (?) on the pendrive?
I'm a little confused by all the File Managers and Desktop Managers and such in Puppeee. It's not easy to figure out what they do and how. Do I really need them? I like the way things are by default. Everything’s fine the way it’s set up. Can I just ignore all those mangement and control programs?
Last question: A file named ze505332.sfs appeared in my root directory. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there when I first installed the operating system. Any idea what it is?
That’s all for now. I hope you can help me out. I really like Puppeee. It’s a great relief to me having this marvellous operating system running my computer from a pendrive.
Cheers!
Mike
A couple of weeks ago. after a lot of difficulty, I succeeded in installing Puppeee 4.4 to a USB pendrive (using Windows) to run my Asus 1000HA netbook. (No HDD install). I got help from people in the Puppy Derivatives thread for that.
I chose Puppy Linux from a bunch of other netbook-oriented distros because, among other things, it's supposed to operate in RAM and be resource-light. When I boot it, though, I get a list of choices that includes putting system files in RAM. How come? Doesn't the whole system run in RAM normally?
Second question: Every now and then a notice appears on the screen saying it's saving the save file. As I understand it, the save file is part of Puppy's persistence. But why does it need to save the file while I'm working? Wouldn't it be better to just save it once when I shut down? Aside from being distracting, it's wearing on the pendrive. Is there a reason for the periodic saves?
Use of my 4Gb pendrive. How much space does Puppeee actually need and use? I didn't make partitions before installing it, and I'm wondering if I'm not wasting a lot of unused space on the pendrive. For example, could I still make some new partitions without damaging the Puppeee operating system, which is working very nicely? On the other hand, can I use space on the pendrive that Puppeee isn't using without making new partitions, like for keeping personal files? Do I have access to the unused 3Gb (?) on the pendrive?
I'm a little confused by all the File Managers and Desktop Managers and such in Puppeee. It's not easy to figure out what they do and how. Do I really need them? I like the way things are by default. Everything’s fine the way it’s set up. Can I just ignore all those mangement and control programs?
Last question: A file named ze505332.sfs appeared in my root directory. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there when I first installed the operating system. Any idea what it is?
That’s all for now. I hope you can help me out. I really like Puppeee. It’s a great relief to me having this marvellous operating system running my computer from a pendrive.
Cheers!
Mike