If you want to install puppy on the local hard drive of the system then click on the Install icon given on the live screen of the Puppy. However, if you have technical knowledge then you can do it with the bootable pen drive created above too. Note: To install Puppy Linux permanently on Hard drive or USB drive it is recommended to create a bootable Puppy Linux CD/DVD. Install Puppy Linux on Hard drive or USB drive from its Interface In this way, you can use the Puppy Linux without installing like a traditional OS directly from USB drive. Even you can save your work in Live running when you exit the system, the Puppy OS will ask you whether you want to save your work or not. The Puppy will load the whole system in RAM and give you Live Linux environment where you get the benefit of the full-fledged OS. Select the Xenialpup64 and Press the Enter button. At the system, BIOS select the bootable medium to a USB drive. Now just insert that in a system where the Puppy needs to be installed and restart that. Once you followed all the above steps you will get a bootable pen drive. Step 5: Boot the System with bootable Puppy Linux pen drive
In few minutes this Linux USB creator software will make the Puppy Linux Pendrive and show an option EXIT.
512MB free hard drive space to create an optional save file.128MB RAM (512 recommended for smoother operations).A 233MHZ processor or Pentium III processor or above.The steps to install Puppy Linux on the hard drive will be same as the USB drive just instead of Pen drive select the Hard disk. Basically, it was designed to use in an only live environment where we don’t have the hard disk, however, still, if you want, you can install it on the hard drive too. So, if you want a lightweight OS with Ubuntu familiarity then Xenial and Tahr are there.Īs I said, it is a lightweight Linux OS which means one can install Puppy Linux on a USB drive or even can use Live on laptops, netbooks, and computers those are without hard drives. Puppy Xenial and Tahr are Ubuntu based and support its repository too. Puppy Linux has a number of flavours few of them are Puppy Xenial, Slacko Puppy and Puppy Tahr Linux. Puppy Linux is designed to run even without hard disk using the removable devices such as DVDs and USB drives.
And because of its lightweight, many people want to install the Puppy Linux on their old Laptop or PC but unfortunately, most of the OLD laptops’ CD drive did not work and in such situations, the USB port come handy to install the Puppy Linux. Puppy Linux is a lightweight open source and free operating system that can be booted from or installed on a USB drive/pen drive.