Which version of Puppy for my desktop?

[walkonwayvs]

Hello everyone!

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about CryptoTab browser and someone in the comments told me that I should be using Puppy Linux instead of Windows 10 on my super old ass desktop computer. Because apparently, because my hardware is so old, windows 10 would only slow things down even further.

So over the past few days I have made a few efforts at changing my desktop from windows 10 to some type of Puppy. The last time I tried, it took me about an hour to finally get the Raspian Buster armhf 32-bit Raspup 8.2.0 version up and booted from the BIOS menu.

When this happened I finally started to become optimistic. Until about 30 seconds later when it gave me some sort of error saying that my computer didn't have enough memory to decompress the file - or something like that.

I think it was going to like run Puppy over-top of my Windows 10 system which might have caused this error? Honestly I'm not entirely sure so that is why I am here.

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Can anyone tell me which Puppy build I should install that will be the most minimalistic in terms of the only things I really need it for would be to run the internet 24/7.

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Like I mentioned, I hardly have any technical knowledge which of course makes this a little more difficult for me, which is why I am here seeking some help. I have done a little bit of linux before setting up a raspberry pi 4, and a VPS on Vultr. Other than those specifics, I hardly know shit lol.

These are the specs of my old desktop if this is necessary:

Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz
Installed RAM: 6.00 GB
System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor



Thank you thank you and I am sorry if this has been answered somewhere else, I hardly even know what to look for to be honest lol.

[O.F.I.N.S.I.S.]

Try BionicPup64.

Topic: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 69#1004969
Download: http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-bionic/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qibxDA_Kxdk

It's just great and it should work on your system.

[walkonwayvs]

Try BionicPup64.

Topic: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 69#1004969
Download: http://distro.ibiblio.org/puppylinux/puppy-bionic/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qibxDA_Kxdk

It's just great and it should work on your system.

Excellent thank you for the information!! Very much appreciated.

[O.F.I.N.S.I.S.]

Just let us know the results when installed and running.

[bigpup]

Do you want to totally remove Windows 10?
Only have a Puppy Linux version?

I suggest you download a Puppy version iso.
Install it to a USB stick.
Use a program like Rufus to do it.
https://rufus.ie
Boot the computer with the USB stick install of Puppy Linux.

May want to just run it that way.

Removing Windows 10 and installing Puppy to the internal drive is easier to do from a running Puppy.

You can keep Windows 10 and use the program lick to install Puppy alongside windows 10.
The boot loader will give choice of which one to boot into.
Lick
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... &start=390

[walkonwayvs]

Do you want to totally remove Windows 10?
Only have a Puppy Linux version?

I suggest you download a Puppy version iso.
Install it to a USB stick.
Use a program like Rufus to do it.
https://rufus.ie
Boot the computer with the USB stick install of Puppy Linux.

May want to just run it that way.

Removing Windows 10 and installing Puppy to the internal drive is easier to do from a running Puppy.

You can keep Windows 10 and use the program lick to install Puppy alongside windows 10.
The boot loader will give choice of which one to boot into.
Lick
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... &start=390

I appreciate your help dude but unfortunately when I had everything all set up and installed, the internet was connected and I thought things were going well; it was then that I learned CryptoTab browser cannot be downloaded on Linux.

God dammit lol.

[O.F.I.N.S.I.S.]

You can do Bitcoin also with Google Chrome or even with Firefox. Though, Firefox needs a plugin for that.

Am I wrong about Bitcoin?

So, what else is it to make you want to use CryptoTab browser?

[enrique]

Intel Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz Installed RAM: 6.00 GB

That is in fact a fast machine. If you try to see what users try to resuscitate here you will be scare.

[Galbi]

finally get the Raspian Buster armhf 32-bit Raspup 8.2.0 version up and booted from the BIOS menu.

Processor: Intel Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz
Installed RAM: 6.00 GB
System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Raspup is Puppy for Raspberry Pi which is a ARM processor based computer, yours is a x86_64 based processor, will never boot.

It's not a matter of memory, 6 Gb it'more than enough.

In an old dual core, I'm running Puppy + a virtualized Windows 7 (+ Vivaldi browser in both) in just 2 Gb ram, and it's pretty usable. Posting from it, so imagine.

Saludos