How do I make Puppy NOT automatically save a session?

[Average Joe]

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=62554

Ok, this is a continuation of the above successful thread. In it I was able to install Puppy Linux 4.3.1 from a CD to a flash drive, and cut the startup time from 8 minutes down to a minute and 40 seconds, but at a price. Now I would like to cut that price, if possible. It's one of the new "issues" I mentioned in the other thread.

One thing that really turned me on about Puppy was the ability to start it and then remove the CD when you were on. Suddenly, with everything in ram, there was nothing that attached the internet to any personal data (at least the way I understand it). Unfortunately with the flash drive my computer warns me against removing the flash drive. I wasn't expecting that with the flash drive, but now, having done it, I know.

So anyway, if I remember correctly, to get the settings I need to get the internet set up during the boot (which speeds things up immensely) I had to do a save. The problem is, the strange-looking "save" icon has stayed on the desktop and now everytime I turn the computer off it saves the session.

What I want is for the flash drive to automatically save nothing of the session, to have it at the end of the session just as it was at the beginning, like what you can do with the CD.

One thing I notice is if you right-click on the "save" icon and go to "properties" there are some "permissions" check boxes and was wondering if maybe these could help me? Just guessing.

If you can give me a hand, thanks in advance for the effort!

[Béèm]

Maybe you don't realize that the save session is needed to retain your configuration.
So if you want to redo it at every boot, you don't need a save file.

You can go in Menu|Sysytem|Puppy event manager and select the tab save session and put the value at 0.

[Sylvander]

1. How to be given the choice "to save or not to save" at shutdown?
...In a "live" install with pupsave on a Flash Drive.

2. To prevent periodic [default is every 30 min] "saves" [actually a "copy"] back to a pupsave file on a [partition on a] Flash Drive.
With this set, there will NEVER be an automatic save DURING THE SESSION.
But you can do it manually DURING THE SESSION...
And then at shut-down, choose either to save or not to save.

[looseSCREWorTWO]

Sylvander's method worked for me.

IMHO it's the safest way to surf the Web, use eBay, online banking, etc.

You can run Puppy without saving to Disk at all, so if any malware gets in, it only gets in to RAM. When you switch off the PC the contents of RAM (including any malware) disappears.

Another security aspect is to run without a Swap File or Swap Partition, which can be done if you have at least 512mb of RAM.

[Béèm]

I am running puppy now for years. And as expected as root.
I never had an issue of security or malware coming into the PC, even running wine.
No firewall, no ant-virus.

I think there is a lot of paranoia in this matter.

[Mercedes350se]

This is the way I did it.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=58118

Hope it helps.

[looseSCREWorTWO]

A little paranoia is healthy if you do a lot of financial transactions online. Share Trading, eBay, online banking, or whatever.

When I used to run Windows I saw plenty of Trojans and Keyloggers get picked up by AVG Free and SpyBot.

[Sylvander]

It's also very convenient to be able to play around with a Puppy.

e.g. Installing stuff, and/or making configuration changes.

Then to be able to not save any of it if/when it all goes horribly wrong.
Or else you might just decide against keeping the changes.

Or to prevent persistent cookies being recorded and saved.