Re: Puppy Linux and ROX

Although no-one responded to my previous email on the topic I thought I
might as well report 'progress' to see if it was other would have
anticipated.

I gave up on Puppy Linux. Not only ROX seemed setup oddly[1], but it seemed
to be an inordinate struggle to add much beyond the default install. So,
for example, installing GCC following the instructions on the web didn't
work. Or at least, repeated attempts I made failed.

'Solved' the problem by trying crunchbang lite instead. That seems to work
nicely. Installing rox and GCC gave no problems. And it seems happy to run
in less than 192MB of RAM. :-)

FWIW Since crunchbang is (AIUI) based on Ubuntu I installed the version of
ROX obtainable via apt-get and assume it is the same as I installed on my
Ubuntu and Xubuntu machines with synaptic. (?)

Left with the impression that Puppy is nice for a minimal 'live' use if you
don't need to install or compile anything extra.

Slainte,

Jim

[1] Perhaps to avoid confusing new Linux users with being presented with
runnable application directories.

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