Re: Puppy Linux and ROX

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:16:44 +0000 (GMT)
Jim Lesurf <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.

Pretty much came to the same conclusion about puppy. I notice most
distros are now getting up-to-date with Rox. Interestingly the current
mandriva also has all the other bits, including clib etc.


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