INSTALLING "PUPPY LINUX"

AS THE ONLY OPERATING

SYSTEM
OBJECTIVE AND DESIRED RESULT:
Install "Puppy Linux" as the only operating system in either a real computer or a
virtual machine.
BASIC ADVICE
"Puppy Linux" is a lean Linux distro that will run in ancient Intel-based and AMDbased computers with tiny amounts of RAM. However, installation is a little tricky
so here are the steps that we usually take in order to install this small but mighty
version of GNU/Linux.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1:
Go to
http://puppylinux.org/main/Download%20Latest%20Release.htm
Step 2:
Download the installation .ISO file for the desired version of "Puppy Linux".
Step 3:
Use the installation .ISO file to burn a LiveCD disc.
Step 4:
Insert the installation LiveCD disc into the DVD or CD drive of your computer.

Step 5:
Turn on the power switch of your computer and make it boot from the installation
LiveCD.
Step 6:
The Puppy Linux "Desktop" will be displayed.
Then a "Personalize Settings" box will be displayed:

Step 7:
Click on the "drop down list button" for the time zone.

Step 8:
A drop-down list of time zones will be displayed:

Step 9:
Click on desired time zone in the drop-down list:

Step 10:
Click on the "OK" button.

Step 11:
The "Personalize Settings" box will disappear.

Step 12:
If you get a request for a reboot, click on its "Yes" button:

Step 13:
After a while, the "Desktop" will re-appear:

Step 14:
Click on the "Install" icon.

Step 15:
An "Install" box will be displayed.

Step 16:
Click on the button to start the "Universal Installer".

Step 17
A "Puppy Universal Installer" box will be displayed:

Step 18:
Click on "Internal (IDE or SATA) hard drive in order to highlight it:

Step 19:
Click on the "OK" button.

Step 20:
Click on this button to start "GParted".

Step 21:
Click on the "Okay" button.

Step 22:
Delete all existing partitions on the hard drive by using the RIGHT mouse button
to click on existing partitions. Then select the "Delete" option from the pop-up
context menu:

Step 23:
When you delete all existing partitions, it will look like this.

Step 24:
Click on "Device":

Step 25:
Click on "Create Partition Table" in the pull-down menu:

Step 26:
Click on the "Apply" button:

Step 27:
The "Create partition table.." box will disappear:

Step 28:
Use the RIGHT mouse button to perform a click in "Unallocated":

Step 29:
Then click on "New" in the pop-up context menu.

Step 30:
A "Create a new Partition" box will be displayed:

Step 31:
Select a size that leaves as "free space" at least three times the amount of RAM
that your computer has:

Step 32:
Make sure that type of partition is "Primary Partition".

Step 33:
Change the file system type to "EXT3" or "EXT4":

Step 34:
Click on the "Add" button.

Step 35:
Use the RIGHT mouse button to perform a click in "Unallocated":

Step 36:
Click on "New" in the pop-up context menu:

Step 37:
A "Create new Partition" box will be displayed:

Step 38:
Select a size that is at least 3 times the size of the amount of RAM that is
installed in the computer:

Step 39:
Make sure that the type of partition is "Primary Partition".
Change the file system to "linux-swap".

Step 40:
Click on the "Add" button.

Step 41:
Click on the Apply button:

Step
Click on the Apply button in the "Are you sure.." box:

Step 42:
Click on the "Close" button:

Step 43:
Click on the "X" button to close the "GParted" window:

Step 44:
Click on the "OK" button of the "Puppy Universal Installer" box:

Step 45:
Click on the "Install Puppy to.." button:

Step 46:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 47:
Click on the "CD" button:

Step 48:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 49:
Click on the "Full" button:

Step 50:
Wait and watch the action:

Step 51:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 52:
Close the "NicoEdit" window by clicking on the barely-visible "x" button:

Step 53:
You will now be back at the "Desktop":

Step 54:
Click on the "Menu" button.

Step 55:
Click on "System":

Step 56:
Click on "Grub bootloader config":

Step 57:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 58:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 59:
A "Grubconfig: SELEC...GRUB PARTITION" box will be displayed:

Step 60:
If the text box is blank, type in
/dev/<name of your hard drive>

In this example, we typed in

/dev/sda1

Step 61:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 62:
A "Grubconf: SELECT GRUB DESTINATION.." box will be displayed:

Step 63:
Click on "MBR" in order to highlight it:

Step 64:
Click on the OK button.

Step 65:
Click on the "OK" button:

Step 66:
You will be back at the "Desktop" of "Puppy Linux":

Step 67:
Eject and remove the "Puppy Linux" LiveCD.

Step 68:
Click on the "Menu" button:

Step 69:
Click on Shutdown.

Step 70:
Click on "Reboot computer".

Step 71:
Use the "Tab" key of the keyboard to select the "DO NOT SAVE" option:

Step 72:
Always leave the Grub menu selected on "Linux (on ..)":

Step 73:
Press the Enter key of the keyboard.

Step 74:
"Puppy Linux" is now loaded onto the hard drive of your computer:

The hard drive inside your computer will be represented by an icon on the
"Desktop" of "Puppy Linux". In this example, the hard drive is called
sda1