The best operating system in the world is also the fastest – Puppy Linux
Puppy Linux is the fastest and best OS in the world and my primary OS. It beats Windows, XP, Vista and 7 by a mile, not to mentioned Macintosh Leopard. It works great with netbooks and old computers as the requirements are small.
Do want to accomplish more, have more free time, have fun working on your computer? I did and I do. You can work at light speed and be limitless with this a unusual OS that actually gives you free time because of its speed.
Why not use the most secure, fastest and most stable operating system in the world?
I created a short list of reasons you need to try this world-class operating system. It was not created by a large company, but my a visionary man, Barry Kauler, and gives he gives it to the world for free.
I have tried every version of Windows and most versions of Linux and played with Mac.
Why use Puppy Linux?
The reasons I use Puppy Linux are:
- Speed. There is no faster OS on earth. Software programs load into your RAM and therefore open instantaneously. This results in increased productivity and efficiency and less aggravation. Hence, you have more free time and happiness.
- Safety – I rarely chance connecting to the Internet with Windows. Why risk it? You could get all kinds of personal information stolen. Ignorance is bliss until you have someone steal important things. This means headaches. On the other hand, Puppy Linux is perfect for online banking. Strong security as nothing is stored on your hard drive unless you set it to. Therefore, Puppy Linux is the safest operating system you can get.
- Compatibility – I do pretty heavy-duty design and business work on Puppy. There is nothing that I can do with Windows that I can not do with Puppy Linux. No program that Linux does not now have something equal or better. It is a bold claim and even 3 years ago it could not be made, but not, it is reality.
- Easy of use – I find it easier than Windows. The install take about five minutes and in 30 minutes fully customized, but you can use it in 5. No need to look for drivers or other things, Puppy does it for you. It does everything from printers to video card with a set up wizard. You might have to get use to where things are, but this is pretty easy. Remember when you learned Windows, how awkward everything was, it is good for your brain to learn a little. However, the newest versions are so close to windows it is not a problem. There are many tutorials and videos that make Puppy easy to learn.
- Free from constant updates – How do you feel about your computer always doing automatic updates and other programs too. With Puppy Linux you have full control of this.
- Saves money – You can take an old piece of junk computer with no real working hard drive and use Linux puppy and it will be faster, more secure and more stable than your friend who buy a candy colored computer for $3,000 dollars. Also you do not need to buy all the expensive programs.
- Looks great – I customized it and make it look like something from the future. The Puppy logo is cute also and has a story behind it. The creator of this OS is a man with a heart.
- Portable USB OS – I put my Puppy Linux OS on a $5 dollar USB pen drive (the whole OS is under 150 MB) and carry important files where I do. I fly from the USA to Europe a lot and it is easier to take a Pen drive than a laptop. My OS on this drive instead of my whole computer. When I am at a friend’s house or in the USA, I boot up my computer and have my personal desktop and programs. And yes this is encrypted.
- Recovers lost data – Your computer is broken, no problem. Puppy Linux can rescue data and do other great tricks where expensive OS systems fail. You win instant fame and status with your friends as a techy geek they want to know. It impresses girls also.
- Cool factor – It examples your mind and works in ways other operating systems can not. You are part of a community of users that have a passion for innovation and being on the cutting edge.
- You do not become outdated – Planned obsolescence irritates me. Macintosh is very big on making you think you need the latest and greatest as is Windows. In fact, they are coming out with Windows 8 and older systems will not be supported eventually. Every time you have to upgrade all your proprietary software. It is a never-ending cycle. Instead I just use Puppy Linux and Libre office, GIMP, Scribus etc. All free all getting better every month. Open source was once for the cheap and geeky, now it is for people who want cutting edge better software.
- Open source is better – Companies have limited resources. This is economics. However, open source are driven by thousands of volunteers who are passionate about the project. It will be hard to compete eventually as momentum is growing and the open source software is getting better than the paid for. An example is Puppy Linux and how it is taking leaps, and not baby steps when it comes to innovation. Can you imagine Windows being on 150 MB and running fast and smooth and safe? It is really not even strictly a traditional Linux OS, but something else.
- Language support – I work between a few languages. I can choose my interface as well as other keyboards in my languages. You need to get Windows premium for this.
- OS stability – Does not crash on me.
- Puppy community and forum – There is chat, forum, blog everything for almost instant help. Try getting that from any other OS (Most Linux systems have this but I am partial towards Puppy).
- Free games – Lots of free games and free educational games for children. There is even a derivative called Arcade Puppy which is all about gaming. But the bottom line is your kids can have free games and so can you. It also has Wine a Windows emulator is there is a program you can not give up.
How I use Puppy Linux
I do professional design and complicated stock and accounting work, yet I use Puppy Linux for everything. I have no idea why your would risk connecting to the Internet with Windows or have the patience to wait for programs to open or not (not responding) or the whole OS slow down over time? Or spend so much cash on a Mac even if you can. There are better charities than Apple computer.
Programs I use with ‘woof’ ‘woof’ PuppyLinux are:
- Office: LibreOffice – for Wordprocessing and spreadsheets
- For Images: I like the online photo editor called Pixlr but sometime use Gimp – for web design, but I also play with Pinta
- Web stuff:Firefox and Thunderbird and I sync these so I have the same bookmarks and passwords as Windows.
- Phone – Skype
- Videos – VLC media player
- Voice over – Audacity
- There are endless other programs, in fact all the Ubuntu programs plus Wine which can run all your windows programs.
One last question: Have you ever been forced to restart your computer with Windows?
Did I convince you that it is the best operating system in the world as well as being the fastest? If you have questions ask. Here is where you can learn more and try Puppy and download Puppy Linux.
16 responses to Puppy Linux
Automatic updates Puppy Linux the next version
There is an easy way to upgrade your Puppy Linux. But I have a fresh install down to about 5 minutes so I just download the latest version of Puppy Linux and install it. It is very addictive to use and you will wonder why such a small teach of programmers can put together and OS better than Windows.
Great Article
I love Puppy Linux for web surfing, which is 99% of what I use my computer for. It’s extremely fast. Web pages load up so fast, compared to Windows. I do like Windows 7 and Vista.
Even Bill Gates has commented he likes Puppy linux. Lets be honest here, most people use their computer for surfing the web and that is it. I use many online tools like Pixlr for photo editing. I do use LibreOffice in Puppy Linux also. Basically you get a faster virus free OS with free upgrades.
Ubuntu or Slacko based
There are a lot of versions like Racy (new computers), wary Puppy (old computers) or Lucid Puppy, but the I like Lucid the best. There are also a lot of pets and spinoffs like Macpup that are pretty good.
I love Puppy. Try it you will be impressed. I am Windows fan boy, I dislike Linux and Mac but this made me feel at home just like using Windows any way I can type all day and bore you to tears 10 out of 10 from me – and it is free you can’t argue with that – although there will be some jerk out there who will argue
Puppy and Porteus Linux
Puppy Linux is fast, safe and free. I also like porteus.org Porteus linux which has a less of a learning curve. Mac or Apple OS is slower than Linux and Windows. I have no idea why people pay cahs for that. Porteus linux or Puppy linux is much faster and you can do anything you want on these. I use Libreoffice, GIMP or Pinta for art and Skype Audacity for sound. Unless you are doing something specific, which I can not think of you can run your business and simplify your life with an OS like Porteus and it fits on a pendrive.
Puppy Linux 10 out of 10 here too
I never travel anywhere without my usb stick with puppy. and lately it saved my butt, because my laptop hard disk failed and puppy saved the day. I do like windows 7 but puppy is a life saver and I use it whenever I do dangerous surfing or internet banking.
Puppy Linux saved my so many times, and I would like to write more on this. I have to write a few more detailed articles, but Puppy is not only the OS I keep coming back to for safety reason, but it is just fun to use.
Yes, Puppy Linux is a fast, useful and very practical operating system. I am using it on an old laptop and its never crashed. It is better than Windows in many aspect especially in security.
Puppy Linux is a fine product
I had been using Linux Red Hat 4.2 (I began with IBM Unix at university in early 1970, followed by MS-DOS and all other iterations of Microsoft up to Windows XP Pro). I found out about Puppy Linux in either Linux Journal or Linux Gazette, both now defunct periodicals from the U.S.A. That was version 2.01. Around that time I had been using the Debian based Ubuntu (version 4 something?) and SuSe Linux. My thoughts prior to loading this operating system into memory that this OS would be something like mid 70′s at university where the computer terminal (essentially a monitor and keyboard) where each user had 4k of memory space and video ram. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Barry Kauler had developed his version of Linux (remember that Linux is the kernel) that occupied less than 150 MB of CD-ROM space. This was first experience of running an operating system that ran on the ROM drive rather than first being installed on the hard drive. Everything I had paid “hard earned cash” from Microsoft and other software companies that operated only on MS was available to me with this slimmed down version of Linux. Not in brand name but the type of application, for example: wordprocessor, spreadsheet, graphical manipulation application, CD burner software, Internet browser, Internet mail program, IRC (Internet relay chat), a terminal window, and so on.
I followed the progression of Puppy Linux, as well as Ubuntu. Of four PC’s (2 laptops, a P4 desktop, and a i486 100 MHz CPU Dell Latitude laptop) I kept only one for MS Windows XP. The only thing holding me complete abandonment of Windows was Quicken Personal Finance software. By version 3.01 of Puppy I had completely abandoned Windows. Being the only geek in my family I told my siblings that called me for PC advice that I only run Linux now. Once the memory begins to fade, with the junk I learned about Windows, you are on your own. I have Puppy Slackware on a flash drive that I carry in my pocket for use at the Amateur Radio Clubhouse and at friend’s that I haven’t converted to Linux yet.
Puppy Linux – the best operating system
Adobe on Puppy Linux
Can I run Adobe products with Puppy?
What software can I not run with Puppy?
What products are you talking about? If you are talking flash or PDF reader of course. If you are talking Photoshop you need to use wine and that is in Puppy Linux. I guess by question is what Adobe products do you really need? For example, I use to use Photoshop but it is very expensive. Why not use GIMP or Pixlr or other solutions? With Puppy Linux you will find all the tools you need to conquer the world, metaphorically. You just have get use to it. If you have any question I can help.
Puppy Linux as a tool
Also: Puppy is a great way to take PC hardware and turn it into a tool for a specific job. It is easy to make it boot and go right into doing the thing it is supposed to do. It survives power outages with no trouble.
Puppy has saved me many times when I have had computer trouble. It is a tool and full OS simultaneously.
Using Puppy Linux?
Hi Mark,
Just curious, are you still using Puppy Linux since you wrote this beautiful article on why you love using Puppy Linux so much?
I use Puppy but also use Windows 7. Maybe I will someday just use PuppyLinux. I also like to see how long I can go without booting up Windows. I love to tinker and try different things. For productivity I use Puppy Linux, as for the basic reason, I keep it less cluttered than my Windows environment, which I am downloading things all the time on and have a million desktop icons. For Puppy I just boot it up and start working with an online radio on. I also am careful to use Puppy for online banking etc.
Its all good, just whatever makes you more productive and have fund with.
My core programs are both Windows and Linux based. Mostly I use things like LibreOffice and Google Docs and GIMP. I did use paint.net (Linux has a similar version called Pinta) mostly for photo editiing but the Paint.net 4.0 release is so delayed and I need greater functionality I decided to go with GIMP. It is more powerful. With a Browser, GIMP and LibreOffice you can conquer the world in terms of doing any task you want professionally. All these programs can be run on PuppyLinux. I have saved $1,000s of dollars and I mean $1,000 by using free legal and open source software. Look if you have to shell out even $800 for Photoshop, better is to buy a better quality Camera and learn to Use GIMP.
Even if I was made out of money, I would use Puppy as it is more secure and just fun. I would love to donate to free software on the web because it think of all the people it helps and entrepreneurs it allows to do things with no start up costs.
What has been your experience with PuppyLinux?
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